British Airways terminal moves announced at Heathrow airport

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• Shoestring says:

  28 Jun28 June 08:21

  not too bad as points articles go – no mention of Avios + Money option, though – a very useful way to make a smaller stash of Avios go much further and often a way to ‘buy’ Avios @ circa 0.8p from the comfort of your armchair

• Lewis says:

  28 Jun28 June 08:24

  Aren’t there 4 lounge’s in Heathrow?

  • Rob says:

    28 Jun28 June 08:25

    Forgot T3!

• Shoestring says:

  28 Jun28 June 08:46

  Are you collecting Nectar points @Ebay? There’s a 10% off code valid at all sellers today (PRIZE10) but minimum £100 basket/ spend

• pauldb says:

  28 Jun28 June 08:48

  Looks like BA is trialling full revenue-priced redemptions: I-class fares to NA only, probably 0.5p/avios conversion. Thread on FT.

  • AlexT says:

    28 Jun28 June 09:14

    Would square pretty well with Alex Cruz’ idea of more flexible redemption opportunities..

  • Doug M says:

    28 Jun28 June 10:50

    If you’re Avios rich this seems to open up some very good options.

• Alex W says:

  28 Jun28 June 09:03

  Disappointing to see the military getting stick in the comments again on this site, and I think it just reflects the lack of respect that does exist in the UK.
  As a veteran myself, we don’t want worshipping or red carpet treatment. Armed Forces day is generally a pain in the arse which means you spend weeks doing extra work preparing to give up (another) day off.
  What we appreciate are simple things like just saying “thanks for your service” – which I agree also deserves to be said to nurses, firefighters etc. And we don’t want to be frowned upon like some sort of criminal when asking for a military discount!

  • Matt says:

    28 Jun28 June 09:11

    Here here! I’m very disappointed to see the military getting stick from a number of the HfP community too. I hope that it isn’t reflective of the overall UK society.

    • David says:

      28 Jun28 June 09:14

      Nobody is ‘giving the military stick’.

    • Michael says:

      28 Jun28 June 09:19

      I agree. I see nothing wrong with this and while It might be a PR gesture by BA, it is still a nice gesture. I think it’s a good thing. It’s the same armed forces that laid down their lives for us 1939-1945 and would so tomorrow again if they had too.

  • David says:

    28 Jun28 June 09:16

    “we don’t want to be frowned upon like some sort of criminal when asking for a military discount”

    If a discount is offered, then nobody should ever be frowned upon for asking to receive the offered discount.

    An entirely different thing would be to have a general expectation that military discounts should be offered all over the place as a matter of course.
    I trust you are not talking about such an expectation?

    • Alex W says:

      28 Jun28 June 09:32

      There are lots of places that offer military and/or blue light discounts, people can’t memorise which shops do or don’t offer it. So there is nothing wrong with a polite enquiry as to whether or not a discount is offered.

      It’s not nice to be rude, frowned at or asked “what is military?”.

      • David says:

        28 Jun28 June 09:52

        I agree with that.
        And I’m also fine with MOD personnel having discounts.
        (Indeed, there are various reasons behind these discounts – some are simply marketing by companies to boost business – in the same way they go after other large employers or membership organisations, others are where the MOD knows it has direct or crucially indirect spending power of its employees, and is trying to secure benefits for its employees, like any employer can.)

        Asking if a discount is offered.

        But that is very different to having an expectation that discounts should be being widely given simply on a basis of the job. I.e. that most companies should be offering them out of some debt of gratitude and that places that don’t therefor in some way are not recognizing something.

        Sadly there are also some people who do hold the latter view. And that view is a flawed one.

        • Alex W says:

          28 Jun28 June 13:23

          I agree there should not be a sense of entitlement.

          From another perspective, something that irks me is that a lot of the discounts available are no better than those available to the general public and, as has been said, sometimes it’s just a token marketing ploy to be seen as doing something good.

          In a few cases you actually end up with a worse deal. I’m talking about bogus “help to buy” or “we [don’t] pay your stamp duty” housing schemes, and car dealerships with high interest rates. Some companies will attempt to prey on the commercial naivety of military personnel.

          There are a few genuinely excellent deals available, such as 60% off National Express and of course 20% off at Nando’s!

        • David says:

          28 Jun28 June 14:37

          Forces railcard is also another good one – especially as open to partners, etc.

  • Gringo says:

    28 Jun28 June 09:39

    +1 Alex W

• The Original David says:

  28 Jun28 June 09:08

  OT, but when will Rhys be providing further commentary on the BA Customer Service Manager that we’ve all been watching avidly every night at 9pm on ITV2? She actually comes across as quite sensible…

  • bsuije says:

    28 Jun28 June 09:21

    “She actually comes across as quite sensible…”

    Is that a reflection on her, or on the other participants?! =P

  • Rhys says:

    28 Jun28 June 09:25

    I don’t watch Love Island!

    • The Original David says:

      28 Jun28 June 14:40

      It’s ok mate, we’re not judging you!

  • Alex W says:

    28 Jun28 June 09:37

    Guilty as charged… Mrs W forced me into it, honest!

    There is not much of note, she has been “coupled up” the whole time. There was a mildly interesting anecdote, she was briefly seeing a chap who asked her for, and got, an upgrade. Turns out he was flying (to NYC?) to meet another lady he was seeing.

• AlexT says:

  28 Jun28 June 09:19

  OT: When the HfP party tickets went on sale I got 2, one for me and one for a friend. My friend can no longer join, so i have an extra ticket, which I’m happy to part with at face value. Is there a ticket resale function via Eventbrite or should I try and handle things informally on here?

  • Rhys says:

    28 Jun28 June 09:26

    Feel free to handle things informally on here. If you email me rhys [at] headforpoints.co.uk I can put you in touch with some people on the waiting list.

    • AlexT says:

      28 Jun28 June 10:32

      Thanks, Rob. Will drop you an e-mail now.

      • AlexT says:

        28 Jun28 June 10:33

        My bad 🙂
        Rhys…

      • AlexT says:

        28 Jun28 June 11:58

        I already e-mailed Rhys and got the contacts of someone on the waitlist. I’d suggest maybe getting your name on there too, as I assume there’ll be more tickets exchanging hands soon.

  • Polly says:

    28 Jun28 June 09:28

    Email Rob, he said he would yry to off load/sell on tkts to people who didnt get one. Once the 500 sold out.

• Al says:

  28 Jun28 June 09:53

  OT – PR Gold Amex Credit Card:

  Is the Hotel Collection actually useful? Do you get $75 or $100 benefits on a 2 night stay? Different rates quoted on the sign up page versus the hotel booking page. Are the hotel rates on par with the direct rate/travel agency sites? I cannot compare without having an account. Thanks.

  • Rob says:

    28 Jun28 June 10:14

    You should assume they match Best Flexible Rate. It will be a genuinely extra benefit if you usually book refundable rates, but if you usually book cheaper pre-paid then there is probably little difference overall.

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