Will Booking Partner Awards Save Your Miles If An Airline Goes Under?
With the current crisis not showing much sign of being over any time soon and with airlines all over the world struggling to stay afloat (some more than others) the one question that I seem to be getting more is one about the preservation of award balances. A lot of people would like to know if booking an award on a partner airline will protect their miles/points if the airline that issues the miles goes under.
Here’s How To Earn Air Canada Altitude Status From Home
A number of airlines have been offering their frequent flyers elite status extensions in the past few weeks but I was particularly impressed with the innovative ideas Air Canada announced a couple of weeks ago...and now the airline is back with more good news for Altitude members.
The Latest AAdvantage Miles Sale Is A Hard Pass
Around the beginning of this month, American Airlines launched the best mileage sale I've ever seen the airline offer and I was sorely tempted to dive in and load up (I didn't). Now, just days after the last sale ended, American is back with another sale and I'm here to suggest you stay well away.
Avianca Extends Statuses & Says LifeMiles Will Not Expire In 2020
Avianca's LifeMiles loyalty program is probably only interesting to most readers in so much as it's currency is a useful one if you're looking to book good-value Star Alliance Premium cabin awards but, for the sake of completeness, I thought I'd briefly round up all the latest LifeMiles news that Avianca has announced.
Warning: Stay Away From United’s Latest Mileage Sale
Right now United is trying to bring in some cash by hawking discounted miles on the open market and it's trying to make the sale interesting by offering MileagePlus members a mystery deal. Newsflash - this a terrible, terrible sale.
You Reap What You Sow: This Is Why Some Loyalty Programs Are Facing More...
It's already pretty clear which corporations will come out of this crisis looking better than others but it's also clear that some corporations are being given a very basic lesson in what it means to reap what you sow, and it will be interesting to see if they learn anything from this experience.
American Airlines Status Extensions & More – The Good, The Bad & The Pointless
American Airlines has now joined Delta, United and Alaska Airlines in announcing status extensions for its elite members and, just like its competitors, American used the status extension announcement to reveal a few more moves that it's taking. From a customer perspective, some are good, some are bad and some are utterly pointless.
Earn up to 6 miles/dollar on Apple purchases
Shopping through online portals can be a great way to boost a loyalty account balance, to save some cash or to even prevent a loyalty balance from expiring and right now a number of the portals are offering a pretty good earnings rate for purchases made with Apple...although not all purchases will qualify.
This Status Extension Argument Makes No Sense To Me
In the past few weeks, we have seen a lot of the big airlines and hotel chains offering status extensions to members of their loyalty programs but we have also seen quite a few loyalty programs choosing a different path and, instead, choosing to take much shorter-term measures.
This short-termism doesn't really make any sense to me but what makes even less sense is the argument that I've seen put forward to explain (or excuse) the moves being taken by the likes of British Airways and IHG Rewards.
American Airlines Is Now Offering Elite Status Credits On Alaska Airlines Flights
Back in 2017 American Airlines and Alaska Airlines announced some significant negative changes to their partnership and it was only October last year that American Airlines removed Alaska Airlines from its list of award partners...but that was then and this is now.
Alaska Airlines Extends Elite Status & Certificate Expirations
The dominos are starting to fall. Delta led the way, United quickly followed and now Alaska Airlines has become the third major US airline to announce some very positive measures for its frequent flyers and to offer hope of further positive announcements in the weeks ahead.
I Love Air Canada’s Innovative Offers To Its Elite Flyers
I don't have very many dealing with Air Canada so I can't really comment on how well or badly the airline is dealing with customers in the current environment, but I can say that I love a couple of innovative offers that the airline put to its elite members in an announcement it released yesterday.
United MileagePlus – Status Extensions, Reduced Elite Requirements & More
United is the second of the three big US carriers to announce measures aimed at placating its frequent flyers (Delta announced its measures yesterday) and the airline is going further than simply extending status for all that currently hold it – there are changes to this year’s elite status requirements, it will be easier to earn status through credit card spending and numerous flyer benefits will no longer expire this year.
