Author Archives for "Tom Sumner".
With Comic Relief coming up in just over a week, and raising money for some truly amazing causes, we thought it worth flagging a “hack” (in the loosest, most benign sense of the word) that… Continue Reading
A decent offer recently appeared on the Amex Gold card – spend £200 by 12 April and you’ll get 1,000 bonus Amex Membership Rewards points. This is, amongst many other things, convertible to… Continue Reading
The latest Hilton 100% bonus on points purchases expired on 8 March. This is one of the few points “purchase” promotions that I consider, and I ended up topping up my account quite substantially… Continue Reading
Craig recently flagged that a very solid Hilton promotion is set to finish at the end of this month – the deal is 10,000 bonus Honors points for your first time booking a day room (or “WorkSpaces… Continue Reading
Nectar is now a key parallel loyalty currency for Avios collectors. However, those new to Nectar will soon become aware of the almost universal valuation of Nectar points, when redeemed, at a fixed 0.5p… Continue Reading
News is slowly filtering out of a substantial personal data breach affecting both the various Star Alliance and Oneworld airlines, and in particular data relating to members of their airlines’ frequent… Continue Reading
Keeping up with Qatar’s ever-increasing sign-up bonuses is not easy. First in February they offered a bonus of 1000 free miles for simply signing up to its frequent flyer programme. I then wrote… Continue Reading
As part of its “at-home experiences” during lockdown, American Express is offering an interesting night in on Saturday 20 March to its Amex Gold card holders, called “Cook with the Stars”… Continue Reading
It was widely reported in February that Qatar was offering a bonus of 1000 free miles for simply signing up to its frequent flyer programme. That’s not a bad starting point for membership in a frequent… Continue Reading
I am never a strong advocate of buying loyalty points. You rarely get good value, and a ridiculous part of me (the same part that spends 30 minutes doing a survey for 20 Nectar points) views it as a form… Continue Reading
