Airmiles Lloyds TSB Duo credit card: how thousands of families will lose the trip of a lifetime
Written on October 18, 2011 – 11:26 am | by Adam Gomez
For almost two years, Sorcha Holloway has crossed her town to do the family shop at Tesco – even though it is not her nearest supermarket.
She and husband Tim, 54, drove several miles out of their way to fill the car at a Shell garage, despite a number of other petrol stations being closer.
And when they paid for shopping or meals out, they used a Lloyds TSB Duo credit card. Their devotion to these brands was driven by one thing – every pound they spent earned Airmiles.
The couple, from Plymouth, Devon, would soon have enough points to take their two children, Daniel, seven, and Tara, 14, on a dream holiday to South Africa. But just before the chance to book this trip came within their reach, the Airmiles loyalty scheme has suddenly moved the goalposts.
Instead of getting free flights to Johannesburg in exchange for 32,000 Airmiles, they will now have to pay an extra 1,500 in ancillary charges – a price the Holloways cannot afford.
Sorcha, 44, a photographer, said: The children are incredibly disappointed.
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