News: 500,000 BA seats for under £40, get 1000 American Airlines miles with Hyatt

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• BJ says:

  11 Sep11 September 05:58

  No doubt the half million BA sale fares will be for the benefit of those who live in London and the South East and not for the majority of the population who don’t.

  • Nicholas says:

    11 Sep11 September 07:22

    BA has given up on the rest of the country, they kept cutting LBA flights (or altering the times) so that you couldn’t connect with flights at LHR, so most people stopped using the service allowing BA to say there was no demand. Almost as bad as Amex deals, which are 95% london based.

    • Briand says:

      11 Sep11 September 08:28

      Easyjet or Ryanair give you fabulous destinations if you’re not in the SE catchment area, no problem at all.

    • Callum says:

      11 Sep11 September 16:52

      If you genuinely believe that BA deliberately sabotaged a profitable route in order to “justify” (to who exactly?) removing it because they have an incomprehensible hatred of Leeds and the North….

      • bafan says:

        11 Sep11 September 23:37

        Northerners always seem to be carrying a chip on their shoulder. They can’t admit that the money to sustain the fares on the routes just isn’t up there.

        • Rob says:

          12 Sep12 September 09:09

          …. despite Manchester Airport opening a VIP terminal for the general public to pay to use?!

  • Yorkieflyer says:

    11 Sep11 September 09:03

    Yes, if you live oop north check out Ryanair, great autumn prices( disclosure I have no connection to Michael O’Leary)

• EDIflyer says:

  11 Sep11 September 06:03

  The NH hotel in London does not take Amex, despite being listed as doing so.

  Dear EDIflyer,

  Thank you for choosing NH London Kensington for your upcoming trip to London.

  Please be informed, that we currently do not accept AMEX as method of payment.

  We invite you to amend your details via the secure link sent in order to confirm your reservation.

  In case you are referring to a booking made via an Amex promo offer, please speak to American Express directly as we are not able to process payments made via American Express cards.

  Best regards,

  NH HOTELS_V

  Xxxxxxxxx
  Reception • Front Office

  NH LONDON KENSINGTON

  202-220 Cromwell Road | SW5 0SW London | UNITED KINGDOM

  • Rob says:

    11 Sep11 September 07:45

    What?!

    • EDIflyer says:

      11 Sep11 September 08:18

      Yep, it allows you to make a booking on the website using Amex and then you get an email from the front desk with that advice. I called the hotel and they were adamant they wouldn’t take it so I took my business elsewhere…

    • Ryan Gill says:

      11 Sep11 September 08:25

      Any cheap Melia points on the horizon? I would like to top my account up, after a great value recent Strand redemption.

      • Rob says:

        11 Sep11 September 09:15

        See what Amazon is charging – try the U.K. and Spanish sites.

      • lgflyer says:

        11 Sep11 September 11:13

        They are usually cheaper in Amazon.de/it
        299€ + delivery for 80.000 points or 140€ + delivery for 35.000 points.

        • Erico1875 says:

          11 Sep11 September 11:54

          Nice. Works out about 15% discount compareed to buying direct via Melia

  • Ambient says:

    11 Sep11 September 08:18

    Stayed there last week and paid by Amex. The rate went non-refundable two days before arrival so my card was charged in advance. But the front desk at check in also had no issues putting a hold on the card in place to cover incidentals. Nonsense email therefore based on my experience.

    • Joe says:

      11 Sep11 September 09:48

      I stayed at the Kensington property about 3 weeks ago and they sent me the email and would NOT accept my Amex at the front desk. Perhaps this was an IT glitch that they then fixed shortly after my stay. Very frustrating indeed. They did put me in the nicest room, though – a nice touch but I’d have preferred the £50 off.

• RJA says:

  11 Sep11 September 07:28

  Nice just re-booked an existing Meliá booking, got a better price and now get some additional avios – thanks Rob.

  • Erico1875 says:

    11 Sep11 September 08:11

    Be aware that quite often you can save a lot of money at Melia by buying and then booking with points instead of cash
    We bought points via a sale last year at £3.30 per 1000. Normally they are 5€ per thousand.
    3 niights for this weekend in Newcastle were well over £600. I paid 101K points so roughly half price

• Ryan Gill says:

  11 Sep11 September 08:29

  I can’t see how to add Iberia as the preferred avios earn on the Melia site. I’m probably going to make a cash booking. Will app give me option to apply this after making booking.

  • RJA says:

    11 Sep11 September 08:50

    With the “ My Profile” section, bottom left “Preferences for Obtaining”

  • RJA says:

    11 Sep11 September 08:51

    Within the “ My Profile” section, bottom left “Preferences for Obtaining”

    • Ryan Gill says:

      11 Sep11 September 09:43

      Thx bud

  • Sukes says:

    11 Sep11 September 08:53

    On the website I can add Iberia or other airlines under my profile / my information. If your Q regards selecting a preference of an airline over points, rather than adding an airline, then I haven’t attempted that. The iPhone app shows me the earning partner I chose via the website but I cannot edit it in the app.

• ChrisC says:

  11 Sep11 September 10:24

  These BA fares in the flash sale are HBO fares so status bag allowances won’t apply.

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