Time for another old chestnut for me to roast, and that's the joy of cashback when it comes to airlines. Firmly in my sights today is Lucky's favourite airline in the world... Lufthansa. Why yes, I still fly other airlines than BA and AA. I know, it shocks some of you... I needed to make a booking so I could get to FTU Amsterdam so, like any good consumer, I compared prices - … [Read more...]
Thinking of Flowers for Valentines day? Think quality before miles….
For those of you who follow the Hallmark Holiday/Clinton Cards date of 14th February and have been thinking about flowers for your loved one (as they tend to be 1) pretty, 2) shows 'Love' and 3) yields bucket loads of cashback/miles per pound/dollar), a cautionary tale from muggins. A couple of weeks ago, it was Chinese New Year, and as is tradition, I like to send some red … [Read more...]
Balancing Costs and Cashback
I will need - for some reason that I will explain another day - to get from Paris Nord back to London St Pancras International. Therefore, I want to take the train for once (Because amazingly, the timings all work out the same for once). So, I turned to Quidco*. Three options on the table for my travel needs: Eurostar RailEurope (or Voyages SNCF … [Read more...]
Is going through a shopping portal worth it? Sometimes. Sometimes not…
I'm a semi regular user of Quidco* in my spare time (Head for Points likes TopCashBack... as usual, your mileage may vary on the portal you use) as I like try and save a few pennies on my travel. So when I'm booking tickets to far flung places, a few pennies back in my pocket aren't a bad thing exactly. But sometimes I wonder why I do this. Lets take a case in point with … [Read more...]
Accor Hotels offer double cashback via Quidco
For those of us who use Quidco*** for cashback purposes and for booking hotels, they have a good offer with Accor Hotels*** than can really slash the cost of hotel stays (especially if you're a member of Le Club which then gets you the lovely points). The magic numbers you're looking for are: 3% for Etap Hotel, HotelF1 and Formule 1 * 3% for Ibis Budget 7.5% for … [Read more...]
Quidco offers 14% Cashback on Intercontiental Group properties
For those of you who are still enamoured with Priority Club and Intercontinental properties, here's a juicy bit of cashback. Quidco*** are offering 14% Cashback on bookings made through the Holiday Inn site (which as we all know allows you book InterContinental's, Crowne Plaza's, Staybridge Suites, etc etc etc). This compares quite favourably against TopCashback who are only … [Read more...]
ICHG Cashback at 12%, Accor up to 16% on Quidco
For those of you who use Quidco, there are some good cashback deals if you need to book hotels right now. InterContinental Hotel Group *** properties cashback rates are up from 7% to 12% Accor Group properties are up depending on the property: 3% for Etap Hotel, HotelF1 and Formule 1 bookings 7.5% for Ibis and All Seasons bookings 12% for Mercure, Novotel, … [Read more...]