TLFL Party prizes 

The Turning Left for Less reader party is on 13 January at the Conrad St James hotel in London. We have now secured a number of prizes for the raffle, but we still have a few companies to come back to us due to the Christmas break, so there could be more to come. The order of the prizes will be announced once we have the full list. 

• 50,000 Virgin Points courtesy of Virgin Red
• Lunch for two at The Pem at Conrad St James
• A year’s subscription to the Wine Flyer from British Airways
• A free lifetime of Gold membership for Reward Flight Finder
• A Theragun from Jumeirah hotels

Act now to grab the last few remaining tickets to the party here. More information about the party and the special rates at the Conrad is available in this article. 

Virgin Red

Virgin Red, Virgin’s rewards club, has kindly donated 50,000 Virgin Points for you to spend on a wide variety of rewards from flights with Virgin Atlantic and partner airlines, to a sailing with Virgin Voyages or even a Greggs sausage roll! Virgin Points never expire, so you can use them however and whenever you like. 

When you link your Virgin Red account with your Flying Club account, you’ll be able to use your points on rewards across both programmes. 

It’s really easy to earn Virgin Points too – whether it’s using your Virgin Atlantic credit card, staying at a Virgin Hotel, booking your train via Virgin Trains Ticketing or even your everyday online shopping when you go via Virgin Red, you’ll soon see the points mount up.  

I recently spent some of my points enjoying the Virgin Red Room at the AO Arena in Manchester, which you can read about here.

Here are some suggestions of how you could spend your 50,000 points if you win:

• Return economy flight from London to New York with Virgin Atlantic (for 2 people)
• Upgrade to Virgin Atlantic Upper Class
• Theatre tickets for two 
• Cinema tickets for the family 
• Experiences with Virgin Experience Days, including a B747 simulator, one night hotel stay for two, flying lesson, helicopter flight or supercar experiences
• Delta Air Lines return transcontinental business class within the U.S.
• Delta flights from the US West Coast to Hawaii return in economy
• Delta One Suites U.S. to Europe (excluding the U.K.) one way
• Air France or KLM Business Class From the U.S. East Coast or the Caribbean to Western Europe including UK one way
• ANA business class one way to Japan

Find out more at https://www.virgin.com/virgin-red or download the Virgin Red app on your smartphone.

The Wine Flyer from British Airways

British Airways have kindly donated a year’s worth of quarterly deliveries from Wine Flyer. 

Wine Flyer allows members of the British Airways Executive Club loyalty programme to collect up to 10 Avios per £1 spent on more than 140 varieties of wine. You can also redeem your Avios for wine.

Every wine chosen for the range has been produced by a country on British Airways’ global network. Prices start from less than £10 per bottle, and the range includes premium brands such as Whispering Angel, Penfolds and Moët & Chandon. Beers, spirits and non-alcoholic beverages will also be available.

A proportion of the wines have been selected due to their legacy or future pour on British Airways’ flights, such as the Teusner’s ‘The Riebke’ Shiraz which has been served in the premium cabins.

Customers making one-off payments will collect 5 Avios per £1 spent on their total basket value, and those signing up to a subscription option will collect 10 Avios per £1 spent. Until 31 January 2023, you will get 15 Avios for every £1 you spend. With the subscription service, you select your product and how often you want it. You can change the frequency and contents of your subscription or pause, postpone or cancel at anytime.

Wine can be purchased from as little as 8,000 Avios per case of six, and there are options to purchase with a combination of cash and Avios.

Conrad St James London – lunch for 2 at The Pem restaurant

The Conrad hotel underwent a big change when it redesigned its restaurant and bar area. There is now a modern cocktail bar called Hedgerow, which serves innovative and stylish cocktails as well as snacks. The Blue Boar bar has also undergone a refurbishment to give the feel of a luxury pub with a touch of a gentleman’s club. It has a similar feel to the Langham’s Wigmore but is a little less frantic. 

