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Status Match Hilton, with little effort you can get upgrades and benefits until March 2026

Hilton Honors has an advantage, but simultaneously the same advantage turns into a flaw. Two sides of the same coin...

May 7, 2024

2 min by theflyer - 1 year ago

Frequent Flyer

Emirates' new A350 will make its debut in Bologna. Ticket taken, I couldn't pass up this opportunity.

When you say "buying sight unseen" that's what I did yesterday morning. I had just disembarked from Lufthansa's A380...

May 7, 2024

2 min by theflyer - 1 year ago

Frequent Flyer

15h on a 787 with no IFE and where you pay for everything else: reviewing Berlin/Singapore flight aboard Scoot

My itineraries never have a very linear genesis; a normal traveler plans dates, routes and stops based on...

May 6, 2024

7 min by theflyer - 1 year ago

Reviews

Membership Rewards points are not all the same, and a 1 million point bonus is not so generous

I've lost count of how many times I've had to explain the ABCs of American Express Membership Rewards points. The complaint...

May 5, 2024

2 min by theflyer - 1 year ago

Membership rewards

American Express

EPIC FAIL Hilton. Want fewer perks? check in now

What does the bum always repeat? Join the loyalty program if you want to get perks and benefits, but be sure to always book...

May 5, 2024

1 min by theflyer - 1 year ago

Frequent Flyer

Asiana brings A380 to Barcelona, couldn't pass up this opportunity

In recent days we wrote about Asiana activating the world's shortest route operated with an A380. A...

May 4, 2024

1 min by theflyer - 1 year ago

A380

News

TFC responds. I have two separate reservations, if the first plane is delayed I am insured

TFCanswers is the column where we try to turn into mini-guides the questions we are most often asked by the...

May 4, 2024

2 min by theflyer - 1 year ago

TFC responds

Guides

Linate, the new Leonardo Executive Lounge is (almost) ready

We had written it in recent weeks at Linate the Leonardo lounge is set to double in size and to mark a cut...

May 3, 2024

1 min by theflyer - 1 year ago

News

Not a member of Volare yet? to convince you ITA gives you up to 20% discount to fly to North America

Interesting promotion by ITA Airways to attract new members to its Volare loyalty program. Thanks to this promotion it is possible to get...

May 3, 2024

2 min by theflyer - 1 year ago

Offers

JW Marriott Bangkok, but what a suite they gave me !!!

Being loyal to a hotel chain has its pros and cons, if then through loyalty you come...

May 3, 2024

5 min by theflyer - 1 year ago

Reviews

The 5 best lounges of 2023

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The Pier Cathay First Class

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Qatar Lounge Bangkok

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Al Mourian "The Garden"

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Crown Lounge Amman

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First Class Silverkris Lounge London

Offerings of the moment

Up to 10,000 Bonvoy points to be earned through bookings around Europe, Africa and M.O. this summer

We have written it often, including recently: Marriott Bonvoy, the loyalty program of the Marriott group, is less generous in terms of...

July 2, 2024

2 min by Mattia Porcu - 1 year ago

Bonvoy

Offers

Miles&More discounts 50% business classes to Chicago, Boston and Detroit

Even in the peak season, the promotions of the Miles&More loyalty program do not stop; right on time again today, July 1, the...

July 1, 2024

2 min by theflyer - 1 year ago

milesmore

Offers

July's Flying Blue promos are SPECTACULAR: Japan, Hong Kong and Chile at a discounted price

Air France KLM's monthly loyalty program promos are out, and this month the destinations are truly spacey....

July 1, 2024

3 min by theflyer - 1 year ago

Flying Blue

Offers

Do you need Flying Club points? there's the 70% bonus if you buy Virgin Atlantic points

Virgin Atlantic points can be a highly interesting currency given the "power" they have. Of course booking First...

June 29, 2024

1 min by theflyer - 1 year ago

Buying points

Frequent Flyer

Virgin Atlantic turns 40: discount codes to save until the end of the year

Virgin Atlantic, one of Sir Richard Branson's creations, is turning 40, and to celebrate it has launched a series of...

June 25, 2024

2 min by theflyer - 1 year ago

Offers

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