Maldives is all the same, right? No, one could’nt be more wrong. Afterall the main draw card for the islands are its blue waters, although some islands are void of this, so found yourself a good deal, best you check further.
Once you land at Male, check your connection to your resort either boat or seaplane thats included in the offer or you might be forking out $200 to $800 per way per guest to get to your destination.
Not all islands are Blue, some have seaweed / seagrass on most parts. Some resorts I’ve been to had the premium accommodation set in the greenies.. A few google maps searches and you would easily be able to tell what is coral and whats not.
Cringe !Seaweed / Seagrass galore with a even bigger eye sore behind: construction
Many islands have wave breakers to ensure smooth waters in parts of the lagoon, some resorts have these ugly risen up walls all over.
High rise wave breakers
Man Made Islands: if you not yearning natural beauty or have never been to an island (not the Beacon but the tropical ones) this might not affect you. Man made islands will mostly have the crushed shells type of sand, perhaps with some white power topped on, similar to ones in Dubai. They also wont have as vibrant snorkeling as reefs are all brought in or still developing ecosystems. Flown in palms are also strategically placed voiding that real Maldives -feel.
Man made island
Some amazing winners in the blue below:
2. Maldives offers December to January 2021
2.1 Meeru Island – From R32,990 pps
ALL INCLUSIVE
includes: Return 9 hour flights on Air Seychelles • 7 x nights, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Drinks • Airport Hotel transfers by boat 55min • Free Covid-19 Test on departure.
Flights: Air Seychelles
Departure time: JNB 23:30 Arrival time: MLE 12:05
Departure time: MLE 15:45 Arrival time: JNB 22:10
Includes free activities: Sunset cruise, Snorkeling, Windsurfing, Golf driving lessons, 1 yoga session, use of kayaks and windsurfing boards.
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Around 2014 we posted on how easily obtainable First Class was (without needing to fly prior). We only had about 1500 newsletter subscribers back then and I know of only a handful who maxed this opportunity, many called bs slash impossible slash neverever on the articles until I wrote the full trip review 6months later putting theory into practical whilst spending nothing more than $20 / Zar 250 per way.
Then over the next few years we wrote how to max First Class by flying partner airlines prior with discounted business fares earning up to 4x the miles before elite bonuses and liased with our concierge members 1 on 1 on all of this the world over.
Come 2020 most 1st class flights are suspended but…
In our previous newsletter we touched on the big news of Canadian Aeroplan’s codeshare with Etihad, what was not known then was the good news Aeroplan had in store for its new program launch enabling easy mile earn potentials.
Family pooling – combine miles up to 7 family members
Rocketmiles bonuses.
This is the most interesting bit. We have covered previous 1st class flights how we have maxed these promos staying often at places where there are no branded hotels or are when they are no good (such as Sri Lanka, Reunion and outer islands of Seychelles such as Praslin, we even did a 1 night miles boost at this premium place HERE during our 14night paycation). This also works well with local stays as many countries only have domestic travel open.
There’s a double promo that one (or rather families) can take advantage of.
1. Earn 5,000 bonus miles or points at select properties on your first hotel booking . Offer HERE.
Book this promo first, do the 1 night stays x 7 members checking in and out repeat on the new members booking ea day and you should be up 35000 points.
2. Aeroplan member exclusive: Get 5,000 bonus miles. Offer HERE
Make 3 reservations, each for 2 nights or longer, and earn 5,000 bonus miles. Book hotels around the world, and the bonus miles will be sent straight to your account after your 3rd stay.
Same protocol, book the 2 night stays in ea members name and after the 3rd stay the account will be 70,000 miles richer.
There are heaps more changes such as:
Combine points and cash for flight or multiple flights (finally)
2021 Bookings
This reminds me alot of Etihad’s slider option below, where one can leverage cash to miles at a cheaper rate than buying the miles on promos.
Etihad slider option
Combine a paid fare and award flight.
Earn status on buying miles.
Share your status with friends and family, even if they not traveling with you (similiar to Hyatt’s top tier style ‘guest of honor’).
Stopovers for 5000 points. This parts a no-brainer for travelers who love to turn one a one city trip into a multi city or multi country trip.
3. United plans JNB route
United Airlines, one of the US big3 gave notice this week they plan to fly direct to Johannesburg soon.
This is big news because there will be a huge competition now for SAA for this direct flight to New York (Newark).
United has minimal taxes, expect to pay between $5.60 to $31.46 taxes per award ticket – even in business (SAA – even on Journeyblitz charges $200 per way)
United has launched dynamic awards, so using miles for domestic starts at 5k miles, Europe for 21k miles and Middle East 31k miles on Saver Awards – All with minimal taxes.
United will fly the latest Boeing 787-9 on this route. SAA has sadly returned their new leased planes while they get their funding together with only handful of older planes.
United has also given notice of 2 new destinations in Hawaii – Kona and Maui. I can wait to see the booking options on South Africa – Hawaii when its ready.
Soaking up some Hawaiian rays
Hey they also do Tahiti, so imagine being able to book Pape’ete. This should make Bora Bora heaps more affordable but not quicker (this is a long long flight schedule)
United is a Star Alliance member, so expect perks with holders of Voyager, Turkish, Lufthansa etc that would come in handy.
United has (for now) eliminated change fees and stand by fees.
4. Hilton Double Rewards
September 8 through December 31, 2020. Register now
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Finally after many years of travel, the lockdown has enabled most savvy travelers to compare 3 straight months (thus far) of cost of living / staying home vs cost of being abroad and as you may know the former is more expensive, see when you travel using loyalty as an elitist all the perks equals savings, one wouldn’t need to run to the grocery store every day, nor pay cleaners nor electricity, elitists often get largest suites, even when staying free on points, lounge access that often comes with, laundry, 3 generous meals per day and unlimited drinks throughout, some come with the comps via butler services..
Even if you not staying free and pay your way as an elitist, eg I changed my last trip abroad to Saudi Arabia which made more sense ( & cents) to save the points booking a new hotel (costing me 13k points per night with 5th night free) and rather take up a cash rate of 340 SAR pn for 20 nights that included just about everything + more with regards to upgrades and food, the checkout yielded more back in points (yes more points) with elite bonuses + 2x points for a future trip (Waldorf Maldives at a easy 96k per night with 5th night free with no taxes ? vs their 2000 usd nightly rate ++taxes are of the best options).
