| In this issue |
| Top Picks • View from the Shard for £12.50, Kew Gardens for £10 • 750 Avios from e-Rewards • 500 Avios for trying finance app Bud • 500 Avios for joining IHG Rewards Club • Save 50% on BA long-haul economy Avios redemptions • Virgin Atlantic winter sale • Malmaison Hotels - room, dinner and wine from £89 |
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My Personal Favourite |
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7 Nights All-Inclusive from £526 -- 5* Mexico, Cancun inc. Jnr Suite and $200 Extras - Save up to 61%| Flights option available · via Voyage Prive |
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| Enjoy All Inclusive bliss amidst four swimming pools, seven restaurants, and a sophisticated Spa in the Riviera Cancun. This 5* resort is nestled in lush tropical vegetation and surrounded by cool blue waters on the Riviera Cancun coast. You'll enjoy a room upgrade and $200 worth of extras to make the most of your time in Mexico. The resort is located a brief 15 miles from Cancun International Airport. Just off the long glistening beach is the world’s second largest barrier reef. A wealth of active and leisure pursuits wait just outside your door; with charming villages, shopping, golf, historic and ecological sites nearby including, Chichén Itzá Mayan Ruins, Puerto Morelos, Playa del Carmen and Tulum Mayan Ruins among others. |
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| Check out our ultimate collection of 5* resorts, hotels and holidays to get you ready for 2018 |
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Lanzarote -- 5* Arrecife Gran Hotel & Spa half board suite stay inc. spa use and treatment offers from £311 w/flights - save up to 62%| Flights included · via Voyage Prive |
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5* Gran Canaria holiday at a golf & spa resort, Sheraton Gran Canaria Salobre Golf Resort, Spain - save 27% - from £345pp for 3 nights| Flights included · via Secret Escapes |
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Blissful Fuerteventura villa holiday, Bahiazul Villas & Club, Canary Islands - save 23% - from £525pp for 5 nights| Flights included · via Secret Escapes |
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5* all-inclusive Crete boutique holiday, Knossos Beach Bungalows & Suites, Greece - save 33% - from £599pp for 5 nights| Flights included · via Secret Escapes |
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5* Venice break with a palatial stay & gondola ride, Ca’Sagredo Hotel, Italy - save 29% - from £279pp for 2 nights| Flights included · via Secret Escapes |
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Greece Zakynthos - Elegance Luxury Executive Suites Zakynthos 5* from £381pp| Flights option available · via Voyage Prive |
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5* relaxing Gran Canaria holiday, Radisson Blu Resort & Spa, Gran Canaria Mogan Hotel, Canary Islands - save 26% - from £399pp for 5 nights| Flights included · via Secret Escapes |
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5* Andorra ski holiday with ski passes, Hotel Ski Plaza, Grandvalira - save 37% - from £669pp for 5 nights| Flights included · via Secret Escapes |
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Seychelles Praslin Island - The H Resort Beau Vallon Beach 5* from £1042pp | Flights option available · via Voyage Prive |
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5* all-inclusive Red Sea beachfront holiday, Concorde Moreen Beach Resort & Spa, Egypt - save 33% - from £449pp for 7 nights| Flights included · via Secret Escapes |
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5* all-inclusive Rhodes holiday with optional private pool, Kresten Royal Villas & Spa, Greek Islands - save 32% - from £455pp for 5 nights| Flights included · via Secret Escapes |
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Spain Barcelona - Hesperia Tower 5* from £100pp| Flights option available · via Voyage Prive |
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£969pp -- St Lucia: all-inclusive holiday, save 40%| Flights included · via Travelzoo |
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Indonesia Denpasar - Furama Villas & Spa, Ubud 4* & The Leaf Jimbaran 5* from £391pp| Flights option available · via Voyage Prive |
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5* design-led holiday in the Azores archipelago, Ponta Delgada, Portugal - save 36% - from £349pp for 7 nights| Flights included · via Secret Escapes |
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France Cannes - Hotel Barriere Le Majestic Cannes 5* from £157pp| Flights option available · via Voyage Prive |
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Malaysia city & 5* beach break with a half-day tour, Industrial digs in Kuala Lumpur & peaceful Langkawi resort - save 27% - from £1,569pp for 12 nights| Flights included · via Secret Escapes |
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Greece Halkidiki - Porto Carras Sithonia 5* from £521pp All Inclusive| Flights option available · via Voyage Prive |
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Spain Merida - Hotel Ilunion Mérida Palace 5* from £65pp| Flights option available · via Voyage Prive |
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5* all-inclusive Emirates holiday, Cove Rotana Resort Ras Al Khaimah, UAE - save 30% - from £699pp for 6 nights| Flights included · via Secret Escapes |
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Italy Rome - QC Terme Roma 5* from £83pp| Flights option available · via Voyage Prive |
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Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo - Grand Hotel Savoia Cortina 5* from £248pp| Flights option available · via Voyage Prive |
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Vietnam & Thailand holiday with optional 5* Dubai break - save 26% - from £1,949pp for 14 nights| Flights included · via Secret Escapes |
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5* all-inclusive Red Sea holiday, Mövenpick Resort & Spa El Gouna, Egypt - save 43% - from £549pp for 7 nights| Flights included · via Secret Escapes |
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France Paris - Renaissance Paris Republique Hotel 5* from £208pp| Flights option available · via Voyage Prive |
