I was surprised (and delighted!) to see an unexpected 50,000 Amex Membership Rewards Points hit my Amex Business Gold account recently… What??? When I applied for the card, I already had a personal… Continue Reading
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Free “$175” Hotel Membership For Everyone, Forever
Leaders Club, the loyalty scheme of the “Leading Hotels of the World” (LHW), has just delivered some “exciting news”. “Exciting news” typically means something bad… Continue Reading
Did You Know That You Can Book Hilton Award Rooms For Less Than 4,000 Points Per Night?
Even though Hilton Honors no longer operates with fixed award charts, some informal rules have continued to apply. For example, standard rooms at the cheapest hotels would cost 5,000 points per night… Continue Reading
My Elite Status Strategy for 2021 (and Beyond)
Yesterday, Joe wrote about his elite status strategy for 2021. I thought his article was so interesting that I would share my own because, quite frankly, InsideFlyer is all about trying to share different… Continue Reading
Tier Points or Free Flights – a Qatar Airways Dilemma
Regular readers will know that we write frequently about a loyalty programme that seems a bit obscure for most UK-based readers – Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan. We do it because the value to be found… Continue Reading
Here Is My Hotel Elite Status Strategy For This Year – What’s Yours?
As we are now about half way through the year, and the short-term future of travel is at least somewhat more predictable than it was, I thought it would be a good time to write a post about my hotel elite… Continue Reading
(Targeted) Get A £200 Rebate On EasyJet Holidays From American Express
Amex is offering (some) cardholders a £200 rebate on transactions of £1,000+ with Easyjet Holidays. At the moment, I can only see the offer on an Amex Business Gold Card, but it might well pop up on some… Continue Reading
Does Finnair’s New ‘Business Light’ Fare Class Make Any Sense?
BA’s oneworld alliance partner Finnair has introduced a new range of ticket options, supposedly “addressing the increasing trend for personalisation of the travel experience”. “Customers… Continue Reading
A Clue That Alaska Mileage Plan Miles Might Not Suffer A Big Devaluation Despite Joining Oneworld…
The partnership between Alaska Airlines and Emirates is ending on July 31st, 2021. Although sad, this partnership was clearly doomed once Alaska Airlines joined the Oneworld alliance. If you booked a… Continue Reading
Aer Lingus Has Announced A Delay To Its Planned Flights From Manchester To The USA
Aer Lingus has just announced that the scheduled launch date for its flights from Manchester to the USA has been delayed by two months. The previous launch date was 29th July 2021, but that has now been… Continue Reading
