Airline Loyalty

Iberia Plus Sale – 40% Off Avios Redemptions!

Airline Loyalty February 15, 2016

Iberia Plus has launched and interesting reward flight sale on 50 of its routes. Covering both long haul and short haul routes flown by Iberia and its subsidiaries, passengers can save 40% off the Avios cost of "Blue Class" (cheapest Economy Class) reward flights. The 40% Avios discount is valid for reservations made between 15 February and 29 February 2016

British Airways Changing Pricing For Euro Traveller Exit Row Seats

Airline Loyalty February 12, 2016

For almost a week now there has been considerable amount of consternation over on the Flyertalk British Airways board regarding passengers not being able to...

Virgin Atlantic Reward Seat Sale: Europe-USA From 12,250 Miles

Airline Loyalty February 11, 2016

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is holding a Reward Seat Sale and they're doing a particularly bad job of advertising it. The promotion doesn't appear anywhere on...

American Airlines Dismisses Reciprocal Upgrade Idea

Airline Loyalty February 8, 2016

Last Thursday I highlighted a piece from Australian Business Traveller (ABT) which indicated that American Airlines and Qantas were considering reciprocal points upgrades (presumably as a...

American Airlines & Qantas Considering Reciprocal Points Upgrades

Airline Loyalty February 4, 2016

American Airlines and Qantas have recently got a lot closer than just being OneWorld partners thanks to a joint venture agreement signed last year....

Buy American Airlines AAdvantage Miles For 2.02 Cents

Airline Loyalty February 4, 2016

American Airlines has started to make a habit of making their "buy AAdvantage Miles" promotions more complicated than they really need to be...and this promotion just goes to prove that point. If you purchase AAdvantage Miles between now and 1 March 2016 American Airlines will sweeten the pot with up to 42,500 bonus miles.

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American Airlines Going Upgrade Crazy

Airline Loyalty February 1, 2016

Over the past few days quite a few blogs have been reporting on the sudden glut of award inventory that American Airlines has opened up on various routes. To American's frequent flyers this is mana from heaven and is a bounty we haven't seen for a very long time indeed. But that's a subject that I've seen covered a lot elsewhere so that's not what I'm going to concentrate on in this post. What I'm more interested in is the upgrade availability that American has also opened up.

Iberia Adds More Low-Tax Avios Flights To Madrid-LAX Route

Airline Loyalty January 25, 2016

One of the big oddities in the miles & points world is the fact that Iberia charges lower taxes on Avios redemptions than British...

Should You Buy AAdvantage Miles

Airline Loyalty January 13, 2016

I’ve had a few emails from readers asking if they should be buying Advantage Miles in the current promotion so I thought I’d quickly...

American Airlines Still Won’t Tell Us When Mileage Earning Will Change

Airline Loyalty January 8, 2016

Back in November American Airlines announced that it would be following the pack and devaluing the once excellent AAdvantage loyalty program. The devaluation had...

Marriott Rewards Adds South African Airways As Partner

Airline Loyalty January 7, 2016

I can't say I knew that much about South African Airways (SAA) or their Voyager Frequent Flyer program before I heard about this announcement but I...

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United MileagePlus “Best Frequent-Flyer Program For Twelfth Consecutive Year”

Airline Loyalty January 5, 2016

Every now and again I catch a glimpse of a PR newswire that makes me look again. PR statements are, by definition, self-promoting so it's never particularly surprising to see airlines boasting about accolades no one really cares about or claiming to have the best of something that no one can really measure. But a PR release by United Airlines just caught my eye and I had to click on the link to make sure I wasn't misreading something.

AAdvantage Awards – A Possible Workaround the Devaluation Date

Airline Loyalty January 5, 2016

As most people know by now, American Airlines has begun to devalue their AAdvantage loyalty program and, come 22 March 2016, the cost of award...

United MileagePlus vs American Airlines AAdvantage (Part 2) – Earning & Burning Miles

Airline Loyalty December 28, 2015

Recent changes and devaluations to the American Airlines AAdvantage program have left me less than happy with what has been my loyalty program of...

