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Orbayo, literally 60 seconds walk away from Retiro. Proper traditional Spanish food in an unpretentious setting. we really enjoyed it and will go back when we next go to Madrid.

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definitely stay on Lido, much nicer atmosphere in the evening (you feel like a local) as mentioned above and only a vaporetto ride away from Venice itself

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iEimis wrote:

I had the vouchers available as I just booked a hotel stay 3 weeks ago. Came to do another booking as there are some good rates available in London and I can’t see any vouchers on mine and my supplementary card holder’s account either. Anyone else having the issue still?

yup mine disappeared months ago and none of the suggestions to find them work for me

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the published rules always were that you needed to spend £10k per annum to keep HH Gold. of course in reality that wasn’t always the case as you have found out over the years but those are the rules…

the status at check in is what counts

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Understood thanks for the info, definitely worth knowing for future

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JDB wrote:

CX does appear to use married segments as well. I don’t know if they did previously, but looking to fly back from Shanghai to London, lots of availability as a connection, but not on the individual flights.

Thanks @JDB…not entirely sure what a married segment is? Is it for example you can book MNL-HKG-LHR on one ticket and you have to do the whole trip? But you can’t see either MNL-HKG or HKG-LHR? If so that’s handy to know thanks, although not for this trip as I do already have my HKG-LHR booked.

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LHRNAIAOSL wrote:

I’m looking at the same route (both ways) for July this year and have noticed that there seem to be gaps of dates where there are no award flights, whether you check CX directly or on BA/QR (not sure about when tickets get released, which is what you’re asking about).

Thanks both, I rang BA and got a very helpful person who agreed that the availability has dropped off a cliff compared to last year. Said he didn’t know for definite why, just that CX stop releasing seats once they hit a target. CX release 360 days before

Will wait a bit and see what happens and then likely to have to book for cash. I only closed my HSBC WE recently and so have no way to earn CX points atm. Hopefully I can apply again in 4 months

Just on the off chance it helps you, there are seats available 2 April…

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Avis don’t give a grace period as above

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I find the crews to be the most inconsistent element of BA…a lot of them are great and a pleasure to interact with, others are just shockingly bad and you wonder why they even do the job. The problem is you never know what you are going to get!

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Expedia are useless, I had an issue with a hotel that they had no interest in trying to help resolve, they just offered me £25 to try and shut me up. Only advise I would give is try once more to get Expedia to resolve it, so you can evidence this to the credit card co when you raise the claim as they will want to see you have at least tried

Is pointless contacting the Italian police, they won’t do anything

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sunny110 wrote:

Oh wow. I haven’t got that. Is the link personalised?

Yes the link is personalised

I look after BA accounts for 5 family members and I only have the email once so far so I’m sure they are in the process of sending them out

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received email from BA this afternoon, BAPP SUB increased to 50k avios when you spend £6k in 3 months or BA Amex (free) 15k avios when you spend £2k in 3 months

they say you need to apply via the link in the email…

apply by 15 July

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I also have HSBC premier travel insurance and had this exact same question a few months ago. The answer they gave me was that as long as the connection you book is possible all things being well, and doesn’t involve any element of crossing your fingers to make the connection, then if you are delayed on one full flight they will cover you for the subsequent flight.

I would suggest you call them and ask the same question, then their response is recorded on your account

I think 12 hrs is plenty of time personally but I guess it all depends on the airline and if that airline has any subsequent flights that you could get that would stop you missing your connection

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Froggee wrote:

Thank you.

Kermit is 11 but often it feels like he wants to be 8 (or younger) such is his lack of independence.

Freddo is 8 but wants to be at least 11.

When they are both sitting down people often think they are twins as Freddo has a humongous noggin.

so its a bit like going on holiday with Ant & Dec then? 🙂

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PIL wrote:

I am thinking of applying for the world elite Premier card again after cancelling back in December /January. I was wondering if there is any limitation in relation to the sign up bonus? I cannot find anything on the website to stipulate any such thing

Six months minimum since cancelling

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The Mayfair Chippy is normally pretty good although always got a queue and not cheap obviously

However best fish and chip shop is Fishers in Fulham. Only a couple of stops along the district line and great to eat in or get a takeaway and sit in bishops park down by the river. Always take non locals here who are craving fish and chips and they have all been very happy

With your username, surprised you didn’t know this… 🙂

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bm_999 wrote:

This not having a card for period of time, is that even if your a supplementary card holder and someone else is main?

No, supp cards don’t impact eligibility for your own cards/accounts

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don’t forget to check via Qatar, both online and via the call centre. pricing can vary…

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We flew BA0015 end of jan this year and it was a 777 with CS. It changes so will likely/possibly change again before you fly in April next year

BA0011 same dates was an A380 flying the old CW seat

We flew home from HK on an 789 with old CW seats. We have booked same return flight for next year and that’s currently a 777 with CS.

Point is they change the planes so there is no guarantee either way

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John wrote:

sloth wrote:

You can access some websites whilst using the free messaging WiFi on BA. I was browsing hfp whilst flying to Athens on Saturday. It’s pretty slow obviously but it does work.

Unless by ‘some websites’ you just meant that the slow speed (rarely over 25 kB/s for me) makes many websites with extensive scripting and media take too long to load.

Yes this is what I meant.

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You can access some websites whilst using the free messaging WiFi on BA. I was browsing hfp whilst flying to Athens on Saturday. It’s pretty slow obviously but it does work.

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executiveclubber wrote:

Has anyone recently flown on the BA 787-9 in Club?

Row 13 is available (hooray) but I am reluctant (would prefer TV screen and wifi) – I’m unable to find any other options so just wondering if it’s worth taking a punt…

Do you mean to Tokyo or in general? If the latter then yes from HKG end of feb in row 13. I don’t understand your q tho as both our seats had a tv. The WiFi however was not working. We are flying to Tokyo next year on this plane also but that doesn’t help…

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Wiseoldman wrote:

Zipcar now has a fee for congestion charging

Charges apply from the 23rd September 2024.

Congestion Charge Zone: If you drive a Zipcar into the London Congestion Charge Zone during its operational hours, a fee of £5 (including VAT) will be charged to your account.
No Charge: If you book and stay within the Congestion Charge Zone for your entire trip, you won’t be charged the £5 fee.
Electric Vehicles: No need to worry about the Congestion Charge if you’re driving an electric Zipcar—these vehicles are exempt from the charge for now.

Thanks for that wasn’t aware it had changed. Looking back at my history it seems I’ve been lucky and always picked electric cars when I’ve driven into central…

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can2 wrote:

Last time I did Zipcar years ago, it included congestion charge. May be worth double checking.

Yes, Heathrow drop off charge has no mercy.

Yes Zipcar still includes CC in the rate

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Make sure you check the Japan airline flights on both BA online and Qatar both online and via phone as the availability seems to be different across all as I found out recently