Specials however, come and go, sometimes they repeat themselves, here are some unheard of ones that many seem to be taking advantage of:
2. Qatar promo.
Flexibility at its finest!
Ever seen something like this? To be honest what I love the most of this promo is how creative one can get in each of the valued flexibility points.
When Qatar launched this promo via email it put most savvys head in a spin, everyone hopped on the lowest business class tickets from 500$ short haul, eg CMB – MCT and change it to further away, remember here you can CHANGE YOUR DESTINATION as long as its 5000 miles radius (not km!), I wonder if they still allowing departure and arrival points for changes one after the other as they were initially?
No 2 Unlimited changes? so the swells not peaking in North Male Atoll but Bali will be going off on all cylinders for a surfers upcoming trip, sorted.
No 3 In theory how many book and cancels with 10% value added can one muster?
No 4 Swop for Qmiles. The rate is $1 spent per 100 Qmiles and valid for 3 years. Talk about a cheaper way to buy miles, unheard of? Note: usually 1000 Qmiles would cost $35 to buy.
Qatar in my own opinion has some of the most creative promos, remember their kids fly free promo ? I could book all 6 in my tribe to Istanbul return for Zar 18,000 !
Still on Qatar, now with Status!
Top Tier
Taken up QR’s amazing targeted promo that yields:
AL Maha meet and greet worth 400 Qar per person
100% bonus miles and 100% family miles
Business Lounge access + 5 Complimentary passes ( note: worlds best first class lounge ‘AL Safwa’ was taken off access for Platinums last year unless they flying in business or First)
Unique 60 Qcredits loaded – apart from miles Qatar’s premium elite status comes with Qcredits, one may use these Qcredits to upgrade from just about any class fare in Economy to Business or from any class fare from Economy to First Class ( you might recall a older post showing when they used to fly DOH-MED, the metal did not have a business cabin so all business flyers got coded as first class with access to the Al Safwa Lounge as well). Speaking of Al Safwa, using Qcredits should get you the access when upgrading from DOH. You can also use Qcredits to pay for fees and extra baggage (dont!) save them for flights out DOH that has the worlds only 1st class suites in business class named THE QSUITES, that has like 2 double beds facing each other for 4 pax, enough place for baby in middle too.
Another unheard of topic. 1st class Emirates now from $41. Most airliners seem to have been doing the same to stimulate travel with the lower oil prices. For EK fuel surcharge chart click HERE scroll left to pic no7
4. Etihad 50% bonus value.
Etihad also jumped on the ME3 bandwagon with a unique offer of their own this month, buy any travel voucher and get 50% value added.
5. Match made in Heaven.
WOW! Etihad and Air Canada sign code share agreement.. and for those in South Africa seem to be in the ‘goldilock zone’ to pick up avail into AUH and beyond. The trick to maxing Aeroplan is to how shall I say, SAA Journeyblitz it? find 2 segments separately then apply them A to B, B to C and then C to A. Need Aeroplan miles fast? see no 6 below.
Marriott uniquely transfers their Marriott Reward points to just about any airline miles program at a 3:1 rate (except Air new Zealand) with a added 25% bonus on all points transferred at 60k points thresholds.
Also, Marriott points are great for stays with elite 5th night free redemption’s at the worlds biggest hotel chain boasting 30 brands.
Hilton has a 100% points sale too, ends July 15th, click HERE.
Offcoarse not forgetting it rarely makes sense to buy points unless they are actually saving you money for superior use.
Using elite status would in certain events get you bulk of the points free with its bonus off stays.
It seems most websites of hotels are offering prepaid voucher with bonus value through all the major hotel brands. Do check them out if you are looking for any further deals ahead.
8. The A380 demise.
Air France has retired all their double decker A380’s after 10 years of service. Most airliners including Emirates, Qatar, Qantas and Etihad have also grounded them due to their high operational costs. Airbus will no longer be making A380’s. Sad to say in the next few years walking upstairs will be a memory of the past. Do you remember seeing your first A380 in 2010 and then flying on your 1st A380 trip?
9. Countries are opening up.
Europe has just unveiled their plan to open in July to certain countries.
Hawaii opens on August 1st.
Maldives opens up to everyone with no restrictions on July 15th.
Yes we used the offer in no 2 above and booked cheapest flight to Mumbai and changed it to most expensive flight into Male, not quite the maximum 5000 mile change flexibility, but as any traveler would know Maldives is of the most expensive airfares around.
I wonder if Charter flights would be allowed sooner from SA as we promoted bulk of last year and at the start of this year as Islands due to warm climates and open spaces with rooms distanced between each other on most resorts might just be the safest escape for those yearning.
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The once mighty IHG Pointbreaks has officially died as of 31 January 2020. What was once the hotel industry’s most economical ( un-matched and un-rivalled) promotion as 200+ hotels ( out of 4900 +) went for a redemption rate of a mere 5000 points regardless of what the normal points reward rates were per night.
Brands like Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza’s and Holiday Inn’s were usually snapped up in minutes for free at 5000 points per night at destinations like Maldives, Tahiti, Vietnam, India South America, Mauritius, Saudi Arabia and heaps of others.
Truly this promo was one of the most exiting lists every quarter. When traveloyalty.com started many years back these destination lists use to dictate which countries are next that we are going to book and score free.
Indeed we maxed it through all the premium ones, one property in Saudi Arabia in particular for over 100 nights, and at times with 2x rooms booked, all for free, 20 to 25 nights a time that came with lounge access and breakfasts.
Even if you did not have enough points you could then buy them / manufacture them for 23$ per night, IOW you could use Zar 120,000 to stay in the worlds top brands for 1 full year if you did not have the points to do it for free. Im sure you know people who spend that kind of cash on 1 single trip and get nothing back? or lets say you sold your 12 million Rand house you could stay free for 100 years around the world.
IHG started to change Pointbreaks about a year back after some months of lackluster properties being featured, made sense as Pointbreaks became so popular, remember 6 to 7 years back when hardly anyone knew of it? and they would not even sell out. Pointbreaks? say what? Patrick Swayze? would be asked (no not that one with Keanu)
Properties now had become 5k, 10k or 15k per night on the promo, but even in that too, properties and resorts were not of the premium grade many had become accustomed to.
I cant even recall when last I stayed on a Pointbreak, was it the one in Turkey’s capital or the one in Muscat? Didnt matter.
