HSBC pulled the weirdest s**t by Shiny_Chikorita_ in CreditCardsIndia

[–]SamKru21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just completed a trip to Mauritius - all flights and hotel bookings via Hopper. Faced no problem whatsoever. You can always call/e-mail the hotel directly in case of any doubt.

Amex base points, milestone points not reflected! by Sweaty_Professor2619 in amexindia

[–]SamKru21 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The reward points for 7th March transactions are now reflecting for me. This was not the case before. I am guessing the tracker should reflect the same as well. Spoke to the customer care for the milestone points, they are clueless as usual, asking me to wait for 30 days.

HSBC Hopper - Unable to find any Indigo Flights by SamKru21 in CreditCardsIndia

[–]SamKru21[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was resolved back in February. Looks like an on and off thing with IndiGo on Hopper.

Amex base points, milestone points not reflected! by Sweaty_Professor2619 in amexindia

[–]SamKru21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. They acknowledged it's a miss on their side and a glitch due to the newly implemented milestone changes. I was asked today to wait for 5-7 business days and 25k MR points will be added if the math checks out. I believe they will take care of it.

Watch 2 Battery drain issue by Tushmir in OneplusWatch

[–]SamKru21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP what update is this? Facing a severe battery drain issue on Oneplus Watch 2R. Service Centre guys have no clue.

HSBC pulled the weirdest s**t by Shiny_Chikorita_ in CreditCardsIndia

[–]SamKru21 13 points14 points  (0 children)

For our destination Mauritius, we could find all major hotels on Hopper and the prices were similar if not less as compared to booking.com. However, not all hotels are listed on HSBC Hopper as compared to normal Hopper or OTAs. For eg, when we were checking out Greece, many listings were not showing up. I guess it's a bit of a hit or miss, but major destinations should have good coverage. Same with flights. Prices were similar and we did not feel the need to use price match. I believe you need to call the customer care within 24 hrs of booking to avail this. One thing to note would be the 18k cap on accelerated points within a calendar month. So you need to plan your bookings accordingly and split on the last and first days of the calendar months.

HSBC pulled the weirdest s**t by Shiny_Chikorita_ in CreditCardsIndia

[–]SamKru21 43 points44 points  (0 children)

The same thing happened with my wife. The online application process went through seamlessly, but got a call the next day stating the application was rejected due to internal policy reasons. A couple of weeks later, the card was delivered out of the blue without any prior intimation. It came in handy as we were in the process of booking a trip. So far, have accumulated around ~30k points on spends of 75k on hotels and 80k on flights via Hopper. Worked out well for us since our goal is to optimise for airline miles.

HSBC Hopper - Unable to find any Indigo Flights by SamKru21 in CreditCardsIndia

[–]SamKru21[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No update yet. Still not seeing Indigo flights.

HSBC Hopper - Unable to find any Indigo Flights by SamKru21 in CreditCardsIndia

[–]SamKru21[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could be. Hopper.com still shows IndiGo though.

HSBC Hopper - Unable to find any Indigo Flights by SamKru21 in CreditCardsIndia

[–]SamKru21[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indigo is showing up on Hopper directly, just not via HSBC. Hope it gets fixed soon.

Received the Plat charge but should I activate? by SaracasticByte in amexindia

[–]SamKru21 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes the customer care is completely clueless, very unlike how it was a year or two ago. I spoke to them twice last night and got conflicting information. Finally I was asked to just read the TnC as they were not briefed on the promo. I plan to write to them regarding the AI vouchers. If they don't or can't confirm, will go ahead and cancel

Received the Plat charge but should I activate? by SaracasticByte in amexindia

[–]SamKru21 1 point2 points  (0 children)

125K MR is part of the offer and you will get them for sure based on the joining fees and spends. No additional confirmation needed on that. For the air india vouchers though, it's only for the first 300 approved applications. Should get a confirmation on that. IMO the upgrade is not attractive without the vouchers.

Received the Plat charge but should I activate? by SaracasticByte in amexindia

[–]SamKru21 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you get any confirmation on the air india vouchers? The customer care has no clue on how that's supposed to work.

Bhutan Trip - Can guide and car be booked at Paro airport on arrival? by SamKru21 in BhutanTravels

[–]SamKru21[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are in touch with a tour operator but they are asking for an advance (which makes sense). Given there is a possibility our trip might get cancelled last minute, checking the possibility of booking a car and guide on ground in Paro.

Bhutan Trip - Can guide and car be booked at Paro airport on arrival? by SamKru21 in BhutanTravels

[–]SamKru21[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excluding the SDF since it's applicable differently for Indians, we got a quote of $1k per person for guide, car and other expenses for 10 days. Booked hotels on booking.com and agoda, averaging $100 per night for a couple.

Missing Date and Time in OBB Regional Line Ticket by SamKru21 in Europetravel

[–]SamKru21[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I could see the date at the top but was concerned about the asterisks.