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Note: This offer is no longer available. It was good while it last ! However, Hilton does come up with these once in a while, so keep your eyes peeled. I will post such offers here, as well. Hilton HHonors GOLD status is a good status to have – not only for the benefits it offers when staying at Hilton properties, but also from the point of view, that you can use it to match status with other programs. Normally, getting to HHonors Gold means one of: 20 stays, 40 nights, or 75,000 base points. Now that’s a bit difficult for most of us. But here’s an easy way to obtain HHonors GOLD status for free. There are two small catches – you need to have an Australian address, and a Visa Infinite credit card. If you have these, then just go to the Visa Infinite Landing Page  and get yourself upgraded to HHonors GOLD. If you don’t, then follow the steps below: 1. Login to your HHonors account (or enroll here – its simple) 2. Use this address generator to create a valid Australian address. 3. ...

Most mid-sized and large airlines today offer Frequent Flier Programmes (FFPs), which allow its members to earn air miles on their travel with the airline (and sometimes, with partner airlines, codeshare partners, other service partners, etc). Air miles are extremely useful, particularly in these recessionary times, to pay for travel (note: you may still need to pay cash for applicable taxes), especially personal travel. Here is the low down on maximizing benefits from FFPs. The two most common approaches to air miles on flights, are (a) the distance travelled concept and (b) fixed miles. While in the former, miles earned are based on the standard distance (as determined by IATA) between origin and destination points, under the latter, there is a standard number of miles to be earned for every segment, irrespective of actual distance between the origin and destination points (usually seen on continental Europe). In both cases, a discount or premium may apply, based on whether the ...