SOLD OUT: Get your HfP Summer Party tickets TODAY from 1pm – great Etihad raffle prizes

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• anikaanika99 says:

  21 Jun21 June 14:02

  Just checked my inbox and I received the last order confirmation at 13:52

• mutley says:

  21 Jun21 June 14:02

  Given the number of users of this site, 250 was probably a bit of an underestimation of likely demand. I suggest the ballroom of Grosvenor house next time!

  • SimonSays says:

    21 Jun21 June 15:34

    I think there is a decent opportunity here Rob (one hopes you’re making a bit of margin even at 250 units…).

    Demand was very strong last year and this; the attendee demographic must be pretty attractive to all sorts of travel, leisure and premium brands I’d have thought ?

    Not too familiar with venue hire economics but is there scope for perhaps a quarterly do of the same size, or even a couple of 500-headers ?

    Just a thought…

    • Rob says:

      21 Jun21 June 16:39

      We don’t know our demand curve. That’s the truth. Everything we do sells out so quickly that we have no idea what our capacity might be. We also don’t know how much the lure of a free drink or a big prize drives people.

      I am not hugely keen on 250, purely because 120 minutes of party divided by 250 means less than 30 seconds per guest if I try to say Hello to everyone, which Christmas Party attendees will know is something I do try to do. Let’s see how it works out.

      Christmas suddenly becomes more of an issue because I was hoping to stick to 150 at the Melia again 🙂

      • Lyn says:

        21 Jun21 June 17:07

        I suspect many people who tried to get tickets decided to do so even before the raffle and the free drink were announced, like me once I knew the date would be changing.

        I must admit 250 people sounds really daunting though. If it wasn’t headforpoints there is no way I would consider signing up for something with that many people. As it is, I am still really looking forward to it.

        • Rob says:

          21 Jun21 June 17:55

          It is a big space, it should be less crowded than Christmas from that point of view.

      • Genghis says:

        21 Jun21 June 17:09

        I guess a lot of people genuinely enjoy talking about points and travel

      • the_real_a says:

        21 Jun21 June 22:36

        Thats easy to solve. Have multiple parties 🙂

        • Rob says:

          22 Jun22 June 07:35

          Sponsorship makes that tricky because they won’t attend multiple nights. We have thought about this.

• Clotilde says:

  21 Jun21 June 14:19

  I was too slow ☹️
  Maybe you can open a waiting list in case someone last minute can’t attend?

• vlcnc says:

  21 Jun21 June 14:26

  Damnit! One time it is my way and I was too slow!

• Mark E says:

  21 Jun21 June 14:44

  Luckily I’m in. I look forward to meeting some of you. I will be the one drinking soft drinks as I have a night shift starting at 21:00.

• Mike P says:

  21 Jun21 June 14:48

  Got a ticket just after 1pm via the App, looking forward to it.

• Jamil says:

  21 Jun21 June 15:13

  I got one! I think ticket sales in the future should be limited to 1 per person to encourage greater participation from people who follow the site. Loyalty:)

• VP says:

  21 Jun21 June 16:33

  Was unable to get the tickets as well when I remembered and tried around 14.30. HFP seems to have attained rock star status:)
  Also, apologies for OT as no bits article but 9,000avios for any flight booked on Iberia in any class.
  As the Avios are deposited 10 days after purchase, am I right in thinking that even if I cant make the flight for some reason. I would get the avios?

  Special offer of an extra 9,000 Avios for each ticket purchased between 21 and 24 June 2018 (maximum of 90,000 promotional Avios per member) on iberia.com for a flight operated by Iberia, Iberia Express or Air Nostrum. The Avios will be added within 10 days of the purchase to the Iberia Plus account of all customers identified as members of the Iberia Plus programme during the purchase process.

  If the customer requests a refund, either because it is permitted by the fare or for any other reason, the promotional Avios will be withdrawn from their account. The extra promotional Avios not redeemed by 1 December 2018 will be withdrawn from the customer’s account. The redemption terms and conditions are subject to the general terms and conditions of the Iberia Plus programme.

  For example, if a customer purchases tickets on Iberia.com for three people to fly from Seville to Madrid and two of the people are identified as Iberia Plus members during the purchase process, 9,000 Avios will be credited to both of these people within 10 days of the purchase. These two people must have redeemed at least 9,000 Avios by 1 December 2018, or this same amount of Avios will be withdrawn from their account.

  • Peter K says:

    21 Jun21 June 22:14

    You can end up with -9000 avios in your account though. I had a minus account in avios.com briefly and it meant I couldn’t use combine your avios. I gained a few from somewhere (e-rewards?) so for around it Be careful playing that game.

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