I sampled the Pem not long after it opened and was very impressed. It is perfect for a hotel restaurant with excellent fine-dining food that is still approachable. The chef Sally Abe appeared on the Great British Menu, and has had an illustrations career working for Gordon Ramsey at Claridges and the Ledbury but is most well known for The Harwood Arms – London’s only Michelin-starred gastropub. 

You can read my full review in this article.

Reward Flight Finder – Lifetime Gold membership

Reward Flight Finder offers a free and paid service to find Avios seats for a whole year’s worth of flights at a glance. One of the most useful features is available on the paid plan, where you can set alerts when Avios seats are released on the flights you want. You can also use the map feature, which shows you all the Avios destinations available on a particular date.

RFF offer monthly and yearly plans. Here are the options:

Silver membership – from £3.99 monthly or Silver Annual £39.99

Silver membership includes:

• Unlimited reward seat searches
• Get reward seat Alerts within 1 hour
• Worldwide Map tool
• Set up to 5 Alerts at once
• Get email Alerts

Gold membership – from £6.99 monthly or Annual £69.99

• Unlimited reward seat searches
• Get instant reward seat Alerts
• Worldwide Map tool
• Set up to 20 Alerts at once
• Get email Alerts
• Get SMS Alerts

The winner will get a Lifetime Gold membership. 

You can find out more and sign up here. 

Jumeirah hotels – Therabody’s Theragun Mini

The Carlton Tower Jumeirah in London partners with Therabody and their Theragun massager. The high-tech massage tools are provided for guests to use for relaxation, recovery and as a sleep aid. Some spa treatments use the deep muscle treatment, which eases discomfort, soothes tightness and tension, and helps recover faster from workouts. You can read my review of the hotel here. 

One lucky TLFL reader will win a Theragun mini worth up to £175 (RRP). 

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It’s been a while since we had a competition on here so it is time to clear out the TLFL cupboard full of airline goodies! If you are reading this the competition is now live and will end at midnight on Sunday 11 December 2022. Due to delivery costs, it is available to UK residents only. 

A choice of one prize each will be offered to 10 winners. The first-drawn winners will be given the full choice of all the prizes and then each subsequent winner will be able to choose from what’s left.

The full range of prizes is:

• British Airways First class pyjamas – men or women medium or large
• British Airways First class ladies amenity kit
• Virgin Atlantic exclusive purple plane salt and pepper shakers (exclusive to the A330 media flight)
• Virgin Atlantic unisex pyjamas
• Qatar Airways Airways pyjamas unisex
• Qatar Airways Diptyque amenity set in World Cup box
• American Airlines First class amenity kit
• Finnair amenity kit
• British Airways Club World White company amenity kit
• Virgin Atlantic Goodie bag amenity kit

You can enter below and also find all the rules. Good luck!

Enter here:

TLFL Christmas giveaway

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American Airlines move to Terminal 3 confirmed

It has been confirmed that as well as the Iberia and British Airways moves to and from Terminal 3 and 5, all American Airlines flights will now depart from Heathrow Terminal 3 from 12 July 2022 instead of being spread across the two terminals. 

At present, it is not known if the changes are for the summer schedule or permanent. 

Could this tempt you to fly economy?

Although Air New Zealand is not currently flying to the UK there are usually a number of airfares that include Air New Zealand for the second leg to New Zealand. However, with the latest launch of economy beds, they could make an interesting redemption or add on to a flight you have bought to get part way to New Zealand. They are also launching new business class seats. 

I’d never normally consider economy on a long flight but having seen what Air New Zealand is planning I may have to reconsider. First, they brought us the Sky coach which was a row of economy seats that converted into a flat surface for sleeping. Now they have gone one better with proper beds. 

Air New Zealand’s new Dreamliners, due to arrive in 2024, will have a new Business Premier Luxe seat, designed for customers looking for more space and privacy, and Skynest, the world’s first sleep pods in the sky for Economy travellers. The eight Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners arriving from 2024 and retrofitted current 787-9 fleet will have either eight or four Business Premier Luxe seats, 42 or 22 Business Premier, 52 or 33 Premium Economy, 125 or 213 Economy seats, and specifically on the ultra-longhaul aircraft, six Skynest sleep pods.

