TOC Loyalty Reward Schemes

[mralexn]

So, I would like to basically make a thread about all of the different TOC loyalty reward schemes that are out there.

As far as I am aware the best one is the East Coast Rewards system, when you buy tickets through their own website. You can then exchange those points for free travel with East Coast, buy Wi-Fi vouchers, M&S vouchers or even cash.

So are there any other TOCS that have reward schemes similar to this?, and if not, what would you like to see a specific TOC do and what "rewards" would most appeal to you.

 

[Lrd]

Red Spotted Hanky do points.

 

[rebmcr]

Virgin Trains get you 1 Virgin Atlantic air mile per £1 spent on Virgin Trains services through their own website.

 

[soil]

just fwiw, 1 air mile is worth less than 1p - cashback schemes tend to be much more generous than this.

 

[Ebore]

Eurostar has Plus Points and Frequent Traveller.

You can collect 2 avios per £1 with MyTrainTicket but the booking fees outweigh any benefit.

 

[Sidious]

East Coast has a loyalty scheme. The points required for a reward keep changing, but it is a very generous scheme.

 

[DeeGee]

OK, it's not TOC loyalty, but my current trick for anything that's not a FTPE flow, is to buy tickets via RSH clicking through topcashback. 1.51% cashback which can be taken with a 5% bonus as Tesco clubcard points, which can be doubled-up and spent at RSH. Plus the 1 point per £ loyalty that I get anyway. Lots of free train travel that way.

FTPE flows get 4.54% through topcashback, which I again take as clubcard points.

 

[island]

just fwiw, 1 air mile is worth less than 1p - cashback schemes tend to be much more generous than this.

That depends wildly on what you spend it on.

I can easily get £1,000 value from 20,000 BA miles, i.e. 5p a mile.

 

[soil]

That depends wildly on what you spend it on.

I can easily get £1,000 value from 20,000 BA miles, i.e. 5p a mile.

I find that doubtful.

Anyway, BA Miles (which I have, and use frequently) are much better and more flexible than the Virgin Miles (which I have, but have never managed to spend) in question here.

 

[island]

I find that doubtful.

I'll PM you because it's wildly off topic.

 

[DaveNewcastle]

So, I would like to basically make a thread about all of the different TOC loyalty reward schemes that are out there.

I wonder if passengers forfeit their 'rewards' from any scheme for splitting an infinitive.

No? I guessed not.

 

[londonboi198o5]

i like the east coast scheme

i buy my annual gold card on there site and it earns me 2000 points i can then use these points for train tickets for me and the other half to travel to glasgow to visit friends and family and it dont cost a penny

fantastic scheme and i think all TOC's should do the same.

even if i am travelling and it is not on a east coast service i will always book the tickets through them to get my points up

 

[soil]

I'll PM you because it's wildly off topic.

You could post in General, or Other Public Transport.

Quite an interesting topic, for me.