Author Archives for "Craig Sowerby".
Hopefully anybody reading InsideFlyer UK is aware of the value of earning miles or Avios – this might even involve choosing one airline instead of a slightly less expensive one, simply because of… Continue Reading
Most of the time, it doesn’t make sense to transfer miles from one person to another. You can always book a reward ticket in the name of somebody else; you don’t need to send your miles to… Continue Reading
If you ran a poll of experienced travel hackers asking about their favourite airline loyalty programme, I am pretty sure that Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan would be the winner. I know that Joe has written… Continue Reading
I love reading the Economist and generally read it from cover to cover every week. I suspect that there is a high level of overlap between frequent flyers and readers of the Economist. But for many years… Continue Reading
Avios collectors are probably pretty familiar with the British Airways Executive Club reward chart. Slightly more advanced collectors also know about the Iberia Plus reward chart with its sweet spots… Continue Reading
Quite often, somebody somewhere will mention “just combine your Avios and book with…” without really considering whether a beginner to this hobby (or a newcomer to Iberia Plus) even knows what that means… Continue Reading
Have you ever looked around the British Airways Executive Club website looking for the peak / off-peak calendar? It’s in there somewhere, but when you find it you will only be shown 2 months at… Continue Reading
In 2011, British Airways Executive Club moved to a distance-based reward chart and started charging separately for each individual flight. Members connecting via London are amongst the most disadvantaged,… Continue Reading
If you are based in the United Kingdom and have any interest at all in travel, you probably collect Avios. Maybe you are based in London and travel for business purposes every once in a while; you probably… Continue Reading
