Author Archives for "Craig Sowerby".
Two or three weeks ago, I wrote a post about Six Unanswered Questions from the Marriott / SPG Merger. One of the unanswered questions had to do with the Best Rate Guarantee policies of the two chains… Continue Reading
Do you remember when Starwood Preferred Guest’s Moments programme was fairly unique? Now it seems like every hotel chain now offers some opportunity to exchange your hotel points for “priceless”… Continue Reading
Joe and I spend a fair amount of time promoting Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan. We aren’t paid for this. Let’s call it editorial integrity, instead of the fact that nobody actually offers to… Continue Reading
Tesco Clubcard members should have received their latest statements, covering the quarter up until early May. Unlike previous quarters, however, there is no conversion bonus on offer from Virgin Atlantic… Continue Reading
Yet again another Groupon sale has gone live. As always, you will be buying Avios for an Iberia Plus account The price per Avios is the same as usual: 2,000 Avios for 19 euros (0.95 euro cents apiece)… Continue Reading
?!!??! Regular readers – and Joe, who probably spit out his morning coffee whilst reading the headline – might be wondering why I would spend 20,000 Alaska miles worth roughly £300 in order… Continue Reading
One of the most interesting things to occur recently in the travel loyalty space is the merger of Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest. (although perhaps more for the blogging community than… Continue Reading
British Airways Executive Club announced on Flyertalk that it will now accept Avios as payment for seat selection fees. Within minutes, people figured out that BAEC members would receive a whopping 0.55p… Continue Reading
Frequent Traveler University is a series of seminars devoted to teaching miles and points enthusiasts the best way to maximise their frequent flyer miles, hotel points and credit card rewards. FTU’s… Continue Reading
May has arrived, and that means that a new Accelerate promotion is with us. Joe wrote about this a couple of weeks ago. If the term “Accelerate” doesn’t immediately make sense to you,… Continue Reading
