ITA Airways, the ‘replacement’ carrier for Alitalia, has brought back the elite status match that it first ran last October. This allows you, for free, to get elite status across the .....

ITA Airways, the ‘replacement’ carrier for Alitalia, has brought back the elite status match that .....

19 Mar 202219 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

Back in July 2021, we covered the expanded partnership between Emirates and US airline JetBlue. This allowed you to redeem Emirates Skywards miles for JetBlue business class flights for the first .....

Back in July 2021, we covered the expanded partnership between Emirates and US airline JetBlue. This allowed .....

5 Feb 20225 February 2022 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

Emirates has released another batch of Arsenal football tickets for Emirates Skywards members who have miles to redeem.  You can also use American Express Membership Rewards points via a .....

Emirates has released another batch of Arsenal football tickets for Emirates Skywards members who have miles .....

14 Jan 202214 January 2022 by Rob Burgess

Emirates launched its January sale last week. Looking only at Business Class, I was struggling to find any great deals – although Emirates is not known for its aggressive pricing. Details are .....

Emirates launched its January sale last week. Looking only at Business Class, I was struggling to find any .....

9 Jan 20229 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 19 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 .....

28 Dec 202128 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Hotel booking site Rocketmiles has been running its EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion again recently, but time is running out. This can earn you 5,500+ easy Avios, Virgin Flying Club or .....

Hotel booking site Rocketmiles has been running its EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion again .....

27 Dec 202127 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Emirates has released another batch of Arsenal football tickets for Emirates Skywards members who have miles to redeem.  You can also use American Express Membership Rewards points via a .....

Emirates has released another batch of Arsenal football tickets for Emirates Skywards members who have miles .....

19 Dec 202119 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Emirates took delivery of its 123rd Airbus A380 aircraft this week. It will be the final A380 to join the fleet, and the last ever A380 to be manufactured. Emirates was the first airline to order the .....

Emirates took delivery of its 123rd Airbus A380 aircraft this week. It will be the final A380 to join the .....

18 Dec 202118 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

There is good news for anyone flying with British Airways out of Heathrow Terminal 3 in the near future. Qantas has re-opened its Heathrow Terminal 3 lounge. This is an excellent facility and well .....

There is good news for anyone flying with British Airways out of Heathrow Terminal 3 in the near future. .....

11 Dec 202111 December 2021 by Rob Burgess

Emirates has launched a very generous promotion for its ‘cash and miles’ service – see here. ‘Cash and miles’ is the Emirates offer which allows you to reduce the cost of .....

Emirates has launched a very generous promotion for its ‘cash and miles’ service – see here. .....

19 Nov 202119 November 2021 by Rob Burgess

Last week we covered how you can get status in the SkyTeam airline alliance by matching your British Airways Executive Club status. This is due to the launch of ITA Airways, the replacement airline .....

Last week we covered how you can get status in the SkyTeam airline alliance by matching your British Airways .....

9 Nov 20219 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

At the start of the month, Emirates announced that it would be returning to London Gatwick from 10th December. The plan was for one daily flight, operated by a 3-class Boeing 777-300ER. Due to strong .....

At the start of the month, Emirates announced that it would be returning to London Gatwick from 10th December. .....

29 Oct 202129 October 2021 by Rob Burgess

Hotel booking site Rocketmiles has brought back its EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion. This can earn you 5,500+ 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. This can .....

25 Oct 202125 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Back in 2015, Emirates Skywards joined Heathrow Rewards as a transfer partner.  This wasn’t hugely surprising, as Heathrow Rewards was building up its airline partnerships at the time. .....

Back in 2015, Emirates Skywards joined Heathrow Rewards as a transfer partner.  This wasn’t .....

14 Oct 202114 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments