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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!).
Those of use who were sceptical when Emirates announced its Stansted service last year – and you can count me amongst them – have been proved wrong. A 2nd daily service from Stansted to .....
Those of use who were sceptical when Emirates announced its Stansted service last year – and you can .....
14 Mar 201914 March 2019 • Leave a comment
This is the final part of my review of the Emirates First Class Suite on a Boeing 777-300ER. Part 1 of my Emirates First Class Suite review, which you can find here, talks about how I managed to book .....
This is the final part of my review of the Emirates First Class Suite on a Boeing 777-300ER. Part 1 of my .....
23 Feb 201923 February 2019 • 74 comments
This is the 2nd part of my review of the Emirates First Class suite on a Boeing 777-300ER. Part 1 of my Emirates First Class Suite review, which ran on Tuesday and which you can find here, talks about .....
This is the 2nd part of my review of the Emirates First Class suite on a Boeing 777-300ER. Part 1 of my .....
21 Feb 201921 February 2019 • 68 comments
This is my review of the Emirates First Class suite on a Boeing 777-300ER. The review will run over three articles on different days. Today I want to look at the background to the trip and how I .....
This is my review of the Emirates First Class suite on a Boeing 777-300ER. The review will run over three .....
19 Feb 201919 February 2019 • 46 comments
News in brief: British Airways Club World deal to Osaka BA is offering a £1,999 deal on Club World seats to Osaka, but with very restricted dates. You need to travel between 1st and 15th April and .....
News in brief: British Airways Club World deal to Osaka BA is offering a £1,999 deal on Club World seats to .....
19 Feb 201919 February 2019 • Leave a comment
The article you really want to see – my review of Emirates First Class in the new private suites on the Boeing 777-300ER fleet – is on the way in a couple of days. Before that, however, I .....
The article you really want to see – my review of Emirates First Class in the new private suites on the .....
17 Feb 201917 February 2019 • 46 comments
Heathrow Rewards, the Heathrow Airport shopping loyalty scheme, has an interesting partnership with hotel booking site Rocketmiles which can earn you 2,000+ easy Avios or other airline miles. Heathrow .....
Heathrow Rewards, the Heathrow Airport shopping loyalty scheme, has an interesting partnership with hotel .....
21 Jan 201921 January 2019 • 40 comments
One of the key ideas I push on Head for Points is that transferable, or convertible, points are better than non-transferable points. The best way to explain this is via American Express Membership .....
One of the key ideas I push on Head for Points is that transferable, or convertible, points are better than .....
18 Jan 201918 January 2019 • 123 comments
It seems that Emirates Skywards has decided to follow the lead of Etihad Guest and remove free chauffeur cars on Business and First Class reward flights. This is disappointing, as it helped offset the .....
It seems that Emirates Skywards has decided to follow the lead of Etihad Guest and remove free chauffeur cars .....
8 Jan 20198 January 2019 • 144 comments
Heathrow Rewards and Heathrow Express have teamed up to offer a generous bonus promotion. Heathrow Rewards gives you 1 point for every £1 spent in Heathrow (1 per £10 on foreign exchange) or on .....
Heathrow Rewards and Heathrow Express have teamed up to offer a generous bonus promotion. Heathrow Rewards .....
2 Dec 20182 December 2018 • 69 comments
Emirates and Etihad, the two major UAE airlines, have a lot of high quality partnerships such as the Emirates deal with Qantas. They have have some lower quality or just plain weird .....
Emirates and Etihad, the two major UAE airlines, have a lot of high quality partnerships such as the Emirates .....
18 Oct 201818 October 2018 • 24 comments
Emirates Skywards is currently offering standard and VIP tickets to the Nitto ATP tennis tournament at the O2 in November. The tournament runs from the 11th – 18th November, with both day and .....
Emirates Skywards is currently offering standard and VIP tickets to the Nitto ATP tennis tournament at the O2 .....
4 Oct 20184 October 2018 • Leave a comment
There is good news for Avios, Virgin Flying Club, Emirates Skywards, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, Aegean Miles+Bonus, Royal Brunei Royal Skies and Lufthansa Miles & More members. Today, 1st .....
There is good news for Avios, Virgin Flying Club, Emirates Skywards, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, Aegean .....
1 Oct 20181 October 2018 • 75 comments
If you fancy a weekend away in Europe whilst catching some top tennis, Emirates Skywards has some interesting packages available. You can redeem via the Skywards website here. There are tickets for .....
If you fancy a weekend away in Europe whilst catching some top tennis, Emirates Skywards has some interesting .....
23 Sep 201823 September 2018 • 63 comments
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