With the news that Qatar Airways Privilege Club is adopting Avios as its loyalty currency – certainly more appealing than QMiles if they can eventually be combined back and forth with British Airways… Continue Reading
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American Airlines to Simplify Upgrades
American Airlines has announced some changes to its upgrade procedures within the U.S. (including Hawaii) and between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, Bermuda and Central America… Continue Reading
Which Hotel Chain Promotions are Running in March 2022?
Here is the InsideFlyer take on the main hotel chain-wide promotions available in March 2022. Hilton Honors Hilton’s first promotion of 2022 started on January 1st and runs throughout March. Members… Continue Reading
Marriott Provides List of Hotels Whose Award Pricing Will Increase on March 29th
Nobody is looking forward to Marriott Bonvoy’s implementation of dynamic award pricing (except Marriott itself). These changes will be implemented on March 29, 2022. In advance of this, Marriott… Continue Reading
Why I Love “Daylight” Flights to London
British Airways recently announced a third daily flight between London’s Heathrow Airport and Newark Airport. Normally I wouldn’t pay much attention, except that the Newark to London service… Continue Reading
Don’t Miss Out on 2,500 Free Soon-to-be Avios
Qatar Airways Privilege Club has announced that it will be adopting “Avios” as its loyalty currency, starting in March 2022. Privilege Club members will have their QMiles balances converted… Continue Reading
Which Avios Program Should I Be Using to Book Award Flights?
Avios is a rewards currency used by several separate airline loyalty programs. The most well-known of these Avios-based programs are British Airways Executive Club and Iberia Plus. However, Aer Lingus’… Continue Reading
Amenity Creep? Why Hotel Owners Should be Careful What They Wish For
The Americas Lodging Investment Summit recently took place in Los Angeles. One of the issues discussed was “amenity creep”. As one speaker put it “We have to ask ourselves not just ‘What… Continue Reading
Earn 1,000 Marriott Points for Linking Your Uber Account
You might not be aware that Marriott Bonvoy members can earn points when taking premium Uber rides or ordering food from Uber Eats. (United States only) You can now earn 1,000 bonus points from Marriott… Continue Reading
How to Earn AAdvantage Elite Status by Staying in Hotels
American Airlines’ rethinking of elite status qualification is opening all kinds of opportunities. Instead of simply rewarding those who fly a lot, elite status is now available to those AAdvantage… Continue Reading