While in Italy this past October I had booked my flights with Alitalia.I don't travel often on Alitalia and I don't have status with them, however I did a status match recently with Etihad for an Etihad Gold level. I do travel with Etihad and it was a great perk to have for lounge access. However this also turned out to be a great perk in one other way since Etihad partially owns Alitalia and … [Read more...]
KLM Promo Awards for September Travel in November/December
It is my favourite time of the month booking deals on miles and points. One of my best ways to redeem points for cheap travel, especially in economy, is no other than the monthly KLM Promo Awards with discounted destinations of up to 50%.The full list of flights can be found here. They are available for booking from 1st of September.I actually just got off the phone with KLM customer … [Read more...]
Fast Track Hilton Gold Status from Saudi Airlines until March 2017
Update: Unfortunately the link is not valid anymoreOut of all companies and offers I didn't expect that I will get such a one from Saudi Airlines. Though the timing could have not been more perfect for me. I had signed up for the Saudi Al Fursan program last year when I was travelling with them for Umrah and today I received one offer I was waiting for. Hilton Gold status from Al Fursan and … [Read more...]
KLM Promo Awards Book now for September and October travel
The new KLM promo awards are here. This month however they are not as exciting as usual, I guess this is the busy period for them or a sign that the economy is getting better. The majority of the discount for award travel is -25% in comparison with previous months were they had -50%. It also seems that they have uploaded limited destination. Currently there aren't any European special deals for … [Read more...]
KLM Promo Awards April booking for travel from June to July
KLM Promo Awards are here to stay and for me I started to pay attention to them more since the Avios devaluation. Here you can read my 5 reasons why I think KLM can be good especially for those living in the North.Usually KLM releases their promotion from the 1st of each month until the end of that month for travel in the following couple of months. However many times they are released a day … [Read more...]
KLM Promo Awards – March for bookings until end of June
KLM Promo Awards are out. They actually released them earlier than usual since they were upload on Friday but the correct award was not showing on the system until Sunday in some cases.This month's picks are quite good if you are looking to travel to the Middle East for example. I wrote an article why I believe it's time to pay attention to KLM and I think I will cover their Promo Awards … [Read more...]
Saudi Airlines Istanbul to Jeddah for Umrah
BA lounge Review Manchester Airport Hotel Review: Holiday Inn London Heathrow BA Galleries full photo tour of the empty morning lounge (I was lucky!) BA Club Europe (business class) London to Istanbul review Review: Primeclass lounge Istanbul airport Saudi Airlines Istanbul to Jeddah Jedda airport immigration chaos Photos from Mekkah- the Holiest city in the world for … [Read more...]
5 Reasons Why It’s Time to Pay Attention to KLM
I never really paid too much attention to the KLM loyalty program even though I did have a fair amount of miles with them. The reason being is that it seemed so much harder to accumulate which is still quite true. However after the British Airways devaluation which really hit me and many others very hard after April 2015, I won't have the luxury of using a free award connection on European flights … [Read more...]
