News in brief:
25% off CrossCountry train tickets
The CrossCountry rail franchise is running a very decent sale starting on Monday – 25% off all CrossCountry Advance tickets purchased through our Train Tickets app between 18 January and 14 February 2016.
Whilst you need to book via their app, you will need a PIN code to access the deal which can only be obtained via their website! You need to complete the online form here and you will be sent your PIN on Monday. Thanks to Tony.
Current Tesco Clubcard bonus point deals you may have missed
The following offers were covered at our sister site Shopper Points over the last couple of weeks and are still active. Only a couple of them were exciting enough to be worth covering on here but, if you are interested in the relevant product, they are all worth a look:
On-going – 150 Clubcard points (360 Avios) with your first Tesco Photo order
Ends 31st January – double Clubcard points on Esso Supreme fuels
Ends 24th January – 250 Clubcard points (600 Avios) and £5 off on Google Chromecast
Ends 24th January – 100 Clubcard points (240 Avios) and £20 off a Roku 2 Media Streamer
Ends 20th January – 500 extra Clubcard points (1200 Avios) on Epson printers
Ends 20th January – 500 points (1200 Avios) on Brother printers (and see here – prices have been reduced)
Ends 17th January – 200 Clubcard points (480 Avios) and £10 off a NOW TV box
Love Clubcard, don’t collect Avios? You should be reading our sister site, Shopper Points (www.shopperpoints.co.uk), which covers the latest Clubcard and Nectar offers without any distracting frequent flyer talk! Why not check it out now?
Help Adam with his dissertation
Finally, Adam got in touch to ask for your help. He is a student at Loughborough University studying BSc Air Transport Management and a long-term HFP reader and commentator.
His dissertation will be on seat selection fees for UK domestic flights. If you have 5 minutes to spare over the next few days, he would be grateful if you could visit this website and answer a few questions about your willingness (or not) to pay seat selection fees for domestic flights. Thanks.
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Did the survey, good luck with uni Adam
Raffles: seen this?
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There was a 3000 Virgin miles sign up bonus via the Virgin Red app that Raffles covered recently.
Anyone who unlocked all of the “vaults” last month got a free bottle of wine. I’m still waiting for mine to be delivered so can’t comment on the quality but free wine from a free app isn’t to be sniffed at!
Yes, covered it a couple of times. Some decent deals as they try to build traffic.
Another Lboro grad here, happy to complete the survey! Good luck!
Has anyone managed to get a PIN code for crosscountrytrains, as I have tried several times witout success, and trying to get any sense from their Customer Relations is difficult to say the least.
Mine has just arrived, I applied for it as soon as I read this piece.
Thank you everyone that’s completed my survey so far. Your input has been invaluable!
Something strange with cross-country. I got my code and booked a ticket with the app. It was worth it for the discount but I won’t do it again, for 2 reasons, firstly it only gives you m-ticket and second you can’t choose seat, not even window or aisle. I was given aisle but I always book window. However the strange thing is I got an email yesterday stating that I had requested replacement tickets so here was a code to use at the station ticket machines. Well I didn’t request anything of the sort but it was welcome, now i can get through the ticket barriers without having to faff about with my phone. But the lack of seat choice is still a deal breaker (and of course the lack of nectar points or anything like you get with firstgroup bookings)