Category Archives for "Travel Tips & Tricks".
Travelex, the bureau-de-change group, offers a good value debit card which links to your credit card. The advantage? It doesn’t incur any foreign exchange fees. Your linked credit card sees the… Continue Reading
There are a number of ways of searching for a bargain when booking with big brand hotels, but few methods offer more consistent results than use of the “Best Rate Guarantee” (BRG). Nearly every major… Continue Reading
One of the problems with the extensive Lufthansa Miles&More loyalty scheme, is its eye-wateringly punitive redemption rates. It is extremely frustrating to spend months racking up miles, only to find… Continue Reading
Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) quarterly PointBreaks require a mere 5000 IHG Rewards Club points per night, and are widely regarded as one of the very best value “miles and points” redemption… Continue Reading
Looking for a fast (but expensive) way from the city to the airport in Vienna. When leaving the InterContinental at Vienna to go the airport, I typically use the Subway and the CAT train which links the… Continue Reading
I’ve written before about strange reward opportunities from European airlines, but today LH, who used to have a Summer House available, has reached a new level of fun. For 2,000,077 or EUR 7690… Continue Reading
Kabbee is another interactive cab booking service, also available via an iphone or android app, that lets you book licensed cabs in London at the best available prices. Although it has clear overlaps… Continue Reading
As you are probably now aware, Flybe and loyalty programme Avios have partnered, and you can now earn Avios points on Flybe flights. Flybe have an extended European network, which includes flights to… Continue Reading
Hilton announced that they had acquired this centrally located property in San Francisco. Located close to the existing Hilton San Francisco it is also located right next to a BART station and the end… Continue Reading
BA offers a scheme where businesses can earn points for their employees travels whilst the employee continues to earn Avios for their flights. The scheme is called OnBusiness There are a lot of changes… Continue Reading