Another update: forwarding addresses
I’ve added a quick instructable in the beginners’ guide about using forwarding addresses to take advantage of foreign promotions. I hope this one opens a whole can of worms for the points game!
Added part 2 of the Matrix ITA guide
As the title suggests, I’ve now added a second part to my Matrix beginners’ guide. There’s still a third, possibly fourth part to write, but I hope what’s there so far has opened up a new perspective to many people.
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 –…
Writing the beginners’ guide
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…
In addition to yesterday’s Hilton Gold…
Yesterday saw quite a number of people taking advantage of the HHonors Gold trick that I provided. But I’ve just been told that someone who accidentally registered their account to Taiwan successfully got their Gold status too.
Instant Hilton Gold using Visa Infinite and the Luhn Algorithm!
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…
Hilton 40% off plus 2500 points 24hr sale
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…
Understanding and avoiding the UK’s Air Passenger Duty
I feel like I’m penalised by the UK’s Government every time I fly out of the country. Why? Air Passenger Duty. It applies to nearly everyone who flies from the UK.
Making the most of MPM ticket surcharges
Bookmark this post. Next time you buy a flight and want to squeeze extra mileage into it then this could be very handy! If you’re in any way familiar with air fare rules then MPM, or Maximum Permissible Mileage, should be familiar to you. If not, then here’s a quick explanation.
Making the most of MPM ticket surcharges
Bookmark this post. Next time you buy a flight and want to squeeze extra mileage into it then this could be very handy! If you’re in any way familiar with air fare rules then MPM, or Maximum Permissible Mileage, should be familiar to you. If not, then here’s a quick explanation.
A couple of frequent flyer meet-ups in the UK
Having a quick scan on the British Airways Executive Club forum on Flyertalk, I notice there are some “Dos” or meet-ups in the near future. It’s a good chance for newbies of the points game to learn tricks of the trade and meet equally points-obsessed individuals. I’ve been to a few in the past and…
Lufthansa giving discount vouchers.
Lufthansa are currently giving away online vouchers depending on which country you select. This must match your country of departure. These vary in value as follows: Austria — 20EUR Belgium — 20EUR Brazil — 110BRL Canada — 40CAD China —400CNY France — 20EUR Germany — 20EUR Hong Kong —450HKD India — 2750INR Italy — 20EUR…
Trip Report: Paris to Hong Kong Cathay Pacific New Business Class
I arrived at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport(CDG) off the 07:20 BA304 British Airways flight from London Heathrow. Being bleary-eyed from an all-nighter I was concerned that my Cathay Pacific flight which I booked only 10 hours before through American Airlines (AA) hadn’t been ticketed. I called AA 3 times whilst at Heathrow to ask…
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.