Aer Lingus Aer Club Is Gifting Tier Points To Its Members
We've already seen hoteliers like Hilton and Radisson offering elites generous status extensions and airlines like Qatar Airways, Virgin Atlantic following suit, but a few hoteliers and airlines haven't been quite so forthcoming and, up until now Aer Lingus was one such airline. Not any more.
Finnair Is Introducing A New Business Class Fare (And You Should Be Careful)
Recent news out of Finnair suggests that the airline is set to follow Emirates' example and, from later this year, offer a Business Class fare that doesn't come with all of the usual benefits associated with Business Class travel.
Alaska Airlines & American Are Offering Improved Reciprocal Mileage Earning
Now that American and Alaska are playing nicely together again both airlines are offering significantly improved reciprocal mileage earnings on each other's flights - flyers can now earn and redeem Alaska miles on all American Airlines flights and they can earn and redeem American Airlines AAdvantage miles on all Alaska Airlines flights.
My Highly Insignificant, Yet Still Highly Annoying Dilemma
Earlier this week I wrote a post about how I'm using the thoughts of future travel to distract myself from the fact that I'm grounded and stuck at home for the foreseeable future. In that post I mentioned that one of the trips I'm planning would probably require me to buy some miles - it does and this is now causing me a dilemma.
Qatar Airways Is Extending Privilege Club Status & Qcredit Expirations
Qatar Airways has rightly faced a good deal of criticism recently for being less than forthcoming with refunds that passengers are entitled to and for being unnecessarily opaque and hurried when it comes to how it has been dealing with elite status extensions...but the airline is in the road to redemption.
British Airways reduces elite status targets but misses the mark (by a distance!)
British Airways has finally published details of the changes that it's making to the British Airways Executive Club Tier Points targets in light of the current travel crisis but, unsurprisingly, the changes are mostly miserly and poorly thought through.
Earn An Easy 1,000 AAdvantage Miles Through The E-Shopping Portal
With a substantial percentage of the population being advised to stay home as much as possible there's a very good chance that a lot of people are doing even more online shopping than ever before so, if that's the position you find yourself in, why not earn some easy (and free) miles while you shop?
Virgin Atlantic Is Extending Tier Status & Voucher Expirations + Offering Bonus Miles &...
Virgin Atlantic is one of the first major airlines to announce a series of measures to help its Flying Club members keep their status at a time when most cannot take to the air and offer up some interesting incentives to anyone willing to book travel through March 2021.
How I’m Earning Virgin Atlantic Gold Status In Just 6 Weeks (I Think!)
I have only ever held top tier status with two airlines - American Airlines and British Airways - but it looks like a couple of fares that I managed to book over the weekend may be my ticket to top tier status with Virgin Atlantic as well.
Qatar Airways Is Offering Elite Benefit Extensions To Select Flyers (But Be Quick!)
We have already seen IHG Rewards Club lower its elite status thresholds for 2020 and Hilton Honors has also confirmed that it's reviewing its elite status requirements for 2020 but, up until yesterday (and with the exception of Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific), we hadn't heard any of the major airlines making statements about the situation surrounding elite status qualification and elite benefits. Qatar Airways just changed that.
I’m Taking The American Airlines/Etihad Situation Seriously
At the end of last week OMAAT published a post showing that American Airlines had removed Etihad from the list of partners it displays on its website and, unsurprisingly, this sent the rumor mill into overdrive.
Free Upgrade On Heathrow Express For Star Alliance Gold Card Holders
If you're a Star Alliance Gold Card holder (e.g. United MileagePlus Premier Platinum) Heathrow Express would like to know that it values your custom so much that it would like to offer you a free upgrade to "Business First Class" when you ride the train to/from London Paddington.
