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How I turned Membership Rewards points into a first-class ticket with Singapore Airlines

The purpose of our site is to tell about the world of reward travel, that is, how to turn points that you...

December 19, 2021

4 min by theflyer - 3 years ago

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Frequent Flyer

Club Volare, I got the match status of ITA Airways and now what?

We have talked extensively about the status match offer proposed by ITA Airways to obtain the elite level in the loyalty program of the...

November 12, 2021

2 min by theflyer - 3 years ago

Frequent Flyer

Farewell Millemiglia, review Abu Dhabi - Milan flight in business class aboard Etihad's most modern and efficient Boeing 787

This trip will go down in my history as a reward traveler, as it was my last flight paid for with the...

October 14, 2021

7 min by theflyer - 3 years ago

Reviews

My latest Millemiles, review Etihad flight from Milan to Abu Dhabi in economy

The Alitalia loyalty program, known as Millemiglia, is adrift with what will remain of the old company. For this reason in the...

September 27, 2021

7 min by theflyer - 3 years ago

Reviews

MSC Voyagers club, how I became a Diamond in less than 60 minutes

Status matching is a practice that loyalty programs of airlines, casinos and hotel chains implement...

July 26, 2021

2 min by theflyer - 3 years ago

Cruises

I became a Diamond in the Hilton Honors program, and now comes the good stuff

With the last two nights spent at the Garden Inn Milan, I officially became a Diamond customer in the Hilton Honors program. This...

July 17, 2021

3 min by theflyer - 3 years ago

Frequent Flyer

Etihad business class review. Also on board wellness ambassador

In the past few weeks we reviewed an economy flight on the same Malpensa Abu Dhabi route, on that flight there were 18...

June 8, 2021

5 min by 747LOVER - 4 years ago

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Flights

In the past year thanks to my Platinum American Express I have earned almost 5 thousand euros

The purpose of our site is to tell the story of how a credit card, if leveraged properly, can...

May 16, 2021

4 min by theflyer - 4 years ago

Credit cards

Review Lisbon/Dubai flight with Emirates in business class (777/300)

Emirates is the only airline in the world to have a fleet consisting of only two aircraft models, the Airbus A380...

3 May 2021

4 min by theflyer - 4 years ago

Reviews

Review Emirates 777 flight, here's how to travel (free) in first class

A free first class ticket with Emirates is the holy grail of serial point accumulators

March 16, 2021

5 min by theflyer - 4 years ago

Reviews

WELL DONE! How one TFC reader earned 185k MR points in 10 days

If there is one thing that participants in the reward travel game know very well, it is that opportunities should be taken advantage of,...

February 5, 2021

2 min by theflyer - 4 years ago

Credit cards

Virgin Atlantic status match, in less than 24 hours I became Silver and "earned" a free flight

On the status match promotion page it says that the outcome of the request will be disbursed within 30 days, in my...

12 January 2021

3 min by theflyer - 4 years ago

Frequent Flyer

Conrad Dubai, story of an upgrade to the 46th floor

Conrad is one of the luxury brands of the Hilton chain. Along with Waldorf Astoria, it is one of the two historic insignia...

January 4, 2021

4 min by theflyer - 4 years ago

Reviews

Review Alitalia flight to Tokyo, here's how I took 3 business for only 64 thousand Millemiles

To start 2021, I decided to publish this review even though it recounts an October 2019 flight. I did it...

January 1, 2021

6 min by theflyer - 4 years ago

Reviews

Alitalia, many award seats available for Tokyo Olympics period

The Tokyo Olympics will take place, a year late, between July and August 2021. A little more than...

December 22, 2020

2 min by theflyer - 4 years ago

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