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look_after_the_pennies

Any wrote: »

Thank you for that.

Now when you can get double points it might be worth it to exchange?

I always thought that Airmiles are really poor value when it comes to exchanging your Tesco vouchers for Airmiles... As you need £62.50 of TESCO vouchers!!! for flight to Prague, but for £62.50 of TV you can get £250 for restaurants and the money you saved on your restaurant spend use on 2-3 flights to Prague...

Or are there any specials you can get with airmiles I am not aware of?

It all depends on your circumstances and whether you normally spend that amount on eating out. For people who don't tend to eat out much and prefer travelling, airmiles would be the better option.

ernie-money

look_after_the_pennies wrote: »

It all depends on your circumstances and whether you normally spend that amount on eating out. For people who don't tend to eat out much and prefer travelling, airmiles would be the better option.

Yes, restaurants etc definitely wouldn't be the option for me and even if I did get my RAC membership and the odd days out voucher, it would take me forever to spend all the points I've accumulated... What I was debating was whether to go for Virgin holidays or airmiles, if Airmiles definitely is the better option now with the double miles offer, or given that it's not a particularly good reward program, if I'd still be better off going for Virgin...? I know Virgin is pretty rubbish as well, as you can't take advantage of any special offers, but have to pay the brochure price, so therefore I was wondering if anyone has any experience and thoughts on the matter...?

Any

ernie-money wrote: »

Yes, restaurants etc definitely wouldn't be the option for me and even if I did get my RAC membership and the odd days out voucher, it would take me forever to spend all the points I've accumulated... What I was debating was whether to go for Virgin holidays or airmiles, if Airmiles definitely is the better option now with the double miles offer, or given that it's not a particularly good reward program, if I'd still be better off going for Virgin...? I know Virgin is pretty rubbish as well, as you can't take advantage of any special offers, but have to pay the brochure price, so therefore I was wondering if anyone has any experience and thoughts on the matter...?

I was looking at the airmiles website yesterday and as I don't have that huge amount of Tesco vouchers, but then too much to exchange for restaurants (£40 Tesco = £160 for restaurant) I think I will turn most of them into Airmiles while this double offer is on.

Only because I love short breakes and also we are going to New York next year and if I understand it correctly you can turn your airmiles into hotel rooms - so I might use it for that. And some of the hotels don't seem too bad value..

look_after_the_pennies

ernie-money wrote: »

Yes, restaurants etc definitely wouldn't be the option for me and even if I did get my RAC membership and the odd days out voucher, it would take me forever to spend all the points I've accumulated... What I was debating was whether to go for Virgin holidays or airmiles, if Airmiles definitely is the better option now with the double miles offer, or given that it's not a particularly good reward program, if I'd still be better off going for Virgin...? I know Virgin is pretty rubbish as well, as you can't take advantage of any special offers, but have to pay the brochure price, so therefore I was wondering if anyone has any experience and thoughts on the matter...?

I was in a similar situation to you as I wanted to use my vouchers towards a holiday. I was considering a short break to New York for me and my boyfriend and thought maybe Virgin Holidays would be the better option as you get 4 times the amount of your clubcard vouchers saved. However, reading the small print, you have to use your vouchers for a stay of at least 7 nights. To be honest, as there are so many good last minute holiday deals available plus a discount of booking online, it seemed a waste to use my clubcard vouchers with Virgin. Therefore I opted for Airmiles and as I had never used my clubcard vouchers towards these, I qualify for the double airmile promotion which is currently running. I now have enough points saved for one flight to New York and now need to save for the second one.

ernie-money

That's food for thought - thanks!

vpb23

Hi

Could someone please tell me how your transfer your points into airmiles and how long they are valid for.

Thanks!

flea72

vpb23 wrote: »

Hi

Could someone please tell me how your transfer your points into airmiles and how long they are valid for.

Thanks!

http://www.tesco.com/clubcard/deals/product.aspx?R=236

http://www.airmiles.co.uk/tertiary/tsandcs.do

i accept, paypal, bank transfer, postage stamps, or pure hard cash

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Imastu

You are aware of the one-time double air-miles offer?

For one exchange only, you get double the air miles, so best to maximise what you want to exchange - I did this a few weeks ago and got both the standard air miles and now the bonus air miles (same again) credited.

Closing date for this is March 10 - from the T&C's on the Tesco rewards website:

"Terms and conditions

**Twice the Airmiles offer is available for customers who have not previously exchanged Clubcard vouchers for Airmiles and is valid on one transaction only for vouchers exchanged between 02/11/09 and 21/03/10. Bonus miles will be awarded in a separate transaction within 28 days of standard Airmiles being awarded, standard Airmiles take up to 28 days."


Sorry if this is already known.

meinnit

Is it possible that BA will do the 2 for 1 offer that they did on BA Miles a little while ago again? That would be great combining the double Miles offer AND 2 for 1!

wattywattwatt

It's a pain in the neck for those that have previously exchanged vouchers. I exchanged a small number of vouchers just before the offer started, just to see how long it took to convert to airmiles as I have a large stash of tesco vouchers and planned to hold on to them until I had decided where to go and checked availability of flights! Been regretting it ever since. Grrrrrr!