Bits: Amex @ Frieze Art Fair, Accor relaunches the Orient Express brand

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• James says:

  5 Oct5 October 16:39

  Anyone know of the routes still available for earning Avios on travel money ? If any even exist anymore.

  Even better if it can be done via credit card as a purchase but appreciate that might not be at all possible anymore 🙁

  Cheers.

  • Rob says:

    5 Oct5 October 17:04

    Travelex 1 Avios per £1, or use a Curve in an ATM linked to a points earning Visa or MC. The points are not free, either way.

• Alex Sm says:

  5 Oct5 October 19:23

  Well timed with the upcoming release of the “Murder on Orient Express” epic remake

• Mikee says:

  5 Oct5 October 19:49

  O/T – the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse Amex/Visa additional signup bonuses have now been pulled (previously you could get an extra 13,500 miles on top of the 18,500 sign-up bonus on the Black Card if signing-up with a rep in the Clubhouse at LHR T3 – the White card also had an extra Clubhouse bonus but can’t remember how much extra it was).
  According to the Virgin rep in the Clubhouse, the deal has been pulled as Virgin are “renegotiating their deal with Amex” so another sign this card could be changing soon.
  HOWEVER, you can actually still get the extra bonus miles by applying by phone with MBNA and quoting Virgin Clubhouse promotion (0800 056 5576). Not sure how long this will last but suggest calling and signing-up asap.
  Note that 18,500 miles are credited by MBNA on 1st spend on the card and the additional 13,500 are added directly by Virgin within 3 months – card fee is £140.

  • Alan says:

    5 Oct5 October 20:23

    It was a 9k bonus on the White.

    Shame this has been pulled, but here’s hoping they come up with a decent offer to replace the Amex one! Almost hit the £10k to get 2nd upgrade voucher with the Amex – wished it covered UC, but PE to East Coast US would be OK at econ pricing!

    • Liz says:

      5 Oct5 October 22:47

      That’s what we did for our trip in Aug. Went out UC and came back PE from Washington DC using our upgrade voucher – flight was quite good and food was fine.

  • Liz says:

    5 Oct5 October 20:26

    We got in just in time then – we both took out the white card in Aug – made one purchase and both got 12k pts a couple of weeks ago!

• Graham Walsh says:

  5 Oct5 October 22:48

  OT Re Virgin, got an email today about miles booster – 30% extra. Just wondering if it’s worth it. Done 3 return US trips with them in the last 6 months.

  If you make a purchase through our Buy Miles or Miles Booster programmes between 2-31 October 2017, you’ll recieve an extra 30% of miles on top as a brilliant little bonus.

  However, no option on boosting miles, just the 30% extra when buying https://www.virginatlantic.com/gb/en/flying-club/miles/earn-miles/buy-miles.html

  • the real harry1 says:

    5 Oct5 October 22:56

    had to check but it’s them not you!

    ‘If you make a purchase through our Buy Miles or Miles Booster programmes between 2-31 October 2017, you’ll recieve an extra 30% of miles on top as a brilliant little bonus.’

    Sack the illiterate Marketing Mgr! 🙂

    • Rob says:

      6 Oct6 October 00:40

      I know Oli, leave him alone 🙂

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