Author Archives for "Craig Sowerby".
After an initial period of “keep calm and carry on”, it is now unavoidably obvious that both business and leisure travel will be heavily impacted for much of 2020. For frequent travellers… Continue Reading
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is one of the first airline loyalty programmes to react to the COVID-19 crisis. Recognising that many members are unwilling or unable to travel – and that this won’t… Continue Reading
Coronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2… We might not have settled on a name, but I am sure that little else is being talked and written about. Travel seems like a distant concern – even though… Continue Reading
As travel grinds to a halt and people bunker down for a few weeks (at least), many airlines are wondering whether they will survive. British Airways is no different and, until recently, it was being inflexible… Continue Reading
Endless Earning? During a time-limited promotion? OK then… Nonetheless, Marriott Bonvoy has finally announced details of its latest chain-wide promotion. It will run from 17 March until 14 June,… Continue Reading
As I have written about previously, Marriott Bonvoy will be implementing its annual category adjustments on 4 March, 2020 – i.e. tomorrow!! Because the list of hotels is so long, all I can do is… Continue Reading
TopCashback is offering a free £2.50 cashback for anybody who spends £10 before midnight tonight. You must activate the promotion by clicking here. There appear to be very few restrictions – any… Continue Reading
If you are wondering how to top yourself up to a balance of 120,000 (or 240,000) Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles, to take advantage of a window of opportunity to visit Japan in First Class, this promotion… Continue Reading
I don’t normally write about the search for award space. I rarely suppose that my readers are trying to book similar routes to myself. But I couldn’t resist writing about something that I… Continue Reading
Even though a “category creep” devaluation is coming to Marriott Bonvoy on 4 March, 2020 – click here for details – you still might want to buy points to take advantage of current… Continue Reading
Travel & COVID-19 Survey
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