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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.
Emirates has added a new elite tier to its Skywards programme – Platinum. Timed to match the launch of its new partnership with Qantas, the new tier will begin on April 1st. The benefits, to be .....
Emirates has added a new elite tier to its Skywards programme – Platinum. Timed to match the launch of .....
23 Feb 201323 February 2013 • 1 comment
This is a topic that is only of marginal interest to Head for Points readers, so instead of writing a long post I will direct you to this excellent post on Loyalty Lobby. Here you find the earnings .....
This is a topic that is only of marginal interest to Head for Points readers, so instead of writing a long .....
18 Feb 201318 February 2013
If you like luxury airport lounges, I recommend this article from US site One Mile At A Time. Ben got to visit the new A380 pier in Dubai Airport’s Terminal 3. This is truly a unique design, .....
If you like luxury airport lounges, I recommend this article from US site One Mile At A Time. Ben got to visit .....
31 Jan 201331 January 2013 • 2 comments
Here is something else I picked up from our Dubai holiday via Gulf News. British Airways has historically had a bad reputation for bussing passengers from the plane to the airport. Things have .....
Here is something else I picked up from our Dubai holiday via Gulf News. British Airways has historically had .....
3 Jan 20133 January 2013 • 4 comments
There is no doubt that Emirates offers a fantastic in-flight service. The First Class flight I took in one of their Airbus A380 First Class Suites three years ago is still my best … flight .....
There is no doubt that Emirates offers a fantastic in-flight service. The First Class flight I took in one .....
10 Nov 201210 November 2012 • 2 comments
I have written a few posts in recent weeks about specific airline promotions running with Hilton. The Virgin Atlantic promotion I covered here is probably the most generous. Other versions .....
I have written a few posts in recent weeks about specific airline promotions running with Hilton. The Virgin .....
30 Oct 201230 October 2012 • 4 comments
This is the final part of the post I began yesterday, discussing the best ways to ‘zero out’ loyalty card accounts which you want to abandon. You need to remember that you may first need .....
This is the final part of the post I began yesterday, discussing the best ways to ‘zero out’ .....
22 Oct 201222 October 2012 • 10 comments
A couple of days ago I wrote here about the generous Hilton HHonors promotion with Virgin Atlantic running over the next three months. Hilton has now released new versions of this promotion covering .....
A couple of days ago I wrote here about the generous Hilton HHonors promotion with Virgin Atlantic running .....
6 Oct 20126 October 2012
Whilst the Maldives is a very popular high-end holiday destination, it has always been a tricky one to score with airline miles. A lot of people were delighted when British Airways began flying the .....
Whilst the Maldives is a very popular high-end holiday destination, it has always been a tricky one to score .....
23 Aug 201223 August 2012
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