For those of you (like me) who have a stack of Tesco Clubcard vouchers, and have been looking to dump them into an airline bonus, Virgin Atlantic could be a good option with a 30% conversion bonus. Virgin Atlantic So lets to the crunch: Normal transfer rate: £2.50 in Tesco ClubCard vouchers =625 Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles 30% uplift on the basic … [Read more...]
The New Avios and Tier Point earning structure for flyers: How bad is it?
Well, it's been a day or so since British Airways dropped the bombshell of its new earning and burning charts the changes. There's been a lot of discussion - but I'm going to highlight my thoughts for those of you who actually fly and earn minimal Avios via other ways. The link of the day you'll need to read is … [Read more...]
Miles and More HON/SEN/FTL member? Look out for extra status miles
If you have a Miles and More account, and are a HON Circle, Senator or Frequent Traveller member, it could be worth looking in your account as Lufthansa has been depositing miles extra miles due the industrial action the airline has been suffering: Here's what I got as a mere FTL (Frequent Traveller): From the FlyerTalk thread, different levels are getting different … [Read more...]
BA Avios Reward Flight Saver on Sale, discounts in Economy on Longhaul redemptions
For those of you who say (and quite rightly), British Airways taxes and fees are too high on redemption's, there's some good news as the airline is offering a Reward Flight Saver Sale, which is on for the next 11 days. The destinations on offer are a reasonable number with the following on offer for the next 11 days Destination Avios Taxes Algiers 15,000 Avios … [Read more...]
Double/Treble miles promtion on Etihad Guest
Etihad Airways has rolled out a promotion for those buying Business and First Class tickets in their Etihad Guest programme, offering: Double Miles for Business Class bookings with each eligible flight Triple Miles for First Class bookings with each eligible flight Etihad Premium Bonus Miles landing page - … [Read more...]
Using Starbucks Rewards Internationally
Some of us like them. Some of us hate them. And some of us just want hot caffeine that tastes OK. I'm of course referring to Starbucks coffee. Starbucks, Birmingham Bullring kiosk. Now, we all know it has a loyalty scheme (which does vary from country to country), but the idea is you collect stars when you buy drinks, and eventually you get to a Gold Tier after 50 … [Read more...]
What’s in the Air Berlin Welcome Kit? (Apart from 500 free miles!)
Air Berlin were offering a 1500 miles bonus sign-up recently for their TopBonus (as opposed to its usual 500 miles), so for a giggle I decided to sign up and see what bonus items arrive. By the way: it seems the 1500 offer is over, and it's gone to 500 miles at … [Read more...]
It’s the Avios Sale! 50% off Avios prices… but not as good as it could be.
It seems Avios is throwing a bit of a sale online. The first day is a 2-day sale, with 50% off Avios redemption to the following cities: - Boston from 20,000 Avios (normally 40,000) - Denver from 25,000 Avios (normally 50,000) - Shanghai from 30,000 Avios (normally 60,000) - New York from 20,000 Avios (normally 40,000) - Chicago from 20,000 Avios (normally 40,000) - … [Read more...]
£15 off Lufthansa Mobile Bookings
For those of you who like paying less for fares on Lufthansa, there's good news for you as Lufthansa are offering £15 off to UK visitors who book through their mobile devices. The link is: http://mobile.lufthansa.com/pmo/start.do?cpg=mobile-booking-2013&c=GB&l=en If this is like previous promotions however, I'd expect you could tweak this to the country of your … [Read more...]
Swiss First Redemptions – restricted to Miles and More HON Circle and Senator Members ONLY
A bit of worrying news for those of you who like Swiss International Airlines First Class product when it comes to redemption - and according to Statusfactory on FaceBook and this Flyertalk thread, the airline will be restricting First Class redemptions from 1st January 2014. The text on the Miles and More website goes a bit like this: As a Miles & More member … [Read more...]
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