Tag Archives: British Airways

a close-up of a logo

6 Buy Miles / Points Promos Ending Soon: British Airways (50%), Virgin Atlantic (60%), Southwest (40%), Air France / KLM (100%), United (100%) & Alaska (50%)

Good afternoon everyone, happy Friday!  I was working on my Buy Miles & Points Page and found 6 offers that end in the next week.  Always check the math to make sure that buying miles & points makes sense for you.  Do not buy miles & points speculatively unless you have a use in mind.  With that said, here are 6 offers that end soon.  Up first, British Airways is offering up to a 50% bonus, depending on the number of British Airways Avios you purchase.   This offer expires on December 19.

a screenshot of a website

Continue reading

a close-up of a logo

5 Buy Miles / Points Promos Ending Soon: Avianca (135%), Etihad (60%), British Airways (50%), American (75%) & Choice (25%)

Good afternoon everyone, happy Friday!  I was working on my Buy Miles & Points Page and found 5 offers that are ending this month.  Always check the math to make sure that buying miles & points makes sense for you.  Do not buy miles & points speculatively unless you have a use in mind.  With that said, here are 5 offers that end soon.  Up first, Avianca Airlines is offering up to a 135% bonus, depending on the number of Avianca Airlines LifeMiles you purchase.  This offer expires today – August 27.

a screenshot of a website

Continue reading

a close-up of a pink sign

Happy Valentine’s Day and My Miles & Points Love Story

Good morning everyone, happy Valentine’s Day!  I hope you are celebrating with your loved ones today.  Laura and I are having a lazy Sunday after we made some delicious banana pancakes this morning.  If you want to read a cute miles and points inspired love story (about yours truly), check out these 3 posts:

Part 1: My Love / Hate Relationship with British Airways & Match.com (LONG STORY)

Part 2: Quick Update Regarding the Old 150x British Airways Avios & Match.com Promo

Part 3 : How I did on that British Airways / Match.com Deal from 2017

Happy Valentine’s Day and have a great weekend everyone!

a man and woman standing in front of a large metal sign

Engagement photo taken at Paradise Ridge Winery (Santa Rosa, CA)

a black and white logo of a microphone

Listen to Grant on the Miles to Memories Podcast

Good morning everyone.  Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of being a guest / co-host on the Miles to Memories Podcast.  I spoke with Shawn Coomer (MtM Founder) and Mark Ostermann (MtM Managing Editor), while Joe Cheung took the day/night off.  We talked about my British Airways / Match.com love story, our pre-honeymoon to Moorea, and our upcoming road trip to Carmel / Monterey.  Subscribe to the podcast here or click the play button below to stream the podcast.  Have a great day everyone.

P.S. If you want to listen to more podcasts where I was a guest / co-host, check out my new Podcasts & Interviews page.

a collage of photos of a man walking on a dock and a lake

a close-up of a sign

Work from Home Diary 1: Cancelling My Ireland & Kauai Trips

Good morning everyone, I hope your week is going well.  These are very uncertain times and I have difficulty finding motivation to write about anything travel related.  Therefore, I decided to share my feelings in a series of Work from Home Diary posts.  Feel free to share your work from home feelings in the comments section below.

First of all, I am very fortunate that I work for a company where we have the ability to work from home.  My heart goes out to everyone affected in the retail industry, travel/hospitality industry, restaurant/bar industry and many other industries that are affected by the coronavirus.

Last week, my company gave us the option to work from home or go into the office. I decided to work from home the entire week.  I’m used to working from home a few days a week, but working from home 5 days in a row takes a toll (both mentally and physically).  In my next diary post, I will share how I am doing in week 2.

Laura and I were supposed to fly to Ireland last Friday (March 13) for a week for her spring break (she is an assistant principal).  On Wednesday evening (March 11), the Europe travel ban was announced and we decided to cancel our Ireland trip.  I cancelled our Aer Lingus flights booked with British Airways Avios, hotel awards booked at Hyatt and Radisson Blu, Hertz rental car, and a few Expedia activities.  Canceling everything online only took a few minutes and thankfully everything resulted in a full refund, with the exception of the $55 cancellation fees per person charged by British Airways (I called to see if they could be waived, but it was not possible). Continue reading