American Airlines AAdvantage is emailing elite status members with offers to “lock in your 2023 status”. This is essentially an offer to “buy up” an extra level of status. In general,… Continue Reading
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You Can Buy IHG Points With a 100% Bonus Again
IHG One Rewards has launched its first points sale of 2023. This round will last until March 21, 2023. (so you have more time than normal to think about it) Most members seem to have received the 100%… Continue Reading
Should You Choose to Earn Miles on IHG Hotel Stays?
Some people do not have the inclination to learn about hotel chain loyalty programs. If you are an infrequent hotel user, you might think that you will never earn enough points for a free night somewhere… Continue Reading
Qatar Airways Launches New Electronic Bag Tag Partnership
Qatar Airways is the first gulf carrier to offer an electronic baggage tag in collaboration with travel tech company BAGTAG. With BAGTAG, traditional baggage labels are a thing of the past and travellers… Continue Reading
500 Bonus Miles from American, Alaska and United
The online shopping portals offered by the major US airlines are offering 500-mile bonuses this February, presumably for Valentine’s Day… As always, it is your cumulative spend that counts… Continue Reading
One Obscure Reason Why Resort Fees are Great!
On March 1st, 2023, another status qualification year will begin for American Airlines AAdvantage members. This will be the second year of AAdvantage’s new Loyalty Point system for determining elite… Continue Reading
Aegean Miles + Bonus Makes it Harder to Earn Elite Status (for Some)
Aegean Airlines’ Miles+Bonus has historically been one of the most attractive Star Alliance frequent flyer programs, mostly because it offered a relatively easy route to Star Alliance Gold status… Continue Reading
Marriott Halves Point Earning and Elite Night Credits at Africa’s Protea Hotels
One of the hidden gems in Marriott’s brand portfolio is Protea Hotels. The brand offers a number of hotels in Africa. These are rarely spectacular luxury hotels, but regularly offer great value… Continue Reading
You Can Now Exchange Points Between Choice Privileges and Radisson Rewards Americas
in 2022, Choice Hotels agreed to buy the Radisson hotels located in the Americas. The process of merging those Radisson hotels into Choice Privileges has now begun. Following the standard playbook for… Continue Reading
Which Hotel Chain Promotions are Available in February 2023?
After a month without many chain-wide promotions to report, it’s time for the InsideFlyer summary of the main hotel chain-wide promotions available in February 2023. Hilton Honors Hilton’s… Continue Reading