News in brief: Curve ATM withdrawal success Here is a quick update on our story last week that Curve Card is now coding ATM withdrawals in a way which allows your credit card issuer to spot them. You can read about that here. The coding changes […]
SkyTeam alliance partners
The SkyTeam alliance is a group of major airlines which includes Delta, Air France, KLM, Alitalia and others. You can earn and redeem miles with any of these airlines for flights on any airline in the alliance. The official SkyTeam website is here. These articles cover airlines which do not have their own Head for Points category.
Bits: Good KLM / Air France business sale from the UK, Iguazu flights, Cobalt launches loyalty scheme
9 September 2018 By
News in brief: Air France and KLM launch strong Business Class sale from the UK Air France (via Paris) and KLM (via Amsterdam) have jointly launched a good UK sale. Deals are available across Economy, Premium Economy (Air France) and Business Class – I am […]
Bits: 10% off Virgin Flight & Hotel, Marriott Platinum Challenge, Garuda suspends Heathrow
25 August 2018 By
News in brief: 10% off Virgin Atlantic ‘flight and hotel’ packages until Monday night Virgin Atlantic is offering 10% off its ‘flight and hotel’ packages over the Bank Holiday Weekend. Full details are here. This is far less flexible than the BA Holidays service, because […]
How to earn SPG or Marriott points when you fly Delta, Emirates and China Eastern
13 May 2018 By
One thing that is going to be lost when the merger of Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest completes is the ability to earn Starwood Preferred Guest hotel points when you fly three airlines. This is an underappreciated benefit of Starwood Preferred Guest. Unfortunately, as […]
Join the ultimate frequent flyer MegaDo trip this October
30 April 2018 By
MegaDo is a US group which organises what can best be described as ‘frequent flyer tours’. It has just announced its first ever SkyTeam MegaDo which will take place in Europe this October. I have done two of these trips in the past and reported […]
Last chance for Business Class sale bargains with Air France, Etihad, South African and Virgin Atlantic
7 February 2018 By
A number of airline Business Class sales are about to expire in the next few days. We have put them all together in brief in this article – click through to the relevant sale pages for more details, a full list of destinations and to […]
Air France KLM buys 31% of Virgin Atlantic – and you will be able to redeem Flying Club miles on them
28 July 2017 By
A complex merry-go-round of corporate activity was announced last night which will lead to …. well, it isn’t fully clear. You can find full details on the Virgin Atlantic website here. In the first transaction, Delta Air Lines and China Eastern Airlines have each agreed to buy […]
Virgin Atlantic increases the cost of Delta redemptions (and changes earning)
25 June 2017 By
Virgin Atlantic has announced changes to the way that you will earn and spend Virgin Flying Club miles on Delta Air Lines from 1st September. Details are here. Delta Air Lines acquired a 49% shareholding in Virgin Atlantic a couple of years ago. Since then we […]
Bits: Iberia launches 50% ‘buy Avios’ bonus, Delta adding fuel surcharges to Virgin redemptions?
30 May 2017 By
News in brief: Iberia launches a 50% ‘buy Avios’ bonus Last week we saw a 50% bonus if you bought Avios points via British Airways Executive Club, AerClub or avios.com. Iberia has launched its own 50% bonus Avios offer as you can see from this […]
Bits: Virgin Boston spend offer, Delta / Westjet partner, 4 x Tesco debit card points
1 April 2017 By
News in brief: Virgin Flying Club offer on Boston flights Virgin Flying Club is running a special deal on the new Manchester to Boston route in Upper Class. For bookings made by 2nd May, you can book Manchester – Boston for 70,000 Flying Club miles […]
Bits: Heathrow’s first 747-8i arrives, £10 off £50 Amazon alcohol spend
10 March 2017 By
News in brief: Korean Air to launch Heathrow’s first Boeing 747-8i route There is a lot of talk about the Airbus A380 not meeting its sales targets, but that pales into insignificance alongside the Boeing 747-8i. This is the updated version of the classic 747-400 […]
EXCEPTIONAL DEAL: Heathrow to Melbourne, Business, £1084 return
28 November 2016 By
This is almost certainly the best Black Friday deal out there, but it was kept very low key and I didn’t become aware of it until last night. Garuda Indonesia is selling Heathrow to Melbourne for £1084 return in Business Class. This is ludicrously low. […]
Bits: new Amex cashback deals, new Virgin Clubhouse access rules, IHG to United bonus
15 September 2016 By
News in brief: American Express launches new cashback deals A new wave of Amex cashback offers launched this week. Some, all or none of these will be available for registration under the ‘Offers’ tab of your online statement. Offers marked ‘Connect’ appear on the Amex […]
Bits: Delta Heathrow changes, if you need a hotel in Worcester ….
28 August 2016 By
News in brief: Virgin Atlantic to be joined by Delta at Heathrow Terminal 3 Delta has announced changes to their London flights. Starting on 14th September all Delta flights from Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City and Philadelphia will be moved from Terminal 4 to […]
Bits: 777 Manchester-Munich, Qatar & Vueling codeshare, £1660 London-Melbourne business
22 August 2016 By
News in brief: Last chance to fly a 777 from Manchester to Munich! Singapore Airlines is restructuring its European routes and is about to launch a direct flight from Singapore to Manchester. This flight will carry on to Houston, creating a new Manchester – Houston […]
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