Economy Class & Beyond

Tesco Clubcard current collection period – Ends 20th October

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For those of you who shop at Tesco and collect Clubcard points - a big heads up. The current period for collecting points is coming to an end on Saturday 20th October. If you're doing spending and want it reflected in this quarters statement, it needs to be done by the 17th October as Clubcard points take two days to process... and Tesco's IT can be variable at … [Read more...]

Reminder: Tesco Clubcard Bonus offers end 31st August

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I'm sure most of you have converted your Tesco ClubCard points into something more useful already, but if you haven't there are two good promotions which end on 31st August. Avios conversions to British Airways Executive Club or Avios.com are offering a 50% uplift, , so a 1 x £2.50 voucher (normally 600 Avios) becomes 900 Avios Virgin Atlantic are offering a 50% uplift, … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic also in Tesco 50% bonus offer

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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...]

Tesco let slip a major Avios bonus

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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...]

Current Tesco Clubcard Collection period ends on SATURDAY (5th May)

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A quick heads up for those of you in the UK who collect Tesco Clubcard points -  the current collection period expires Saturday 5th May. As most UK readers know, Clubcard points are useful things - especially as you can convert the Clubcard vouchers into Avios or Virgin Atlantic (as well as some other options). Whilst there are no special offers on for conversion for … [Read more...]

And another couple of UK point opportunities to do before end of Sunday

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For those of you with Tesco Clubcard vouchers, the big conversion periods are ending. For most of you, the best value is the 250 Clubcard points = 1000 Avios (vs usual 600 Avios) offer. And if you've got multiples of £2.50 clubcard vouchers left, you've got until Sunday 31st March to convert them. If you go for the auto-opt in of Virgin to exchange your current and all … [Read more...]

If you’ve been converting Clubcard vouchers into Avios…

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... it could be worth checking your accounts. The first round of bonus Avios has turned up in my account, taking me to a healthy start in Avios points. It'll look something like this in your Executive Account statement: The promotion of £2.50 of Tesco Clubcard Vouchers to 600 Avios + 400 Bonus Avios runs from the 26th January to 31st March - and lets put it … [Read more...]

Welcome!

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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...]