American Airlines & Hyatt Offering New Elite Status Challenges [Targeted]
Hyatt and American Airlines have just announced that from today, select AAdvantage and World of Hyatt elites will be offered challenges to earn elite status in the other's loyalty program through 2022. Challenges are targeted, require registration, and are appearing on dedicated American Airlines and Hyatt webpages.
Scientist Wants To See Frequent Flyer Programs Banned
Dr. Richard Carmichael is, according to his Twitter account, a Chartered Psychologist at Imperial College London and he has written a report on "Behavior change, public engagement and Net Zero" in which he looks at what choices people can/should be making that can contribute to reducing emissions that lead to climate change.
American Airlines Business Class Awards To Europe From 84,000 Miles Roundtrip
They say that every cloud has a silver lining and the silver lining to the current coronavirus scare appears to be that American Airlines is finally releasing premium cabin saver award availability and, somewhat unbelievably, premium cabin Web Special availability too.
This Month’s Disappointing Flying Blue Promo Awards
We've seen quite a few good Promo Awards offered in the past 4-5 months and with last month's deals offering a couple of nice awards for travel across the Atlantic (and a good deal between Europe and the Middle East), I had high hopes for the awards released this month. My hopes were misplaced.
You Can Now Buy Flying Blue Miles With A 75% Bonus
Flying Blue, the rewards program for Air France/KLM, has launched a mileage sale in which it's offering a bonus of up to 75% to anyone buying miles through 10 April 2019. As with most mileage sales that we see this one is tiered so you get a higher bonus for buying more points.
Earn 720 Tier Points For £1,525/$1,982 (Oneworld Sapphire Status for £1,573/$2,045)
British Airways and Qatar Airways are both running very good Business Class sales right now (I've written about both today) and, if you know what to look for, it's possible to combine some of the better offers from these sales to rack up a serious number of Tier Points in the British Airways Executive Club. It's even possible to earn oneworld Sapphire status for under £1,600.
Use AAdvantage Miles to upgrade your flights
With American making premium cabin saver awards harder and harder to find it has definitely become a lot more challenging to find great uses for AAdvantage miles in recent years (especially if you're based in the US), but the lack of saver award space doesn't have to mean that an AAdvantage balance is worthless or near-impossible to use effectively.
Amex Is Offering A 20% Transfer Bonus To Qantas Frequent Flyer [Possibly Targeted]
American Express added Qantas Frequent Flyer as a transfer partner for the Membership Rewards program back in June last year and we’ve seen it offer a few transfer bonuses in the intervening months…and now we have another one.
Huge News: Alaska Airlines To Join Oneworld + American Expands In Seattle
Alaska Airlines and American Airlines have issued a joint statement in which they have announced a new "West Coast International Alliance" under which Alaska's West Coast network will connect up to (and feed) American's long-haul network, which will see Alaska Airlines becoming a member of the oneworld alliance in 2021 and which will see American Airlines launching a new route to Asia and a new route out of Alaska's hub in Seattle.
Virgin Atlantic Reveals Award Charts For Air France/KLM Redemptions
Virgin Atlantic has been partnering with Air France/KLM for a number of months with all three airlines codesharing on multiple routes while allowing members of their respective loyalty programs to earn miles when booking flights on all three carriers. So far, however, it hasn't been possible to redeem Virgin's Flying Club miles on Air France or KLM....but that has just changed.
American’s AAdvantage Program Ends Three Hotel Partnerships
The American Airlines AAdvantage program is emailing members to let them know that it will be ending its partnership with three significant hotel chains from later this year and, although members are being given 2 months' notice of the changes, some will still find this a disappointing move by the airline.
Earn Singapore KrisFlyer Miles When You Refer Friends & Family
We've already seen Singapore Airlines offering some amazing discounts on award fares as it celebrates 21 years of the KrisFlyer program, and now the airline is offering members the chance to boost their mileage balances when they refer friends and family who go on to make a qualifying transaction with the airline.
