#flyforfree

So in an earlier post, I mentioned I had booked my first round trip award travel on business class.  The only problem was that by the time I accrued enough miles to actually book the flights, the return date I was hoping for was unavailable and I had to book my wife and I on separate flights.  Well a few days ago, as I went through my routine of searching for available seats on Cathay, wouldn’t you know that there was an available award seat in J class (business class) on the same flight I had booked for myself.  

I immediately called in to British Airways to change my wife’s flight but the rep wasn’t seeing the availability.  Huh? I pleaded that on my end (my screen was showing that the itinerary was available and the only reason why I couldn’t book the award seat was because of lack of points.  His suggestion was to cancel the current booking because the points would immediately be redeposited to my account and I would be able to book that IF indeed it was available.  At this point, I thought about it for a few seconds because my hesitation was what if this was a phantom seat that I was seeing and when I tried to book it, I get an error message.  That would’ve been heartbreaking!  For some reason, I went ahead and assumed the risk.  So I told Jack (I think that was the rep’s name) to go ahead with the cancellation and he processed it rather quickly.  I kept refreshing my BA Avios account page and within a few minutes, all 132,000 points did show up.  Quickly, I booked that award seat and when that confirmation email came through, I’m telling you a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders! Finally, my wife, who was constantly reminding me to get us on the same return flight for the past several months, can rest assured that she wasn’t going to have to fly solo with our wild toddler on a 15 hour flight!

I breathed a sigh of relief and informed her the great news.  All the times she would ask if I had rebooked her return flight, I kept saying “Don’t worry, we just have to wait for a seat to open up” when in the back of my mind, I was wondering if it actually ever would happen.  

I am so happy that I finally got my UnionBank Cebu Pacific GetGo Platinum Credit Card!

Almost everyone knows that I love to shop. But I always make sure that when I do, I always go for quality items without compromising my budget. I am also thankful for the privilege or loyalty cards by some retail merchants because I get something back whenever I shop.

That’s why I am so happy that UnionBank and Cebu Pacific partnered for GetGo credit cards.

With my UnionBank Cebu Pacific GetGo Platinum Credit Card, I earn 1 GetGo point for every PHP30 I spend. Plus, there are lots of benefits!

• Priority Check-In on Cebu Pacific Flights

• Free 5kg extra baggage allowance (Cebu Pacific Flights)

• Complimentary Airport Lounge Access

• Get early alerts to all Cebu Pacific seat sales and Exclusive sales

• And a Complimentary Comprehensive Travel Insurance up to 10M when using the UnionBank Cebu Pacific GetGo Platinum Credit Card to purchase Cebu Pacific tickets.

Now I can shop and earn points that I can use for purchase of tickets for my future travels. I am thrilled!

There’s also a regular Cebu Pacific GetGo Credit and a Cebu Pacific GetGo Debit card.

For the Cebu Pacific GetGo credit card, you will also earn 1 point for every PHP 30 spent and for a Cebu Pacific GetGo Debit card, you will earn 1 point for every PHP 88 spent.

To apply, click here.