On 29 December I wrote about my missing Air New Zealand points which originally been fine and then magically reduced themselves (twice). At the same time I tweeted Air NZ and got and almost immediate reply! Two days letter I had an email from Air New Zealand, who (surprise!), had never heard of this problem…
In the UK? Best Western member? Watch for a special offer in the post
Best Western seems to be one of the last programmes that still sends thing by post. Whilst I checked the recent folder from them for a statement or bonus offer, I nearly missed a gift card worth £5. Located just inside the folder, there is a gift card you can use at any UK Best…
easyJet passengers have to have a whip round to get plane underweight
A UK paper is reporting that passengers had to have a whip round when no one would leave their over-weight flight from Liverpool to Geneva. The airline only offered £100 per passengers, but after the passengers raised a further £400, so each passenger could have £200, four got off and the plane left 90 minutes…
1,000 Tesco Clubcard points for two Movie Rentals at blinkbox
Cashback site topcashback- has an offer for £2.52 cash back and 1,000 bonus Tesco Clubcard points from Tesco blinkbox. Sign-up was easy and I found two films that I actually will watch at the weekend. Rentals run about £3.50 and you can view for 48 hours after first view or up to thirty days –…
UK Tax Man studies increased Passenger Taxes for Heathrow and Gatwick
One of the UK papers is reporting that our Tax Man, HM Revenue and Customs, is looking at whether some sort of congestion charging for Heathrow and Gatwick might help with their capacity problems by driving passengers to Luton or Stansted, or even Birmingham airports. The paper suggests that HMRC is thinking of increasing the…
UK Government Agency provides list of charges for many airlines flying from the UK
The Civil Aviation Authority, who are responsible for regulating air travel in the UK publishes a helpful guide to the prices changed by various airlines for different services. Did you know Aer Lingus charges £1 for a text message? BA only charges 25p. Flybe charges £30 for sports equipment, and this will only be carried…
London Underground marks 150th Birthday today
On 9 January 1863, the first trains ran on the Metropolitan railway – passengers were admitted the next day. The service operated between Paddington and Farringdon initially – but the modern underground still follows the same route as that followed by trains 150 years ago today. Of course as the Underground expanded it has given…
Some European Intercontinental hotels offering 5,000 bonus point stays
Offer runs from 1 Jan to 8 April and full Information at this link. As is often the case, the room rate changes when you select this rate. For example: BERLIN – 15 to 16 March AAA Rate – EUR125.10 Advance Saver – EUR126 Best Flexible – EUR 139 5,000 Points – EUR144 PARIS,…
United changes elite status earning for most (but not all) carriers in premium cabins
United appears to have changed the PQM (Premier Qualifying Mile) earnings for a number of its Star Alliance partners over night. Significantly very few carriers now earn more than 1 times the miles flown as PQM. So, for example, in the past an Air New Zealand flight taken in Business Class would have earned 1.5…
Discounted London Theatre Tickets until mid-Feb 2013
The Society of West End Theatre, the delightfully named SWET, wisely renamed itself Society of West End Theatre some years ago. They have for some years offered discounted tickets for the off-peak period for theatres. Given the depths of the UK recession (Are we still in our double-dip or have we progressed to the third-dip?),…
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