My wife took a domestic flight in Korea last week, on Korean Air.  Korean is a member of the SkyTeam alliance, but she does not have an active account with any SkyTeam airline.  It seemed that the .....

My wife took a domestic flight in Korea last week, on Korean Air.  Korean is a member of the SkyTeam .....

4 Apr 20144 April 2014 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Heathrow Rewards, the shopping rewards scheme for the airport, has added Etihad Guest as its latest airline partner. This means that you can now transfer your points to British Airways, Virgin, Miles .....

Heathrow Rewards, the shopping rewards scheme for the airport, has added Etihad Guest as its latest airline .....

2 Apr 20142 April 2014 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

For reasons unknown, I was not invited to ‘The Cards & Payment Awards’ award ceremony a couple of weeks ago. It is, however, an intriguing look at how people who do not know much about .....

For reasons unknown, I was not invited to ‘The Cards & Payment Awards’ award ceremony a couple .....

28 Mar 201428 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

At some point today, airberlin is likely to confirm to the German stock market that Etihad is raising its stake in the airline from 30% to 49.9%. More importantly, the airline is to delist from the .....

At some point today, airberlin is likely to confirm to the German stock market that Etihad is raising its .....

24 Mar 201424 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

There is only one way to earn Avios points when renting with Hertz and that is to credit them to Iberia Plus.  Hertz is not a British Airways partner. Once in Iberia Plus, you can easily move your .....

There is only one way to earn Avios points when renting with Hertz and that is to credit them to Iberia Plus. .....

23 Mar 201423 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up to 10,000 Membership Rewards points per year for 1.5p each. It is even less known today .....

One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up .....

11 Mar 201411 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Etihad is the latest airline to partner with HolidayCheck to offer airline miles in return for reviewing hotels on their website.  It seems that, in an attempt to compete with TripAdvisor, .....

Etihad is the latest airline to partner with HolidayCheck to offer airline miles in return for reviewing .....

23 Feb 201423 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

I came unstuck on Monday when Etihad – whose ‘Gold status match’ I was promoting in the main story – changed the rules of the promotion literally overnight.  By the time you .....

I came unstuck on Monday when Etihad – whose ‘Gold status match’ I was promoting in the main .....

14 Feb 201414 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Abu Dhabi based Etihad has brought back its annual ‘Gold status match’.  This allows you to get an Etihad Gold card in return for proof of your Gold status with British Airways or any .....

Abu Dhabi based Etihad has brought back its annual ‘Gold status match’.  This allows you to get .....

10 Feb 201410 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

There are three bits of Etihad news to share today. Firstly, Etihad has launched a redemption sale with 25% off seats.  This is worth knowing if have a pile of Amex Membership Rewards points you .....

There are three bits of Etihad news to share today. Firstly, Etihad has launched a redemption sale with 25% .....

23 Jan 201423 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Of all the stories I wrote last year, the one which you would most expect to be an April Fool is probably this one – that Emirates and easyJet have formed a partnership to let you redeem .....

Of all the stories I wrote last year, the one which you would most expect to be an April Fool is probably this .....

4 Jan 20144 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

This is the last part of my look back at 2013.  Previous articles looked at my personal travel highlights and top promotions and the large number of devaluations this year. Credit card sign-up .....

This is the last part of my look back at 2013.  Previous articles looked at my personal travel highlights and .....

29 Dec 201329 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

This is the final part of the article 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 .....

This is the final part of the article I began yesterday, discussing the best ways to ‘zero out’ .....

20 Dec 201320 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Etihad announced the latest step in the quest for world domination by the Middle Eastern airlines last week. And this one is quite clever. Etihad has announced that, subject to regulatory approval, it .....

Etihad announced the latest step in the quest for world domination by the Middle Eastern airlines last week. .....

21 Nov 201321 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments