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jackieblack wrote: »

Sorry, I didn't explain myself very well.
Do you know what kind of value Airmiles are given? I'm wondering if maybe you can pay for the flight using Airmiles and the balance in cash, or something similar. I'm also wondering whether this would work out as a good value way of 'spending' Airmile, rather than just booking flights.

Do you have particular destination in mind? Just asking because I find some of their deals in weekly "deals of the week" for package holidays good value.. I am saving up miles probably for one of those deals next year. I will just go where the deal will sound good:)

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giovanni wrote: »

For package holidays it usually is, as it is with many things...£60 off = 1000 airmiles.

But which price, do you know? The price given by some package holiday companies? And the original catalogue price or price at that moment?

jackieblack

Any wrote: »

Do you have particular destination in mind? Just asking because I find some of their deals in weekly "deals of the week" for package holidays good value.. I am saving up miles probably for one of those deals next year. I will just go where the deal will sound good:)

We're thinking about Vancouver/Vancouver Island, next summer (2011). Flights are 8000 Airmiles each (x3 for us) so I'd need to accumulate another 3500 Airmiles (£145 in tesco vouchers) or do miles + money, but researching direct flight prices they seem to average about £800 each (x3=£2400) for when we want to go.
£60 off for 1000 pts would give us a discount of £1440 (for 24000 airmiles).
I agree some of the "deals of the week" do look good, but I'm guessing there won't be one for when/where we want to go!

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jackieblack wrote: »

We're thinking abou Vamcouver/Vancouver Island, next summer (2011). Flights are 8000 Airmiles each (x3 for us) so I'd need to accumulate another 3500 Airmiles (£145 in tesco vouchers) or do miles + money, but researching direct flight prices they seem to average about £800 each (x3=£2400) for when we want to go.
£60 off for 1000 pts would give us a discount of £1440 (for 24000 airmiles).
I agree some of the "deals of the week" do look good, but I'm guessing there won't be one for when/where we want to go!

Yes, you are right. I think the Deals are only for people who have no specification, the only specification is "holiday" and not certain country or time of the year.

So many miles!!! Well done:T

jackieblack

Any wrote: »

So many miles!!! Well done:T

Changed two years worth of Tesco vouchers when they had the 'double' offer on

carb-uncle

using the Lloyds Credit Card £1500 spend for 1500 Airmiles offer i phoned them and asked if there was any reason my other half couldn't take a card for herself (instead of a second card on my account) and they said that would be fine. So, as long as we spend £1000 a month for the three monts of the offer, we can accumulate 3000 points instead of 1500. Airmiles run a "household" account that allows the miles to be merged into one pot. We're going through the second application now!!

NonGeographicalMan

carb-uncle wrote: »

using the Lloyds Credit Card £1500 spend for 1500 Airmiles offer i phoned them and asked if there was any reason my other half couldn't take a card for herself (instead of a second card on my account) and they said that would be fine. So, as long as we spend £1000 a month for the three monts of the offer, we can accumulate 3000 points instead of 1500. Airmiles run a "household" account that allows the miles to be merged into one pot. We're going through the second application now!!

You should note though that you have to spend these 1500 miles within 6 or 9 months of receiving them and that Air Miles flight availability can be very limited on popular routes. For instance to Australia there are very few Air Miles flights (and you are not allowed to stop over in Singapore or Bangkok etc) and to New Zealand there is basically no Air Miles flight availability of any kind.

PrincessJelly

NonGeographicalMan wrote: »

You should note though that you have to spend these 1500 miles within 6 or 9 months of receiving them and that Air Miles flight availability can be very limited on popular routes. For instance to Australia there are very few Air Miles flights (and you are not allowed to stop over in Singapore or Bangkok etc) and to New Zealand there is basically no Air Miles flight availability of any kind.

I have applied for this offer, and it is an accelerated way to earn points via Lloyds, not a voucher via Airmiles so you don't get a 1500 mile voucher, you get 1500 points that are applied to your account which are goverened by the same terms and conditions as the other points that you earn.

davelewis

PrincessJelly wrote: »

I have applied for this offer, and it is an accelerated way to earn points via Lloyds, not a voucher via Airmiles so you don't get a 1500 mile voucher, you get 1500 points that are applied to your account which are goverened by the same terms and conditions as the other points that you earn.

I've also applied for the credit card with this offer.

I got the impression that it is indeed a 'voucher' - the terms and conditions are quite strict - i.e. must be used by 29 Feb 2011 and you must book at least 1 night in a hotel using the airmiles to comply with the terms of the voucher.

Please do correct me if I have misread this.

PrincessJelly

I think it depends on where you apply. If you apply through the airmiles website then you get a voucher if you spend a minimum amount in the first few months.

I joined in a Lloyds branch, and I have get an accelerated collection rate for the first three months, up to a maximum of £1500. So for the first three months I earn 1 mile for each £1 on the amex (excluding online gambling etc), until I spend £1500, then it reverts back to 1 mile per £10 on the amex.

You get more miles if you apply via the airmiles website as you get the 1500 miles PLUS any miles you get on spending, where as with the Lloyds deal I get 1500 miles for the first £1500 spend, where as if you made the same spend you would get 1650, but 1500 miles of that would be a voucher.

Does that help?