The whole point of state is matching is for companies to attract high spending individuals to them. The rationale is that if you have accrued status with one chain or airline then you might be likely to do the same with another. I wrote here about how I matched my British airways executive club silver… Read More Status Matching
I am a creature of habit, and I like a good loyalty scheme, so my first port of call for hiring a car is always Avis. I use them when I fly to Nice and need a car, as it is invariably cheaper to book together as a package than just buying the flights alone… Read More You get what you pay for…
As I outlined in a previous post, half term sees me heading up to Scotland to see my parents and I chose, in what I acknowledge now to be a fit of madness, to travel up overnight on the MegabusGold Sleeper bus. I arrived at London’s Victoria Coach Station at around 2215 to give me… Read More A reminder why I stopped taking the bus years ago
Half terms tend to be times when we don’t go away as a couple as there is not always enough time, and prices can be high. I often find it a good time to visit my parents north of Inverness. I can remember the days of a direct INV-LON service on BA, particularly the cooked… Read More Half term travel choices
After a couple of weeks away, it was time for my Mum and Dad to come home, so I thought I would finish the tales of MummyAirmiles. They were travelling on Emirates; SEZ-DXB-GLA. We flew on a Boeing 777-200LR from SEZ-DXB. Cabin half full, and although my IFE system was a bit dodgy, and Dad’s… Read More GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles returns home
I had my first ‘business’ trip earlier this week; being a teacher, these things dont happen very often. I was speaking to some colleagues in Manchester with my Examiner hat on and needed to be there for an 0845 start, meaning travelling up after school the day before. The train was going to be £110… Read More This is why I love British Airways…
In a dramatic move, MummyAirmiles is flying in the back of the plane for an international flight Currently in MRE airport waiting for the Seychelles flight. The new airport is very modern, cool and wonderfully designed. Travelling economy this time, but it’s only a 2.5 hr flight.. Dad forgot his LoungePass, so he is tucked… Read More GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles moves onto the Seychelles
Not needing to be asked twice, here is some more from my Mum’s trip on an Emirates 777 and A380 GLA-DXB-MRU: Following the late inbound, there was a quick plane turnaround in Glasgow on the 777-300ER. Nice business class seats together, both facing forwards with a big TV screen. I always think Emirates has the… Read More GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles arrives in Mauritius
I think that I have always had it in the back of my mind that if you need to go somewhere fairly last minute you are likely to find flying very expensive. I would naturally plan my travel months in advance, partly driven by the school holidays and partly to ensure that I got the… Read More Let the plane take the strain
There are so many hotel options in Paris it is sometimes difficult to choose. For a weekend away, I chose the InterContinental Paris Le Grande, in the 9th right next to the Opera. I am a Platinum Ambassador in the IHG Rewards scheme, a status level I arrived at via two separate routes. The Platinum… Read More A weekend at the InterContinental Paris Le Grand
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