Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
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!).
Hotel booking site Rocketmiles is currently running an EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion which can earn you 5,000+ easy Avios, Virgin Flying Club or other airline miles from just one night. .....
Hotel booking site Rocketmiles is currently running an EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion which can .....
28 Sep 202028 September 2020 • 4 comments
In what appears to be an extremely harsh measure, given the position of Dubai and Abu Dhabi as tourist destinations and transit hubs, the UAE has announced that no-one will be allowed to board a .....
In what appears to be an extremely harsh measure, given the position of Dubai and Abu Dhabi as tourist .....
28 Jul 202028 July 2020 • 88 comments
We ran two articles last week on Qantas Frequent Flyer joining UK American Express Membership Rewards as a transfer partner. This article is an overview of Qantas Frequent Flyer and Membership .....
We ran two articles last week on Qantas Frequent Flyer joining UK American Express Membership Rewards as a .....
29 Jun 202029 June 2020 • 11 comments
On Monday, Qantas Frequent Flyer became a partner of American Express Membership Rewards in the UK. As promised, I wanted to answer the question: what are the best ways to spend Qantas Frequent Flyer .....
On Monday, Qantas Frequent Flyer became a partner of American Express Membership Rewards in the UK. As .....
24 Jun 202024 June 2020 • 36 comments
Hotel booking site Rocketmiles has brought back its EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion which can earn you 5,000+ easy Avios, Virgin Flying Club or other airline miles from just one night. .....
Hotel booking site Rocketmiles has brought back its EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion which can .....
11 Jun 202011 June 2020 • 23 comments
The Emirates First Class Suite on the Boeing 777-300ER fleet fights it out with the new Singapore Airlines A380 First Class suite for the title of ‘Best First Class’. Singapore Airlines .....
The Emirates First Class Suite on the Boeing 777-300ER fleet fights it out with the new Singapore Airlines .....
10 Jun 202010 June 2020 • 21 comments
Emirates has a lot of high quality partnerships such as its established deal with Qantas. It also works with many other well regarded legacy airlines such as JAL, giving members of the Emirates .....
Emirates has a lot of high quality partnerships such as its established deal with Qantas. It also works .....
9 Jun 20209 June 2020 • 7 comments
Emirates Skywards has, with no announcement, made large cuts to the taxes and charges it adds to redemption flights. Emirates Skywards, as a loyalty scheme, didn’t have much going for it. As .....
Emirates Skywards has, with no announcement, made large cuts to the taxes and charges it adds to redemption .....
2 Jun 20202 June 2020 • 34 comments
A reader recently got in touch to suggest we write an article on how you are protected if you book cash flights now for later this year or early 2021. It was a good idea. After all, you may wish to .....
A reader recently got in touch to suggest we write an article on how you are protected if you book cash .....
1 Jun 20201 June 2020 • 70 comments
The Qatar Airways status match has been extended ….. again. It was due to end on Saturday but has now been pushed back to midnight UK time on Wednesday 27th May. The list of participating .....
The Qatar Airways status match has been extended ….. again. It was due to end on Saturday but has now .....
26 May 202026 May 2020 • 14 comments
The Qatar Airways status match has changed ….. again. It has added back South African Airways and Singapore Airlines. Virgin Australia remains missing. It has also been extended again, to .....
The Qatar Airways status match has changed ….. again. It has added back South African Airways and .....
22 May 202022 May 2020 • 3 comments
EDIT: Emirates has changed its mind again. It now looks as if all passengers services, including the UK, WILL be suspended from Wednesday. The Middle Eastern airlines have, so far, been doing their .....
EDIT: Emirates has changed its mind again. It now looks as if all passengers services, including the UK, .....
23 Mar 202023 March 2020 • 29 comments
Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes. What is far rarer is for a frequent flyer scheme to let you transfer your miles INTO a hotel .....
Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes. What is .....
6 Mar 20206 March 2020 • 22 comments
On Tuesday I did an article bemoaning the lack of good hotel loyalty promotions at present. There are only two options: Hilton Honors – 2,000 bonus points per stay (register) Radisson Rewards .....
On Tuesday I did an article bemoaning the lack of good hotel loyalty promotions at present. There are only .....
30 Jan 202030 January 2020 • 16 comments
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