Recently I had my last 100k of IHG points (earned points, it often makes no sense to buy points as at top tier level as you earn them for free with bonuses in chunkloads), so when I got a hold of the property that I stayed at more than 100 nights they told me of many changes IHG has allready implemented on them for the negative, we knew this was coming but usually management discretion often overrides these for top tier members. Gone were the lounge access and free breakfasts, gone were the upgrades too.
I looked into the more expensive Intercontinental across the way that many have said is premium, well the only thing premium was the points per night rate at 30k ( everything else from lifts to rooms was an eye opener) never in my life have I layed out that many points for a free night, yet alone 3x. We got the upgrades and the free breakfast as top tier in this brand that the former hotel started refusing, I brought this up with them and IHG head office, who will hopefully look into this situation and remedy a new kick start soon. # watch this space
2. Discounted Ramadhaan Makkah
As usual for many years we always have a post on discounting expensive Ramadhaan, however this year we taking it a step better, we have a handful of set rooms (some quad, some triple, some with upgrades already set) highly discounted, available on a first come first served basis. Limit 1 room per client.
Email: info@traveloyalty.co.za
3. We do NASA. Rockets, astronauts, space ships, touch the moon & more.
Perhaps one of the better educational theme parks that will leave all kids (& adults) astonished, space is a mind boggling place!
We done our trip to the Kennedy Space Centre in Orlando, Florida, USA, near free using miles and points, staying at Radisson near by.
Click on the link HERE to view this out of the world trip
4. Hilton Points Unlimited. Register now.
6th Jan 2020 to 3rd May 2020. This quarter’s promo rewards movers more than sitters.
Our discounted Maldives offers last year was a absolute hit, we sold out each and every business class seat and needed more! Even our day trip offers had more demand than supply.
While we awaiting these deals to return and as per normal structured packaged offers thats void of earning anything back that may appeal to some.
6. Our current elite client concierge offers are throwing out the below:
How to (really) do Mauritius in Flic en Flac ( premium side of island)
Note: most get caught in per person packages on the windy South or East with some extra food thrown in, be in the know when you want to perfect your travel.
7x nights Half board, Zar 57,000, That includes Business Class for 2pax
It gets better obviously, this is #theTLway after all:
With this concierge offer you can do a premium diving resort on the Red sea or an island trip to Bali for 12x nights free thereafter or just split it on both before year end? plus get fed, upgraded with the whole shebang as you often see on TL trip reviews and social media channels.
Looking for better rates on your Business Class or First Class trips? We got our concierge clients covered, just ask one of our clients in Durban, most well known in the vehicle industry who got quoted 240k for a full family Business class trip to Asia, we got it done for 170k or Johannesburg biggest wholesaler for Mauritius as per above or the ones currently taking up our Turkey offer for 14k, these come with heaps of miles often up to 300% in bonuses while most grab the R3200 offer we just posted on our Instagram that yields basically nothing back to upgrade or travel free ahead.
8. Our TL guide to travel hacking.
If you missed this series on social media here it is below, and no, it has got nothing to do with heating up soup in your room..
Multi part series on all the ways imaginable to travel hack all types of travel by all types of travelers.
Note where you are VS where you would like to be?
One things for certain as you progress further, you will NEVER EVER go back to paying full retail again. Dont count your past losses, look forward to your future blessings in savings.
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Maldives Black Friday deals ends on Friday 29th November at 4pm.
Upgrade to business class for ONLY R6950 per person for return!!! -unbeatable value-
Note: Business class upgrades are sold out for 21 Dec through 4Jan flights and only available for 7th Dec and 14 Dec flights. Limited availability on a first come first paid basis.
We also have 4 and 5 star resorts with offers for all budgets and have put together the best of the best experiences in the videos below:
5 Star, Shangri La Overwater Villa
(our absolute favourite, personally rated 10/10, THE best villa ever in all our travels the globe over)
Rates for the most wanted Overwater Villa here starts at R53,990 pps
Access the experience via our YouTube channel HERE.
5 Star, Shangri La Tree House Villa
Dive in to the top of the range Tree House Villa. rates start at R59,990 pps
Access the experience via our YouTube channel HERE.
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Our GETTING STARTED link on the website is about to get a major overhaul with the updates of Hilton Lifetime Diamond soon to be followed by Marriott Lifetime Platinum.
The goal at the end of the decade of being an hotelier.
Coming up in 2020 we have a abundance of initial clients earning these permanent elite tiers needing no extra stays and mattress runs in the year to maintain.
Stay tuned to the link for all the benefits and perks associated with the permanent statuses + the very best of ways of maximising travels to obtain it all.
2. How we done Disney for $179!
Each year, every year since 2016 and by the looks of it 2020 has Disney plans all over it again.
That’s including business class flights, premium upgraded accommodation, 2 days of Disney tickets and transfers to and from.
Our 1st video on theme parks is up click the link below and read the dropdown description for the booking.
Hit the subscribe on YouTube as we have so many theme park tips and trips we are about to upload;Tip: Hong Kong hotels currently have sales that I have never seen prior, possibly due to the unrest and hotels being affected. The cash rates and incentives in them might be better to use than booking free on points at some hotels. WE have been through them all, from the new St. Regis to Renaissance to Ocean park as well. If scouring travel is in your passion, mail me for info on our concierge offers so you may reap the perks the TL way.
Don’t miss out: Save 30% on purchases of 2,000+ points through December 22nd, 2019.
Plus, targeted,double your limit. The annual maximum for purchased points will be raised from 50,000 points to 100,000 points.
50,000 points are $437.50 with the discount of 30% ( usually $625)
Tip: Using Marriott points is a great way to transfer to airlines as they offer a 25% bonus uniquely. ie: 60k points = 25k miles. Great for that upgrading that next medium to long haul you booked in economy.
Stay twice. Get 2,000 bonus points. Then unlock your next offer.
Register by December 31, 2019.
Stay twice to earn 2,000 bonus points.
Two to three days after your second qualifying stay has been posted, you’ll automatically unlock an additional offer with Unlock More. Your additional offer will appear in your online member account and you’ll receive an email with offer details.
Choose from more than 7,000 participating hotels and resorts worldwide between October 29, 2019, and January 14, 2020.
Summer is upon us, take up our limited, high in demand offers to the most wanted bucketlist destination of them all, The Maldives Islands.
Starting prices are from R15,990 pps with return flights now available from 7th December 2019, includes 7x nights 3 star accommodation+ breakfast with all taxes and transfers, see the offer HERE.
