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Emirates and Emirates Skywards

Emirates Skywards is the frequent flyer program for Emirates. There are three tiers: Blue, Silver, Gold and Platinum.

The Emirates website is here if you want to find out more.  If you need to top up your account, the link to purchase Skywards miles is here.

Emirates Skywards does not have its own UK credit card but you can transfer points earned from American Express Platinum (high fee, high bonus), American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (free for a year, good bonus) and Amex Rewards Credit Card (no fee, small bonus!).

Our complete guide to earning Emirates Skywards miles from UK credit cards is here.

Review: Emirates Skywards Elite American Express and Visa credit cards

This is my review of the Emirates Skywards Elite credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying .....

This is my review of the Emirates Skywards Elite credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at .....

by Rob Burgess14 comments

Review: Emirates Skywards American Express and Visa credit cards

This is my review of the Emirates Skywards UK credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying for. .....

This is my review of the Emirates Skywards UK credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the .....

by Rob Burgess9 comments

New EU261 ruling on connections means you could be due compensation

The rules around EU261 / EC261 compensation for delayed, cancelled or downgraded flights continue to evolve as case law sets new precedents on what is and is not included. The Court of Appeal has now .....

The rules around EU261 / EC261 compensation for delayed, cancelled or downgraded flights continue to evolve as .....

by Rob Burgess89 comments

HMRC to stop accepting credit cards on 13th January – no more cheap miles

HMRC has announced that it will no longer accept personal credit cards for income tax, PAYE, VAT or any other payments after 13th January 2018. You can see the announcement on this page of the HMRC .....

HMRC has announced that it will no longer accept personal credit cards for income tax, PAYE, VAT or any other .....

by Rob Burgess156 comments

What is the best Mastercard or Visa credit card to get?

I continue to get a steady stream of reader emails looking for advice on the best Visa or Mastercard miles and points card.  With earning rates being cut following the EU cap on interchange fees, .....

I continue to get a steady stream of reader emails looking for advice on the best Visa or Mastercard miles and .....

by Rob Burgess67 comments

How to earn Avios and British Airways tier points when flying Emirates

I’ve been running a few reference articles this month as news is thin on the ground, sharing some tips which new readers might not know about. One of those ‘things you didn’t know .....

I’ve been running a few reference articles this month as news is thin on the ground, sharing some tips .....

by Rob Burgess47 comments

Bits: get bonus miles with Kaligo hotels, Emirates scraps free wi-fi

News in brief: New Kaligo.com hotel deals for bonus miles Hotel booking group Kaligo.com is currently running a very generous Avios promotion.   You will receive 5,000 Avios with £500 of cumulative .....

News in brief: New Kaligo.com hotel deals for bonus miles Hotel booking group Kaligo.com is currently running .....

by Rob Burgess32 comments

What are the best credit card deals for June 2017?

It is time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. Our updated directory of all 23 UK travel credit cards can be .....

It is time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel .....

by Rob Burgess78 comments

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