750 free Avios for doing a quick survey
E-Rewards are giving 750 free Avios for anyone who completes a survey within 2 months of joining as a new member.
Making the most of Maximum Permissible Mileage ticketing surcharges
This post was originally written in January 2013, before Points to be Made joined BoardingArea. Now that my readership has picked up significantly I want to re-run this post for mileage beginners, or those who like to be savvy with their travel planning.
Avios flies woman on bucket list trip to Grenada… but not Granada!
Dear oh dear… how many more people will this catch out! The BBC reports of a woman who had been suffering from cancer and decided to use her Avios to see the Moorish architectural gem that is Alhambra Palace in the south of Spain. But only in mid air was she informed that she was not…
Dear Netherlands…please start using credit cards!
Whilst the folks in the USA are happily churning away and earning a million points per year, or getting 5 points per dollar with triple bonus on travel expenses, The Netherlands seems stuck in the mid-1980s with their lack of acceptance of credit cards.
It’s Featured Blog time! An invite for guest posters too.
A quick notice to say that Points to be Made will be BoardingArea’s featured blog for the next 2 weeks. That means I’ll be more active with posting, monitoring my Facebook account and also my Twitter account.
Mile Nerd’s epic frustration of newbies, but my views on top.
I do feel for poor Paul, who writes the Mile Nerd blog. He is famously laconic in his posts, but his latest one is unusually verbose and he vents his frustration with helping beginners.
Flying Blue 50% promo award tickets new destinations out now
The latest round of discounted destinations for Flying Blue’s promo awards is out now, and the list is pretty long. Most of the advertised tickets are in economy class however.
Check your email for Tesco My Kitchen prize
About 2 minutes ago I just received an email from Tesco saying I’d won 500 Clubcard points for playing in their My Kitchen app a while ago. Speaking in my language that’s 1200 Avios! Check your emails for something similar, as it’s an easy one to miss.
Exploiting the NS Group Ticket. €7 day return to anywhere within NL!
NS Group tickets are by far the cheapest and most efficient way of travelling around The Netherlands by train. At €7 for a return day ticket to ANYWHERE in NL, it is incredibly difficult to get greater value for money.
Bonus AA miles for the new Milan to Miami route
American Airlines have announced a new route between Milan Malpensa (MXP) to Miami, Florida, starting 21st November 2013. In addition the promotion applies to the New York JFK route too. To entice people onto this route there’s a pretty good bonus campaign to kick it off
Iberia’s new logo…drops the Spanish Crown!
From Spanish newspaper El Pais, starting 15th October 2013, Iberia will use a new logo, and slowly roll out its new livery onto their aircrafts. Here’s the new version: And here’s the old: Well other than making things a little curvier, I don’t really see the 21st century appeal of the new logo….
US Pre-Clearance for all Aer Lingus flights from Dublin and Shannon!
This is music to my ears. The thing I hate most about USA is the lengthy immigrations queues from international arrivals. From 27th October 2013, Aer Lingus have announced that all US-bound flights departing from Dublin or Shannon will go through pre-clearance before you board your flight. Previously a few had required arrival in the…
Hilton “more free nights” Q4 promotion now live
Hilton’s latest promotion, called “More Free Nights” is now live.
A re-draw of last week’s AwardWallet OneCard
Despite numerous attempted emails to the winner from my draw, he hasn’t actually stepped forward to claim his prize.
£100 off a Club Europe Flight on British Airways from Avis
Avis have released a £100 off Club Europe voucher with a minimum spend of £350 on British Airways.