Star Alliance limits 3rd party lounge access for Gold elites
When a hotel or airline loyalty program puts introduces an apparently unnecessary devaluation I can't help but wonder if they truly understand how they're helping to make the competition look better...and that's how I feel about Star Alliance right now.
Book Great “Round The World” Awards With This Citi Transfer Bonus
We've used to seeing Amex Membership Rewards offering frequent transfer bonuses to some of the loyalty programs it partners with but transfer bonuses offered by Citi's ThankYou program don't appear all that often...so it's always nice when one turns up.
Get Triple Flying Blue Miles On Select Routes To/From The UK (Targeted UK Members...
Flying Blue (the Air France/KLM loyalty program) has launched a new promotion for members based in the UK in which it's offering triple miles on select routes to Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and South America.
Did You Know That You Can Earn American Airlines Business Extra Points With Rocketmiles?
I haven't really paid much notice to Rocketmiles over the years because bookings made through the site aren't eligible for elite status recognition nor do they earn guests points in any hotel programs but a recent tweet caught my eye and taught me something I didn't know - Rocketmiles also partners with the American Airlines Business Extra program.
PROMO: Earn 3 AAdvantage Miles per dollar with Hyatt & partners [Targeted]
At the beginning of March last year American Airlines and Hyatt announced a partnership that has seen reciprocal elite status offered to select AAdvantage and World of Hyatt members and which allows travelers to earn Hyatt points when they book American Airlines flights and AAdvantage miles when they book Hyatt stays.
2 Years On & My Move To The British Airways Executive Club Seems To...
I didn't make the change to BA lightly. I had enjoyed the best part of a decade as a top-tier AAdvantage member but the rapid devaluation to benefits that followed the US Airways takeover of American Airlines combined with the introduction of minimum spend criteria meant that AAdvantage Executive Platinum status was no longer a sensible option for me. The status cost too much to earn and math just didn't stack up.
Asia Miles Will No Longer Automatically Expire After 3 Years
Having a loyalty currency balance expire due to a lack of activity has been a frustrating aspect of the miles & points world for quite some time but there has long been a special place in hell reserved for loyalty programs that expire miles and points even if a member has been crediting flights or stays to their account on a frequent basis.
LATAM Will Leave Oneworld In October 2020
At the end of September it was announced that the planned joint venture between American Airlines and LATAM would not be going ahead following the failure of both airlines to find a solution to an unfavorable ruling by the Chilean Supreme Court earlier in the year.
Earn Double Or Triple Avios At The BA Shopping Portal
British Airways has announced that Executive Club members will be able to earn double or triple Avios on spending with a host of household brands this holiday season. With increased earnings available through both the US and UK portals, these deals should be useful to quite a few TFM readers.
DEAL: Fly USA – Europe in Business Class for 58,000 Miles Roundtrip (+ Taxes...
The November 2019 Flying Blue Promo awards covering travel between 1 January 2020 and 29 February 2020 are now out and although Flying Blue appears to have taken on the seasonal role of Scrooge this time around (Promo Awards are only available in 3 regions outside of Europe this month), most readers of this blog will probably be pleased to hear that North America still features.
Why You Probably Shouldn’t Be Buying Miles Or Points For The Next 2-3 Weeks
Buying miles and points from the various loyalty programs can be an effective and economical way to book great value awards if you're prepared to put a little thought into your purchase and if you're not afraid of doing a bit of math but, for the next two to three weeks, it will probably be a good idea to resist the temptation to top up your accounts regardless of what deals come along.
Southwest Is Making The Companion Pass Harder To Get (And Making A Small Improvement...
To earn a Companion Pass for 2020 a Rapid Rewards member has to fly 100 one-way qualifying flights or earn 110,000 Companion Qualifying Points by the end of the calendar year, but the qualification requirements for the qualification year starting on 1 January 2020 have just been increased.