Chief Customer and Sales Officer Leanne Geraghty says the cabin’s interior design is inspired by the uniqueness of Aotearoa, from the forest inspired carpet to the seats that draw inspiration from New Zealand’s native bird, the Tui.

“Whether we are welcoming visitors or flying New Zealanders home, we want our customers to experience Aotearoa from the moment they step onboard – and get the best night’s rest.

“Research shows us the first night away from home is the hardest to get a good night’s sleep so everything we do onboard is to help create a sense of calm – from the lighting and sleep ritual including sleepy teas and balms, to the healthier food choices and breathable fabrics. Meditative onscreen content, Zentertainment, will also help customers unwind and get ready for rest.

The airline has also added a Sky Pantry to the Premium Economy and Economy cabins. Sustainability has been at the heart of the design process. Using modern fabrics, rather than leather, has saved around one kilogram in weight per Business Premier and Premium Economy seat, reducing overall carbon emissions. 

Business Premier Luxe

A luxury experience with all the features of Business Premier, but with a fully closing door and space for two to dine.

Economy Skynest

 The world’s first sleep pods in the sky, Skynest. Stretch out in one of six pods for part of your journey to sleep. We don’t know the exact details of how this will work – will you book part of the trip in a bunk or can you have it for the whole time?

TLFL reader review competition

If you have submitted a reader review since 1 June or plan to submit one by 31 July you could be in with a chance of winning a prize. Reader reviews allow us to publish a wider range of reviews and allow me an occasional day off too!

There will be three prizes:

The first and second place prize will be based on the number of page views of your article received within 7 days of the article being published.

• First prize – 25,000 Avios 
• Second prize – lunch, dinner or afternoon tea for two at a choice of restaurants. This includes:
  • Champagne afternoon tea at most of The Ivy branches
  • Three Course Lunch for Two at Gordon Ramsay’s Savoy Grill
  • Three Course Meal with Bottomless Prosecco for Two at The Mayfair Lounge and Grill at The Cavendish
  • Three Course Meal with Cocktails at Marco Pierre White London Steakhouse Co for Two
  • Three Course Dinner with Glass of Prosecco for Two at Gaucho (11 locations)
  • Six Course Tasting Menu Created by Andrew Sheridan and Jake Smith at Divide for Two in Birmingham
• Special award – this will be given for the review that is judged the most entertaining and informative based on my opinion and any feedback in the comments section. So if you read a review you enjoy – make sure you say so in the comments! The prize is a bottle of Champagne Laurent-Perrier Brut La Cuvée (In Gift Box With 2 Glasses).

The rules:

• All entrants must have emailed their submission by midnight on 31 July.
• Entries should be emailed to admin@turningleftforless.com and can be in any format such as email, word or google docs. 
• You must supply a minimum of 3 photos of your own. Consider that more high-quality photos may make your review more popular and interesting. A maximum of 20 photos may be submitted.
• Reviews should be of premium economy, business or first class flights, airline or third-party lounges or four and five-star hotels. You could also review a travel gadget, luggage or favourite travel items.
• Articles must be at least 500 words long with a maximum of 2500 words. 
• TLFL reserves the right to add affiliate links to any articles.
• You must have a BA Executive Club account to receive the points or Avios. 
• Any travel expenses incurred in conjunction with the restaurant prizes are at the entrant’s own expense. 
• The third prize is only available to residents of the UK. 
• TLFL reserves the right to not publish any review deemed of insufficient quality. Such entries will be deemed invalid.
• TLFL reserves the right to edit the articles as it sees fit.
• Articles will be checked for plagiarism and any found to have significant portions copied from other websites will be deemed as invalid. 
• TLFL reserves the right to substitute a meal of equal value should the original option become unavailable by voucher. 
• Articles will be published by 10 September at the latest with the winners decided by 18 September.

Enter by emailing your article to admin@turningleftforless.com

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There are 3 competitions with 8-9 prizes each and you can enter all 3 competitions. You find Day 1’s competition here and Day 2 here.  

