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Virgin Atlantic also in Tesco 50% bonus offer

17/07/2012 by Kevincm

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In a mail-out today, Tesco confirms the 50% extra bonus that is being offered on Avios (where a £2.50 Tesco Clubcard voucher becomes 600 Avios with 300 bonus extra) is now being extended to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club as well: Text: Exchange your Clubcard vouchers between 16 July and 31 August 2012 and receive 50% more Flying Club miles. For every £2.50 in … [Read more...]

Quidco boosts cashback on Accor properties

17/07/2012 by Kevincm

Since every person and their dog seems to be an Accor LeClub Platinum, here's a good offer for UK residents (or those who hit the right number for PayPal) via Quidco ***. And it's extra cashback time with the earnings back up to the nice and high level. Dependant on which part of the Accor chain you're staying at will depend on how much cashback you get (as well as how long … [Read more...]

SAS to boost US Services

17/07/2012 by Kevincm

SAS is refining its North America routes with a couple of announcements today. First up, is the launch of a six times-weekly service between Copenhagen and San Francisco starting the 8th April 2013. Copenhagen to San Francisco SK935 DEPART CPH 1225 ARRIVE SFO 1445 Operates Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sun SK935 DEPART CPH 1255 ARRIVE SFO 1515 Operates Sat Commences: … [Read more...]

Tesco let slip a major Avios bonus

16/07/2012 by Kevincm

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For a lot of us in the UK, one of the ways to get extra Avios is to go shopping in Tesco and use the Clubcard programme get the extra points when we can. Head for Points has spotted something VERY interesting on the Tesco web site Text: Every £2.50 in Clubcard vouchers exchanged between 16 July – 31 Aug 2012 will receive an amazing additional 50% … [Read more...]

UK Rail Network to get a major shot in the arm with upgrades

16/07/2012 by Kevincm

It seems that the state of the UK Railways isn't going unnoticed (least of all when I'm asked to pay sky-high fares ), with a formal announcement today over the upgrades Over the weekend, it was widely reported that the Midland Main Line (connecting London to Sheffield) would be electrified, but more meat on the bones has been added with today's … [Read more...]

Birmingham bus network changing on SUNDAY 22nd July – and chaos is around the corner

16/07/2012 by Kevincm

The award for "Inability to Communicate" today goes to Centro/Network West Midlands for their apparent lack of communication in the changes to the Birmingham Bus Network. Now, this shouldn't come as a shock to most of us who have lived in Birmingham for many years, but this change-around is going hit in a big way with the reorganisation of a lot of the bus routes in and out … [Read more...]

Wonder what happens when a plane is sent off for an overhaul?

15/07/2012 by Kevincm

Well for those with an engineering interest, British Airways opened its doors to the BBC to film an episode of "Engineering Giants" where a BA 747-400 -  G-CIVX is sent for a full strip-down, test, repair and rebuild the plane. The intro goes a bit like this: Engineer turned comedian Tom Wrigglesworth and Rob Bell, rising star of mechanical engineering, climb on board … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Air Canada Airbus A321

15/07/2012 by Kevincm

It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some Airplane Art. This week, it's an Air Canada Airbus A321 loading up on a sunny spring afternoon at Toronto Pearson International Airport The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More Airplane Art of course next week! … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday – FlyDubai

14/07/2012 by Kevincm

It's Saturday again, so please stow your tray table, place the seat in the upright position and watch the following Safety Demonstration. This week, it's FlyDubai with a CGI safety demonstration. Another safety video next Saturday! … [Read more...]

Air Berlin to commence Berlin – Chicago route

13/07/2012 by Kevincm

It's looking like Air Berlin is going to try another US expansion with the introduction of a Berlin to Chicago O'Hare route. The route (due to commence on 23rd March 2013) will be the first direct link between the city, operating as follows: AB7420 DEPART BER 10:00 ARRIVE ORD 12:10 AB7421 DEPART ORD 15:25 ARRIVE BER 07:00+1 Booked Equipment: Airbus A330-200 Schedule … [Read more...]

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