How to get 40,000 Lufthansa Miles & More miles for €586

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• Si says:

  8 Mar8 March 11:15

  OT – i know this sort of thing get discussed a lot, but any recommendation on where to stay in dubai in May? There seems to be a number of different areas, so don’t want to find ourselves away from everything for the standard sights/activities.

  We’re looking to stay for 3 nights sight-seeing before traveling onto Mauritius. Hotels seems crazy cheap (guessing because of the potential heat keeping people away), so we could maybe go for something proper snazzy for £150-200/night.

  • Si says:

    8 Mar8 March 11:18

    P.s.
    Only hotel points i collect are IHG, so one of the ICs could work well if suitably located.

    Some of the cash prices are actually cheaper than the Points & Cash prices so could easily pick up some points

  • Marcw says:

    8 Mar8 March 11:40

    Tourism industry is very *soft* this year… That’s why prices are ridiculously cheap compared to previous years.

    I’ve never stayed, and will never stay/visit Dubai, so I can’t really recommend anything.

  • Rob says:

    8 Mar8 March 13:02

    Madinat Jumeirah complex (either Mina A Salam, Dar Al Masyaf – by far the best option if in budget, or Al Qasr) are your best bets. It is the best stretch of beach and the resorts are exceptionally well run.

    Emyr @ Bon Vivant can book these – you’ll get free breakfast and $100 of credit, plus a room upgrade if in the hotels (doubt they can upgrade the villas).

    • Si says:

      8 Mar8 March 13:22

      Thank you for the tips
      I’ll look them up when home from work.

      I had thought of potentially seeing what Emyr could swing, but that was stage 2 or 3 of the plan.

      Looking at Avios redemption, there is better availability to Abu Dhabi than Dubai. That really a taxi if get a taxi/bus to Dubai?

      • Rob says:

        8 Mar8 March 15:26

        Yes, taxi to Madinat Jumeirah from AUH is 65 minutes and £40. From DXB it is 20 minutes and £20.

    • Michael says:

      8 Mar8 March 13:41

      Mina Sa’lam is brilliant – along with Jumeirah beach (but it’s been 10 years since I stayed there). Had some great family holidays and some great memories in those hotels.

      • Rob says:

        8 Mar8 March 15:25

        Still looks the same, albeit a full room refurb has been done and they’ve build Al Naseem on the side (which kills the views from some Mina rooms which are now sold at a discount).

    • Binks says:

      8 Mar8 March 17:19

      Ramadan will also start in early May, so may mean certain restrictions in place and why good deals are available.

  • Jon says:

    8 Mar8 March 13:45

    “don’t want to find ourselves away from everything for the standard sights/activities.”

    Fear not, you’ll only be about 3000 miles away from everything and sights/activities
    (needless to say, there is nothing in Dubai, trust me)

    • Rob says:

      8 Mar8 March 15:23

      Apart from umpteen miles of beach, two world class waterparks, indoor ski slope, a VERY wide range of desert activities, world-class shopping, the new opera house, the La Perle Cique Du Soleil-clone water show, worlds tallest building, worlds best dancing fountain show, three major theme parks etc etc ….!

      • TGLoyalty says:

        8 Mar8 March 16:09

        Plus some great bars and restaurants if thats your thing

      • Mr(s) Entitled says:

        8 Mar8 March 16:19

        It’s only the world’s best dancing fountain show if you have never been to Vegas!

      • marcw says:

        8 Mar8 March 19:46

        Plus human rights violations, men can hit women legally, no fair trials, modern slavery, no freedom os speech, no LGBT rights…. and a large etc etc.

      • TGLoyalty says:

        8 Mar8 March 23:31

        There’s lots of that in many countries around the world including european ones (while laws might say different things are over looked or not tolerated)

        But that’s a debate for another website. tbh I see some positives but I’d much rather visit other parts of the ME and the world every year.

      • Cat says:

        9 Mar9 March 01:02

        Something being overlooked by a police officer that isn’t terribly interested in doing their job is a major worry, but abuse being enshrined in law is another thing entirely!

• Will says:

  8 Mar8 March 11:25

  OT – IHG just recived an email form IHG informing my email has changed, logged into my account and can see all my points have now been redeemed and my details are something completely different. On the phone to IHG now.

  • Craig says:

    8 Mar8 March 12:17

    You’ve got to love the IHG 4-digit super secure PIN. Good luck.

  • Neil says:

    8 Mar8 March 12:34

    Good luck, they should be able to cancel everything and give you back your points. Craig is spot on though, the 4 digit pin is a joke.

    • Optimus Prime says:

      8 Mar8 March 13:20

      Indeed. They should extend it to 6 digits like Iberia 😀

• Michael says:

  8 Mar8 March 11:45

  Going to buy an ipad in America – does curve charge foreign exchange fees? if so, what is it?

  • Genghis says:

    8 Mar8 March 12:46

    Which Curve do you have as that affects how much “allowance” you get. See Appendix, “Currency Conversion Fees” at https://www.curve.app/en-gb/terms
    I’d probably use a credit card (ideally Lloyds Amex or even forgo the points and use Clarity) for extra protection, however.

