Curve is a combined smartphone app and card aimed at replacing all of your payment cards with a single Curve card. Curve offers a reward schemes that allows you to collect 1% cashback at selected retailers, during your first three months. This is in addition to the spending rewards of your credit / debit card. Receive £5 free credit when using the referral code: 7UJ2B.

Avios is one of the largest UK airmile rewards schemes. What makes Avios one of the stronger airmilage schemes, is the ease at which the UK consumer can collect Avios points. Flights, hotel stays, car hire and shopping, can all earn vast numbers of Avios points. These can then be spent with a host of airlines to give you discounted flights (you will at the very least, have to pay taxes).

Travel hacking is where someone utilises air mile reward schemes to their maximum potential to get: free flights, hotel stays, tours and more. Doing so can save vast amounts of money, enable you to take more trips than you could otherwise afford or, travel in premium and first class for a fraction of the cost! This article aims to detail the basics of travel hacking in the UK.