One of the things I despair of every now and again is the state of the UK Credit Card market when it comes to airline bonuses. Well it seems AA and MBNA have come to the table with something quite interesting, with the possibility of earning 35,000 AA Miles. 5,000 AAdvantage bonus miles when you make a card purchase within the first 90 days 10,000 AAdvantage bonus miles … [Read more...]
Credit Cards in the UK – Hotels
Ok, last up in our review of Travel Credit Cards in the UK - Hotel Credit Cards. And I'll be blunt - this is not a competitive sector at all. There are 3 (yes, THREE) Hotel Credit Cards we're going to look at, issued by two issuers. The big thing with all these cards is this: you'll only extract best value from them if you're brand loyal only to that hotel. Those of us who … [Read more...]
Credit Cards in UK: Non Alligned Credit and Charge Cards
Last week, I wrote about Credit Cards that are tied to airlines and benefits. This week, we're going to look at the non tied ones. As such there are two major issuers of such card (as MBNA seem to have withdrawn from this end of the market), American Express, and Lloyds TSB). There are other reward programmes such as Barclaycard Freedom which is comparatively complex and will … [Read more...]
Credit Cards in the UK – Airlines
There is a lot of writing about Credit Cards in the USA with megapoints. However, over on this side of the pond, things are... a little more muted. This is Kevin's guide to Airline Credit Cards for the UK Market I'll attempt to keep this up-to-date, but the market is shifting as one of the major issuer of Credit Cards is up for sale at the moment. This is also the first … [Read more...]
Credit Cards and Miles – The view from the UK
Whilst there are bountiful offers in the USA for Credit Cards and Current Accounts that give you 25,000 miles on signup, the picture is a little different over here, as in most current accounts tend to be service driven, with the user paying for extra services to be bundled into the account. However, there is a veritable feast of miles for grabs out there in case you're on … [Read more...]
Welcome!
Welcome to GhettoIFE.com! I'm your host - Kevin - and I'll be here to guide you through the maze of modern travel, and hopefully add some insightful comment and humour. With GhettoIFE getting on for 2 years old, I've had a bit of a design refresh, and tidied up, so for older viewers who make it here - yes, it's the same content will all the usual sarcasm as always. As … [Read more...]