Author Archives for "Craig Sowerby".
Buying airline miles is something that you really ought to only do if you have a clear, money-saving, use in mind. Speculative purchases are far less sensible – unless the airline is selling miles… Continue Reading
Radisson Rewards Americas’ best Black Friday offer is to sell points with a 100% bonus. The offer will run until December 1, 2021. You can purchase a maximum of 80,000 points per year. Once the… Continue Reading
On the day before Thanksgiving, TopCashback is offering one of their regular, easy-to-achieve bonuses, although I can’t guarantee that it is available to everybody this time…. The latest such… Continue Reading
The major hotel chains determine qualification for elite status over the course of a calendar year. For most of us, December 31st is clearly a part of 2021. But for the major hotel chains, it isn’t… Continue Reading
World of Hyatt has launched its latest “buy points” promotion, but this time the discount is larger than usual. Between now and December 30, 2021, members can receive a 30% discount when buying… Continue Reading
For those of a certain age – or who like to watch 1990s comedys on a streaming service – the old Seinfeld joke still rings true. “You know how to take the reservation… you just… Continue Reading
Codesharing is a concept that confuses many travellers. A codeshare agreement is where two or more airlines agree to market the same flight – operated by ONE of the airlines – and to share… Continue Reading
Although my usual aim is to enlighten readers about many aspects of loyalty programs or “travel hacking”, I find myself with the most difficult dilemma I can recall facing. Perhaps writing… Continue Reading
A couple of weeks have passed since American Airlines AAdvantage shocked everybody with its new system for elite status qualification – click here to re-read our original article. Now that the shock… Continue Reading
Once upon a time, it was relatively simple to spend your hotel points. An award chart would be published, with “award categories” determining how many points were required per night. Since… Continue Reading