Qatar Airways Gives Top-Tier Elites Free Access To The Al Safwa First Class Lounge
Qatar Airways has announced that, with immediate effect, Platinum-tier Privilege Club members may access the Al Safwa First Class lounge in Doha free of charge when traveling in Business Class.
Buy Flying Blue Miles From Just 1.73 Cents Each & Book Seattle – Europe...
Flying Blue is back with a new mileage sale and the sale is being run at a time when Flying Blue Miles can be put to extra good use courtesy of the Special Edition Promo awards that I wrote about earlier.
Fly Qatar Airways Qsuites Europe – Doha For Just 29,000 Miles
Qatar Airways has now published its latest set of Easy Deals which cover travel up to the busy Holiday period (the Holidays are not included) and, as usual, there are some very good redemption opportunities to be had and discounts on multiple Qsuite routes.
DEALS: Book USA – Europe Business Class Awards For 36,000 Miles One-Way
Flying Blue (the loyalty program for Air France/KLM) has gone live with its "Special Edition" Promo Awards today and there are a number of incredibly good deals on offer for travelers willing to book in the next few days and fly before the end of March 2020.
Get A 40% Bonus In Alaska’s Latest Mileage Sale (And Book Some Great Awards)
Alaska is once again offering a bonus to anyone willing to buy its currency in its latest mileage sale (is it me or are these becoming more frequent?) and with Alaska Miles being one of the more valuable airline currencies around it's always worth seeing if it's worth buying miles when there's an offer on.
New Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Deals Are Live (San Francisco, Sydney & Dusseldorf All Included)
In this set of Spontaneous Escapes deals Singapore Airlines is offering the usual discounts on flights between Singapore and various destinations in Asia but there are also some very good Business Class deals for travel to/from Europe, Australia, and the US.
Virgin Atlantic Is Offering A Mystery Bonus In Its Latest Miles Sale
Virgin Atlantic is running a new mileage sale in which it's offering a mystery bonus on miles bough on or before 13 November 2019. How worthwhile this sale is to you will clearly depend on the bonus you've been targeted for (check here) so here are all the details you'll need.
Here’s A Great Alaska Miles Redemption & Here’s Why It Just Got A Little...
Alaska Mileage Plan is an incredibly popular loyalty program in the miles and points world because it's one of the few loyalty programs left that still rewards travelers for the distance they fly, its award booking rules are comparatively flyer-friendly, and it allows members to book economical premium cabin awards on a number of very useful airlines.
This is How Distance Flown Can Be Still Very Important To Earning United Premier...
United has completely overhauled the way Premier status is earned and has increased the spending thresholds for each status level too but, despite its best efforts to shift MileagePlus towards being a revenue reward program, the airline hasn't actually managed to prevent the distance travelers fly from having a significant effect on the status they can earn.
Huge Changes Coming To United MileagePlus – Are You A Winner Or Loser?
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Here’s How You Can Manufacture United Miles From Just 1.01 Cents Each [My Valuation]
Earlier this week I wrote about a great way to generate "cheap" miles with which you can then book American Airlines premium awards at a very good rate (assuming you can find the awards you need), and now it looks like it's possible to do something similar with United MileagePlus.
Singapore Airlines Awards Bookable Through Alaska Mileage Plan (View The Full Award Chart)
Singapore Airlines has been an Alaska Mileage Plan partner since September 2017 but although it has been possible to earn Alaska Miles on Singapore Airlines for the past two years it's only now that Alaska Miles can be used to book Singapore Airlines awards.
Air France Increases The Cost Of First Class Awards & Makes Them Harder To...
Air France's La Première First Class product is widely considered to be one of the best (if not the best) First Class experiences you can have, and it has long been one of the harder and more expensive First Class products to book if you're looking to use points. Well, it just got harder and more expensive.
Book American Airlines One-Way International Business Class Awards From $600 + Taxes With This...
In this post I'm going to show how you can use a current Etihad promotion, a Marriott Bonvoy benefit and a current Marriott Bonvoy points sale to generate cheap Etihad Guest Miles which you can then use to book great value American Airlines premium cabin awards.