Upgrade to business class for ONLY R6950 per person !!! -unbeatable value-
We also have 4 and 5 star resorts with offers for all budgets and have put together the best of the best experiences in the videos below:
5 Star, Shangri La Overwater Villa
(our absolute favourite, personally rated 10/10, THE best villa ever in all our travels the globe over)
Rates for the most wanted Overwater Villa here starts at R53,990 pps
Access the experience via our YouTube channel HERE.
5 Star, Shangri La Tree House Villa
Dive in to the top of the range Tree House Villa. rates start at R59,990 pps
Access the experience via our YouTube channel HERE.
Interested in taking up the Maldives offers or for more info kindly email: info@traveloyalty.co.za
UP TO 30% OFF, BREAKFAST AND 500 EXTRA REWARDS POINTS*
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Maldives is all the same, right? No, one could’nt be more wrong. Afterall the main draw card for the islands are its blue waters, although some islands are void of this, so found yourself a good deal, best you check further.
Once you land at Male, check your connection to your resort either boat or seaplane thats included in the offer or you might be forking out $200 to $800 per way per guest to get to your destination.
Not all islands are Blue, some have seaweed / seagrass on most parts. Some resorts I’ve been to had the premium accommodation set in the greenies.. A few google maps searches and you would easily be able to tell what is coral and whats not.
Cringe !Seaweed / Seagrass galore with a even bigger eye sore behind: construction
Many islands have wave breakers to ensure smooth waters in parts of the lagoon, some resorts have these ugly risen up walls all over.
High rise wave breakers
Man Made Islands: if you not yearning natural beauty or have never been to an island (not the Beacon but the tropical ones) this might not affect you. Man made islands will mostly have the crushed shells type of sand, perhaps with some white power topped on, similar to ones in Dubai. They also wont have as vibrant snorkeling as reefs are all brought in or still developing ecosystems. Flown in palms are also strategically placed voiding that real Maldives -feel.
Man made island
Some amazing winners in the blue below:
2. Maldives offers December to January 2021
2.1 Meeru Island – From R32,990 pps
ALL INCLUSIVE
includes: Return 9 hour flights on Air Seychelles • 7 x nights, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Drinks • Airport Hotel transfers by boat 55min • Free Covid-19 Test on departure.
Flights: Air Seychelles
Departure time: JNB 23:30 Arrival time: MLE 12:05
Departure time: MLE 15:45 Arrival time: JNB 22:10
Includes free activities: Sunset cruise, Snorkeling, Windsurfing, Golf driving lessons, 1 yoga session, use of kayaks and windsurfing boards.
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Around 2014 we posted on how easily obtainable First Class was (without needing to fly prior). We only had about 1500 newsletter subscribers back then and I know of only a handful who maxed this opportunity, many called bs slash impossible slash neverever on the articles until I wrote the full trip review 6months later putting theory into practical whilst spending nothing more than $20 / Zar 250 per way.
Then over the next few years we wrote how to max First Class by flying partner airlines prior with discounted business fares earning up to 4x the miles before elite bonuses and liased with our concierge members 1 on 1 on all of this the world over.
Come 2020 most 1st class flights are suspended but…
In our previous newsletter we touched on the big news of Canadian Aeroplan’s codeshare with Etihad, what was not known then was the good news Aeroplan had in store for its new program launch enabling easy mile earn potentials.
Family pooling – combine miles up to 7 family members
Rocketmiles bonuses.
This is the most interesting bit. We have covered previous 1st class flights how we have maxed these promos staying often at places where there are no branded hotels or are when they are no good (such as Sri Lanka, Reunion and outer islands of Seychelles such as Praslin, we even did a 1 night miles boost at this premium place HERE during our 14night paycation). This also works well with local stays as many countries only have domestic travel open.
There’s a double promo that one (or rather families) can take advantage of.
1. Earn 5,000 bonus miles or points at select properties on your first hotel booking . Offer HERE.
Book this promo first, do the 1 night stays x 7 members checking in and out repeat on the new members booking ea day and you should be up 35000 points.
2. Aeroplan member exclusive: Get 5,000 bonus miles. Offer HERE
Make 3 reservations, each for 2 nights or longer, and earn 5,000 bonus miles. Book hotels around the world, and the bonus miles will be sent straight to your account after your 3rd stay.
Same protocol, book the 2 night stays in ea members name and after the 3rd stay the account will be 70,000 miles richer.
There are heaps more changes such as:
Combine points and cash for flight or multiple flights (finally)
2021 Bookings
This reminds me alot of Etihad’s slider option below, where one can leverage cash to miles at a cheaper rate than buying the miles on promos.
Etihad slider option
Combine a paid fare and award flight.
Earn status on buying miles.
Share your status with friends and family, even if they not traveling with you (similiar to Hyatt’s top tier style ‘guest of honor’).
Stopovers for 5000 points. This parts a no-brainer for travelers who love to turn one a one city trip into a multi city or multi country trip.
3. United plans JNB route
United Airlines, one of the US big3 gave notice this week they plan to fly direct to Johannesburg soon.
This is big news because there will be a huge competition now for SAA for this direct flight to New York (Newark).
United has minimal taxes, expect to pay between $5.60 to $31.46 taxes per award ticket – even in business (SAA – even on Journeyblitz charges $200 per way)
United has launched dynamic awards, so using miles for domestic starts at 5k miles, Europe for 21k miles and Middle East 31k miles on Saver Awards – All with minimal taxes.
United will fly the latest Boeing 787-9 on this route. SAA has sadly returned their new leased planes while they get their funding together with only handful of older planes.
United has also given notice of 2 new destinations in Hawaii – Kona and Maui. I can wait to see the booking options on South Africa – Hawaii when its ready.
Soaking up some Hawaiian rays
Hey they also do Tahiti, so imagine being able to book Pape’ete. This should make Bora Bora heaps more affordable but not quicker (this is a long long flight schedule)
United is a Star Alliance member, so expect perks with holders of Voyager, Turkish, Lufthansa etc that would come in handy.
United has (for now) eliminated change fees and stand by fees.
4. Hilton Double Rewards
September 8 through December 31, 2020. Register now
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Finally after many years of travel, the lockdown has enabled most savvy travelers to compare 3 straight months (thus far) of cost of living / staying home vs cost of being abroad and as you may know the former is more expensive, see when you travel using loyalty as an elitist all the perks equals savings, one wouldn’t need to run to the grocery store every day, nor pay cleaners nor electricity, elitists often get largest suites, even when staying free on points, lounge access that often comes with, laundry, 3 generous meals per day and unlimited drinks throughout, some come with the comps via butler services..