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Kenya Mombasa - The Sands at Chale Island Resort & Safari 5* from £763pp| Flights option available · via Voyage Prive |
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Czech Republic Prague - Corinthia Hotel Prague 5* from £80pp| Flights option available · via Voyage Prive |
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Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City - Luxury Vietnam Tour with Optional JW Marriott Marquis Dubai 5* from £...| Flights option available · via Voyage Prive |
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Morocco Marrakech - Tigmiza Suites & Pavillons 5* from £190pp| Flights option available · via Voyage Prive |
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Mauritius Bel Ombre - St Regis Mauritius 5* from £1,599pp| Flights option available · via Voyage Prive |
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5* luxe oceanfront Dubai holiday, Dubai, UAE - save 30% - from £749pp for 6 nights| Flights included · via Secret Escapes |
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Italy Garda - Splendido Bay Luxury Spa Resort 5* from £105pp| Flights option available · via Voyage Prive |
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Portugal Lisbon - Corinthia Hotel Lisbon 5* from £127pp| Flights option available · via Voyage Prive |
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Hungary Budapest - The Ritz Carlton Budapest 5* from £238pp| Flights option available · via Voyage Prive |
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Italy Courmayeur - Grand Hotel Mont Blanc 5* from £347pp| Flights option available · via Voyage Prive |
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Egypt Hurghada - MS Royal Viking & Hilton Hurghada 5* from £849pp All Inclusive| Flights option available · via Voyage Prive |
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France Rennes - Hotel L'Agapa 5* from £181pp| Flights option available · via Voyage Prive |
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United Arab Emirates Dubai - Melia Dubai 5* from £108pp| Flights option available · via Voyage Prive |
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India Delhi, Agra & Jaipur - Temples, Tigers and Taj Tour 4/5* from £1,249pp| Flights option available · via Voyage Prive |
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This week's top travel hacks |
| View from the Shard for £12.50, Kew Gardens for £10 - Buyagift are offering £10 off any purchase of £20 or more when you use the code STOCKING10. There's tons of stuff you could use it on, but my pick would be a £22.95 View from the Shard ticket coming in at just under half the usual cost - £12.50. Book two tickets on two separate Buyagift accounts for a perfect Christmas treat. Or how about two Kew Gardens tickets, normaly £30 but coming in a £20 (£10 per ticket) with the discount code. View the deal here |
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| 750 Avios from e-Rewards - Another Avios giveaway in exchange for 10 minutes of your time. e-Rewards are currently offering 750 Avios to new users who complete their first survey. Full details can be found on our post here |
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| 500 Avios for trying finance app Bud - If you're an Avios collector like me, you can grab 500 points in exchange for 2 minutes of your time. Bud is a new personal finance app and brand new partner on Avios.com. To get the Avios, use the link below to sign up to the service. Follow the instructions (which are pretty slick) and be sure to enter your Avios.com account details to link the two accounts. Once that's done, you've earned the points. There is no requirement to add any further Banking or CCard account details. Just be sure to sign up before 4 January 2018. Sign up here |
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| 500 Avios for joining IHG Rewards Club - You could get an easy 500 Avios simply for signing up. Just use the link below before 31st December and make sure you set up your profile so that you get British Airways Avios instead of IHG Rewards Club points. That's it. They'll add to your BA account with the Avios in a month or two. Sign up using this link |
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| Save 50% on BA long-haul economy Avios redemptions - If you've been collecting Avios, this might be the time to redeem them. BA have cut the amount of Avios needed by half to over 90 long haul destinations. Normally, using Avios for economy seats is a bit of a waste, but not with this promotion. A return to LA will only set you back 16,250 Avios. Some routes are excluded, including Sydney, Santiago de Chile, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, San Jose (Costa Rica - which is a shame as that's where I had my eye on) and Grenada. You must book by 17th December for travel between 4th January and 30th June 2018. |
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| Virgin Atlantic winter sale - Another round of winter flight reductions has begun. Virgin Atlantic return flights can be found from £385, including Dubai, New York, Orlando and LA. While you will find flights for less on Norwegian and Thomas Cook for the same destinations, Virgin is a full service airline that scores consistently high with its customers and despite our penchant for Avios, you might prefer to join (or already be joined up to) the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. Book by Monday 19th December. Check availability here |
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| Malmaison Hotels - room, dinner and wine from £89 - A nice little winter warmer from Malmaison Hotels from £89, including a room for 2, a two-course dinner plus a bottle of wine. Maimaison Hotels are very swanky, so it's an ideal treat for someone special. The hotels can be found in Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Brighton, Cheltenham, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford and Reading. Check availability here |
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| Important note: I've tested these hacks, but can't be sure they'll work every time. Send your own hot hacks to [email protected] |
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