Award charts are important! Without them, travel companies are free to devalue their loyalty programmes without the vast majority of members becoming aware of it. It is left to crowd-sourced forums such… Continue Reading

Hyatt’s biggest problem – for Europeans in particular – is the lack of a sizable footprint, making it difficult to remain loyal to Hyatt. Last year Hyatt purchased a stake in a home… Continue Reading

Given that one of the key areas of focus here at InsideFlyer is airline miles, we normally mention how many Avios you can earn from TopCashback deals by converting your credit, rather than just highlighting… Continue Reading

Miles & More, the frequent flyer scheme for Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, etc, has many unappealing features compared to other loyalty schemes: high taxes and surcharges on redemptions, a nasty expiry… Continue Reading

Just a quick heads-up that you can currently snag a few very quick free Marriott Rewards Points via Twitter again. There is only 100 free Marriott Rewards Points available this time, but as tweeting takes… Continue Reading

Iberia Plus e-mailed me this morning with details of its new Avios Calculator. Despite looking suspiciously similar to Avios.com – raising fears of a new combined platform and the “dynamic… Continue Reading

I recently wrote about the branding changes within the Radisson Hotel Group (formerly Carlson Rezidor), in particular the loyalty programme ‘Club Carlson’ changing to ‘Radisson Rewards’:… Continue Reading

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the impending adjustments at Marriott and SPG. The changes will be implemented on 6 March. You can re-read what I wrote with these links. Marriott Rewards Starwood Preferred… Continue Reading

… except for Starwood Preferred Guest! Between now and 31 March, 2018, British Airways Executive Club is offering a 35% bonus when converting hotel points to Avios. These are the hotel programmes… Continue Reading