It was a dream of childhood come true. The tour guide had opened an ordinary -looking door and took me a group of other tourists to a vast wood and golden sand that was host of dignitaries, celebrities and peacemakers for 80 years. A black lectern surrounded by desks and seats, with a giant circular logo of the Earth on it.
Entering the Chamber of the United Nations General Assembly in New York was really magnificent. It was almost similar to Lucy walking through the closet towards Narnia.
When I stood next to one of the desks who looked towards the main stage of the sand, I thought about my childhood, dreaming of becoming a journalist one day informing from the UN HQ. It was emotional.
I also thought for myself: “I can’t believe I packed a return flight from £ 100 to New York. Epic vinence.”
While I resisted the impulse to declare the day of my visit ‘International Day of New York Flights in New York’, my fellow tourists and I were expelled from the main camera and in the food court, surrounded by, among other things , Hello Kitty a figures.
As inconceivable as it may seem, it is completely possible for one to buy a flight back from London to New York for the same price as a return train ticket between London and Manchester. It is all a matter of playing your cards well.
I have been in possession of an American Express credit card British Airways for more than a decade and say that it revolutionized my Christmas planning is a euphemism.
With that card, I have been able to collect Avios, the term of BA for the points, in my daily expenses and not worry about putting a separate money apart from my monthly budget for a vacation.
How it works is simple: you get an avios point for every pound you spend. You can earn even more points in addition to linking your card with the AVIOS BA application and buy online through retailers such as between W&M, Curry’s and Reiss. The number of rewarded points depends on the retailer.
Once you have accumulated all the points you need, you just need to visit the BA website, write where you want to go and see if the flights are available. The more points the world can go, and for a fixed cash rate.
Return flights within Europe cost at least 18,500 points, while return trips beyond Europe start from £ 100 and at least 50,000 points. What is even better is that the cash rate includes taxes and transport charges.
On the contrary, the average price of a return flight between Heathrow and JFK is £ 400, and that sometimes includes only the seat and the luggage not reviewed.
It is also worth noting that BA offers maximum and out -of -peak costs to use its points, which means that you can use fewer points in lower activity periods (usually at any time outside the school holidays).
In my case, all those years of paying for my daily expenses, concerts and nights, everyone was worth when I decided to visit my friend in Manhattan last October. I booked the trip months in advance, Avios flights run quickly, and I had about 60,000 points in my Avios account.
I felt quite excited when I went to the BA website to reserve my economic class flight. As it was a peak period, I paid the trip using only 55,000 points and the magic rate of £ 100. Although the cost included the controlled luggage of 23 kg, I decided to fly light with a cabin bag.
In addition, I paid the £ 100 with my AMEX card, which means that I won even more points, those will be useful for a future trip.
With the completed reservation, I waited until October that he arrived to make some memories. And fulfill some dreams of childhood. Kofi Annan and Antonio Guterres, secretary of the past and present, respectively, were not close the day I visited the organization’s headquarters, but it was fascinating to see the halls of global power closely.
At a time when we are constantly finding new ways of making our cash stretch even more, this advice to save money could be one of the best things I discovered. The only inconvenience to use an AMEX card is that not many places accept it, so the best alternative would be to obtain the Barclaycard Mastercards Avios Teachers.
But, and this is a strong but, do what I did and use your cards in a responsible way. Budget correctly. Be sensitive with your expenses. Pay your invoices on time. It is not worth getting concerned that there is no vacation, so do not spend beyond its possibilities. With luck, you will find these tips useful. Happy trips, friends.
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