Bits: kids fly free to Scandinavia, get two nights for the price of one at Macdonald Hotels

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• tony says:

  24 Oct24 October 06:49

  There’s a lot more useful detail about the SAS fare, rather than glib comments about ‘does it work for a family of nine’…

  It seems to be valid for some considerable time. I couldn’t get it to work for next August when of course I’m taking my kids to Scandinavia, but it does work at Easter.

  Also it applies to the Plus fare categories as well, which means you get baggage allowance, lounge access, fast track security and onboard F&B. I believe this also includes the middle seat being blocked unless the flight is full.

  • Tom says:

    24 Oct24 October 10:03

    I was trying to figure out the dates..and can’t find them anywhere. Anybody?

    • Tom says:

      24 Oct24 October 10:34

      Looks like:

      CHILDREN’S BOOK PRICES. Right now paying children 2-11 years only taxes. Valid for travel within Sweden and Scandinavia, as well as selected European destinations. The offer applies for children traveling with adults. Book by 24/10, res 14 / 11-6 / 4, 2017. Limited seats

  • the realharry says:

    24 Oct24 October 20:41

    lighten up, Tony!

    ‘Glib’? yeah, right – it was just a shorter Bits post – you can find out that kind of detail by searching yourself – yes, it might have helped you, at that time, maybe not – but that’s just editorial choice if it’s in or out – same as there are rarely hotel prices on HFP but you can just possibly search & find a hotel price for your date in about 5 secs?

• Lady London says:

  24 Oct24 October 08:20

  wondering when do you have to book the McDonald’s offer by? my plans will not be clear till January, perhaps that’s too late.

• Brian says:

  24 Oct24 October 08:28

  OT: you can get a minimum of 5,000 Miles & More miles for making your first booking through their hotel portal. A decent way to get miles, which can be tricky to earn.

  • Brian says:

    24 Oct24 October 08:28

    Has to be booked by 31 October, though, but stays can be later.

    • Rob says:

      24 Oct24 October 08:50

      Covering this tomorrow, I need my German-speaking colleague to translate the small print first! Because I have clearly learnt nothing despite having a German partner for the last 11 years …..

      • RussellH says:

        24 Oct24 October 11:32

        I could not find this offer at first; only when switching to being based in Germany and text in German could I find it.

        A quick glance did not show up anything problematic, but I did not read the small print. I shall let Annika do that and read what you have tomorrow with interest.

        There are a few German newspaper subscriptions with mileage bonuses of around 30 000 which vaguely attract me – it was very interesting during the summer reading the German press on the referendum result – though none of the offers are for papers that I would normally buy in Germany.

• squall says:

  24 Oct24 October 11:03

  This 241 offer in MacDonald Hotels has been on for a while through their quality brakes offers. Unfortunately it’s on a room only basis and the breakfast adds up significantly to the total cost of stay. When you compare advanced rates that includes breakfast with this one, the savings are not that great anymore.

  • Genghis says:

    24 Oct24 October 11:05

    Mrs Genghis understands when I take her to a greasy spoon / foreign equivalent for breakfast.

    • Dan says:

      24 Oct24 October 17:33

      Does anyone have a view on what some of the nicer McDonald properties might be across the U.K.?

      • Genghis says:

        24 Oct24 October 17:37

        From my uni days, the Randolf in Oxford is (was 10 years ago) very nice

      • Rob says:

        24 Oct24 October 21:00

        Bath – but this is often excluded from promos. This hotel actually won ‘UK Hotel of the Year’ when it opened (run by Forte at the time). To be honest I would like someone to rescue it from Macdonald but you can’t argue it is a lovely place.

• RussellH says:

  24 Oct24 October 11:17

  The MacDonalds Hotel offer does look interesting. The first place I tried offetred me King Size room for two nights for £68 room only, but £10 credit towards other things.

• James67 says:

  24 Oct24 October 14:29

  OT Bit: BA clubcard offer this quarter is win a holiday in Barcelona so looks like another quarter passing without a conversion bonus, Thdy will likely use Vueling flights too in hope of saving a few pence.

  • Genghis says:

    24 Oct24 October 14:49

    Poor. Any sign of a Virgin bonus?

    • James67 says:

      24 Oct24 October 15:15

      No, it was a BAEC email. There may be some hope though, I think there was one quarter where they initially started with a competition and then offered a bonus. Closing date for the competion is 30 November with minimum £5 transfer.

    • TGLoyalty says:

      24 Oct24 October 16:34

      Virgin Red App has 10% conversion bonus, but for first time conversions only? and 1000 miles for auto convert until 13th November

• the realharry says:

  24 Oct24 October 18:55

  O/T if you have a Morrisons Miles & More card

  3000 points when you buy £25 Amazon card + 625 base points

  max 2 per transaction advised

  Amex card connection @ 1 point/ £ = another 1%

  so you’re getting £3.87 discount on your £25 Amazon card

  = 15.48% discount

  • the realharry says:

    24 Oct24 October 19:03

    vs Tesco?

    150 Tesco points = 360 Avios (for £50 Amazon)

    plus Amex card connection @ 1 point/ £ = another 1%

    so you’re getting £4.10 on your £50 Amazon card

    = 8.2% discount

    Morrisons offer is miles better, not that Tesco offer is around

    (Somebody pls check the math)

    • Roger says:

      24 Oct24 October 19:06

      I think you are correct.
      I think the GC also include not just Amazon but also Netflix, iTunes, Pizza Express GCs.

      • the realharry says:

        24 Oct24 October 19:11

        true but who wants them? 🙂

        • the realharry says:

          24 Oct24 October 19:29

          Google Play as well (whatever that is)

    • TGLoyalty says:

      24 Oct24 October 21:50

      Yep but that Tesco offers gone Harry 🙂

      Shame that its max 2 per transaction as I have a 5% off £100 spend offer on my Lloyds Avios Card

• Nick Burch says:

  25 Oct25 October 06:37

  You sure you don’t want to take 9 kids to Scandinavia? And there I was looking forward to a future trip report where poor Anika has to take Rob’s kids and some of their friends to Sweden for the weekend… 😉

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