British Airways Award & Upgrade Alerts Now Available On ExpertFlyer

Airline Loyalty December 24, 2015

ExpertFlyer is a site that I've used for a number of years to alert me when American Airlines releases award inventory or upgrade inventory on to the market. I've lost count of the number of times that I've been able to grab hard-to-find awards or snagged last minute upgrades thanks to an ExpertFlyer email. And the site has just got a lot better.

New & Better AAdvantage Aviator Red Promotion

Airline Loyalty December 23, 2015

There were reports, last week, of AAdvantage Aviator Red credit card holders receiving a promotion in the mail that offered them 30,000 AAdvantage miles if they spend $2,500/month on their card for the next 6 months. I can’t say I was particularly impressed.

United MileagePlus vs American Airlines AAdvantage (Part 1) – Earning Status & Upgrades

Airline Loyalty December 22, 2015

Over a series of posts I'm going to take a look at how United's MileagePlus and American Airline's AAdvantage programs match up from my point of view. I'll see how status earning and status benefits compare, how award travel differs between the two airlines and anything else that may affect my view of both airlines' loyalty programs.

Booking Premium Award Travel From Europe Instead Of The UK

Airline Loyalty December 22, 2015

In this post I’m going to walk you through my search for an ultra-premium cabin award and I’ll show you the steps I go though when trying to spend as little cash as possible on an award ticket.

2,880 Avios or 3,000 Virgin Flying Miles From Tesco Wine (UK Only)

Airline Loyalty December 22, 2015

I don't normally post Tesco point promotions but this one seemed worth a mention as we're leading up to Christmas and the New Year. Tesco Wine have issued an eCoupon code for 1,200 Tesco Clubcard Points when you spend £120 or more on any wine or Champagne by the case at Tesco Wine.

Starwood Adds Aegean As Transfer Partner – Great For Star Alliance Awards

Airline Loyalty December 10, 2015

One of the reasons Starwood's SPG guest is so popular (and one of the reasons so many people are concerned about the upcoming takeover...

AAdvantage Executive Platinum Status – Would I Miss It?

Airline Loyalty December 9, 2015

The recently announced devaluations to the American Airlines AAdvantage program have had me considering my "loyalty" to the airline over the past few weeks and I've been considering my options. I'm asking myself if the benefits of flying American Airlines are still what they used to be before the devaluation? And if they're not, then should I be looking to another airline or booking flights purely on price?

American Airlines AAdvantage Devaluation: How The Earning Rate Changes Will Affect Me

Airline Loyalty December 8, 2015

One of the better ways to see just what effect the devaluations to a program will have is to compare what you earned under the existing policies and earning structure to what you would have earned if the new, devalued, policies and earning rates had been in place instead. So that's exactly what I've done with my AAdvantage earnings here.

Virgin America Offering Status Matches

Airline Loyalty December 7, 2015

It's the season for status match opportunities right now as yet another loyalty program takes to Twitter to offer status matches to elite members in other programs. Recently we've seen Hyatt matching to their top tier Diamond status and Hilton following suit shortly after, and now Virgin America has sent out a tweet reminding travelers that they're happy to match status from competing airlines to their Elevate loyalty program.

British Airways Avios Flash Sale!

Airline Loyalty December 2, 2015

UPDATE: British Airways Executive Club members based in the UK have slightly cheaper options available to them. As the UK doesn't charge taxes on...

Purchasing Avianca LifeMiles – Why I’m Wary

Airline Loyalty December 2, 2015

Avianca's LifeMiles program has been selling miles in ever increasing quantities recently and, while its very tempting to snap up miles at a cheap rate when you can, there's a reason why I'm not ready to dive in just yet.

American Airlines AAdvantage Changes – Effect on Redeemable Miles

Airline Loyalty November 20, 2015

A couple of days ago I published a post discussing how the recently announced changes to the AAdvantage Program would affect award redemptions by European based AAdvantage members (American Airlines AAdvantage Award Chart Devaluations – Euro Travelers’ Viewpoint) and it wasn't pretty. In this post I'm going to show how the changes to how we earn redeemable miles, being introduced from late 2016, makes everything doubly bad. Yep, I'm full of good news this week!

Buying AAdvantage Miles – One Last Hurrah?

Airline Loyalty November 19, 2015

This week saw a massive devaluation to the American Airlines AAdvantage program and, with the changes to the award charts being as welcome as a bout of botulism, you may be wondering why I'm writing a post about purchasing AAdvantage Miles. Bear with me and I'll explain why.

