In late December, British Airways Executive Club extended the elite status of members whose Tier Point collection years end between 8 April and 8 June 2022.  This follows on from an earlier extension… Continue Reading

If you are a British Airways frequent flyer, you have probably accumulated a few e-vouchers (or Future Travel Vouchers for Avios bookings) over the last 22 months. Whether by choice – such as this… Continue Reading

I recently wrote about how American Airlines has made it possible to earn elite status without flying at all. As part of the wider changes surrounding the introduction of ‘Loyalty Points’… Continue Reading

2022 might see a return to a more normal travel environment… or Omicron might merely be the latest of many COVID variants that will restrict travel. The major hotel chains are certainly taking a… Continue Reading

Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles is one of the more lucrative airline loyalty programs out there; it is also one of the most frustrating. But Miles & Smiles has a very attractive award chart, one… Continue Reading

For many people, elite status with one or more hotel chains is a very valuable perk. But if your “organic” travel requirements – i.e. whatever comes naturally from work or pleasure –… Continue Reading

BAGTAG, the digital luggage tag pioneers, recently launched the ‘BAGTAG Flex’ – specially designed to reduce travel stress and make travelling with luggage as easy as possible. More… Continue Reading

Yesterday, I wrote about Aegean offering 6,000 award miles to everybody signing up this weekend to its Miles + Bonus loyalty programme. Click here for a reminder. 6,000 likely-to-be-orphaned miles might… Continue Reading

There are some genuinely good ‘Black Friday’ deals around, but a lot the supposed bargains are really just marketing spin. I’m afraid that Virgin’s effort this year falls into… Continue Reading

Craig recently wrote a thoughtful article about how the increased prevalence of ‘dynamic pricing’ impacts the way that smart travellers should plan their travel. One of the main points was… Continue Reading