If you have never commented on TLFL before and you comment to enter, your comment will not appear immediately as it needs to be approved. So you don’t need to keep commenting!

Unlike previous competitions, the prizes will be awarded as stated except for pajamas where I will try to offer a choice of sizes where possible but there is no guarantee. The competition is open to living within the UK, Republic of Ireland and the Channel Islands only. 

You can enter all 3 competitions and all run until midnight on Sunday 30 January.

Day 3 prizes – from TODAY 5am 25 January

1. Cathay Pacific first class pajamas L + Jumeirah Carlton Tower turn down gift with face and body creams from Grown Alchemist
2. BA Club World White Company amenity kit and Iberia amenity kit 
3. Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Goody bag with Ren toiletries and salt and pepper shakes
4. Philippine airlines amenity kit by Furla with Acca Cappa Green Mandarin Toiletries and Virgin rubber duck and rubber duck look bathsoap from Conrad Vegas
5. Vietnam Airlines child’s backpack, baseball cap and keyring and Pair of Conrad teddy bears
6. Qatar Amenity kit Brics leather look
7. Qatar Amenity kit Brics leather look
8. Aer Lingus tote shopping bag, notebook and amenity kit

Enter Day 3 here

TLFL New Year giveaway 2022 day 3
 

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There are 3 competitions with 8-9 prizes each and you can enter all 3 competitions. You can find day 1’s competition here: https://www.turningleftforless.com/comeptition-the-great-tlfl-new-year-giveaway/

Unlike previous competitions, the prizes will be awarded as stated except for pajamas where I will try to offer a choice of sizes where possible but there is no guarantee. The competition is open to living within the UK, Republic of Ireland and the Channel Islands only. 

You can enter all 3 competitions and all run until midnight on Sunday 30 January.

Day 2 prizes – from TODAY 5 am 24 January

1. Emirates pajamas L and Byredo Emirates first class set
2. BA Club World White Company amenity kit and Iberia amenity kit 
3. Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Goody bag with Ren toiletries and silver look plane salt and pepper shakes 
4. Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Goody bag, silver look plane salt and pepper shakers and pajamas Large
5. Intercontinental amenity kit and Virgin silver look plane salt and pepper shakers
6. Qatar Amenity kit Brics leather look
7. Qatar Pajamas old jersey design L/XL plus Breast cancer design amenity kit wash bag 
8. White Company Qatar Pajamas S or L plus  Breast cancer design amenity kit
9. White Company Qatar Pajamas S or L plus  Breast cancer design amenity kit

Day 3 prizes – from 5am Tuesday 25 January

1. Cathay Pacific first class pajamas L + Jumeirah Carlton Tower turn down gift with face and body creams from Grown Alchemist
2. BA Club World White Company amenity kit and Iberia amenity kit 
3. Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Goody bag with Ren toiletries and salt and pepper shakes
4. Philippine airlines amenity kit by Furla with Acca Cappa Green Mandarin Toiletries and Virgin rubber duck and rubber duck look bathsoap from Conrad Vegas
5. Vietnam Airlines child’s backpack, baseball cap and keyring and Pair of Conrad teddy bears
6. Qatar Amenity kit Brics leather look
7. Qatar Amenity kit Brics leather look
8. Aer Lingus tote shopping bag, notebook and amenity kit

Enter Day 2 here

TLFL New Year giveaway 2022 day 2
 

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I have had a big clear out ready for moving house, so this is the biggest giveaway we have ever done! There will be 3 competitions with 8-9 prizes each and you can enter all 3 competitions. I will run them over the next 3 days.

Unlike previous competitions, the prizes will be awarded as stated except for pajamas where I will try to offer a choice of sizes where possible but there is no guarantee. The competition is open to living within the UK, Republic of Ireland and the Channel Islands only. 

You can enter all 3 competitions and all run until midnight on Sunday 30 January. Enter Day 1 now at the bottom of this page. 

