Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
Emirates Skywards is the frequent flyer program for Emirates. There are three tiers: Blue, Silver, Gold and Platinum.
The Emirates website is here if you want to find out more. If you need to top up your account, the link to purchase Skywards miles is here.
Emirates Skywards does not have its own UK credit card but you can transfer points earned from American Express Platinum (high fee, high bonus), American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (free for a year, good bonus) and Amex Rewards Credit Card (no fee, small bonus!).
In what may be a sign of things to come with other airlines, Emirates Skywards members can now pay to access the impressive Business and First Class Lounges at Dubai International Airport regardless .....
In what may be a sign of things to come with other airlines, Emirates Skywards members can now pay to access .....
29 Jan 201729 January 2017 • 35 comments
Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up promotional bonus in association with Etihad Guest. This is one of the most generous sign-up .....
Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up .....
27 Jan 201727 January 2017 • 112 comments
News in brief: 1,200 Avios or 1,250 Virgin miles for trying Tesco PayQwiq From yesterday, you can now use Tesco’s mobile payment app PayQwiq in EVERY Tesco store. If you haven’t .....
News in brief: 1,200 Avios or 1,250 Virgin miles for trying Tesco PayQwiq From yesterday, you can now use .....
24 Jan 201724 January 2017 • 89 comments
Lloyds Bank announced yesterday that it was the winner of the auction to acquire the UK operations of credit card group MBNA from Bank of America. It paid £1.9bn as well as taking over MBNA’s .....
Lloyds Bank announced yesterday that it was the winner of the auction to acquire the UK operations of credit .....
21 Dec 201621 December 2016 • 46 comments
Heathrow Rewards has launched its annual bonus promotion on electronics and jewellery, keen to tap into the Christmas rush. Here are the details of the offer, which runs from now until 31st December. .....
Heathrow Rewards has launched its annual bonus promotion on electronics and jewellery, keen to tap into the .....
10 Nov 201610 November 2016 • 12 comments
This is my review of the Emirates Skywards Elite credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying .....
This is my review of the Emirates Skywards Elite credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at .....
29 Oct 201629 October 2016 • 5 comments
This is my review of the Emirates Skywards UK credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying .....
This is my review of the Emirates Skywards UK credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at .....
28 Oct 201628 October 2016 • 11 comments
Heathrow Rewards has launched an interesting promotion – a 50% bonus when you convert your Emirates Skywards miles INTO Heathrow Rewards points. This deal runs until 31st December. Emirates .....
Heathrow Rewards has launched an interesting promotion – a 50% bonus when you convert your Emirates .....
17 Oct 201617 October 2016 • 31 comments
News in brief: Luxury Travel Diary auctions The Luxury Travel Diary site dropped me a line about another wave of its auctions closing soon. Here is three nights for six at a beach house in New .....
News in brief: Luxury Travel Diary auctions The Luxury Travel Diary site dropped me a line about another .....
3 Oct 20163 October 2016 • 59 comments
One of the downsides of the fall of Sterling against the Dollar and the Euro has been to destroy, pretty much, the generous arbitrage that used to be available if you held the American Express .....
One of the downsides of the fall of Sterling against the Dollar and the Euro has been to destroy, pretty much, .....
26 Sep 201626 September 2016 • 112 comments
Starwood Preferred Guest, the loyalty scheme for Westin, Sheraton, W, St Regis etc, has an interesting tie-up with Emirates which a lot of people don’t know about. It is called ‘Your .....
Starwood Preferred Guest, the loyalty scheme for Westin, Sheraton, W, St Regis etc, has an interesting tie-up .....
20 Sep 201620 September 2016 • 20 comments
Emirates Skywards added a new feature last week – the ability to use your Skywards miles as part payment towards a cash ticket. You can find full details of ‘cash and miles’ on this .....
Emirates Skywards added a new feature last week – the ability to use your Skywards miles as part payment .....
11 Sep 201611 September 2016 • 8 comments
News in brief: British Airways launching two new routes to Bremen It is ironic that British Airways runs a major call centre in Bremen but did not fly there. All of this will be fixed from 31st .....
News in brief: British Airways launching two new routes to Bremen It is ironic that British Airways runs a .....
3 Sep 20163 September 2016 • 80 comments
Yesterday I ran an extra article to share the news that the MBNA Diamond Club (ex bmi British Midland) credit cards will stop accruing Avios points on 30th September. This is a big blow for many .....
Yesterday I ran an extra article to share the news that the MBNA Diamond Club (ex bmi British Midland) credit .....
1 Sep 20161 September 2016 • 167 comments
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