Today is the day… it’s only an hour until I head off to the airport and depart off to Bali. I’ll be there for a month before heading to Singapore, Thailand and then eventually off to Europe – Hooray.
It’s come around so quickly and between scrubbing down the floors of my old apartment and saying goodbye to everyone, I’ve not had a lot of time to blog. However, from tomorrow onwards I will be fully submerged in travel and spamming you with photos – I hope you’re ready.
I just wanted to write a quick post on Avios – a great travel reward program. As someone who is OBSESSED with travel, I’m always looking for tips and tricks for reducing my travel costs. If I can skim a few hundred dollars off a price, or even the whole price, I’m always keen. You might be surprised to know that despite my years of travel I am only really getting into travel reward programs now… imagine the points I would have collected in the past 5 years!
How Does Avios Work?
Basically, you get rewarded for spending your money on things you need to spend it on, such as groceries, petrol, credit card spending and so on. All of this quickly adds up and you can spend your Avios on a variety of travel related products, such as flights, car rental, and hotels. This means that if you’re smart and plan in advance, you can seriously skim off some of your travel related costs.
Do you love winning stuff? Me too. I just thought I’d mention that Avios are hosting a GREAT competition at the moment where you can win free travel. Fancy a weekend in Budapest? Or perhaps a day of spa treatments for two people? Yeah me too! You can enter this simple competition and you’ll be in with a chance to win some great prices. If you share your entry on social media you’ll wind up two entries – and double the chance of winning.
The truth is, travel is expensive. Yesterday I spent a few hundred dollars on travel insurance, a few months ago I was spending hundreds on flights. Once I land in Asia my day-to-day costs will drop dramatically, and because I’m traveling relatively slow, my overall daily cost will not be too bad. However, the prices of flights, accommodation and everything add up really quickly so I am all for free flights or free holidays!
In 15 hours I’ll be touching down in Bali and I cannot wait 😀 Have you been before? Please share some tips with me in the comments below.
