Get an extra 5% off Malaysia Airlines sale fares this weekend

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Malaysia Airlines is running a special promotion with Visa this weekend.

You can save an additional 5% on all tickets in both Economy and Business as long as you travel by 6th May. You can ONLY get the discount if you book via this page of the Malaysia Airlines website.

As well as Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Airlines has good connections to Australia and elsewhere in Asia. Remember that you earn Avios and British Airways tier points when you fly with Malaysia Airlines as both are members of the oneworld alliance.

Malaysia Airlines has recently taken delivery of new A350-900 aircraft and is now operating them on the Heathrow to Kuala Lumpur route. There are two daily departures from Terminal 4 at 10.25 and 21.25.

Full details of the new planes are on their website here. The Business Class layout pictured above looks pretty good. It is a staggered 1-2-1 or 1-2-2 layout, similar to Aer Lingus. It even has two Aer Lingus-style ‘throne’ seats on the right-hand side. On the left, one row has ‘table / seat’, the one behind ‘seat / table’ and so on, so that your feet slot under the table area of the seat in front. The Qatar Qsuite works in a similar way.

Your best option to maximise your miles when paying is American Express Preferred Rewards Gold. This offers double points – 2 per £1 – when you when you book flight tickets directly with an airline. Our review of Amex Gold is here.

How to earn Avios points from UK credit cards

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (December 2021)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards. Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

British Airways BA Amex American Express card

British Airways American Express

5,000 Avios for signing up, no annual fee and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending ….. Read our full review

British Airways BA Premium Plus American Express Amex credit card

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

25,000 Avios and the UK’s most valuable credit card perk – the 2-4-1 companion voucher Read our full review

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points, such as:

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & two airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review

Run your own business?

We recommend Capital On Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,500 Avios:

Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa

The most generous Avios Visa or Mastercard for a limited company Read our full review

You should also consider the British Airways Accelerating Business credit card. This is open to sole traders as well as limited companies and has a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus:

British Airways Accelerating Business American Express

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.

(Want to earn more Avios? Click here to visit our home page for our latest articles on earning and spending your Avios points and click here to see how to earn more Avios this month from offers and promotions.)

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Andrew (@andrewseftel) says:

15 Feb15 February 09:10

Gig tickets at the Marriott box in Berlin are significantly cheaper at 10-20k points. Seems to be a similar deal with catering etc. Worth a look if you’d be travelling into London to see the show.

https://moments.marriottbonvoy.com/moments/category/entertainment/search?City=Berlin
PeterR says:

15 Feb15 February 11:21

OT – looking to book HKG-LHR on Avios for May 26th. The BA booking site displays this date as off-peak, but charges the peak rate of 30k Avios instead of 19.5k in Economy (no Business redemption available for now). Checking the peak/off-peak calendar May 26th shows as being a peak date, so the “off-peak” banner on the booking site must be an error. Naively hopeful here – is there any way of enticing BA to honour the mistake and sell the ticket for 19,5k Avios?
- Anna says:
  
  15 Feb15 February 12:02
  
  I really doubt it given their refusal to honour “error” cash fares.
- John says:
  
  15 Feb15 February 12:37
  
  There are lots of errors on other dates too. Use rewardflightfinder for your initial search then you won’t get a nasty surprise later
- Lady London says:
  
  15 Feb15 February 15:19
  
  Why not phone them and ask them to do it over the phone then politely point out the dichotomy?
Benylin says:

15 Feb15 February 12:00

OT: was the MR to HH points transfer 50% bonus a one off, or do we see this offer regularly?
- Andrew M says:
  
  15 Feb15 February 12:29
  
  Irregular, twice in the past 16 months. Both times targeted. No obvious pattern re eligibility. So hit and miss as to whether you will get it if it is repeated.
- Rob says:
  
  15 Feb15 February 13:28
  
  One off, and even that was targeted.
  - Benylin says:
    
    15 Feb15 February 15:05
    
    You snooze you lose I guess 😣
Ian M says:

15 Feb15 February 13:31

OT but Marriott related..

Are people still receiving personalised promotions? I’m yet to receive anything and wondering if that ship has sailed now or if people are still receiving them?
nick says:

15 Feb15 February 13:42

OT: anyone been recently to a football match at Brighton courtesy of Amex?

