British Airways Executive Club recently went offline for a few days for a scheduled upgrade, but was supposed to be back up and running by “the morning of 17 November 2021 (GMT)”. However,… Continue Reading
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Codeshares – What are they? Are they Good or Bad for Frequent Flyers?
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
The Most Difficult ‘Travel Hacking’ Dilemma I Have Ever Faced…
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
Genius Or Folly? American’s New Elite Status Qualification System
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
Heading to Europe/Middle East/Africa? – Check Out The Latest Hilton Sale Offers…
Hilton has launched a new version of its traditional Winter Sale in Europe, the Middle East & Africa, offering Hilton Honors members 25% off weekend stays. You need to book by January 31st 2022 and… Continue Reading
What “Dynamic Pricing” of Hotel Awards Means for Your Travel Planning
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
Some Positive Changes To Virgin Flying Club…
Virgin recently announced some changes to Flying Club – and for once in the world of loyalty programs, they are actually all positive! Nothing mind-blowing, but all moves in the right direction… Continue Reading
Watch Out – British Airways Executive Club Will Be Offline This Weekend…
In case you haven’t seen the emails from BA, I thought it was worth posting a quick reminder that British Airways Executive Club Household Accounts will be offline between 13th-17th November. … Continue Reading
How You Can STILL Book Hyatt Hotels In Europe/Middle East/Africa For Less Than Half Price!!!
Way back in February (during some of the darkest days of the pandemic, when hotel occupancy was extremely low), Hyatt launched something called ‘Great Relocate’ Packages. The aim was to try… Continue Reading
New Iberia Routes = More Great-Value Business Class Avios Redemption Opportunities
To coincide with the USA opening up to vaccinated travellers from many countries (including Spain) today, Iberia has announced flights to Madrid from three new cities – Dallas, San Francisco,… Continue Reading