Similar to the Marriott and Hilton statuses from 2 weeks ago, IHG offer Gold status after your next stay. The promotion appears specific to HP employees, though like most other 4 digit promotional codes with IHG it seems anyone can use it.
Lufthansa Miles and More are offering discounted deals starting today for intra-Europe routes or Europe-USA routes. As with most European programmes you’ll be stung by high taxes and fuel surcharges…
From Head for Points, you can pick up 240 Avios for a very quick survey, and especially good if your BA Household Account has 7 or 8 members, as each member can have a separate Clubcard account You only need to select one of the three insurance renewal dates to receive your 100 points.
Today there is a flash sale over at IHG where you can claim reward nights for between 25%-75% off their normal rate. Don’t forget that you do not pay cash for these rates, these are paid in points! And also it’s for stays from 8th October – 8th November 2013. I don’t know at what…
Thank you to everyone who entered my AwardWallet OneCard giveaway. There were a total of 56 eligible entries after deleting multiple entries from one user, and another user’s withdrawn entry. Using Random.org the winning number was comment number 30. Congratulations to Joe who wins the OneCard! If you didn’t win this time, don’t worry because there will be…
Whilst trying to book my latest long-haul trip I’ve hit a stumbling block which has really questioned my rationality. Should I fly OneWorld or not? After nearly 10 years of choosing OneWorld by default, things are starting to look a lot less promising. My new home airport is Amsterdam where it is dominated by Skyteam carriers,…
I wanted to re-post something I had written and first published in February 2013, before I first joined BoardingArea. My reason is that, while some savvy UK-based traveller will know about this already, perhaps those who rarely use British Airways may not be entirely aware of this technique. If you’ve read this before, feel free…
A big thank you to those who those who left a comment in my last post to grab a free upgrade to AwardWallet Plus. I’m impressed with how quickly they disappeared! I’ve now sent an email to each of the 20 winners. Please don’t forget to check your spam folders. But wait…there’s more! I’m giving…
I was very fortunate to bump into Alexi Vereschaga, the creator of AwardWallet, over the weekend. I asked if he could donate something to the readers of Points to be Made, and he’s very kindly agreed!
So after an epic 5-and-a-half hour train ride each way to get to Brussels, I’m back from Travelmagic! I’m truly impressed by what Bart Lapers had organised, and wish to congratulate him on the event. The photos from the event can be seen on the Facebook page here.
Hilton and Marriott are giving instant, free Silver status on both programmes.
In case anyone is interested, I had a quick interview with Rene from DeltaPoints recently as part of his “Fireside Chat” series. It was great to be able to connect with another BoardingArea blogger this way and I really hope the series becomes a big success for Rene. Enjoy!
Hilton is giving Gold status to Visa Infinite cardholders again. Here is the sign up link. This time it’s for residents of: Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and Turkey. The offer closes on 31st March 2014, but the new Gold status will be valid until March 2015….
Here’s a little treat I stumbled across when searching for some flights: No fuel surcharge when redeeming transpacific flights between Santiago de Chile to Auckland, New Zealand on LAN Chile.
Two of the big hotel chains have launched their Q3 promotions today.