Earn 70,000 Or 75,000 AAdvantage Miles With These Two Credit Card Offers
Citi has brought out a couple of new welcome offers on its CitiBusiness/AAdvantage Platinum Select World Mastercard and although both offers are very similar there's a slight difference between them that may see you prefer one offer over the other.
Qantas Is Offering 50% More Points On Eligible Flights…But There’s A Catch
Qantas is sending out emails to members of its frequent flyer program offering double points on all eligible Qantas flights taken by 31 January 2020. On the face of things that sound pretty good...but there's a catch.
American Airlines Removes Alaska Airlines As An Award Partner
Sometimes I wonder if American Airlines genuinely can't help itself. On the same day that the airline was finally able to announce a genuine improvement to its AAdvantage earnings charts (just a few days after the airline was left embarrassed by the loss of a key oneworld partner), it shoots itself in the foot by promptly announcing the end of yet another arrangement with a valued partner airline.
American Airlines Boosts Elite & Mileage Earnings On Qantas
Earlier today, Executive Traveller wrote about Qantas "turbocharging" the points and status credits that its flyers can earn when flying with American Airlines. This got me wondering if American Airlines would do the same for AAdvantage members...and the answer is a resounding yes!
New Way To Earn AAdvantage Miles – Introducing “Simply Miles”
American Airlines has launched a new way for AAdvantage credit card holders to earn extra miles and the new program, called SimplyMiles, works in a similar way to the offers we see Chase and American Express target at their cardholders.
AMEX Is Now Offering A 15% Bonus On Transfers To Avianca LifeMiles
AMEX is currently running a transfer bonus to various Avios loyalty programs (ending today), it's running a transfer to Marriott Bonvoy and now the card issuer has launched a 15% bonus on points transfers between Membership Rewards and Avianca's LifeMiles.
Fly Business Class Between North America & Europe For Under 40,000 Miles (+ Taxes...
At the beginning of every month Flying Blue (the loyalty program for Air France/KLM) releases discounted mileage awards for Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class travel on Air France and KLM and the latest deals are now live.
Last Day To Convert AMEX Points To Avios With A 40% Bonus
American Express has been offering a 40% bonus on Membership Rewards Points transfers to the British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Plus and Aer Lingus' Aer Club since the beginning of August, but today is the last day to take advantage of this offer.
Oneworld Loses A Major Airline As Delta Wins Big
South American airline LATAM has confirmed that it will be withdrawing from the oneworld alliance following the airline's decision to cease joint venture negotiations with American Airlines and enter into a partnership with Delta instead.
Huge News: United Is Eliminating Old Upgrades & Introducing “PlusPoints”
United Airlines has today announced that it is replacing Regional Premier Upgrades (RPUs) and Global Premier Upgrades (GPUs) with a new upgrade benefit called "PlusPoints". The new system shouldn't see any members disadvantaged and, instead, should add a bit more flexibility to how members can upgrade their flights.
AMEX Is Offering A 25% Transfer Bonus To Hawaiian Airlines
American Express Membership Rewards is currently running transfer bonuses to Marriott Bonvoy, British Airways/Iberia/Aer Lingus, and JetBlue (targeted) and now it has brought back a transfer bonus to a partner that hasn't seen an AMEX transfer bonus for over 2 years - Hawaiian Airlines.
FLASH SALE: Buy Alaska Miles With A 40% Bonus Though Saturday
Alaska MileagePlan has launched a flash sale on its currency in which it's offering bonuses of up to 40% on purchases of 10,000+ miles through 22 September 2019.
All the accounts I control have a maximum bonus of 40% showing and I haven't seen, heard or read of anyone seeing a different maximum bonus in their account so it's probably safe to assume that this isn't a targeted promotion.
