Author Archives for "Craig Sowerby".
Each year, the major hotel chains update their award pricing. Usually they don’t do anything that would result in bloggers such as yours truly screaming DEVALUATION!!! Instead they move their hotels… Continue Reading
As per its standard practice, World of Hyatt has provided almost no advance notice of its next promotion. “Bonus Journeys” will run from 15 February until 15 May, 2020. The promotion is pretty… Continue Reading
Every three months it seems that I get to write about the same thing – 1,000 free miles from Tesco Clubcard and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. As usual, all you must do is set your Tesco Clubcard… Continue Reading
Award category changes are a fact of life in the hotel loyalty game. Every year, a bunch of hotels change from one award category to another. Some chains take a reasonable approach to these annual changes… Continue Reading
Regular readers will be well aware that we can’t stop praising Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan, even though it can seem quite obscure and distant for a UK-based reader. But if you are interested in… Continue Reading
Occasionally I wonder whether a few hotel loyalty executives had a drinking contest to determine who could come up with the silliest name for a loyalty programme. “World of Hyatt” was a good… Continue Reading
IHG Rewards Club has announced details of its latest promotion. The promotion will run from 15 February until 15 May, 2020. HOWEVER, it appears that you must BOOK your hotel stays before 15 April, 2020… Continue Reading
Lounge access – even when flying on an Economy ticket – is quite possibly the MOST valuable elite benefit for frequent flyers. One of the reasons that I have lost some interest in airline… Continue Reading
IHG Rewards Club is best known – at least amongst miles and points enthusiasts – for two things: PointBreaks and Accelerate. Yet we are nearing the end of January with no sign of either. What’s… Continue Reading
Platinum for Life! Gold Guest List for Life! What’s not to like? It sounds fantastic… a deserving reward for a lifetime of “loyalty” to an airline or hotel chain. Of course,… Continue Reading
