Frequent Flyer Programs

I have been wanting to fly Virgin Atlantic Upper Class for some time and have continually lamented my inability to earn tons of Virgin Atlantic points in the UK. It seems I have been missing a trick! During some recent research, I had a lightbulb moment when I realised that …

Earn 500000 airmiles in six months Ok, so you have established that you can spend a £1,000 a month on credit cards (see step one for a reminder as to why this is so important). In that case, travel hacking in the UK could work for you. Remember however, the …

Whenever I speak to anyone about how I fly first or business class using airmiles, a look of defeat crosses their face. ‘Well, I don’t fly regularly so that won’t work for me’, is the usual response. Let me let you into a little secret. More than 90% of my …

For years now I’ve been waxing lyrical to my friends Michala and John about the benefits of using credit cards to earn air miles. I use these air miles to fly business class for less than economy. I’ve been trying to convince them to get onboard so we can fly …

I have to admit that the older (and grumpier) I get, the less I want to hang out in the airport surrounding by yelling kids, drunken stag and hen parties and fighting over the one available table which has finally freed up. These days, I’d rather pay a premium to …