Author Archives for "Craig Sowerby".
For many frequent flyers, the main benefit of loyalty programmes is not using the miles for redemption purposes, but instead accessing the perks that the airlines give to their most loyal customers. These… Continue Reading
One of the most customer-friendly elements of hotel loyalty programmes is the flexibility provided by standard room rewards using points. Except in very rare circumstances, a points booking is usually… Continue Reading
British Airways Executive Club has announced some positive changes for once. Amusingly, these are being called changes / improvements, rather than the usual euphemism of “enhancements”, which… Continue Reading
Instead of doing plain vanilla reviews of our travels, both Joe and I have been running a series on “travel hacking in action”, with the intent of showing, with real life examples, our thought… Continue Reading
Hilton Honors have announced details of their latest promotion. It will run from 1 May until 31 August, 2017. You must register first, and you can do that here. Like many Hilton Honors promotions, it… Continue Reading
For many people, the complexity of loyalty programmes is a big turn off. But even though the writers at InsideFlyer UK are probably within the 0.1% of people who know the most about loyalty programmes,… Continue Reading
Most British Airways Executive Club members based in London have it good… So-called “London Airways” offers them a wide variety of destinations. Reward Flight Saver is a brilliant scheme… Continue Reading
Starwood Preferred Guest has joined the ranks of hotel chains offering an official, published status challenge (although it has been run more informally before); it will run throughout 2017. You can reach… Continue Reading
I don’t normally pay any attention to contests on Facebook, since I assume that the chances of winning are too slim to bother. But, as of the time of writing, only 2,600 people have signed up for… Continue Reading
A travel hacker usually wants to earn miles when they pay to fly (or, even better, when somebody else is paying!). These miles usually have two separate purposes: qualifying for elite status and earning… Continue Reading
