Author: Richard Garnett


  • Smart Avios hack reduced my holiday cost by £500

    You will often read on the internet that using Avios for short haul flights does not represent particularly good value for your redemption. But I don’t think that is necesarrily always the case. It’s true that the amount of money you would theoretically ‘save’ by booking a Business Class seat to somewhere long haul compared…

  • American Express launch tempting new welcome bonus offers

    Disclaimer: This blog post is not financial advice. I am not a financial advisor. This article is not affiliated to American Express. You should always think carefully before entering into any form for credit agreement. If you’ve been thinking about getting into the American Express points collecting game, in my opinion, right now is a…

  • Five ways to boost your Avios balance quickly

    Collecting Avios can become quite addictive once you get to grips with it. But growing your nest of points can take time. Unless you are a serious big spender, collecting points on your credit card purchases alone is not enough to reach your travel goals in a timely fashion. The rest of us mere mortals…

  • How to redeem a British Airways Companion Voucher

    The American Express British Airways Companion Voucher is one of the most valuable features to be found with any UK credit card. A good redemption can literally save you thousands of pounds and take you and a companion across the world at a fraction of the cost of a cash ticket. One of my previous…

  • Why now is a good time to get an American Express Gold Card

    If you’re new to collecting credit card travel reward points then look no further than the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card.

  • How to fly two people to Japan for £400 return

    It’s one thing collecting reward points on a credit card, it’s another collecting enough to actually do something meaningful with them. But play the game properly and you can come out as a winner. I certainly felt like I’d done alright when I successfully accrued enough points to take the whole family to Japan and…

  • Welcome to my travel and reward points blog

    If there’s one thing I love almost at much as sport, it’s travel. From the age of seven I was going on foreign holidays to Spain and ever since that exciting first trip I have never lost the passion for it. I’ve been all over Europe as well as further afield to New York City,…

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