Over the last 5 years, my wife and I have been faithfully hoarding our AAdvantage miles from trips between the UK & US for work and family. I’ve preached American Airlines to anyone who will… Continue Reading

The title of this post suggests that I am soliciting dwarves for medical experiments, with remuneration in air miles. Can I make it clear that is not what I am doing. No. Instead, using a couple of neat… Continue Reading

Food and Drink at most UK airports is awfully expensive. I blame the queue at Pret a Manger at T5 on the costs at the ‘sit down’ restaurants at that terminal at Heathrow. FLIO, an app which… Continue Reading

Anyone looking to maximise their miles, points or travel value will be presented with a massive array of tips, tricks, deals, loyalty schemes, credit cards, airlines, hotel chains, blogs etc. While what… Continue Reading

Secret Escapes advertises heavily in the UK these days, but for anyone not yet familiar with “the worst-kept secret in luxury travel”, it’s basically a travel agent that negotiates discounted rates with… Continue Reading

IHG’s periodic PointBreaks is a great way to use your IHG Rewards points. It lets you redeem hotel stays at a selection of properties for just 5000 points. However, it is a very limited list (around… Continue Reading

We are massive fans of topcashback.co.uk at InsideFlyer, and it’s a key weapon in the arsenal of anyone looking to keep their travel spend down to a minimum. Whether it’s air travel, rail… Continue Reading

Earning elite level status tiers with hotels can be very difficult. However, if you manage it, the rewards can be fantastic. As a result, if you’re seeking status without wishing to spend half the year… Continue Reading

Travelex, the bureau-de-change group, offers a good value debit card which links to your credit card. The advantage? It doesn’t incur any foreign exchange fees. Your linked credit card sees the… Continue Reading