By most accounts, air travel isn’t particularly enjoyable at the moment. As a result, spending your summer holidays mileage running for status might not appeal. But if British Airways’ recent… Continue Reading

For a while now, Amex has been offering double the standard sign up bonus on its (free for first year) Amex Gold Credit Card – so 20,000 Amex Membership Rewards Points rather than 10,000. You also… Continue Reading

In the miles and points hobby, the word “enhancement” is normally used to describe something negative that the loyalty programme inexplicably tries to pass off as positive. However sometimes… Continue Reading

Even though many of us have our doubts about the future of Virgin Atlantic, and by extension the Flying Club, the airline and loyalty programme have survived a supposed end-of-May deadline for a government… Continue Reading

Think about all the points of contact when flying. It starts with checking in your bag or printing your boarding pass. At some airports you can already check-in your bags by yourself, but given the current… Continue Reading

Etihad Airways have launched a limited time promotion that is potentially quite lucrative, so lucrative that it makes you wonder about the financial health of the airline. Between now and 24 June, 2020,… Continue Reading

I have written before about why right now is (somewhat counter-intuitively) a great time to get an Amex Platinum Card – and it seems there might now be an additional reason to consider applying… Continue Reading

Travel companies are desperate for money at the moment. With very few people travelling – or even booking future travel – airlines are not receiving much revenue. And despite a willingness… Continue Reading

I used to be a pretty big fan of Accor hotels (Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure, Ibis, etc) and its old ‘Le Club’ loyalty programme. Years ago, it was easy to stack deals for big rebates and enjoy… Continue Reading

Forgive me the headline (an homage to some talented people at BuzzFeed), but I really do think there is an excellent case for getting an Amex Platinum at the moment! I am fully aware of how odd that may… Continue Reading