Alaska Mileage Plan is fast becoming my favourite airline loyalty programme. It offers a fantastic combination of good earning rates, great partners, and superb redemption sweetspots. Today I’m… Continue Reading

Most of the time, it doesn’t make sense to transfer miles from one person to another. You can always book a reward ticket in the name of somebody else; you don’t need to send your miles to… Continue Reading

If you ran a poll of experienced travel hackers asking about their favourite airline loyalty programme, I am pretty sure that Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan would be the winner. I know that Joe has written… Continue Reading

In 2011, British Airways Executive Club moved to a distance-based reward chart and started charging separately for each individual flight. Members connecting via London are amongst the most disadvantaged,… Continue Reading

There’s something incredibly exciting about the words ‘Round The World Ticket‘ – it conjures up all sorts of incredible, exotic images. Most people still think of a ’round… Continue Reading

If you are based in the United Kingdom and have any interest at all in travel, you probably collect Avios. Maybe you are based in London and travel for business purposes every once in a while; you probably… Continue Reading

One of the things I really like about Points/Miles is how they can expand what is possible when it comes to travel. They can get you thinking ‘big’ about your trips – where you can go,… Continue Reading

Tom’s post this morning about how he is taking his family to a luxury Hilton for about £10 each, reminded me that although we have covered the fantastic Hilton Points bonuses in detail (my favourite… Continue Reading

Last minute train tickets can be eye-wateringly expensive and getting the coach instead can be a cheap and surprisingly pleasant alternative. If you’re travelling in the next week you might want… Continue Reading