  • Anna says:

    8 Mar8 March 13:09

    Are they actually cheaper (especially with the current exchange rate)? We bought our first ipad in Miami about 7 years ago, but couldn’t get it cheaper than in the UK once they had added on the pesky sales tax. We bought it anyway as we wanted to use it on holiday. Also the plugs you get with it don’t work in the UK!

    • Anna says:

      8 Mar8 March 13:11

      Though the plug thing might not be an issue as USB ports are far more ubiquitous these days.

      • Evan says:

        8 Mar8 March 13:34

        I find the difference in tech prices are more pronounced between the UK and US now.

    • Michael says:

      8 Mar8 March 13:39

      Well – i’ll tell you the actual story. I said it was for me for simplicity – but my uncle (who isn’t a points collector) wants to buy one when we are over there in 2 weeks and I’m seeing it as an opportunity to get some Virgin FC miles through curve. What the actual prices and how much cheaper it’s going to be i’m not sure.

      • Evan says:

        8 Mar8 March 13:46

        according to respective Apple stores basic 9.7 model US$329 – UK£319, so £70 saving unless I’m missing something on the sales tax front which is quite possible.

  • BJ says:

    8 Mar8 March 14:03

    I recommend getting it from globalcentral, now bought three in the past year without issues.

  • Mr Dee says:

    8 Mar8 March 16:10

    Try Heathrow Boutique usually good prices

    • Mr Dee says:

      8 Mar8 March 16:11

      but wait until their event on the 25th of this march incase of updates

• Down the Back says:

  8 Mar8 March 12:38

  OT: If I book a Hilton using points to part reduce the cash price does this still qualify as a cash stay, I’m particularly interested in would it trigger the10k points as this is my 5th stay and would it count towards stays for the year ?

  Thanks

  DtB

  • Lee says:

    8 Mar8 March 12:46

    It will trigger bonus and count towards stays for the year no matter if its cash or points

    • Down the Back says:

      8 Mar8 March 12:56

      Thanks Lee

  • John says:

    8 Mar8 March 13:51

    But to answer your question, yes, it’s considered a paid stay.

    In theory the only differences between paid and award nowadays, are that you can’t book paid stays for somebody else (in the proper way approved by Hilton), and that resort fees would be charged at the properties that have them.

    • BJ says:

      8 Mar8 March 13:59

      I thought Hilton didn’t charge resort fees, has something changed? I certainly wasn’t charged them with my most recent such stay being last autumn.

      • Rob says:

        8 Mar8 March 15:19

        No resort fees on reward stays.

• Doug says:

  8 Mar8 March 13:26

  My hilton offer disappeared from my plat card, weird as I have spent £250 now, but maybe some of them didn’t count?

  • John says:

    8 Mar8 March 13:51

    If it disappeared then it would seem that it did count? Or expired?

  • BJ says:

    8 Mar8 March 13:54

    I’ve had offers disappear and reappear a number of times lately. Sometimes all of them go.

• Jtz says:

  8 Mar8 March 15:38

  Need some help on moving points.
  I moved enough Amex points for a 5 nights for 4 high end redemption for Hilton combined with OH’s points
  I have 79k left to move, and was going to move them to Kris flyer to start a balance for a middle East business flights redemption for bothof us, or start the balance for Europe to sin flight in business both of us….
  But I started to think of hotels and i was wondering what hfp readers think of moving to marriott? OH and I will both hopefully have the 33k from Amex spg by the end of the month,
  What are the sweet spot marriott redemptions? I know with the merger, it’s gone higher, but would love to know any ideas you have? Esp combines with 5 nights for 4, also a potentiality of moving OH Amex gold bonus to marriott.
  Up for anything that is valuable compared to cash price.

  Thanks

  Will be cancelling Amex Plat and Amex spg by the end of the month too and would love recommendations of what else I can or should take. Preferably without a fee.
  Amex ba card seems maybe ideal with 18k referral but only have 50k in avios so would need to build a balance first…
  Thanks a lot

  • Shoestring says:

    8 Mar8 March 20:30

    You lost out big time! 🙂

    You’d have been a lot better off transferring direct Amex—>BA Avios.

    You’re just having a laugh, right?

    How many Amex points was it lol?

    • Rob says:

      8 Mar8 March 21:52

      Yes, not good. Amex is 2:3 to Marriott but then 3:1 to Avios.

      So …. 5000 Amex = 7500 Marriot = 2500 Avios + 30% = 3250 Avios. Or, going direct, 5000 Amex = 5000 Avios ….

    • TGLoyalty says:

      8 Mar8 March 23:33

      Unless it was a top up to get to 60k like you say bad deal.

• Craig says:

  8 Mar8 March 15:39

  OT: Has anyone used the Amex lounge at the O2 recently, I see it’s now first come first served? Also, has anyone been after a show, staying at the IC so won’t be in a rush?

• mark e says:

  8 Mar8 March 19:56

  O/T sorry if this is a frequent question .
  How long does a Tesco Clubcard to BA Exec Club Avios transfer take please?

  • Shoestring says:

    8 Mar8 March 20:19

    pretty quick, something like 24-48hrs

    • mark e says:

      8 Mar8 March 20:21

      Thank you

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