I am never a strong advocate of buying loyalty points. You rarely get good value, and a ridiculous part of me (the same part that spends 30 minutes doing a survey for 20 Nectar points) views it as a form… Continue Reading
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Did You Know? You Can Now Spend Your Avios At M&S
The Nectar/Avios partnership has opened up a world of opportunity, with a number of “grounded flyers” taking the opportunity to use their Avios for an effective 0.8p (each) credit at Sainsburys… Continue Reading
EXTRAORDINARY: Marriott Appears To Be Promoting Illegal Holidays in The UK?
I received an email this afternoon from Marriott Bonvoy, promoting a 25% sale at hotels in the UK and Ireland. I thought I’d have a look to see what was on offer for later this year – once… Continue Reading
Amex Options Limited And Unable To Travel? – Get £20 And Double Points
It’s not been a great few years for credit card users seeking loyalty points. While Joe set out a detailed schedule yesterday of how best to maximise your points, the simple truth is that the Amex… Continue Reading
Reminder: Avios To Nectar/Nectar To Avios Conversions Are Fully Reversible
While many of you will hopefully be very familiar with this already, I did think it well worth flagging a major benefit of the Nectar/Avios tie-up. A Much More Flexible Partnership The key point is as… Continue Reading
‘Perfect’ Amex Strategy – Which Cards To Apply For First To Earn The Most Points/Miles/Avios In Total
Over the last few years, American Express has introduced various rules that make it genuinely quite difficult to work out the order you should apply for Amex cards in, if you want to earn the maximum… Continue Reading
Free Cashback For All, Means Free Avios And Nectar Points
We recently posted about a sign-up bonus for TopCashback that gives you an easy £10 free cashback, convertible into 1050 Avios (and therefore, should you so wish, 1680 Nectar points). However someone… Continue Reading
Which Hotel Programme Is Currently Offering The Best Promotion?
If you want to supercharge your points balance, it’s a good idea to stay with the hotel chain offering the most lucrative promotion. These are the main chain-wide promotions available in March 2021. Marriott… Continue Reading
Hilton Status Match Challenge: Stay Just 5 Nights For Gold Or 9 For Diamond – Keep Status Until March 2023!
Our old friend the Hilton status match / challenge was recently refreshed and continues to be a very compelling offer: Basically, you get given Hilton Honors Gold status for 90 days. If you stay at least… Continue Reading
Get A Free £5 From PayPal – If You Act Quickly (Check Your Emails!)
Companies are very keen these days for us all to have their apps on our devices. Offering incentives is usually the simplest way to get people to click ‘download’, and what’s better… Continue Reading