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
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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
Marriott’s Annual Choice Benefit – Which Should You Choose?
Now that we have entered November, Marriott Bonvoy members with elite status ought to start thinking about their choice of Annual Choice Benefits. Unless you make a choice, you will automatically be assigned… Continue Reading
Reminder – You Can Still Earn 500 Bonus Points per Night at these Hyatt Hotels
One of Hyatt’s ongoing promotions offers 500 bonus points per night when you stay at a recently-opened hotel. Even though it can be easy to forget, the list changes regularly, and is well worth… Continue Reading