Bits: new ‘Luxury Travel Diary’ auction, HfP in the media
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News in brief:
New ‘Luxury Travel Diary’ auction launched
The ‘Luxury Travel Diary’ website has launched another of its regular auctions. Some HfP readers have successfully bought items in the past – this is not a huge site and there can be genuinely good deals if you get something which others have overlooked.
The full list of items on offer is here. If you want to narrow it down to UK items, click here. Of the items which looked interesting:
One way private jet flight for two from New York to California (or vice versa)
Two nights in Paris at a Five Star boutique hotel
Two nights at the Andaz New York hotel
Four nights at Makunudu Island, Maldives
If none of those appeal, there is a yurt on the Isle of Wight as well.
The closing dates for the lots vary wildly – some close this week, other run into late October – so you should make a diary note to keep track of those of interest.
Head for Points in the media
I appeared in a couple of media pieces this week which may be worth a look.
Over at Buying Business Travel, I discussed the impact of the Avios devaluation. What is interesting about this piece is that a number of corporate travel agents talk about the changes they have seen to booking patterns.
For The World, a public service radio show in the US, I discussed the UK approach to miles and points as part of a broader discussion. The gist of the piece is in this article here or you can listen to the full show here (you want the September 14th edition) – fast forward to 17 mins 25 seconds.
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