Did it include free parking, food and drinks? any other insights please?
- Rob says:
  
  15 Feb15 February 14:21
  
  https://headforpoints.com/2018/10/13/review-amex-lounge-brighton-hove-albion-fc-premier-league-game/
nick says:

15 Feb15 February 13:43

If a reward booking is made using Virgin Flying club miles- and then cancelled – do Virgin return all miles redeemed plus refund all taxes/fee’s paid?
- Louise says:
  
  15 Feb15 February 13:54
  
  Yes minus an admin fee. But u will be waiting. Had about an 8 wk wait for taxes back when
  I cancelled a flight
- Genghis says:
  
  15 Feb15 February 13:54
  
  Less £30.
TripRep says:

15 Feb15 February 13:45

Bits OT: Plaza Premium at T5.

£40 walk up fee for max 2hours (I’m on my Amex Plat)

No craft ales, just one beer available, a luke warm Carlsberg.

Complimentary Gordon’s Gin & JD Whiskey. all others extra.

Maybe it’s just me, but I’m missing the “Premium” part?
- marcw says:
  
  15 Feb15 February 13:59
  
  It’s been like that for a while. I’ve never been impressed by the lounge. The set up is nice,,, but everything else is below average – or £.
  
  Thanks god I don’t have to be there anymore. Was there every friday evening (commuting) for about 2 months.
- Lady London says:
  
  15 Feb15 February 15:20
  
  Do people actually pay the walk up rate? That amount could be better spent even at T5 unless you need shower, I suppose (if that’s not charged extra).
  - Russ says:
    
    15 Feb15 February 16:58
    
    Had an email from Heathrow rewards offering extra 500 points if I spend £30. Possible to take the sting out of the walk up rate?
Keith says:

15 Feb15 February 13:51

OT:

Remember the other day there was a bit of chat about using the Hertz Auz site to make bookings in order to get a lower price on car rentals? Is there a specific way to do this or is it just a bit hit-and-miss?

Have just tried to book a car from Port Elizabeth (27th April) – Cape Town (7th May). It is showing a lower price on the Auz site but only by 172 Rand (about £9).

Is there something I’m missing or is it just luck of the draw? Have got a Gold, BA normal & See Through Amex on the go at the moment in case that makes any difference?

Any help much appreciated.

Keith
- xcalx says:
  
  15 Feb15 February 14:01
  
  I must be missing something too. 3 day Hertx AU Tampa to Miami US$ 180. UK using Plat 633306 £90 for ICAR
  - SimonW says:
    
    15 Feb15 February 14:13
    
    I used amex plat code 211762 on aus site. Gave best price for Miami to Orlando 8 day rental
    - Rob says:
      
      15 Feb15 February 14:19
      
      Yes, you need 211762.
- Rob says:
  
  15 Feb15 February 14:21
  
  Are you using 211762? It is hit and miss though.
  
  For clarity, you MUST have an Amex Plat to use this as it strips out some insurance you otherwise need.
  - Ben says:
    
    15 Feb15 February 15:03
    
    Rob, I think you have said this before but the Amex plat means you do not need any of the insurances they try and sell you right? I just booked a car in Palm Springs and it says I need to bring proof of insurance in order to pick up the car.
    - Benylin says:
      
      15 Feb15 February 15:08
      
      There’s quite a lot of chat about United Hertz code too on FT, I think upto 40%, worth a try ok that too.
    - Rob says:
      
      15 Feb15 February 18:32
      
      They will accept a credit card preauthorisation for the value of the car.
  - paul says:
    
    15 Feb15 February 22:22
    
    Is there any issue with using the Auz Hertz site to book and pay (with my Amex plat). do they query this on collection?
    - Rob says:
      
      15 Feb15 February 22:45
      
      No. You don’t need to give an address anyway, just an email.
- Alex W says:
  
  15 Feb15 February 16:58
  
  Just use autoslash.com
  - Louie says:
    
    16 Feb16 February 07:46
    
    Problem with Autoslash is they don’t replicate your booking exactly, AIUI. They keep sending me emails about a forthcoming Hertz booking, but if I went with them I would have to pay for an extra driver which would more than negate the saving. I have yet to find a single occasion when Autoslash was actually cheaper than going direct with Hertz (either AU, US or Brazil/Argentina, I’ve had cheapest rate with all three).
    - AutoSlash says:
      
      17 Feb17 February 03:09
      
      You should email support@autoslash.com in cases where the deal offered does not meet your needs. We have a very experienced staff that can often help to ensure you get a lower rate that has the same features/benefits of your original booking. It’s often difficult to take those sorts of things into account with the automated system, but our team is always available to assist in those cases.