TODAY – Day 1 prizes – 23 January

1. Qantas Martin Grant First class pajamas L and Virgin salt and pepper shakers
2. Emirates pajamas M with S/M slipper and Qatar Brics hard shell amenity kit
3. BA 100 tote shopping bag, White Company Club World amenity kit, and Model BA B747
4. Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Goody bag with Ren toiletries and silver look plane salt and pepper shakes 
5. Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Goody bag with Ren toiletries, Virgin Atlantic PE Goody bag, silver look plane salt and pepper shaker
6. Qatar Amenity kit Brics leather look and Qatar fabric amenity kit
7. American Express Centurion lounge scent candle and American Express notebook
8. BA Club World White Company amenity kit and Iberia amenity kit 
9. Qatar Pajamas old jersey design L/XL plus Breast cancer design amenity kit wash bag 

Day 2 prizes – from 5 am Monday 24 January

1. Emirates pajamas L and Byredo Emirates first class set
2. BA Club World White Company amenity kit and Iberia amenity kit 
3. Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Goody bag with Ren toiletries and silver look plane salt and pepper shakes 
4. Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Goody bag, silver look plane salt and pepper shakers and pajamas Large
5. Intercontinental amenity kit and Virgin silver look plane salt and pepper shakers
6. Qatar Amenity kit Brics leather look
7. Qatar Pajamas old jersey design L/XL plus Breast cancer design amenity kit wash bag 
8. White Company Qatar Pajamas S or L plus  Breast cancer design amenity kit
9. White Company Qatar Pajamas S or L plus  Breast cancer design amenity kit

Day 3 prizes – from 5am Tuesday 25 January

1. Cathay Pacific first class pajamas L + Jumeirah Carlton Tower turn down gift with face and body creams from Grown Alchemist
2. BA Club World White Company amenity kit and Iberia amenity kit 
3. Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Goody bag with Ren toiletries and salt and pepper shakes
4. Philippine airlines amenity kit by Furla with Acca Cappa Green Mandarin Toiletries and Virgin rubber duck and rubber duck look bathsoap from Conrad Vegas
5. Vietnam Airlines child’s backpack, baseball cap and keyring and Pair of Conrad teddy bears
6. Qatar Amenity kit Brics leather look
7. Qatar Amenity kit Brics leather look
8. Aer Lingus tote shopping bag, notebook and amenity kit

Enter Day 1 here

TLFL New Year giveaway 2022 day 1
 

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I have been trialling a couple of Level 8’s luxury suitcases and recently wrote a full review of the Road Runner Carry on case and the Elegance checked in luggage 24″. You can read the review here.

Level 8 makes stylish but functional cases designed to cater to every traveller’s need. I really liked the design of the Road Runner case with its front pocket that was perfect for keeping your laptop in handy reach and there was also enough room for my liquids bag to whip it out at security. Inside there was a handy zipped compartment that also had a pocket for keeping smaller bits together.

The Elegance suitcase had two separate zipped sides which is great for keeping things organised and compressing your belongings to get the maximum amount in. It also had 2 mesh compartments to keep things like dirty laundry, delicate items or paperwork tidy and within easy reach. The pieces felt like they were designed by someone who knew what regular travellers want. They also have TSA locks for which is something I always look for. TSA often search suitcases in the US and if you have a locked suitcase that is not TSA compatible they may have to break your lock or zip. 

You can enter the competition from today Sunday 5 December until midnight on the 10th December 2021.

The prizes consist of:

1st prize – One Elegance Matt luggage set

• 2 pieces Rolling Luggages With Hard Shell, Suitable For a Long Trip or Family Travel
• Germany Bayer Makrolon® Material, Durable Light Weight and Anti-Scratch
• Durable Aluminum Alloy Trolley System, Top & Side Carry Handles
• TSA Approved Combination Lock, Allows Only TSA Agents To Inspect Your Bags Without Damaging The Lock
• Durable 360° Spinner Wheels With Anti-shock Design,Ultra Quiet
• Overall Fabric Lining Inside, Interior Mesh Pocket Divider And 2 Zipper Pockets, 2 Straps Help To Tidy Up Your Belongs