Even if you not staying free and pay your way as an elitist, eg I changed my last trip abroad to Saudi Arabia which made more sense ( & cents) to save the points booking a new hotel (costing me 13k points per night with 5th night free) and rather take up a cash rate of 340 SAR pn for 20 nights that included just about everything + more with regards to upgrades and food, the checkout yielded more back in points (yes more points) with elite bonuses + 2x points for a future trip (Waldorf Maldives at a easy 96k per night with 5th night free with no taxes ? vs their 2000 usd nightly rate ++taxes are of the best options).
Specials however, come and go, sometimes they repeat themselves, here are some unheard of ones that many seem to be taking advantage of:
2. Qatar promo.
Flexibility at its finest!
Ever seen something like this? To be honest what I love the most of this promo is how creative one can get in each of the valued flexibility points.
When Qatar launched this promo via email it put most savvys head in a spin, everyone hopped on the lowest business class tickets from 500$ short haul, eg CMB – MCT and change it to further away, remember here you can CHANGE YOUR DESTINATION as long as its 5000 miles radius (not km!), I wonder if they still allowing departure and arrival points for changes one after the other as they were initially?
No 2 Unlimited changes? so the swells not peaking in North Male Atoll but Bali will be going off on all cylinders for a surfers upcoming trip, sorted.
No 3 In theory how many book and cancels with 10% value added can one muster?
No 4 Swop for Qmiles. The rate is $1 spent per 100 Qmiles and valid for 3 years. Talk about a cheaper way to buy miles, unheard of? Note: usually 1000 Qmiles would cost $35 to buy.
Qatar in my own opinion has some of the most creative promos, remember their kids fly free promo ? I could book all 6 in my tribe to Istanbul return for Zar 18,000 !
Still on Qatar, now with Status!
Top Tier
Taken up QR’s amazing targeted promo that yields:
AL Maha meet and greet worth 400 Qar per person
100% bonus miles and 100% family miles
Business Lounge access + 5 Complimentary passes ( note: worlds best first class lounge ‘AL Safwa’ was taken off access for Platinums last year unless they flying in business or First)
Unique 60 Qcredits loaded – apart from miles Qatar’s premium elite status comes with Qcredits, one may use these Qcredits to upgrade from just about any class fare in Economy to Business or from any class fare from Economy to First Class ( you might recall a older post showing when they used to fly DOH-MED, the metal did not have a business cabin so all business flyers got coded as first class with access to the Al Safwa Lounge as well). Speaking of Al Safwa, using Qcredits should get you the access when upgrading from DOH. You can also use Qcredits to pay for fees and extra baggage (dont!) save them for flights out DOH that has the worlds only 1st class suites in business class named THE QSUITES, that has like 2 double beds facing each other for 4 pax, enough place for baby in middle too.
Another unheard of topic. 1st class Emirates now from $41. Most airliners seem to have been doing the same to stimulate travel with the lower oil prices. For EK fuel surcharge chart click HERE scroll left to pic no7
4. Etihad 50% bonus value.
Etihad also jumped on the ME3 bandwagon with a unique offer of their own this month, buy any travel voucher and get 50% value added.
5. Match made in Heaven.
WOW! Etihad and Air Canada sign code share agreement.. and for those in South Africa seem to be in the ‘goldilock zone’ to pick up avail into AUH and beyond. The trick to maxing Aeroplan is to how shall I say, SAA Journeyblitz it? find 2 segments separately then apply them A to B, B to C and then C to A. Need Aeroplan miles fast? see no 6 below.
Marriott uniquely transfers their Marriott Reward points to just about any airline miles program at a 3:1 rate (except Air new Zealand) with a added 25% bonus on all points transferred at 60k points thresholds.
Also, Marriott points are great for stays with elite 5th night free redemption’s at the worlds biggest hotel chain boasting 30 brands.
Hilton has a 100% points sale too, ends July 15th, click HERE.
Offcoarse not forgetting it rarely makes sense to buy points unless they are actually saving you money for superior use.
Using elite status would in certain events get you bulk of the points free with its bonus off stays.
It seems most websites of hotels are offering prepaid voucher with bonus value through all the major hotel brands. Do check them out if you are looking for any further deals ahead.
8. The A380 demise.
Air France has retired all their double decker A380’s after 10 years of service. Most airliners including Emirates, Qatar, Qantas and Etihad have also grounded them due to their high operational costs. Airbus will no longer be making A380’s. Sad to say in the next few years walking upstairs will be a memory of the past. Do you remember seeing your first A380 in 2010 and then flying on your 1st A380 trip?
9. Countries are opening up.
Europe has just unveiled their plan to open in July to certain countries.
Hawaii opens on August 1st.
Maldives opens up to everyone with no restrictions on July 15th.
Yes we used the offer in no 2 above and booked cheapest flight to Mumbai and changed it to most expensive flight into Male, not quite the maximum 5000 mile change flexibility, but as any traveler would know Maldives is of the most expensive airfares around.
I wonder if Charter flights would be allowed sooner from SA as we promoted bulk of last year and at the start of this year as Islands due to warm climates and open spaces with rooms distanced between each other on most resorts might just be the safest escape for those yearning.
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The once mighty IHG Pointbreaks has officially died as of 31 January 2020. What was once the hotel industry’s most economical ( un-matched and un-rivalled) promotion as 200+ hotels ( out of 4900 +) went for a redemption rate of a mere 5000 points regardless of what the normal points reward rates were per night.
Brands like Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza’s and Holiday Inn’s were usually snapped up in minutes for free at 5000 points per night at destinations like Maldives, Tahiti, Vietnam, India South America, Mauritius, Saudi Arabia and heaps of others.
Truly this promo was one of the most exiting lists every quarter. When traveloyalty.com started many years back these destination lists use to dictate which countries are next that we are going to book and score free.
Indeed we maxed it through all the premium ones, one property in Saudi Arabia in particular for over 100 nights, and at times with 2x rooms booked, all for free, 20 to 25 nights a time that came with lounge access and breakfasts.
Even if you did not have enough points you could then buy them / manufacture them for 23$ per night, IOW you could use Zar 120,000 to stay in the worlds top brands for 1 full year if you did not have the points to do it for free. Im sure you know people who spend that kind of cash on 1 single trip and get nothing back? or lets say you sold your 12 million Rand house you could stay free for 100 years around the world.
