Another page with uninteresting deals, a confusing number of posts about "cheap business class deals for 2000€ - one way" - no!
On most of the miles, hotel points, deals and coupon websites, I miss the structure and also a sustainable approach. Who is actually the concretely addressed readership? I am also a loyal reader of various websites that post daily news like "get this AMEX and get 20,000 Welcome Points" or "buy this magazine subscription for 300 euros and get 20,000 miles".
No - I don't want to subscribe to the FAZ or Spiegel every week to generate any points for myself. Mostly, the websites target a readership that absolutely wants to fly business class once in a lifetime or check into the Waldorf Astoria "once". In addition, many promotional deals are presented, especially with air miles - for example, 20,000 Miles&More miles when taking out a credit card. Essential unpleasant aspects - such as additional costs due to high taxes, fuel surcharges, airport fees, etc. - are not really in focus.
Personally, I only partially find myself there and therefore have the goal of posting successive guides that enable an uncomplicated start. At the same time, the website should also be able to serve as a clear reference book. I will post deals only sporadically and very selectively in order to avoid a flood of uninteresting content. Away from one-off stories, towards really interesting promotions without huge outlays with subscriptions.
Being a long-time business consultant myself, I would like to focus more on the High Frequent Business Traveller and pick up professional groups like sales representatives, management consultants and all others with a business compulsion to be permanently on the road (especially young newcomers!).
My focus will be a bit more on hotels, credit cards and airport lounge access. Less so on airlines, as I actually consider the use of points for upgrades to business and first class to be an insane points-burning exercise. It is, in my view, disproportionate to invest an equivalent of points for $2000 in a flight for 8 hours when a super-luxury hotel for 4 nights is available for the same number of points. Often probably even less, when using suite-night upgrades respectively a certain status level.
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Look forward to posts in the coming months and weeks on:
- Optimisation of hotel programme memberships
- Overviews as a comparison for credit cards
- Overviews of the various hotel and airline programmes
- Evaluations of which credit card is optimally suited
- Selected news that are really interesting
- Contributions on the optimal use of points in the various programmes.
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