• Capacity: 38 L + 68L
• Weight：7.71 lbs + 9.63 lbs
• Overall Dimension：14.6”L x 9.3”W x 21.5”H + 17.5”L x 10.4”W x 26”

2nd prize – One road runner carry on 20″ case

• Front compartment with laptop sleeve, easy to access your laptop and with the lock for it so could keep your laptop secure
• Made by aerospace-grade bayer Makrolon® Hard Shell, light and durable, and water-resistant to protect your item
• Dual locks: TSA-approved combination lock and front-pocket lock, save your travel time
• Ultra quiet 360° durable spinner wheels, make it easy to maneuver and allow movement with small resistance. Abrasion less than 2mm after running 276,000 circles
• Suitable for most aircraft overhead compartments   

3rd prize – For US residents one set of packing cubes or for UK residents the Eco-friendly Black Transparent carry on

The competition is open to those within the UK and the US. 

You can enter and see the full terms and conditions with the Gleam widget below. You can enter via social media or leaving a comment. You get one entry for each method of entry. 

Level 8
 

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Steve Belkin is one of the legends of the frequent flyer world, a man who paid Thai rice farmers to fly back and forth on very short domestic flights to maximise his earning from a mileage promotion.

I was sent a copy of his new book “Mileage Maniac” which has a forward by the most well-known frequent flyer of all time – Randy Petersen who developed Flyer Talk, Boarding Area, and Inside Flyer. Under the tutelage of mileage godfather and founder of FlyerTalk and Boarding Area Randy Petersen, Belkin pioneered mileage scaling and travel hacking. Petersen quips that Mileage Maniac’s “madcap and succeed-at-all-costs schemes reveal Belkin’s inner Catch Me If You Can streak.”

The subtitle of the book is “My Genius, Madness And A Touch Of Evil To Amass 40 Million Frequent Flyer”. 

In Mileage Maniac, Belkin reveals how his ‘Genius, Madness and a Touch of Evil’ outsmarted established airline loyalty programs of over 40 million miles. “I beat the airlines at their own game by playing by their rules but using my sometimes daring, sometimes dubious, but always effective playbook,” said Belkin.

“While stranded in Mozambique during the pandemic, I compiled two decades of my airline mileage exploits that put me in the crosshairs of most airlines’ security and fraud departments,” says Belkin. “I hope Mileage Maniac drives the conversation about the many challenges that frequent flyers face with airline loyalty programs today.”

About the Author:

Steve Belkin is the Catch Me If You Can of the frequent flyer mileage world and master navigator of the airline rewards underground. He has earned over 40 million frequent flyer miles over his lifetime through creative and convoluted mileage earning schemes. A former sports marketer for Green Bay Packers and Milwaukee Bucks talent and producer of Kwik Witz, a comedy TV show featuring previously undiscovered talent like Steve Carell and Wayne Brady, Belkin turned travel connoisseur and author. He runs Competitours, an annual European mystery travel competition like an “Amazing Race” for tourists, launching the Caribbean’s first-ever scavenger hunt/escape room/labyrinth in Cozumel called Scuba Hunt.

Review

To read this book, it helps if you have some idea how mileage collection works rather than a complete novice. The book is solely about Steve’s relationship with miles rather than an autobiography, although it does touch on his work and family in terms of how they got involved with his mileage antics and the rewards that he gained.

Steve is based in the US so obviously, the book is mainly about his exploits with US-based airlines. Although in the book he does talk about his travels all over the world, including of course my favourite part about the Thai farmers. There are quite a few work-throughs of his mileage calculations but they are fairly simple and if you are not interested in the mathematics you can just skip those parts and enjoy the stories. The Thai farmers is one of many situations where Steve maximised a promotion in the good old days when you didn’t need ID to board a plane. (Although I have rarely had to show any on domestic). 

Steve also gives a good insight into human interactions as he describes his encounters with various airline managers and different cultures during his travels. This is the sort of insight that I find particularly interesting and how Steve planned his meetings in meticulous detail from a physiological warfare front!

It may make you a little annoyed if you live in the UK and read about all the great promotions they have in the US which seem to be a thing of the past in the UK now!

