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I just flew back to the USA from England and went through the Rapid Antigen testing at Heathrow’s Terminal 4 via ExpressTest by Cignpost. I know what you’re thinking, why didn’t you get the Emed Binax testing and just do it via video chat. That’s a great point, and we did order them, but as life would have it, they got mailed to the wrong address. As a result, we needed to get tested before we could hop our Virgin Atlantic Upper Class flight back to the States. Here’s what the experience was like:
Booking via ExpressTest
- Several tests are available at both Terminal 2 and 4
- You have the option of drive thru or park and test ( we did this )
- The Rapid Antigen or Lateral Flow Test was sufficient for our travel back to the USA
You have several options for testing and we chose the one that would be completed in 40 mins and cost £35
You should receive an email with a QR code as well as a text with your confirmation. You’ll need at least one of these and the QR code is much easier.
Arrival at the Testing Center
Upon arrival at Heathrow, follow the signs for Terminal 4 and you’ll see a lot of signs leading you to Express Test
Our appointment was at 9:20am, we arrived at 8:40, and didn’t get into the physical standing queue until it was our time. You’ll wait in your car until the appropriate time.
Once it was our time, we hopped in the queue which took roughly 20 minutes until we were in the testing center
Testing
You’ll need the following
- QR code or reservation number
- Passport
Make sure that your email is correct since that is how you’ll receive your results.
Results
By the time we returned our rental car to Sixt, hopped on the train and arrived at Terminal 3 we had our results. We were negative and ready to fly.
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
$300 Chase Travel℠ Credit + Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- $300 Chase Travel℠ Credit + Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
- That’s worth $750 when redeemed through Chase Travel℠. Plus, get up to $300 in statement credits on Chase Travel℠ purchases within your first year
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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