South Western Railway leaving Nectar

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• Nick G says:

  22 Apr22 April 06:22

  +1 on Matts videos. I really enjoy them as they’re on a level I can actually understand!

  • Eric says:

    22 Apr22 April 10:34

    Agreed!

• Dev says:

  22 Apr22 April 06:22

  The Aloft in Liverpool is a really nice hotel! It’s got a nice character to it with modern rooms, a smart bar and really good sausages for breakfast! It’s a great option if anyone is planning a trip to Liverpool. One of my favourite hotels in the UK!

  • BuildBackBetter says:

    22 Apr22 April 06:55

    +1 for Aloft. Great experience staying there.

  • mradey says:

    22 Apr22 April 06:58

    Agreed – nice sausages.

  • Oh! Matron! says:

    22 Apr22 April 08:54

    Loved staying here…. The bar is so classy!

  • Stu N says:

    22 Apr22 April 10:21

    Really liked the hotel too. And £5.80 goes a long way in Liverpool for those used to London/ Edinburgh prices….

  • RussellH says:

    22 Apr22 April 10:29

    Agree with everyone.
    Back in SPG days it was a rediculously cheap points stay too – a fraction of cash rates.
    No breakfast experience, but enjoyed afternoon tea.

    • Rob says:

      22 Apr22 April 10:42

      It was – 2,000 pts (6,000 Marriott in new money) at weekends and 3,000 (9,000 Marriott) during the week.

• Save East Coast Rewards says:

  22 Apr22 April 06:30

  It doesn’t matter, you can book on the GWR or TPE websites and get Nectar points on all rail travel – so even if you only travel SWR you’ll get the points if you book on one of the other sites.

  • Andrew says:

    22 Apr22 April 08:41

    There are near permanent LNER offers on Amex and LBG, 5%-10% fund return beats Nectar Points for me every time.

    • Save East Coast Rewards says:

      22 Apr22 April 09:48

      Agreed. I bet as soon as I get back to the UK (I don’t know when) the LNER offers will soon dry up

• Simon D says:

  22 Apr22 April 09:07

  The Manchester Indigo is a really nice hotel. We’ve been there a few times and always enjoyed it. It’s well situated for the Northern Quarter too!

• ChrisC says:

  22 Apr22 April 09:09

  If the Indigo was any nearer Victoria Station you’d have trains and trams running through reception!

  The free circular bus from Piccadilly Station stops right outside the hotel.

• mr_jetlag says:

  22 Apr22 April 09:51

  MattsPlanet is a gem

• RussellH says:

  22 Apr22 April 10:36

  SWR’s financial problems are not confined to the collapse in commuter travel. They spent £45M over 3 years, refurbishing the 30 year old 442 trains which had not been used for years. They never got more than two sets running, I believe.
  All now going for scrap and they need to spend another £25M on refurbishing some of the newer class 458s instead.
  Not sure though how much saving a few Nectar points will help offset that lot.

• QFFlyer says:

  23 Apr23 April 02:21

  The Nectar logo just made me think of Shopper Points – which hasn’t been updated in ages and is still in the old HfP format – is the site dead now?

  • Rob says:

    23 Apr23 April 09:54

    See reply in the Sainsbury’s thread.

    • QFFlyer says:

      23 Apr23 April 10:59

      Thanks, shame though but makes sense.

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