Meet me at TravelMagic, Brussels 21st September 2013!
TravelMagic aims to bring together frequent travellers in The Hotel, Brussels on Saturday 21st September 2013 to discuss how to be best make the most of your points. All for the tidy sum of €99.
Beginners’ guide to Starwood Preferred Guest
This post is part of the “Beginners’ guide to hotel points” series, and will also be duplicated as placed as a permanent page in the navigation bar above. The intended readership is for total beginners based within Europe, and highlights the most important things a beginner should know.
If you need a “promotional code” for Global Entry registration, here’s how to get one
My last post described that certain citizens were now eligible for Global Entry in the USA. When I registered as a British Citizen it asked for a “promotional code”.
USA’s Global Entry now extended to UK and German citizens
Edit: New applications for Global Entry for UK citizens are closed effective 4th December 2013 Hurrah! Finally a USA travel policy that actually benefits me! Just over a week ago, it was officially announced that it would be extended to British, German, Korean and Qatari citizens.
If you’ve sent me an email in the last 2 weeks…
…I’m really sorry but my web hosting company decided to switch my email’s IP address without telling anyone, so the last email I received was 5th August! And because I’ve been away in the wilderness I haven’t been able to check my emails. So, if you had an unanswered question please accept my apologies for…
5000 Tesco clubcard points (12 000 Avios) for buying £60 life insurance
There’s a new promotion from Tesco to get 5000 Clubcard points when you buy their life insurance. It’s changed compared to the last time if was offered and now there’s a more staggered earning structure.
Beginners’ guide to hotel points
(This post will be duplicated as a permanent page in the “Beginner’s guide” tab at the top.) Introduction: As a beginner in loyalty programmes it sometimes seems understanding your way through the different schemes can be utterly bewildering with the amount of information to absorb. But if there’s one I want to put forward: If you’re…
The man who photoshopped his credit card contract and had it enforced by Court!
The Telegraph reports of a Russian gentleman who didn’t like the standard terms and conditions that one bank was offering, so decided to play things his own way.
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.
£15 off British Airways economy flight to Mainland Europe, expires 31st August 2013
Here’s a nice one to kick off your Monday morning. a £15 voucher per passenger from Tesco.
8000 free Membership Rewards points for Netherlands residents — American Express Gold
So having lived off a debit card in the Netherlands (shock horror!!) I’ve finally managed to get an American Express Gold charge card. You get 8000 Membership Rewards points upon sign-up without spending a single penny. (Yes this is far less than other countries, but at least it’s completely free)
Make £50 pure cash profit from LV = Life Insurance and Top CashBack
Here’s an unusual one…making a pure cash profit from a single purchase transaction.
Earn 12 Starwood points for less than 1 minute of work
Admittedly this isn’t life changing, but free points are free points.
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…
Quicktip: Avoiding KLM booking fees on all flights…but with a big caveat
Two months ago I posted a quicktip on how to avoid KLM’s booking fees on transatlantic flights by booking on Delta. Thanks to reader Ralph who commented in the post to provide the missing information I needed — how to extend this to all flights.