IHG started to change Pointbreaks about a year back after some months of lackluster properties being featured, made sense as Pointbreaks became so popular, remember 6 to 7 years back when hardly anyone knew of it? and they would not even sell out. Pointbreaks? say what? Patrick Swayze? would be asked (no not that one with Keanu)
Properties now had become 5k, 10k or 15k per night on the promo, but even in that too, properties and resorts were not of the premium grade many had become accustomed to.
I cant even recall when last I stayed on a Pointbreak, was it the one in Turkey’s capital or the one in Muscat? Didnt matter.
Recently I had my last 100k of IHG points (earned points, it often makes no sense to buy points as at top tier level as you earn them for free with bonuses in chunkloads), so when I got a hold of the property that I stayed at more than 100 nights they told me of many changes IHG has allready implemented on them for the negative, we knew this was coming but usually management discretion often overrides these for top tier members. Gone were the lounge access and free breakfasts, gone were the upgrades too.
I looked into the more expensive Intercontinental across the way that many have said is premium, well the only thing premium was the points per night rate at 30k ( everything else from lifts to rooms was an eye opener) never in my life have I layed out that many points for a free night, yet alone 3x. We got the upgrades and the free breakfast as top tier in this brand that the former hotel started refusing, I brought this up with them and IHG head office, who will hopefully look into this situation and remedy a new kick start soon. # watch this space
2. Discounted Ramadhaan Makkah
As usual for many years we always have a post on discounting expensive Ramadhaan, however this year we taking it a step better, we have a handful of set rooms (some quad, some triple, some with upgrades already set) highly discounted, available on a first come first served basis. Limit 1 room per client.
Email: info@traveloyalty.co.za
3. We do NASA. Rockets, astronauts, space ships, touch the moon & more.
Perhaps one of the better educational theme parks that will leave all kids (& adults) astonished, space is a mind boggling place!
We done our trip to the Kennedy Space Centre in Orlando, Florida, USA, near free using miles and points, staying at Radisson near by.
Click on the link HERE to view this out of the world trip
4. Hilton Points Unlimited. Register now.
6th Jan 2020 to 3rd May 2020. This quarter’s promo rewards movers more than sitters.
Our discounted Maldives offers last year was a absolute hit, we sold out each and every business class seat and needed more! Even our day trip offers had more demand than supply.
While we awaiting these deals to return and as per normal structured packaged offers thats void of earning anything back that may appeal to some.
6. Our current elite client concierge offers are throwing out the below:
How to (really) do Mauritius in Flic en Flac ( premium side of island)
Note: most get caught in per person packages on the windy South or East with some extra food thrown in, be in the know when you want to perfect your travel.
7x nights Half board, Zar 57,000, That includes Business Class for 2pax
It gets better obviously, this is #theTLway after all:
With this concierge offer you can do a premium diving resort on the Red sea or an island trip to Bali for 12x nights free thereafter or just split it on both before year end? plus get fed, upgraded with the whole shebang as you often see on TL trip reviews and social media channels.
Looking for better rates on your Business Class or First Class trips? We got our concierge clients covered, just ask one of our clients in Durban, most well known in the vehicle industry who got quoted 240k for a full family Business class trip to Asia, we got it done for 170k or Johannesburg biggest wholesaler for Mauritius as per above or the ones currently taking up our Turkey offer for 14k, these come with heaps of miles often up to 300% in bonuses while most grab the R3200 offer we just posted on our Instagram that yields basically nothing back to upgrade or travel free ahead.
8. Our TL guide to travel hacking.
If you missed this series on social media here it is below, and no, it has got nothing to do with heating up soup in your room..
Multi part series on all the ways imaginable to travel hack all types of travel by all types of travelers.
Note where you are VS where you would like to be?
One things for certain as you progress further, you will NEVER EVER go back to paying full retail again. Dont count your past losses, look forward to your future blessings in savings.
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Maldives Black Friday deals ends on Friday 29th November at 4pm.
Upgrade to business class for ONLY R6950 per person for return!!! -unbeatable value-
Note: Business class upgrades are sold out for 21 Dec through 4Jan flights and only available for 7th Dec and 14 Dec flights. Limited availability on a first come first paid basis.
We also have 4 and 5 star resorts with offers for all budgets and have put together the best of the best experiences in the videos below:
5 Star, Shangri La Overwater Villa
(our absolute favourite, personally rated 10/10, THE best villa ever in all our travels the globe over)
Rates for the most wanted Overwater Villa here starts at R53,990 pps
Access the experience via our YouTube channel HERE.
5 Star, Shangri La Tree House Villa
Dive in to the top of the range Tree House Villa. rates start at R59,990 pps
Access the experience via our YouTube channel HERE.
Interested in taking up the Maldives offers or for more info kindly email: info@traveloyalty.co.za
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Our GETTING STARTED link on the website is about to get a major overhaul with the updates of Hilton Lifetime Diamond soon to be followed by Marriott Lifetime Platinum.
The goal at the end of the decade of being an hotelier.
Coming up in 2020 we have a abundance of initial clients earning these permanent elite tiers needing no extra stays and mattress runs in the year to maintain.
Stay tuned to the link for all the benefits and perks associated with the permanent statuses + the very best of ways of maximising travels to obtain it all.
2. How we done Disney for $179!
Each year, every year since 2016 and by the looks of it 2020 has Disney plans all over it again.
That’s including business class flights, premium upgraded accommodation, 2 days of Disney tickets and transfers to and from.
Our 1st video on theme parks is up click the link below and read the dropdown description for the booking.
Hit the subscribe on YouTube as we have so many theme park tips and trips we are about to upload;Tip: Hong Kong hotels currently have sales that I have never seen prior, possibly due to the unrest and hotels being affected. The cash rates and incentives in them might be better to use than booking free on points at some hotels. WE have been through them all, from the new St. Regis to Renaissance to Ocean park as well. If scouring travel is in your passion, mail me for info on our concierge offers so you may reap the perks the TL way.
Don’t miss out: Save 30% on purchases of 2,000+ points through December 22nd, 2019.
Plus, targeted,double your limit. The annual maximum for purchased points will be raised from 50,000 points to 100,000 points.
50,000 points are $437.50 with the discount of 30% ( usually $625)
Tip: Using Marriott points is a great way to transfer to airlines as they offer a 25% bonus uniquely. ie: 60k points = 25k miles. Great for that upgrading that next medium to long haul you booked in economy.
Stay twice. Get 2,000 bonus points. Then unlock your next offer.
