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TFC Responds. Skywards points expiring? Here's how to take advantage of them

Very often we get questions like this, "I have a small nest egg. What can I do with them? They're about to expire." Here, of the...

May 25, 2024

2 min by Mattia Porcu - 1 year ago

Frequent Flyer

TFCanswers. Airplane turbulence, how to deal with it: tips from the Sky Bum

The recent news of what happened on board the Singapore Airlines 777 has alarmed the many people...

May 24, 2024

2 min by theflyer - 1 year ago

TFC responds

Frequent Flyer

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

TFCanswers. If I don't activate the promotion, do I get the bonuses?

Whenever we talk about a promotion whether it is an American Express offer, or one of the recurring promotions that make...

April 26, 2024

1 min by theflyer - 1 year ago

TFC responds

Guides

TFC answers. When are loyalty points credited?

One of the most recurring questions I am asked by new serial accumulators of points and miles concerns the accumulation of...

March 20, 2024

1 min by theflyer - 1 year ago

Guides

TFC responds. If I book Hilton/Marriott and the like not directly, do I get benefits and points?

If I could have 1,000 points every time I answered this question, declined in different ways, but where the...

March 9, 2024

2 min by theflyer - 2 years ago

TFC responds

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TFCanswers. How do I know which loyalty program to accumulate points on?

There are questions that, declined differently, I get at least a couple of times a week. Newbies in the world of...

February 26, 2024

2 min by theflyer - 2 years ago

TFC responds

Guides

TFC answers. Do you earn qualifying miles and not with award tickets?

This installment of our TFCanswers column is dedicated to a question/question that I am asked, on different channels, almost every...

January 26, 2024

2 min by theflyer - 2 years ago

TFC responds

Guides

TFCanswers. Flight delayed (or canceled) due to adverse weather conditions, am I entitled to a refund?

During the winter season, it is possible that, due to adverse weather conditions, in-flight delay or...

January 21, 2024

2 min by theflyer - 2 years ago

TFC responds

Guides

Want to know all about Membership Rewards points? join the live stream and I'll answer your questions

Every last Wednesday of the month, the "bum" is on air answering questions from the TFC community, an appointment...

January 19, 2024

2 min by theflyer - 2 years ago

Guides

TFC Answers. 7 ways not to miss a single opportunity on the road and how to hunt down the Poodle

Today in a comment a member of our secret group on FB intervened in a discussion related to the world...

January 7, 2024

3 min by theflyer - 2 years ago

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TFC answers, how to transfer American Express points (Membership Rewards) to Lufthansa's Miles & More

One of the most frequently asked questions in recent months is certainly referring to Lufthansa's Miles & More loyalty program,...

December 18, 2023

2 min by theflyer - 2 years ago

Guides

TFCanswers, They didn't upgrade my room, what is the status for?

One of the questions I receive most often, indeed one of the complaints I receive most often, is related to the failure to upgrade...

December 8, 2023

2 min by theflyer - 2 years ago

TFC responds

Guides

Three years of The Flight club, here's how a crazy idea became a job

What is the work of Matteo Rainisio, aka the homeless inventor of The Flight Club? Here are the answers to the questions...

November 1, 2023

4 min by theflyer - 2 years ago

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TFCanswers. Can I move my points between loyalty programs?

"Hi Matteo, sorry for the question. can I move my Flying Blue miles to my Miles&More account?". This is the question...

October 7, 2023

2 min by theflyer - 2 years ago

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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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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

TFC responds

The 5 best lounges of 2023

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