I put out an invite on PTBM’s Facebook account yesterday asking if anyone had a question or topic they want answered in a post. Nick asked the following Are there opportunities for being based in one European country but registering a frequent flyer account in another European country, and are there any practical upsides or downsides for doing…
So despite promoting this site as Europe’s answer to loyalty programmes, I’ve actually been in Asia for the last 2 months and am looking forward to finally getting my feet back on home soil. Except I haven’t bought my ticket home yet. But I want to give my readers the opportunity to decide how I…
Phew! I have FINALLY finished writing the third and final part. Being ill for the last few days didn’t help my concentration either, but at least it’s there. I’ve also restructured the guides to fall under an introduction page instead to de-clutter the main navigation bar. If you have any difficulties understand any part of…
Aside from British Airways’ outrageous fuel surcharges, they also have the audacity to wring out more pennies by making you pay national rates to call them. When you try to call their “outside the UK” number from a normal landline or mobile phone it’s blocked. Presumably to protect their revenue stream from phone calls….
British Airways Executive Club (BAEC) has an unusual tier level qualifying system in that distance actually has a minor role in deciding your status. Instead they look at a combination of 1) how many premium cabin tickets you have paid, 2) how many segments you have flown and 3) if those segments were short/long haul….
Don’t forget you can subscribe to Points to be Made in a few ways: 1) Add your email address to the box in the right sidebar and you’ll be added to my subscription list. 2) On Facebook 3) Using my RSS feed. I just want to say thanks for the very auspicious start too –…
I’ve started working on a beginners’ guide which I’ve linked to the header bar at the near the top of every page. This will be my main focus for the next week. If other interesting things pop up in the meantime I’ll write about it too. I realise that many will be familiar with what…
UPDATE: Sorry everyone, this promotion has now expired. A while ago Hilton Hhonors was offering gold status to anyone who could provide a valid Visa Infinite card number. This got widely spread amongst the likes of One Mile at a Time, and View from the Wing. The numbers that were provided on there were…
On Wednesday 16th January 2013, at 16:00hrs GMT, Hilton Hotels are offering a 40% flash sale, and on top of that you get 2500 HHonors points for every weekend stay. You need to register for the promotion by signing up on their Facebook page. Terms and Conditions as per their website: You must be an…
