Yet again another Groupon sale has gone live. As always, you will be buying Avios for an Iberia Plus account The price per Avios is the same as usual: 2,000 Avios for 19 euros (0.95 euro cents apiece)… Continue Reading
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Travel Hacking in Action – Why I Spent 20,000 Alaska Miles to Save 10,000 Avios
?!!??! Regular readers – and Joe, who probably spit out his morning coffee whilst reading the headline – might be wondering why I would spend 20,000 Alaska miles worth roughly £300 in order… Continue Reading
6 Unanswered Questions About the Marriott / SPG Merger
One of the most interesting things to occur recently in the travel loyalty space is the merger of Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest. (although perhaps more for the blogging community than… Continue Reading
British Airways’ Avios Valuation – You’re Taking The P***
I like to think of myself as a kind, gentle, mild-mannered type of fellow. However, Craig posted this morning, and it made my blood boil. No, not at Craig, but at his target – British Airways, and… Continue Reading
British Airways Implements Another Awful Way to Spend Avios
British Airways Executive Club announced on Flyertalk that it will now accept Avios as payment for seat selection fees. Within minutes, people figured out that BAEC members would receive a whopping 0.55p… Continue Reading
6,000 Virgin Miles and 15% Off Avis Car Hire – Again!
Every few weeks or so, I get to share the return of a decent car rental promo. Virgin and Avis are currently offering 6,000 bonus miles for car group C rentals (or above) of three days (or more), booked… Continue Reading
My Experience With ’round-abouts’ – And Why You Should Give The App A Go
Back in February, we ran a post on a new app called ’round-abouts’. The app essentially alerts you to overlaps in your and your contacts’ travel plans – and allows you to arrange… Continue Reading
Staying with Marriott in London? Here’s how to earn 5,000 bonus points on weekends
Just a quick head-ups that if you are planning a weekend stay at selected Marriott properties in London, you could bag a few bonus points. Until 2 September, weekend stays in London booked using promo… Continue Reading
A Positive easyJet Experience at the Worst Time: Cancelling Flights Due to Bereavement
Fairly recently, I was travelling to Geneva for the day (with the idea of”nipping” to Mont Blanc for lunch… ) with a group of friends and their families. Unfortunately the trip was overshadowed… Continue Reading
Don’t Take Your Swimming Bag With You When Flying!!!
Today I thought I’d share a short ‘guest post’ from my esteemed father, following a rather unfortunate incident he encountered while trying to pass security for a recent flight. I’ve… Continue Reading