Author Archives for "Craig Sowerby".
Hotel chains try to avoid substantial changes to their award charts. This strategy shields them somewhat from negative customer feedback – think “MASSIVE DEVALUATION” shouted across… Continue Reading
“Part Pay With Avios” is a redemption option offered by British Airways Executive Club. Rather than book a reward seat out of limited reward availability, you instead book a standard paid… Continue Reading
Travel hackers have been somewhat spoiled by the Virgin Atlantic / Tesco Clubcard relationship. Although Tesco Clubcard is moving away from the quarterly statement routine, the last few years have seen… Continue Reading
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is a decent “back-up” frequent flyer programme for members based in the United Kingdom, given the number of opportunities to earn Virgin miles on the ground. It’s… Continue Reading
Lufthansa Miles & More is a difficult programme to appreciate. Not only do they charge outrageous surcharges for many Lufthansa reward flights, but an economy class traveller will earn pitifully few… Continue Reading
Last month I turned 39, and not for the first time… ahem! 😉 I don’t expect readers to care too much, but as I was digging through the emails sent to me by a variety of travel companies, I… Continue Reading
It’s easy to dislike Ryanair but, for all its flaws, it does at least help to drive down airfares across Europe. Of course, it is precisely that competitive spirit that has led airlines such as… Continue Reading
A consortium made up of Virgin Atlantic, Stobart Group and a private equity firm recently agreed to buy – or a more appropriate term would be rescue – Flybe. Joe wrote about the transaction… Continue Reading
Hilton Honors has historically lagged behind the competition when it comes to benefits for high-value elite status members. Yes… Honors guarantees free breakfast and executive lounge access (for… Continue Reading
Turkish Airlines’ loyalty programme – Miles & Smiles – is celebrating its 30th anniversary with an interesting promotion that will run each month throughout 2019. Every month, Miles… Continue Reading