Beware: American Airlines Is Showing Phantom Cathay Pacific Award Availability
As of yesterday Cathay Pacific awards can now be booked on the American Airlines website but it looks like American may be having a few integration issues that travelers should be aware of - not all the awards you'll see on AA.com are actually available to book.
You Can Now Book Cathay Pacific Awards On AA.com
Over the past year American Airlines has been adding the ability for users of its website to book awards on a number of its partner airlines (like Etihad and Japan Airlines) and now one of oneworld's more popular carriers can be booked on American's website too - Cathay Pacific awards are now live on AA.com.
British Airways Launches A Double Avios Promotion (Available Globally)
With the pilots' union claiming that it's taking the high-road in negotiations with management, it's now British Airways' turn to try to get back on the good side of customers by launching a double Avios promotion which will run through most of the remainder of this year.
Get 30% Off Select Singapore Airlines Awards (USA – Singapore In Premium Economy From...
In this set of Spontaneous Escapes deals we're seeing the usual discounts on flights between Singapore and various destinations in Asia but we're also seeing a couple of good Business Class deals to Europe, a few nice deals to/from Australia and two good Premium Economy deals on routes to/from the United States.
NOW LIVE: Capital One Is Offering A Bonus On Transfers To Qantas Frequent Flyer
Between Monday 16 September 12:01 AM Eastern and 31 October at 11:59 PM Eastern, Capital One Venture, and Spark Miles account holders will receive a 33.3% bonus on all miles transferred to the Qantas Frequent Flyer program.
Should You Buy Avios In The Current Sale? (Hint: “No” Isn’t The Answer For...
British Airways is currently offering a 30% bonus to anyone willing to buy Avios in its latest sale so it's time to take a look at just how good or bad a deal this actually is - should you be buying or should you be walking away?
Qatar Airways Easy Deals Are Back – Great Business Class Awards From 21,000 Miles
Back in June travelers could use Qatar Airways Easy Deals to fly Business Class between Europe and Doha for just 21,000 miles and in July you could book 17+ hours in Qatar Airways Qsuites for just 54,250 miles....and now Easy Deals are back!
Why I Still Don’t Like The Chase British Airways Visa Card
Towards the end of last month Chase made a small but noticeable improvement to its British Airways Visa card when it added "taxes and fees" statement credits to the list of benefits the card offers but, having attempted to reassess my negative view on this card, I still can't escape the conclusion that this really isn't a very good credit card at all.
Aegean Is Offering 20% Extra Redeemable Miles Through September
Aegean Airlines has long been a favorite of miles & points enthusiasts thanks to generous mileage earning rates, an elite status earing structure which makes it reasonably easy to earn Star Alliance Gold status (although it's not as easy now as it once used to be) and the airline's tendency to offer very good value fares on its short-haul intra-Europe network.
DEAL: Fly Business Class Between North America & Europe For Under 40,000 Miles (+...
The September 2019 Flying Blue Promo awards cover travel between 1 November and 31 December 2019 and while there'rs a real dearth of premium cabin options this month (you won't be globe-trotting at a discount with these promo awards), there are still a few very attractive deals for travel (in either direction) between North America and Europe.
Get 30% Off Singapore Airlines Premium Cabin Awards On Select Routes
Singapore Airlines has published its 'Spontaneous Escapes' for September 2019 and, as usual, the airline is offering discounts of up to 30% on Business Class, Premium Economy and Economy Class award bookings on select routes.
Ends Sunday: Get A Bonus Of Up To 45% When You Buy British Airways...
For the past couple of weeks, British Airways has been running an Avios sale in which it has been offering members of its Executive Club the chance to earn a bonus of up to 45% on the Avios they buy. This sale ends on 18 August (Sunday) so you have just a few days left to make the most of this deal if you think the math works in your favor.
Ending Tomorrow: Earn Cashback & Bonus Miles With Delta AMEX Credit Cards
American Express has been offering a cashback + bonus miles sign-up deal on two of its co-branded Delta credit cards over the past few weeks and, with under 48 hours to go before the offer expires, I thought I’d highlight the options that are currently available for anyone who may not have seen them.
