The major hotel chains determine qualification for elite status over the course of a calendar year. For most of us, December 31st is clearly a part of 2021. But for the major hotel chains, it isn’t… Continue Reading

As we reported yesterday, British Airways is having a bit of an IT shocker as it attempts to make ‘improvements’ to its Executive Club loyalty programme. The planned update was supposed to… Continue Reading

The British Airways e-Store is currently running a potentially lucrative promotion, offering the chance to earn up to 5,500 bonus Avios. “For your first 10 online shopping transactions of £30 or… Continue Reading

A couple of weeks have passed since American Airlines AAdvantage shocked everybody with its new system for elite status qualification – click here to re-read our original article. Now that the shock… Continue Reading

Once upon a time, it was relatively simple to spend your hotel points. An award chart would be published, with “award categories” determining how many points were required per night. Since… Continue Reading

Virgin recently announced some changes to Flying Club – and for once in the world of loyalty programmes, they are actually all positive! Nothing mind-blowing, but all moves in the right direction… Continue Reading

Now that we have entered November, Marriott Bonvoy members with elite status ought to start thinking about their choice of Annual Choice Benefits. Unless you make a choice, you will automatically be assigned… Continue Reading

World of Hyatt has launched a targeted promotion that is quite lucrative… but only if you are lucky enough to have been chosen. The promotion will run from November 1, 2021 until January 14, 2022… Continue Reading

If you find yourself needing to acquire thousands of Avios quickly, you might be interested in this promotion from Iberia Plus. Between now and 12 November, 2021, you can receive a 50% bonus when buying… Continue Reading

Recently, Marriott announced that it is moving to variable pricing of award nights – something often called “dynamic pricing”. Marriott isn’t the first hotel chain to implement… Continue Reading