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.
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…
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.
(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…
British Airways, like most airlines, allows a 24 hour ‘cooling-off’ period when buying tickets which allows for full refunds with no penalty. This is typically to allow the customer to check, and where necessary amend, important details on a ticket and be satisfied that a correct booking has been made. You can cancel ‘non-refundable’ tickets…
I put out an invite on PTBM’s Facebook account yesterday asking if anyone had a question or topic they want answered in a post. Nick asked the following Are there opportunities for being based in one European country but registering a frequent flyer account in another European country, and are there any practical upsides or downsides for doing…
Aside from British Airways’ outrageous fuel surcharges, they also have the audacity to wring out more pennies by making you pay national rates to call them. When you try to call their “outside the UK” number from a normal landline or mobile phone it’s blocked. Presumably to protect their revenue stream from phone calls….
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…
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…
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.
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.
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.