Quicktip: Reduce SAS booking service charges
Having recently booked KLM flights and successfully avoided their €10 fee, I was more than happy to take on the challenge when I noticed SAS was trying the same on me.
Musings
10% off American Airlines flights by playing Disney game. Combine with a Tier point run for maximum effect!
As per Mommy Points, Disney have an online game to get 10% off American Airlines flights. Be quick because there are only 100 000 of them to give away! I imagine this news of this promotion will spread like wildfire. The game is extremely simple, as you only need to collect 3 of these emblems to…
Hotel Des Indes lied to me about Suite availability.
I’ve just checked in at Hotel Des Indes in The Hague for the night, having booked a standard room not too long ago. I also hold Starwood Preferred Guest Platinum, which entitles me to an upgrade to the highest available ‘normal’ suite. For this hotel this is the Junior Suite.
British Airways Club World sale from Mainland Europe, book by 26th June 2013
British Airways have loaded a very short sale in their Club World business class seats. Here’s the link to the sale page. You don’t have long though. Fares must be booked by 26th June 2013, and outbound travel must be between 25th June 2013 to 30th September 2013 and even earlier for some routes Minimum…
What do you do with your expired or current airline membership cards?
I did start to wonder if I was mad hoarding all the new membership cards every year, until I got some inspiration from a few travellers at the airport proudly displaying their shiny baggage tags.
Visa prepaid. The Eurozone’s game-changer.
I feel this is a turning point for the Eurozone. You see, in The Netherlands, consumer debt (i.e. credit cards) isn’t prevalent at all. It’s nigh-on impossible to use any credit cards here, not even when buying train tickets or your doing your weekly groceries. Thus manufactured-spending is extremely difficult. I haven’t even got a…
Follow up on that valet car parking incident
I mentioned just a few days ago that I got new racing stripes on my rental car after handing my keys to Hilton’s valet car parking service.
Ryanair and Easyjet’s credit card charges have dropped considerably, but British Airways’ haven’t
Not strictly a post about points or miles, but still worthy news, if a little belated.
Preview of Prize #1 of the Epic Journey Home
Good morning from Cathay Pacific’s The Wing lounge at Hong Kong! What a lovely day to be munching some of The Noodle Bar’s won ton soup whilst enjoying my favourite blog…
How to follow PTBM
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 –…
A new year, a new beginning, some new goals
I kept promising myself to get this blog started for months. However the turn of the year seemed like an appropriate time to kick it off.