Maximising your luxury
One of our key ideologies is that you should be getting true value for your holidays. This doesn’t mean the cheapest price at the cheapest place, this means maximising the luxury of your trip by using some effective tricks and tips.
If you ask most people they will tell you that they would rather spend money on their holiday (hotel, food, drink etc) than spend it on getting there. But a lot of people do not want to fly economy especially long haul! Arriving rested and not dreading the flight home are two of the major reasons for this.
This is the approach we have taken when starting Rare Air. We work with our customers to maximise their enjoyment, we do this by taking a very personal approach to how we deal with them, by taking the time to understand their loyalty programmes and how to use them, from points strategy, spending strategy and opportunities to identify where they can use points/miles, most of which people don’t know how to use or how to collect.
An example we have is that when you look for peak April flights to Orlando they will be approximately £3,500 each in Business class, however if you use good strategic planning you can get 2 business seats for just 100,000 miles and £1,100. This saving of £5,900 goes a long way and you can then spend this on a better hotel/room, better food, more drink or just enjoy that extra money in your bank account.
We have spent a lot of time looking at this approach and how it best serves our customers and to give them all a realisation that the points and miles that they often don’t even realise they have can be put to real use to get them exactly what they want.
If you would like to speak in more depth about this and see how we can maximise your luxury please contact Luke on 0800 6891579 or luke@rareairtravel.co.uk
There is no doubt that our lives have been changed forever by COVID-19 and this leaves a big question of what we will do about our holiday’s in future. There will be a big push towards holidays that are close to home and don’t involve air travel. People will think that going on an aeroplane will involve a lot of airborne particles and risk. This isn’t factually true, the air inside an aircraft is specifically designed to prevent disease. The air is refreshed completely in the cabin every 6 minutes, with the airflow designed to push all air downwards and backwards. The air is pushed through a HEPA filter (hospital grade and used in the BioDefence mode on a Tesla). ( http://www.nbcnews.com/id/34708785/ns/travel-travel_tips/t/airplane-air-not-bad-you-think/) Hotels will be different as well, with the big push towards limiting contact, which depending on how you feel about it is either a good or bad thing. Not having to wait in line for check in is definitely an advantage at some of the larger hotels. A number of hotels will be cleaner than they were before with enhanced cleaning in between clients and a seeming competition between brands on who they can get in to make theirs cleaner than the others. They range from using aerosolised disinfectant to repetitive disinfecting of high touch areas. Then there is the eating and drinking portion of things. Nightclubs are probably out for the foreseeable future, bars will be a lot quieter and a lot of the emphasis is going to be on outside eating as well. All of this will make you really have to think about your next destination. Long hall/short hall Class of travel, luxury travel may be higher up on your priorities (more space, less people near, etc.) Hotel style and size Dry weather, cold or hot you want to make sure that you are able to sit/stand outside for all these places. Some things you might not think of which I can say will now be really important: A good concierge at any hotel you are going to – this will be invaluable, the restaurants will have limited tables, you will have to be selective on bars, you will want that local knowledge. Local requirements on wearing masks etc and what that practically means for any holiday – for example wearing a mask in 36 degrees in Orlando is going to be tough! Hotels have used this time to do a lot of refurbishments and upgrades. Look for these wisely. A lot of people won’t be travelling – this is an important point, you could get a chance to experience a number of places that are normally too expensive or too busy, the deals that are out there and will be out there for the next 6 months or longer are likely to be the best deals for a while. I have a lot of experience and have been getting a lot of information from all my different business partners on what the situation on the ground is. If you need any help planning or any information please contact me.
