Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
Sort:
Marriott Bonvoy has launched a new promotion which offers 2,000 to 10,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points per stay. It covers over 600 hotels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and is valid for stays .....
Marriott Bonvoy has launched a new promotion which offers 2,000 to 10,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points per .....
12 Jun 202512 June 2025 • 8 comments
LNER, the East Coast rail franchise holder, launched its ‘LNER Perks’ loyalty programme almost five years ago after dropping Nectar. The scheme now claims to have one million members. To persuade .....
LNER, the East Coast rail franchise holder, launched its ‘LNER Perks’ loyalty programme almost five years .....
8 Jun 20258 June 2025 • 14 comments
Some new hotel openings in recent days: IHG opens Hotel Indigo London Clerkenwell The long delayed but intriguing Hotel Indigo London Clerkenwell has opened, on the corner of Goswell Road and .....
Some new hotel openings in recent days: IHG opens Hotel Indigo London Clerkenwell The long delayed but .....
16 Jun 202516 June 2025 • 31 comments
Alaska Airlines has been offering good deals on its partner Aer Lingus for some time now (see here, for example). It’s not entirely clear why – they do not seem to be mistake fares, .....
Alaska Airlines has been offering good deals on its partner Aer Lingus for some time now (see here, for .....
10 Jun 202510 June 2025 • 66 comments
American Express has brought back ‘Amex Stays’, a generous cashback offer covering 40+ UK hotels and a handful of rather random European properties! This is totally separate to the .....
American Express has brought back ‘Amex Stays’, a generous cashback offer covering 40+ UK hotels .....
9 Apr 20259 April 2025 • 20 comments
Is it possible to transfer hotel loyalty points to a friend or partner? Can you transfer the points for free? In most cases, the answer is ‘Yes’. Airline schemes are not like .....
Is it possible to transfer hotel loyalty points to a friend or partner? Can you transfer the points for .....
2 Feb 20252 February 2025 • 22 comments
This is our review of the Air France business class lounge at Los Angeles International Airport. Returning from Los Angeles, I was able to stop by the brand new Air France lounge thanks to my Virgin .....
This is our review of the Air France business class lounge at Los Angeles International Airport. Returning .....
28 Dec 202428 December 2024 • 18 comments
Hilton has opened up bookings for the Waldorf Astoria New York. The hotel has been closed since 2017 for a top to toe refurbishment. The property, which was actually two hotels – the main hotel .....
Hilton has opened up bookings for the Waldorf Astoria New York. The hotel has been closed since 2017 for a top .....
13 Dec 202413 December 2024
GHA DISCOVERY, the loyalty programme for Global Hotel Alliance, has been making a name for itself over the last couple of years with a mix of easy to earn status, generous elite benefits and .....
GHA DISCOVERY, the loyalty programme for Global Hotel Alliance, has been making a name for itself over the .....
28 Apr 202528 April 2025 • 71 comments
Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer your points into selected frequent flyer schemes. What is far rarer is for a frequent flyer scheme to let you transfer your miles INTO a .....
Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer your points into selected frequent flyer schemes. .....
4 Mar 20254 March 2025 • 7 comments
A generous new cashback offer has returned on many American Express cards (except British Airways ones!) from United Airlines. You will get £300 back when you spend £700 with United Airlines – .....
A generous new cashback offer has returned on many American Express cards (except British Airways ones!) from .....
10 May 202510 May 2025 • 55 comments
Marriott has extended its offer of 40,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points if you book a home or villa rental through its ‘Homes & Villas’ platform. You no longer need to have Marriott .....
Marriott has extended its offer of 40,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points if you book a home or villa rental .....
12 May 202512 May 2025 • 1 comment
Last autumn, Hilton rebranded its ‘preferred partner’ scheme for luxury travel agents. The ‘Impressario’ name was dropped, replaced by ‘Hilton for Luxury’. The .....
Last autumn, Hilton rebranded its ‘preferred partner’ scheme for luxury travel agents. The .....
11 Mar 202511 March 2025 • 28 comments
If you are an elite member of British Airways Executive Club, I hope you’re feeling the love. Not from BA, of course, but from Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (see here), Flying Blue (see here), .....
If you are an elite member of British Airways Executive Club, I hope you’re feeling the love. Not from .....
28 Feb 202528 February 2025 • 76 comments
The UK's biggest frequent flyer website uses cookies, which you can block via your browser settings. Continuing implies your consent to this policy. Our privacy policy is here.
