A complex merry-go-round of corporate activity was announced last night which will lead to …. well, it isn’t fully clear. You can find full details on the Virgin Atlantic website here. In the first transaction, Delta Air Lines and China Eastern Airlines have each agreed to buy […]
SkyTeam alliance partners
The SkyTeam alliance is a group of major airlines which includes Delta, Air France, KLM, Alitalia and others. You can earn and redeem miles with any of these airlines for flights on any airline in the alliance. The official SkyTeam website is here. These articles cover airlines which do not have their own Head for Points category.
Virgin Atlantic increases the cost of Delta redemptions (and changes earning)
25 June 2017 By
Virgin Atlantic has announced changes to the way that you will earn and spend Virgin Flying Club miles on Delta Air Lines from 1st September. Details are here. Delta Air Lines acquired a 49% shareholding in Virgin Atlantic a couple of years ago. Since then we […]
Bits: Iberia launches 50% ‘buy Avios’ bonus, Delta adding fuel surcharges to Virgin redemptions?
30 May 2017 By
News in brief: Iberia launches a 50% ‘buy Avios’ bonus Last week we saw a 50% bonus if you bought Avios points via British Airways Executive Club, AerClub or avios.com. Iberia has launched its own 50% bonus Avios offer as you can see from this […]
Bits: Virgin Boston spend offer, Delta / Westjet partner, 4 x Tesco debit card points
1 April 2017 By
News in brief: Virgin Flying Club offer on Boston flights Virgin Flying Club is running a special deal on the new Manchester to Boston route in Upper Class. For bookings made by 2nd May, you can book Manchester – Boston for 70,000 Flying Club miles […]
Bits: Heathrow’s first 747-8i arrives, £10 off £50 Amazon alcohol spend
10 March 2017 By
News in brief: Korean Air to launch Heathrow’s first Boeing 747-8i route There is a lot of talk about the Airbus A380 not meeting its sales targets, but that pales into insignificance alongside the Boeing 747-8i. This is the updated version of the classic 747-400 […]
EXCEPTIONAL DEAL: Heathrow to Melbourne, Business, £1084 return
28 November 2016 By
This is almost certainly the best Black Friday deal out there, but it was kept very low key and I didn’t become aware of it until last night. Garuda Indonesia is selling Heathrow to Melbourne for £1084 return in Business Class. This is ludicrously low. […]
Bits: new Amex cashback deals, new Virgin Clubhouse access rules, IHG to United bonus
15 September 2016 By
News in brief: American Express launches new cashback deals A new wave of Amex cashback offers launched this week. Some, all or none of these will be available for registration under the ‘Offers’ tab of your online statement. Offers marked ‘Connect’ appear on the Amex […]
Bits: Delta Heathrow changes, if you need a hotel in Worcester ….
28 August 2016 By
News in brief: Virgin Atlantic to be joined by Delta at Heathrow Terminal 3 Delta has announced changes to their London flights. Starting on 14th September all Delta flights from Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City and Philadelphia will be moved from Terminal 4 to […]
Bits: 777 Manchester-Munich, Qatar & Vueling codeshare, £1660 London-Melbourne business
22 August 2016 By
News in brief: Last chance to fly a 777 from Manchester to Munich! Singapore Airlines is restructuring its European routes and is about to launch a direct flight from Singapore to Manchester. This flight will carry on to Houston, creating a new Manchester – Houston […]
Bits: Hilton sale reminder, £1240 Garuda to Singapore, £25 Airbnb sign-up bonus
10 August 2016 By
News in brief: Hilton Summer Sale enters its final stretch The Hilton sale has been running for so long you may have forgotten it was still on! It is now entering its final stretch so you may want to take a look if you have […]
New Virgin routes – Manchester to New York, Heathrow to Seattle – plus Delta starts Portland
2 June 2016 By
Virgin Atlantic announced two new routes on Tuesday and the move to Delta of two others. This is part of what is becoming an annual rejig of its US network alongside its 49% shareholder Delta. As far as I can tell, none of the non-US routes (eg […]
Bits: new Avios / Avis promo, South America bargains, flights to St Helena launched
15 April 2016 By
News in brief: New British Airways / Avis promotion Until 30th June, you will earn 750 bonus Avios points when you rent a car for 2+ days from Avis. This is on top of the standard minimum earning rate of 500 Avios per rental, meaning […]
LAST CHANCE: Alitalia status match ends in two days – get status with 26 airlines!
29 January 2016 By
Time is running out to take advantage of the Alitalia status match. This will get you status with all 20 airlines in the SkyTeam alliance PLUS the 6 members of Etihad Airways Partners. That is 26 airlines in total! Alitalia is currently offering a status […]
Alitalia now using Etihad lounge in T4 – get free status with your BA Silver or Gold card!
26 November 2015 By
Etihad took pseudo control of struggling Italian flag carrier Alitalia earlier this year. If you need to fly to Italy on a regular basis, the good news is that from 1st December you can now use the Etihad lounge in Heathrow Terminal 4. I reviewed the […]
Alitalia still offering SkyTeam status match to BA Silver and Gold
4 September 2015 By
(EDIT: This offer has now been extended until 31st January 2016) Given that it is two months since I first mentioned this, it is worth a reminder. Alitalia is currently offering a status match to British Airways Executive Club Gold members as well as other […]
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