Get up to 10,000 Heathrow Rewards points with jewellery, watches and technology

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• Carlos says:

  29 Oct29 October 05:48

  Any watch suggestion, looking for a good investment

• Paul says:

  29 Oct29 October 06:29

  If you are in the market for a high end item Heathrow is certainly not the place to buy it. Sure you might save £100 (via points) but take a flight to Paris Frankfurt or Rome and buy the same item with 20% off via VAT free shopping. You are also likely to be able to knock even more off with decent negotiation.
  Fly further a field and it can be even cheaper!

  • Stu_N says:

    29 Oct29 October 13:42

    But then you have duty and VAT to pay when you bring it into the UK….

    • Londonsteve says:

      29 Oct29 October 13:56

      Not if it’s below £390 in value, above this only if you declare it or you’re checked and the goods in question are deemed to be worth more than that. If you dispose of the packaging who’s to say the Macbook or iPhone isn’t the same you left the country with? Bit harder to claim you habitually travel with 3 Hermes handbags, but some people actually do.

      • Stu_N says:

        29 Oct29 October 16:51

        I assumed the “high end” comment meant it was more than the £390 exemption. The rest of your commentary is suggesting tax evasion.

        • Cats are best says:

          29 Oct29 October 20:20

          When the government eliminates it’s own lies, corruption and self-serving, perhaps private individuals evading taxes will be worth a look.

          Until then, huzzah, go for it!

  • Londonsteve says:

    29 Oct29 October 13:53

    That’s a good point. It’s easy to forget that the cancellation of VAT free shopping affects not only incoming visitors but all of us when shopping at the airport. It’s odd how a pullover purchased when flying abroad is VATable yet alcohol or tobacco can be sold free of excise duty.

• Metty says:

  29 Oct29 October 08:29

  A couple of years ago I tried transferring HR to Miles&More with no success. All the transfer interface was there but it just didn’t work. Eventually I had an email saying ‘Heathrow Rewards no longer works with the partner’.

  • SBIre says:

    29 Oct29 October 12:58

    Most routes to M&M were paused due to a court case in Germany – if I remember correctly someone was suing trying to argue their large balance had a certain value, so they shut down any route that might help that argument. I think some recent movements suggest M&M might start to unfreeze though – see the bundles article

    https://www.headforpoints.com/2023/09/14/lufthansa-selling-miles-with-a-60-bonus-via-its-odd-bundles/

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