Author Archives for "Craig Sowerby".
Hopefully every Starwood Preferred Guest member knows about their personal SPG dashboard. You can reach it via this link here. Essentially, the SPG Dashboard is a handy little website that tracks your… Continue Reading
In my third installment of a series of reward charts, I’m going to look at one of my favourite holiday destinations, sub-Saharan Africa. In general, the most popular country in this region is South… Continue Reading
When Hilton Honors announced changes to its loyalty programme, including the dropping of the second “H”, it promised to bring in the opportunity for select members to extend Diamond status… Continue Reading
In my second installment of a series on reward charts, I am going to look at rewards between Europe and the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent. Many programmes group the two regions together; others… Continue Reading
If you have ever thought of visiting China, you might have been put off by the visa application process. I am definitely not a fan of applying in advance for a tourist visa of any kind; I know that many… Continue Reading
At InsideFlyer UK, we write a lot about versatile reward currencies such as American Express Membership Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest. But to take advantage of such flexibility, you need to be… Continue Reading
If you’ve ever connected to a corporate network from your home or hotel, you might be familiar with VPN technology without even noticing. If you’ve ever visited China and wondered how you were still able… Continue Reading
The new Hilton Honors is now live, give or take a few IT issues and some new “perks” that haven’t quite been implemented. But the most important change has been implemented – the… Continue Reading
Starwood Preferred Guest has returned with its offer to sell you Starpoints at a discount. For many years, the maximum discount was 25% but, after the merger with Marriott, the maximum discount has varied… Continue Reading
E-Rewards is often maligned as a good idea in principle – after all, it offers free miles or hotel points in exchange for filling in surveys – but one that eventually ends up frustrating a lot of people… Continue Reading
