I love to book things in early so I have something to look forward to, but in light of IHG’s recently announced changes to their redemption list, it makes sense to do so. I’ve booked our summer holiday to the west coast of the USA and have tried to maximise points and miles where I… Read More IHG Redemption changes
If you are ever short of Avios for a redemption flight, you can always buy some, but this is generally seen as an expensive way of doing things. A couple of emails have popped into my inbox this week which have given some more interesting possibilities for collecting miles. British Airways Birthday email To qualify,… Read More Other ways to ‘buy’ Avios
The idea of paying for a hotel room with no intention of staying in it will be, to most people, absurd. And, quite frankly, it is. So much so that I didn’t tell my wife that I had booked one for over two months until we were in the car driving north for Christmas. But… Read More My first mattress run
On of the biggest perks in the miles and points games must surely be the AmEx 241 voucher from the British Airways Premium Plus card. If you spend £10k in a year you get a voucher in your BAEC account which allows you to book 2 tickets for the Avios of 1(although you also have to… Read More Did I get good value from my AmEx 241 voucher?
Thanks to the positive feedback from the previous guest posts of my parents’ holiday, and their seemingly insatiable penchant for luxury travel, I am delighted to be able to bring you news of their latest adventure. After spending time in South Africa last year, and realising that they wouldn’t be able to see all they… Read More GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles takes to the skies again
One of the upsides of being a teacher is that I know when my holidays will be, and they are plentiful (although don’t get me started on those ‘hilarious’ people who think that we are always on holiday and don’t work hard…!) which means that I can book in advance. I like to have something… Read More Part-pay with Avios – Business Class return to SFO for £750
I mentioned in a previous post that I had left my iPad on an Alitalia flight (more to come on that at some point) and that there were difficulties in retrieving it such that the most sensible thing to do was to fly to Rome for a few hours to pick it up. Having arrived… Read More iPad Rescue (or LHR-FCO-LHR in 8 hours)
I have written before about how good Avios can be in a last minute bind when cash tickets can be outrageously expensive. My LHR-FCO-LHR ticket would have cost £1025 but I paid 25,500 Avios and £50. I had been hoping that these would go towards a First class redemption somewhere, but they are of more… Read More The benefits of paying with Avios
I thought it would be worthwhile just to give a little summary of the miles and points redemptions I have made since I started collecting miles and points in the second half of 2012, many of which have started from Heathrow Terminal 5 below. Flights LHR – ABZ – LHR = 9,000 Avios LHR –… Read More Redemption History
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