Marriott Bonvoy has launched its first “buy points” promotion of 2021. It will run until 22 March, 2021. Annoyingly, the offer first appears as a 40% bonus, but if you log into your account… Continue Reading
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Avios Tie-Up Leads To A Shocking InsideFlyer U-Turn
I confess to writing this post while simultaneously hanging my head in shame. The starting point here is this post from Miles Hunt back in 2017, in which he berates Nectar’s announcement of a tie-up… Continue Reading
KLM/Air France Flying Blue Extends Elite Status Until End Of 2021
The Air France/KLM loyalty programme, Flying Blue, has decided to extend the validity of elite status in 2021. This measure applies to members with an end date of the regular qualification period between… Continue Reading
Free Nectar Points (We Think) For All!
We have focused heavily on the joys of the Nectar/Avios partnership, and certainly it’s led to a new-found enthusiasm at InsideFlyer for all things Nectar. I recently looked at ways to load up on… Continue Reading
Why I Love The Virgin Loyalty Programme… Now
I have to be honest and say that I didn’t expect to be ever writing a post about how much I like the Virgin Red app. For a long time I couldn’t really see the point of it – it seemed… Continue Reading
Would You Be More Comfortable Flying On A 100% Vaccinated flight?
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has become the first airline in the world with all its operating pilots and cabin crew vaccinated to help curb the spread of COVID-19 and… Continue Reading
3 Reasons To Transfer Your Avios to Nectar (Rather Than Vice Versa)
Given that this is InsideFlyer rather than InsideNectar, the primary interest in the new BA/Nectar partnership for many readers is naturally on transferring Nectar Points across to Avios. There are good… Continue Reading
Lufthansa Group Extends Free Rebooking Policy
Since the end of August, travellers due to fly on one of the Lufthansa Group airlines have been able to make changes to the trip without paying a rebooking fee. The period for free rebooking is now extended… Continue Reading
Has Delta SkyMiles Achieved A New Loyalty Programme All Time Low?
Delta SkyMiles recently made another devaluation, with partner awards becoming even more expensive. It was only last October (yes, a few months ago!) that award prices were previously raised… Delta… Continue Reading
Car Hire Rip Off – The Industry Tricks And How To Beat Them
Warnings over the dangers of car rental rip offs is hardly a novel concept. However, I’ve rented so many cars of late in the “tourist hotspot” area of Malaga, that I thought it worth… Continue Reading