Dear oh dear… how many more people will this catch out! The BBC reports of a woman who had been suffering from cancer and decided to use her Avios to see the Moorish architectural gem that is Alhambra Palace in the south of Spain. But only in mid air was she informed that she was not…
Whilst the folks in the USA are happily churning away and earning a million points per year, or getting 5 points per dollar with triple bonus on travel expenses, The Netherlands seems stuck in the mid-1980s with their lack of acceptance of credit cards.
I do feel for poor Paul, who writes the Mile Nerd blog. He is famously laconic in his posts, but his latest one is unusually verbose and he vents his frustration with helping beginners.
This is music to my ears. The thing I hate most about USA is the lengthy immigrations queues from international arrivals. From 27th October 2013, Aer Lingus have announced that all US-bound flights departing from Dublin or Shannon will go through pre-clearance before you board your flight. Previously a few had required arrival in the…
Whilst trying to book my latest long-haul trip I’ve hit a stumbling block which has really questioned my rationality. Should I fly OneWorld or not? After nearly 10 years of choosing OneWorld by default, things are starting to look a lot less promising. My new home airport is Amsterdam where it is dominated by Skyteam carriers,…
The BBC has a video report entitled “Do frequent flyer programmes offer value for money?“. I imagine most of my UK readers have seen it, but have a watch if you haven’t. I wanted to add my own comments and what beginners should learn from it.
The introduction of the Reward Flight Saver in November 2011 made redeeming for flights short haul economy class on British Airways a financially viable option. At 4500/7500/10000 Avios (depending on flight distance) plus £17.50 fee for a one-way redemption this is a fantastic way to avoid those last-minute expensive tickets. I use this type of…