This Is American Airlines’ Latest Miles Sale…But Is It Any Good?
If we’re in a month with at least 28 days in it there’s almost bound to be an American Airlines miles sale in progress so, with the last sale having ended just ended a few days ago, it’s no surprise to see the airline back with another attempt to squeeze some money out of its flyers.
You Can Now Earn Etihad Guest Miles Through Booking.com
Etihad Guest has announced a partnership with Booking.com which allows members to earn miles for bookings made through a dedicated co-branded version of Booking.com’s website.
AMEX Offering 40% – 50% Transfer Bonuses To Avios (And There’s Something Odd Too)
American Express Membership Rewards has launched a great targeted transfer offer for cardholders looking to boost their Avios balances in the British Airways Executive Club, Aer Lingus Aer Club, and Iberia Plus...and something which may be a glitch (or a nice new option) looks very interesting too.
Aer Lingus Aer Club Selling Avios With A 45% Bonus [UK]
Aer Lingus’ Aer Club has launched an Avios sale in which it’s offering members the chance to buy Avios and receive a bonus of up to 45%. Having run the numbers, it looks like this may be a sale worth looking into if you’re short an Avios or two...especially as the maximum number of Avios you can buy has been increased.
Earn Up To 2,500 Bonus Miles Through Airline Shopping Portals
It's August and that means it's time for the "back to school" sales, deals and promotions and American Airlines, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, and Southwest are all offering bonus points for hitting spending targets through their shopping portals - Delta doesn't appear to be offering such a deal.
DEAL: Roundtrip Business Class North America – Europe From 87,000 Miles (+Taxes)
Today signals the start of a new month so the August 2019 Flying Blue Promo awards have now been published and they cover travel between 1 October and 30 November 2019. For once there's a good selection of Business Class promo awards for travel between North America and Europe...and there's even a Business Class Promo Award for the US.
ENDS TOMORROW: $100 Discount Per Person On A Qantas Flight Or Lounge Access For...
Qantas is currently running a promotion in which it’s promoting its “Qantas Red” email newsletter by offering a discount off a Qantas international Economy/Premium Economy fare (departing the US) or a one-time pass to a Qantas Business Class lounge in Australia.
United Now Offering Discounted/Free CLEAR Membership To Its Flyers
CLEAR is a program that relies on biometrics and allows enrolled travelers to reduce the amount of time they spend passing through security at select US airports by automating the document check portion of the TSA’s screening process.
Fly 17+ Hours In The Qatar Airways Qsuites For Just 54,250 Miles!
Qatar Airways Easy Deals are the airline's discounted award fares that work along similar lines to Flying Blue's Promo Awards. I've only recently started paying attention to these deals and I'm already wishing I'd noticed how good they can be some time ago - if you can make the routings to/from Doha work for you there are some amazing deals to be had.
Aer Lingus Offering Double Avios Between London & Dublin [Limited Time]
Aer Lingus may not be part of the oneworld alliance but, just like British Airways and Iberia (its IAG stablemates), it uses Avios as its loyalty currency. These Avios can be used just like British Airways/Iberia Avios and can even be transferred over to the British Airways Executive Club or Iberia Plus.
You Can Now Book Japan Airlines (JAL) Awards On AA.com
One of the few things that American Airlines has improved over the past few years is the ability to book partner awards though AA.com.
There was a time (in the not too distant past) where Alaska Airlines, British Airways, and Cathay Pacific were just about the only partners whose awards could be reliably booked via the American Airlines website – now we have 17 different partner airlines to choose from on AA.com.
FLASH SALE: United Mileage Plus Is Selling Miles With A 40% Discount
United Airlines has launched a flash sale of its miles in which it’s offering discounts of up to 40% through 26 July 2019. This doesn’t leave you with very many days in which to buy miles at a discount, but make sure you work out the math before you rush into any purchases.
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