Register by December 31, 2019.
Stay twice to earn 2,000 bonus points.
Two to three days after your second qualifying stay has been posted, you’ll automatically unlock an additional offer with Unlock More. Your additional offer will appear in your online member account and you’ll receive an email with offer details.
Choose from more than 7,000 participating hotels and resorts worldwide between October 29, 2019, and January 14, 2020.
Summer is upon us, take up our limited, high in demand offers to the most wanted bucketlist destination of them all, The Maldives Islands.
Starting prices are from R15,990 pps with return flights now available from 7th December 2019, includes 7x nights 3 star accommodation+ breakfast with all taxes and transfers, see the offer HERE.
Upgrade to business class for ONLY R6950 per person !!! -unbeatable value-
We also have 4 and 5 star resorts with offers for all budgets and have put together the best of the best experiences in the videos below:
5 Star, Shangri La Overwater Villa
(our absolute favourite, personally rated 10/10, THE best villa ever in all our travels the globe over)
Rates for the most wanted Overwater Villa here starts at R53,990 pps
Access the experience via our YouTube channel HERE.
5 Star, Shangri La Tree House Villa
Dive in to the top of the range Tree House Villa. rates start at R59,990 pps
Access the experience via our YouTube channel HERE.
Interested in taking up the Maldives offers or for more info kindly email: info@traveloyalty.co.za
UP TO 30% OFF, BREAKFAST AND 500 EXTRA REWARDS POINTS*
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Summer is upon us, take up our limited, high in demand offers to the most wanted bucketlist destination of them all, The Maldives Islands.
Starting prices are from R16,990 pps with return flights as early as the end of November 2019, includes 7x nights 3 star accommodation+ breakfast with all taxes and transfers, see the offer HERE.
Upgrade to business class for ONLY R6950 per person !!! -unbeatable value-
We also have 4 and 5 star resorts with offers for all budgets and have put together the best of the best experiences in the videos below:
5 Star, Shangri La Overwater Villa
(our absolute favourite, personally rated 10/10, THE best villa ever in all our travels the globe over)
Rates for the most wanted Overwater Villa here starts at R53,990 pps
Access the experience via our YouTube channel HERE.
5 Star, Shangri La Tree House Villa
Dive in to the top of the range Tree House Villa. rates start at R57,990 pps
Access the experience via our YouTube channel HERE.
Interested in taking up the Maldives offers or for more info kindly email: info@traveloyalty.co.za
2. Traveloyalty Concierge offers and renewals 2020 / 2021 -2022.
Still yearning to travel #theSMARTERway as seen on our reviews and social media, join the thousands of members the world over who are not only maximising travel at a discounted investment rate but also getting the finer info in our 1 on 1 concierge that includes flight advice and prices most can only dream of. Fomo? click this: #TLfares
We have allocated 50% more slots for the coming year for those serious into wanderlusting, seen our post to New York for R7700 last week? see below to the prime time finds we have assisted members with the past weekend.
3. Biggest in Bali. 364 sqm Upgrade.
See our trip upgrade to the Presidential suite of the Conrad Bali below, how we booked via the dropdown in the YouTube:
IHG (Intercontinental Hotels Group), the worlds largest 2nd largest hotel and loyalty programme has released a full hotel list for booking.
If you are un-familiar on how to stay for free at top end Intercontinental and Crowne Plaza Hotels kindly read on:
What is Pointbreaks ?
Pointbreaks is the hotel industry’s most economical ( un-matched and un-rivalled) promotion as +200 hotels ( out of 4900 +) are available for the redemption of a mere 5000 points ( it has now been changed to allocate better hotels at 10,000 and 15,000 points per night) regardless of what the normal points reward rate is per night.
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2. How we maxed a $15,000 premium Turkey trip for just $315 pp
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Click on the dropdown ‘show more/down arrow’ in the Youtube link above for the full description to each booking
3. Whats really good in South Africa?
We recently took a Zar 25,000 in value SA road trip for FREE using loyalty. Expiring miles = easy trip.
I suppose you can hear complaints about every country especially from media influence to its citizens, South Africa is no different, one will often hear about the Government, how poor service delivery is, prevalent crime, fuel hikes, the exchange rate that just when it starts to show signs of healing gets pummeled often by external factors etc, the list can go on but I’ll tell you what really flippen rocks on the shores of SA ( and I’m not only talking waves..)
Full Service Hotels from 5k per night on points ( its going to be 4k with off peak): Marriott, the largest hotel group in the world and the largest in SA has a huge amount of decent hotels with rates as low as this, few years back when Protea was just taken over basically all were 7500 points per night. These are scattered all over SA and are great to visit city to city during a road trip. Consistently we been scoring 2bedroom suites to Presidential duplex suites. It gets a bit better, the transit hotels are a blessing on the low point rates ( vs high cash rates) for those odd time flights in and out.
Car rental, ever seen how low miles are with unlimited mileage. Recently we used expiring Etihad miles, we got a Compact sedan category for a mere 2500 miles per day all incl with unlimited, promoted via Europcar on the airlines website, this with our top elite status got us upgrades to a automatic 7seater Avanza on trip one and then the most wanted / holy grail of car upgrades – a Bus catergory, Hyundai H1 for the next trip. (We love Bus category upgrades for the size and comfort, have scored it in Morocco Jan18, Turkey March18, Durban June18)
Breakfasts at Nandos, just $2.50, I dont think anywhere else in the world you could get such a tasty start to you day for such a low price, great for those early flights in or out cities and airports.
and yes, waves. SA is absolutely blessed with consistent and perfect surf, I cant vouch that its absolutely uncrowded but when compared to other places in the world, SA surfers are spoilt, amazingly each city on our shores are dotted with some of the best waves with the highlight being Jeffreys Bay, known to have the worlds best right hand pointbreak. I agree.
Follow recent trip posts with pics on Instgram HERE on how we maxing expiring airline miles for car rentals with upgrades to accommodation.
4. Hilton promos
25% off for 3+ nights. EMEA
Stay longer and save rate.
Requires seven (7) day advance reservations and a minimum stay of three (3) consecutive nights. Additional length of stay requirements may vary by participating hotel. No end date to this offer as yet.
Unlock epic travel experiences in extraordinary destinations when you stay at hotels and resorts in Asia Pacific participating in Marriott Bonvoy™. Book by March 31, 2020 and stay 2+ nights before July 31, 2020 to enjoy these rewards:
DAILY HOTEL CREDIT : Approximately 15% of your room rate, to be used on accommodations, world-class dining + upgrade + 5,000 BONUS POINTS PER STAY
And
Buy points with 30% off.
