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The Avios earning and burning changes, which kick in from April 28th and are covered in a series of articles starting here, are beginning to impact other carriers. Virgin Atlantic emailed Flying Club .....
The Avios earning and burning changes, which kick in from April 28th and are covered in a series of articles .....
23 Mar 201523 March 2015 • 42 comments
I get the occasional email regarding travel insurance for mileage redemption tickets. To be honest, I have never fully seen the point. With Avios, for example, British Airways allows you to cancel a .....
I get the occasional email regarding travel insurance for mileage redemption tickets. To be honest, I have .....
23 Mar 201523 March 2015 • 15 comments
People who drift into this odd hobby of ours often apply for a couple of credit or charge cards almost at random, perhaps because they were on promotion or because they didn’t know any .....
People who drift into this odd hobby of ours often apply for a couple of credit or charge cards almost at .....
22 Mar 201522 March 2015 • 82 comments
News in brief: Hilton ‘weekend breaks’ flash sale ends today Midnight tonight, Sunday, is the end of the seven day ‘flash sale’ which Hilton has been running this week, It is .....
News in brief: Hilton ‘weekend breaks’ flash sale ends today Midnight tonight, Sunday, is the end .....
22 Mar 201522 March 2015 • 18 comments
Virgin Atlantic is currently offering 250 Flying Club miles for free to any member who downloads a special toolbar for their ‘Shops Away‘ shopping portal. They have in the past offered as .....
Virgin Atlantic is currently offering 250 Flying Club miles for free to any member who downloads a special .....
22 Mar 201522 March 2015 • 13 comments
‘Split ticketing’ has been a niche topic in rail circles for some years – you can save a lot of money on your train travel by using it correctly. What ‘split .....
‘Split ticketing’ has been a niche topic in rail circles for some years – you can save a lot .....
21 Mar 201521 March 2015 • 13 comments
The coverage of Virgin Flying Club on Head for Points has increased considerably since the site started almost three years ago. This has been driven by a few factors: generous credit card sign-up .....
The coverage of Virgin Flying Club on Head for Points has increased considerably since the site started almost .....
21 Mar 201521 March 2015 • 60 comments
If you collect Avios points via your hotel stays, there are two hotel schemes which let you earn in Iberia Plus and British Airways, but where Iberia Plus is more lucrative. The origins of this date .....
If you collect Avios points via your hotel stays, there are two hotel schemes which let you earn in Iberia .....
21 Mar 201521 March 2015 • 16 comments
The Qantas status match ended on the 16th. This was a tricky one to get, since you needed a New Zealand mailing address to take part, but if that was not a problem then you could have obtained a .....
The Qantas status match ended on the 16th. This was a tricky one to get, since you needed a New Zealand .....
20 Mar 201520 March 2015 • 76 comments
News in brief: Get a 60% bonus on IHG Rewards Club points purchases IHG Rewards Club is offering a 60% bonus when you buy 5,000 points or more before March 29th. This is not, in itself, a fantastic .....
News in brief: Get a 60% bonus on IHG Rewards Club points purchases IHG Rewards Club is offering a 60% bonus .....
20 Mar 201520 March 2015 • 2 comments
Back in January, I wrote about the interesting transfer option available if you stay at the Thistle Hotel at Heathrow. You can transfer to and from Terminal 5 in the driverless pods which .....
Back in January, I wrote about the interesting transfer option available if you stay at the Thistle Hotel at .....
20 Mar 201520 March 2015 • 18 comments
avios.com has launched a small low-key sale on selected routes to Spain operated by Iberia. Full details can be found on avios.com here. In summary: Edinburgh to Madrid reduced from 15,000 Avios .....
avios.com has launched a small low-key sale on selected routes to Spain operated by Iberia. Full details can .....
19 Mar 201519 March 2015 • 8 comments
Last Thursday I was at a major London charity event with a friend. Unfortunately, this event was serving fruit flavoured cocktails which appeared to contain disproportionately large amounts of .....
Last Thursday I was at a major London charity event with a friend. Unfortunately, this event was serving .....
19 Mar 201519 March 2015 • 57 comments
News in brief: Egypt launches tough new visa regime My article yesterday about the disproportionately tough new visa regime brought in with very little warning by India caused a lot of comment. I hope .....
News in brief: Egypt launches tough new visa regime My article yesterday about the disproportionately tough .....
19 Mar 201519 March 2015 • 10 comments
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