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Brussels Airlines: B.Gift Christmas Offer
Brussels Airlines has an interesting Christmas offer: the B.Gift voucher at €89. The voucher is valid for a roundtrip in economy class between Brussels and any of the following 15 European cities: Alicante, Barcelona, Bilbao, Bologna, Geneva, Gothenburg, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga, Oslo, Porto, Rome, Stockholm, Turin, Venice. You can depart in Brussels or in any of the 15 listed cities. More b.gift details:
- Order your voucher(s) by December 31, 2013
- Book between January 2 and March 28, 2014 via SN Service Centre (+32 2 723 2484)
- Travel between January 2 and June 15, 2014 (last return)
- Trip must include a Saturday night
- Valid for all flights with b.light economy class availability
- Roundtrip earns 250 Miles & More status miles
- Check the full B.Gift Terms & Conditions
Most Brussels Airlines flights tend to have high availability in the b.light economy booking class (even for last minute flights!). You can make a query at BrusselsAirlines.com to check if your preferred flights have b.light availability. I also like the fact the €89 vouchers are all-in (e.g. including checked luggage) and there’s no fee to buy them using your credit card (e.g. with the Brussels Airlines American Express) For normal bookings, Brussels Airlines charges a whopping €8 credit card fee!
This was 2013: February #Instagram
Pic: Welcome at The Hotel Brussels
Pic: Pierre Marcolini welcome amenity at The Hotel Brussels.
Pic: Deluxe Panorama Room at The Hotel Brussels
Pic: Sauna with a view at The Hotel Brussels
Pic: Breakfast at The Hotel Brussels
Miles and More: 20,000 miles for €305 + 6 months NY Times
Lufthansa Miles and More currently has a 20,000 bonus miles offer for new International New York Times subscriptions (6 months). Total cost is €305, which comes down to buying miles at €0,015 each. This is much cheaper than buying miles directly from Miles & More. Even with the current 20% bonus, you’re still paying €0,02 per mile and you’re limited to buying 12,000 miles per calendar year. This is a good opportunity if you need to top-off your account for an award reservation. Offer is valid until 25 December, 2013.
IHG Rewards Club: The Big Win 2014!
Excellent news! IHG Rewards Club just announced the’ll continue The Big Win offer in 2014. As of Monday December 16, 2013 you can register for the first 2014 Big Win (for stays January 1, 2014 – April 30, 2014) Looks like we’re going to mattress run even more next year! 🙂
The IHG Rewards Club press release:
ATLANTA (Dec. 16, 2013) – InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is kicking off 2014 in a big way by offering loyal IHG® Rewards Club members more opportunities to earn free travel through the next installment of its hotel rewards promotion, “The Big Win.” This is a first of its kind promotion, which provides each loyal guest with an individually tailored set of offers.
“We have found that introducing tailored offers through “The Big Win” has been beneficial for both our guests and our hotels,” said Jim Sprigg, director, Database Marketing & CRM Solutions, IHG. “So, this January, we are launching a new and improved version of ”The Big Win” promotion based on guest feedback, with offers that are even more relevant and appealing to diverse types of guests who are loyal to the IHG family of hotel brands, including select offers with a greater focus on our individual hotel brands.”
Pre-registration for “The Big Win” promotion begins on Dec. 16, 2013 here. Once registered, members will begin earning IHG® Rewards Club points or airline miles when they stay at any IHG®-branded hotel between Jan. 1 and April 30, 2014. This includes the InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo® Hotels, Holiday Inn® Hotels, Holiday Inn Resort® Hotels, Holiday Inn Club Vacations®, Holiday Inn Express® Hotels, Staybridge Suites® Hotels and Candlewood Suites® Hotels brands. IHG’s scale and diversity means that our hotels can meet our guests’ needs whatever the occasion – whether an overnight getaway, a business trip, a family celebration or an once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Sprigg added, “Other hotel promotions still tend to be one-size-fits-all, whereas every offer in “The Big Win” promotion varies based on a guest’s travel pattern.”
How it works:
- Current IHG® Rewards Club members and new members can register for the “Big Win” hotel rewards promotion here. (as of Dec. 16, 2013)
- Receive custom offers to win points or miles such as: stay more and earn more, stay on the weekend to win or explore our brands
- Stay to start “winning”
- Track your offers and rewards via a customized Rewards Tracker here.
This was 2013: January #Instagram
Pic: Straight from the oven chocolate cake, raspberry sorbet, vanilla anglaise at Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur Level 38th restaurant.
Pic: The pool at Crowne Plaza Changi Airport in Singapore.
Pic: Singapore Airlines B777-300A First Class Seat 1F
Pic: Dom Perignon Vintage 2003 at Singapore Airlines First Class B777-300A
Pic: Enjoying the Park Hyatt Sydney Rooftop Jacuzzi
Pic: Breakfast with Opera House view at Park Hyatt Sydney
Pic: Sunset at Holiday Inn Suva, Fiji
Pic: Adult Pool at InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa
Pic: Sunset at Natadola Bay, InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa
Pic: Bart Lapers at Viaduct Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand
Pic: Singapore Airlines A380 Business Class
Pic: Thai Airways Royal First Class – Royal Orchid Spa Massage
Pic: Thai Airways A380 Royal First Class – Caviar Service
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