Don’t miss out: Save 30% on purchases of 2,000+ points through October 18, 2019.
Plus, double your limit. The annual maximum for purchased points will be raised from 50,000 points to 100,000 points between September 14 and October 18.
50,000 points are $437.50 with the discount of 30% ( usually $625)
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A question that cannot be answered in just a one liner, but if I had to try, the answer would be: because its way better!
Way better in what way(s) one might ask? Well for starters lets put that down in point form:
Its cheaper, way way cheaper. Gone are the days and mindset that over paying a per person rate for a package is the way to travel. Accommodation has always been booked per room in any event since as far back as my travel memories take me. Personally I have not been on a Umrah package since 1998 and in 2012 prior to traveloyalty.com I went on Umrah backpack style saying in the cheapest (furthest accom for under 50 Riyal per night at the border of 1st Ring Road Madinah and Ajyad in Makkah. Come 2013 with Traveloyalty.com we stayed free on two trips through Hilton Towers in Makkah and Crowne Plaza Madinah, all on points. Heaps closer and heaps better especially for families. This trip would be the kickstart to our future articles and inspiring thousands on staying free even through peak Ramadhaan where most were paying Zar 250,000 and getting zilch back on checkout.
Stay longer through visa validity. You not limited to X-amount days and nights if you not on a package. Visas are valid 30days upon entry to the Kingdom, like most visas they have a fee attached for the full validity period regardless, in this you could maximise the 29 x nights / 30 days validity.
Investment for akhira… and dunya. When you book direct your trip now becomes one that you can earn back points for future free hotel nights. 3rd party bookings are null and void of any earn back and perks.
Perks through Traveloyalty.com in #theTLway, this saves you even more and this alone needs its own chapter, most of which are mentioned in the YouTube video next in the description but just to highlight, food savings by way of lounge access, early check ins and late check outs ( thats like 2 free nights), 2nd adult stays free, upgrades, free breakfast for room, even open complimentary menu’s, all of this has been mentioned many times since 2013, however daily new travelers are discovering the power of loyalty and best of all…
Bonus points. Most never knew that they could earn bulk if not more of their spend back in this alone.
Its easy, super easy. It takes about 20 seconds to make a booking on the hotels app.
Family travel perfected. Thank heavens the locals have large families and in this the hotels are super lenient to those who worry about having to lay out extra person charges and extra rooms in packages.
Flights. Here one can book any way, regardless, be it miles, cash on 3rd party or a find on skyscanner or Ita Matrix. Flights are the easiest part.
Transfers. There are all too many taxis from H1’s to GMC’s to sedans to vans outside airports and hotels that you can negotiate a price with per family not per person.
Yearn for a repeat trip? You will be super pleased you saved mega bucks on last trip incase of the Visa penalty.
DIY travel has worked for hundreds of people you know, theres no reason why it will not work for you!
2. Umrah Diy 29x nights. YouTube. Paid R9500 in Business and R5500 in Economy.
How we have maximised the blessings of miles and points since traveloyalty.com’s inception over the years, well not so much on the miles sector as yet as we have taken most of the cash specials in Business class or the discounted ways in economy by adding another city or country into the itinerary making it a “open jaw”, such as Morocco and Oman, at the same time earning close to 300,000 miles towards future trips. Click the video below (and hit the subscribe button)
Click on the dropdown ‘show more/down arrow’ in the Youtube link above for the full description to each booking we have previously posted and taken advantage of.
Access the YouTube video HERE and read the ‘Show More/down arrow’
Turkey, up next. How we done it in the way better – way less way with Vip terminals for internal flights to benchmark upgrades.
3. Hilton – Power up your points.
Register to earn 2x points. (3x for credit card holders) September 9, 2019 – January 5, 2020
Book at least 3 consecutive nights* at participating resorts in Southeast Asia, Korea and Maldives from now until 31 August 2019. Valid for stays between 16 August 2019 and 20 December 2019.
Note: IHG will be switching to dynamic award pricing by the end of 2019, so don’t hold on to your points as they may have minimal value in peak times when cash rates are high. How will this affect Pointbreaks is yet to be seen…
6. Marriott Rewards.
The New Award Chart kicks in 14 September 2019. Look forward to off-peak redemption rates! If you have your eye on a peak time property best book it now prior to the change.
IHG (Intercontinental Hotels Group), the worlds largest 2nd largest hotel and loyalty programme has released a full hotel list for booking.
If you are un-familiar on how to stay for free at top end Intercontinental and Crowne Plaza Hotels kindly read on:
What is Pointbreaks ?
Pointbreaks is the hotel industry’s most economical ( un-matched and un-rivalled) promotion as +200 hotels ( out of 4900 +) are available for the redemption of a mere 5000 points ( it has now been changed to allocate better hotels at 10,000 and 15,000 points per night) regardless of what the normal points reward rate is per night.
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Waldorf Ras Al Khaima, booked the dog kennel for $85 and scored the dragons den worth $1800 per night.
The full breakdown of bookings are in the YouTube description dropdown.
Upcoming videos:
–UMRAH 29x nights, for way less through various years.
–Turkey 14x nights, on a budget, best of hotels, best of cities. VIP flight terminals.
–Morocco 12x nights done near free through 4 cities including amazing Aghadir and Taghzout.
–Bali upgrades, from Conrad to the premium Ritz Carlton.
All with the most amazing of upgrades and perks, all done between Zar 5000 to Zar 10,000 per person with Business Class flights. These are the blessings in Loyalty.
Access our YouTube channelHERE don’t forget to click subscribe and click the bell to be notified soon as new content is uploaded.
2. Discounting flights from Google.
Upcoming between August 13th and September 2nd (and this should be a industry changer), Google flights will have a test on Airfare Price Guarantee.
This ensures you have paid the lowest price whereby they will notify you and pay you back up to $500 if your flights airfare drops after you purchase it.
Note: if this is loaded as per itinerary, it may make sense to split each pax bookings.
Currently the roll out is for select domestic and international flights and will have a badge showing if the flight is enabled titled: “Price Guarantee”
Previously the best was Flight Centers price beat policy which has been edited numerous times over the past few years, at current its R50 off per person off the matched price but it has to be from certain websites only.
I’ve posted on social media many a times getting paid back on this, check HERE.
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