Another part of the stories I enjoyed was Steve’s encounters with the airline’s senior managers when they discovered that he had been maximising their offers, although always within the rules. It seems airlines have all the power in these type of situations even though no rules have been broken. 

There is no doubt that Steve is at the very extreme end of mileage collection, but he does have some interesting insights into how to make the most of promotions. Much of it reminds me of the good old days of the Tesco Clubcard promotions where people would fill a trolley to the brim with bananas to get a great Clubcard bonus for example. Towards the end, Steve starts to reflect on all his madcap schemes and the reasons for him doing what he does.  The book is more story than a guide but if you collect miles the book is sure to give you food for thought. 

I really enjoyed reading something very different that gives an insight into just how far people will go to game the system. 

Mileage Maniac is available online at Amazon.com here but you can win a copy below. 

Competition

We have three paperback copies to give away. Simply enter below before midnight on Sunday 3 October.
TLFL Mileage Maniac book

 

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Recently I visited the Geneva and Montreux areas for the first time and absolutely loved it. I can’t wait to go back. There’s stunning scenery, fantastic food and there are also several great wine regions.

The Prize

I wrote all about my stay at the Hilton Geneva in this review. In summary, the hotel is around 15 minutes drive from the centre of Geneva and less than 10 minutes to the airport where you can catch trains all over Switzerland and even to France. The hotel has lots of facilities from a pretty outdoor terrace to a large sunny pool inside a huge atrium. Hilton Geneva has kindly donated a prize for TLFL readers. 

The prize includes:

• 2 nights for 2 persons in a Deluxe room (free upgrade upon availability)
•  Breakfast
• CHF 100.- voucher to be used at @hiltongeneva restaurant l’Olivo
• A complimentary public transportation card
• Free parking
• Access to Fitness & Wellness centres

The competition starts from today and closes at midnight on Sunday 19 September. You can enter below using the Gleam app with 4 methods of entry. 
⠀
The winner will be randomly picked and announced by 22 September. 

Rules

You can see the full rules below in the Gleam app but here are the key rules.

•  The prize should be redeemed before 30.4.2022.
• The prize doesn’t include any transportation to and from Geneva.
• The prize cannot be extended past the date above and is not transferable.
• No portion of this prize is refundable or redeemable in cash.
• Reservation is based on availability and blackout dates may apply.
• If the winner doesn’t reply within  72 hours another winner will be picked randomly ⠀

Enter Here

TLFL Hilton Geneva 2021
 

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Firstly, if you are looking to book a hotel in London but prefer something with a more individual, boutique-style, have a look at my latest Forbes article. 

The Trend For London Boutique Hotels That Belong To Major Hotel Brands

Many travelers want to stay with a particular chain of hotels to keep their status or perhaps for one of the many money-saving offers from credit cards such as American Express. However, they prefer a more boutique style of hotel when travelling for leisure.

Now for the fun bit – it’s that time again. If you are missing travel or long haul flights, we have had a clear out of our unopened and unused kits and have a number to give away. There will also be another competition soon to win two nights at the Hilton Geneva – keep a lookout for that in the next couple of weeks!

There are 10 prizes to be won. Winners can choose from ONE of the following options:

• Qatar BRICS business class amenity kit – choice of designs including pink breast cancer special, cloth bags and coloured leather look
• Cathay first class pajamas large (read review here)
• BA first class pajamas men’s large
• BA first class pajamas women’s medium
• Qantas First Class amenity kit (read review here)
• Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Goodie bag
• BA First class amenity bag – men’s 100  or women’s floral

The prizes are all equal. The prizes will be drawn in order and each winner will get a choice of the remaining items.

You can enter below and also find all the rules. The competition closes at midnight on Friday 27 August and is available to UK residents only (unless you are willing to contribute the extra postage!).

You will need to respond to the winning email within 3 days or the prize will be forfeited and redrawn. 

Good luck!

You can enter via Gleam here.

TLFL Summer giveaway 2021
 

Special thanks to reader M who donated some prizes as well!

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