Air France and KLM have launched a very aggressive deal from Stockholm to Bangkok, for travel up to the end of June 2022. It’s obviously a bit of a faff getting from the UK to Stockholm (not .....

Air France and KLM have launched a very aggressive deal from Stockholm to Bangkok, for travel up to the end of .....

15 Nov 202115 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

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

I am running three articles this week to outline three hacks that I used to maximise the Accor Live Limitless points I earned on a stay in Barbados. This is the final one I earned Diamond status .....

I am running three articles this week to outline three hacks that I used to maximise the Accor Live .....

7 Nov 20217 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

This is our review of Club@YOTEL, the membership scheme for YOTEL hotels. Back in 2018, YOTEL launched a free membership scheme called My YOTEL.  It was, frankly, useless.  It gave .....

This is our review of Club@YOTEL, the membership scheme for YOTEL hotels. Back in 2018, YOTEL launched a free .....

26 Sep 202126 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

This is Part 2 of your complete guide to redeeming Virgin Flying Club points on Air France and KLM. Apologies for the delay in getting Part 2 of this article live - it fell into the cracks due to .....

This is Part 2 of your complete guide to redeeming Virgin Flying Club points on Air France and KLM. Apologies .....

13 Sep 202113 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

This is your complete guide to redeeming Virgin Points from Virgin Flying Club on Air France and KLM. The partnership between Virgin Atlantic, Air France and KLM launched in February 2020.  This .....

This is your complete guide to redeeming Virgin Points from Virgin Flying Club on Air France and KLM. The .....

23 Aug 202123 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

Air France is launching direct flights from London Heathrow to Nice this Summer. The service will start on 28th June and operate on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The reason we mention this is .....

Air France is launching direct flights from London Heathrow to Nice this Summer. The service will start on .....

14 Apr 202114 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

How can you earn frequent flyer miles or hotel points with Enterprise Rent-A-Car? Compared to Hertz or Avis, Enterprise is definitely in the second tier when it comes to earning rewards in airline or .....

How can you earn frequent flyer miles or hotel points with Enterprise Rent-A-Car? Compared to Hertz or Avis, .....

9 Apr 20219 April 2021 by Rob Burgess

For much of 2020, hotel booking site Rocketmiles has been running an EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion which can earn you 5,000+ easy Avios, Virgin Flying Club or other airline miles from .....

For much of 2020, hotel booking site Rocketmiles has been running an EXCELLENT ‘first user’ .....

22 Dec 202022 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Air France is offering a £50 discount on your next economy flight. The minimum fare is only £160 before taxes so this is a sizeable saving. You need to book on the Air France website here using code .....

Air France is offering a £50 discount on your next economy flight. The minimum fare is only £160 before .....

9 Dec 20209 December 2020 by Rob Burgess

Once upon a time, it was not unusual for airlines to offer transfer options out of their frequent flyer miles and into hotel schemes. Over the years this changed, creating a pyramid of sorts: There .....

Once upon a time, it was not unusual for airlines to offer transfer options out of their frequent flyer miles .....

8 Dec 20208 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 13 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. This facility is mentioned in .....

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

7 Nov 20207 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

It is now over a year since Accor Live Limitless, the loyalty scheme for Novotel, Ibis, Mercure, Sofitel etc, and Flying Blue, the loyalty scheme for Air France and KLM, launched their partnership. It .....

It is now over a year since Accor Live Limitless, the loyalty scheme for Novotel, Ibis, Mercure, Sofitel etc, .....

15 Oct 202015 October 2020 by Rob Burgess

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 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments