Would you like to win 100,000 Avios points? Thought so. Wait until Monday ….

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• Simon says:

  3 Jan3 January 14:23

  Agreed, Can’t wait for it.

  I’ve collected over 200k avios in the last month reading this blog so please don’t let some people get you down.

  • Polly says:

    3 Jan3 January 16:14

    Simon, how on earth did you manage to collect 200k worth of avios this last month! Must be working v hard at it !

    • Simon says:

      3 Jan3 January 17:55

      New Plat Card (35k) + Spend (2k) + 5 Supp (50k) + Refer Wife (18k) + Wife New Plat (35k) + Wife Spend (2k) + 5 Supp (50k) = 192k
      Spent £4k on itunes vouchers from Tesco on a BAPP = 44.4k
      £60 Tesco Shop x 4 on BAPP = 5.4k

      In Nov I booked 2 x NY in F and 2 x Bermuda in F for 2015 holidays so working hard replenishing avios as we’ve still got 2 companion vouchers available.

      • jonboy says:

        3 Jan3 January 20:59

        Can I ask what you are going to do with £4k of iTunes vouchers?

        • Simon says:

          4 Jan4 January 17:50

          ebay. Last year when they did the similar offer before mother’s day it took me 11 days to sell £5k worth (bought for £4k). I also made about £350 profit after ebay/paypal fees. If you advertise them as emailing the codes only you don’t have to mess around sending them out in the post plus you’ll incur no postage fees.

        • Singing Dwarf says:

          4 Jan4 January 18:37

          Did you have any problems with buyers?

          I have seen anecdotal reports of buyers complaining that they did not receive vouchers, or that the voucher codes received were not of the value specified.

          eBay usually find favour of the buyer I understand?

        • Simon says:

          4 Jan4 January 20:58

          yes: ebay generally do favour with the buyer but with itunes vouchers you can also get assistance from itunes.

          I had an issue with one buyer who bought 2 x £25 itunes vouchers who claimed neither code I emailed worked and immediately opened a case in ebay’s resolution centre. The buyer was being dishonest (confirmed by itunes).

          I phoned itunes customer services who put the £50 back onto the itunes vouchers for me. (I still had the vouchers in my possession so could still give itunes all the info needed.) My wife then immediately credited her itunes account £50 with the 2 vouchers in case the ‘buyer’ tried to re-credit their own account.

          I then refunded the buyer as I’d gotten my money back via itunes and also then emailed ebay informing them what had happened. The ‘buyer’s’ ebay account was deleted within a week.

          My wife thought it justice really as I’d gotten £5k of itunes vouchers and she had not been given any of them until this happened!

        • Fenny says:

          4 Jan4 January 21:43

          I’m interested in the fact that itunes CS are very helpful. I guess that reselling itunes credit isn’t a problem for them?

      • Think Square says:

        3 Jan3 January 21:08

        And how did you get 5.4k for £60 Tesco Shop x 4 on BAPP?

        Nicely done, though 🙂

        • TimS says:

          4 Jan4 January 06:36

          I was wondering how he managed such a good earning rate on £240 tesco spend too!

          22.5 avios per £1 ?!?

        • Simon says:

          4 Jan4 January 18:04

          I read Raffles 17th Dec post called “1200 Avios with £60 Tesco Grocery spend – new and existing customers”

          Did the online £60 shop 4 times (my wife and I both have a clubcard and a Tesco Mastercard so Bonus points = 4800 avios

          Paid each time with a BAPP so £240 = 360 avios

          £240 Tesco spend also gets you 240 regular CC points = 576 avios

          4800 + 360 + 576 = 5736 avios (I think I forgot the BAPP avios when I worked it out above))

      • Polly says:

        3 Jan3 January 21:34

        Simon, v impressed, such good organisation, we are inspired. Must admit the plat referrals are useful for us to separate out work v personal spending for all,our family too.

      • Waribai says:

        3 Jan3 January 21:46

        “Wife New” I guess getting an additional wife can always help boost your miels earning potential!

      • Lady London says:

        4 Jan4 January 01:22

        For a moment there I thought you referred two wives !

        Hmmm perhaps polygamy is something that could be of interest to miles collectors 🙂

      • Pid says:

        4 Jan4 January 09:30

        If you still get 500 avios for supplementary cards on the BAPP there could be further earning opportunities for you!

        • @mkcol says:

          4 Jan4 January 09:54

          I mentioned the 500 for a BAPP supplementary card holder to Raffles the other day, as I was unaware of the offer & had asked AMEX directly if there was anything to be had – they said no, but as a gesture have 1000 Avios if you do get a supp card.
          Which I promptly did!

      • James says:

        6 Jan6 January 08:36

        Hi Simon, great work

        Can I ask, what is Supp and BAPP?

        • Rob says:

          6 Jan6 January 08:58

          BAPP is a British Airways Premium Plus Amex card. ‘Supp’ is a supplementary card issued on a credit card account to your partner or family member. Amex Plat is currently offering 10,000 points (=10,000 Avios) for each free supplementary card you issue (there is an article on this).

    • David L says:

      3 Jan3 January 22:08

      @Simon How long did it take for your supplementary card bonus points to post after arriving?!

      • Simon says:

        4 Jan4 January 18:27

        18 days on my card. My wife’s haven’t posted yet as her card is only just over a week old. She’s already gotten the 35k spend bonus though.

• Danksy says:

  3 Jan3 January 14:51

  Well done Rob… looking forward to it!!

• Ralph says:

  3 Jan3 January 16:28

  Just booked 2 x return F BA flights to Beijing using a 2-4-1 and 2 x C to Hong Kong for a total of 230,000 Avios and just over £1,100, all in August (I am coming to terms with BA’s extortionate charges for this one since I couldn’t even fly to Beijing in economy for that money). Also booked to stay at the Intercontinental Hong Kong for 2 nights using my Into The Nights 2 “free” nights vouchers that cost me a grand sum of £150. Also flying in C DUB-MAD-LAX in the spring with Avios and back in C on AA LAX-LHR. Using Mrs E’s Into The Nights vouchers for 2 nights at the Intercontinental Los Angeles for part of that trip.
  All of this would have been beyond my reach and more importantly, beyond my comprehension and knowledge if it were not for headforpoints and so I imagine most of those reading this blog have a lot of gratitude to Raffles.
  Some people just live to be picky, it smacks of jealousy frankly and we should all just ignore such pedants.
  Thanks again Rob, couldn’t do it without your expert guidance and help! The time you devote to this sight is beyond comprehension.

  • Ross Parker says:

    3 Jan3 January 17:42

    I second these thoughts – I am in the same boat. This site is great.

    I would, however, be interested in what ‘bulk rate’ companies like Kaligo get on Avios, and on what terms. Presumably, they can give them away (like this) but not sell them directly.

    Oh, and to show that there can be friendly pedants too, I think Business/Club World is typically referred to as J, the primary business booking class 😉

    • Ralph says:

      3 Jan3 January 22:52

      See, that goes to show how much I fly or know and still I can get the seats up front!! 😉 Thanks 🙂

• Luke says:

  3 Jan3 January 17:54

  0XR Thanks Raffles!

  (Just kidding)

• Rob says:

  3 Jan3 January 18:48

  Could do, but in truth some hotels will be cheaper on one site and some on another, as the examples shown in these comments prove.

  hotels.com, for eg, would come out totally differently if you assume you would eventually stay 10 nights and trigger a free Welcome Rewards night because that is a further 10% rebate. If you would never book 10 nights via hotels.com you don’t include that.

  From February, booking a Marriott on their own site gets you free internet. Book via a third party and you won’t. Should you factor in that cost? Or the value of Marriott points – except they aren’t worth much if you don’t stay enough nights to build up a big pile?

  The bottom line is that if you book a hotel for £35 as one example above gave, and earn 3100 Avios for it, it is a no-brainer and clearly a great deal. Other scenarios will differ.

• Matthew says:

  3 Jan3 January 19:20

  I try to avoid responding to unwarranted/unjustified comments but I feel compelled to offer my support to Rob here, especially after some of the open forum comments too as there are clearly some readers of this site who expect to be handed everything on a plate, for nothing. Rob gives a huge amount of time, not only by the means of the blog posts and research but also his personal emails if you have a question and his vast knowledge of the industry. If the competition encourages more visitors to the site then great as hopefully this will translate to more affiliate revenue for him and encourage Rob to continue, which we will all benefit from. I’m not sure why some people see this as a problem? I don’t go to work for nothing and I feel like I’m saying thank you to Rob by using his links for the wealth of information he shares. Most of us have amazing stories to share regarding luxury flights etc. so it’s clearly been worthwhile. For me, the info he provides gives me the stepping stone to dig deeper and find out if things are of value or not and in this case, to see whether the extra Avios are worth the extra money. I’d never heard of Kaligo before now and it’s now on my checklist when I make a new booking.

  It’s very sad reading such negative comments and I hope it doesn’t continue. There is nothing wrong with constructive comments and suggestions but It’s very easy to hide behind a name and a comment on the web. Sometimes the tone of words can come across differently than perhaps intended and subsequently offend not just Rob but other readers too.

  Good luck to those that enter. And if you’re not in the UK for this one (like me the other week) don’t panic….just enter the next one!

  • Will says:

    3 Jan3 January 19:55

    I seconded your views matthew. Never have a read such negativity on this site. Don’t like it then go back to flyer talk and enjoy! I can’t wait for the competition. Amazing amount of miles. I wonder how many entries you will get!

    • Tariq says:

      4 Jan4 January 20:44

      Thirded. Rob does a great job and this site is essential daily reading for those of us that are time poor and would never have a chance of regularly reading forums like FlyerTalk to find the golden nuggets ourselves.

      I was sceptical about Kaligo after reading some of the comments before but I finally booked my Las Vegas hotel for July next year when Kaligo came up with a price that was far better than any of the very many other sites I’ve already checked (and continue to check since Kaligo have free cancellation terms). The 3000ish Avios that are on offer with the booking are just an extra benefit on a stay that wouldn’t have earned me mileage in any scheme otherwise…!

      Looking forward to the competition. Thanks for all the hard work Rob!

• neil says:

  3 Jan3 January 21:16

  i got a very good deal with Kaligo , room was 5 pounds extra but i gained 3000 avios.

• Aziz says:

  3 Jan3 January 21:57

  Nice one Rob, and thanks for pulling in another great competition. I’m really amazed to read some of the very ungrateful comments above. Rob is running a blog, by it’s very nature there are commercial elements to it, like pretty much anything on the internet. But in my opinion Rob has consistently been upfront about this and drawn the readers attention to it.

  If you really think a particular promotion crosses a line for you then feed it back to Rob, but at least try to do it in a more pleasant and constructive manner. And if you really don’t like the site then find something else to read.

  And as always, caveat emptor, just because Rob writes about something doesn’t mean you have to merrily go and buy something from them!

  • Singing Dwarf says:

    4 Jan4 January 00:07

    The issue here was we were not informed if there was, or wasn’t a relationship with Kaligo.

    As you say, previously, Rob has been very upfront. Here, there was no indiciation, until he responded to my comment, of the nature of the relationship.

    I have previously noted how grateful I am – note, *still* am – about this blog. It made me realise that this points collecting malarky has potential. I am very grateful for that.

    A lot of the comments here – including a lot of my own – are detritus and need to be filtered as much as Flyertalk. The layout here is better than at FT, so the job is a little easier here 😉

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