American Airlines AAdvantage Award Chart Devaluations – Euro Travelers’ Viewpoint

Airline Loyalty November 18, 2015

Sometimes I can't catch a break - I take two days out to do something other than watching what the various loyalty programs, airlines and hotel chains are doing and then Marriott goes and buys Starwood and American Airlines announces an enormous award chart devaluation. That last one was the worst because the announcement came while I was at 34,000ft somewhere over Europe (and without WiFi access) and I only saw the news when I landed back at Heathrow (very late at night). Airlines really don't consider miles & points bloggers when they release their news! :)

United MileagePlus Promotion – Buy United Miles From 2.1 Cents Per Point (Targeted)

Airline Loyalty November 12, 2015

News of a targeted "purchase miles" offer from United Airlines MileagePlus that's appearing in the latest MilagePlus statements that were sent out yesterday and today. It looks like the bonuses on offer will vary from person to person with the best offer (so far) being an 80% bonus on purchases of between 40,000 and 80,000 miles.

EasyJet Flight Club – Is This The World’s Least Rewarding “Recognition Scheme”?

Airline Loyalty November 12, 2015

Over the past 18 months EasyJet has been trialling, what they're calling, a new recognition scheme and it appears that they're now ready to roll it out in full. "Flight Club" will launch in early 2016 and will be very different from the regular airline loyalty programs we're used to.

Changes To American Airlines AAdvantage – We Now Know A Lot More!

Airline Loyalty November 6, 2015

Thanks to JonNYC over at the travelingbetter forums we now know a lot more about what to expect from American Airlines and AAdvantage in 2016. Bear in mind that absolutely none of this has been officially announced but Jon has long been a very good source of accurate information so there's every reason to believe that what we're hearing is correct.

American Airlines Earnings Chart For British Airways Flights

American Airlines Appears To Have Misled Us – Milage Earning on British Airways Slashed

Airline Loyalty November 3, 2015

Afee denying everything back in September when they accidentally let slip their new earnings chart for flights on British Airways, American Airlines has, today, published the exact same chart on the their website - only this time they're not claiming it's a mistake.

Changing Frequent Flyer Number on British Airways

Yet Another British Airways Avios Devaluation – This Time In the US

Airline Loyalty October 28, 2015

British Airways are sending out emails to their Executive Club members based in the US informing them of another upcoming devaluation to their loyalty program - clearly British Airways have never heard of the idea of getting all the bad news out there in one go and getting it over with. These Avios devaluations are turning into death by a thousand cuts!

British Airways Bits: BA Gets Its First 787-9 Dreamliner & Avis Has An Avios...

Airline Loyalty October 13, 2015

British Airways has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and is set to fly it to Delhi from the end of the month. Plus Avis has brought in another Avios promotion.

London City Airport – A New Route & An Avios Promotion

Airline Loyalty October 12, 2015

A new British Airways route out of London City airport has been announced and passengers on British Airways flights to and from Geneva can earn bonus Avios.

Double Avios On Club Carlson Stays – Should You Care?

British Airways Executive Club October 6, 2015

Club Carlson is currently offering double Avios (1,000 Avios) on stays of 2 nights or more at participating hotels through 31 December 2015. Is this a good deal for you?

Solo Travelers: American First Class Miles SAAver Awards Available LAX-LHR Summer 2016

Airline Loyalty October 2, 2015

American Airlines has been getting tighter and tighter with award availability on it's own aircraft flying across the Atlantic. They've preferred to push travelers...

How To Change The Frequent Flyer Number On A British Airways Reservation

Airline Loyalty October 1, 2015

A quick guide on how to change a Frequent Flyer number on a British Airways reservation. It's simple when you know how!

Did American Airlines Really Make A Mistake?

Airline Loyalty September 28, 2015

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Another Devaluation? Is AAdvantage Cutting Earning Rates On British Airways? (Update: Possible False Alarm?)

Airline Loyalty September 25, 2015

Let me start by saying that nothing has been officially announced (but when did that ever stop an airline?!) so this is just speculation based on pretty compelling evidence. A keen-eyed reader of the One Mile At A Time blog has spotted that American Airlines have published a new earnings chart (for flights taken on British Airways) on some of their foreign language sites.

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