Read data-driven guides on airline miles, hotel points, elite status strategy, and best practices for frequent travellers from Miles Mosaic.
From 25 September 2026 a Cathay Business lounge pass costs 15,000 Asia Miles and a First pass 22,000. Who can redeem, where passes work, and cheaper routes.
Read the guide →Royal Jordanian sells a year of Gold Sparrow, which is oneworld Sapphire, for US$149. Who qualifies, what it buys, the crediting catch and the alternatives.
Read the strategy →Bilt Points expire when the account goes 18 months without qualifying activity, and then the whole balance goes at once. What counts, and how status works.
Read the comparison →KrisFlyer Elite Gold needs 50,000 Elite miles in 12 rolling months, but ground spend covers only 10,000 of them. What counts, and what Gold gets you.
Read the guide →From 8 December 2026 Qantas members can earn 140 Status Credits on the ground. The ten categories, the exclusions, and the four-flight rule that still applies.
Read the guide →Accor+ Explorer fees rise on 1 October 2026. How the 30 September auto-renewal price lock works, and what its ALL Accor Gold status is really worth.
Read the guide →Hyatt and American are ending their enhanced loyalty relationship on three dates. What linking your accounts by 15 November 2026 preserves, and what it cannot.
Read the guide →Four programmes have set a date members must act on and left out the operative detail. A fifth publishes its changes on a page it hides from search engines. Wh…
Read the strategy →Singapore’s sustainable aviation fuel levy applies to tickets sold from 1 October 2026 for departures from 1 January 2027. What it costs by band and cabin, and…
Read the strategy →Korea’s Fair Trade Commission approved the Asiana mileage plan on 14 September 2026. The ratios are final, and four member deadlines run from 1 November.
Read the guide →The consumer credit card interchange cap falls to 0.3 per cent on 1 October. Virgin Money, Bankwest and NAB have published earn-rate cuts for the same day.
Read the strategy →Twenty programmes, four different expiry mechanisms. Which miles die on a fixed clock, which reset on activity, and why redeeming often does not count.
Read the strategy →Six loyalty changes kept a headline price or benefit name and cut what it contained. Why the usual devaluation tests miss most of them.
Read the strategy →Marriott gives a Series by Marriott night one Elite Night Credit in three markets and half a credit everywhere else. What that does to a 50-night target.
Read the guide →Air Canada sold 25% of Aeroplan for C$2.5 billion, valuing the programme at C$10 billion. What the deal does and does not promise members.
Read the strategy →From 8 September 2026 Flying Blue sells awards on Air France and KLM flights as Light, Standard or Flex. What each includes, and what it costs.
Read the strategy →IHG publishes its elite thresholds in its member terms, not on a marketing page. The real numbers for 2026, and the three rules most guides get wrong.
Read the guide →Five rule shapes decide every lounge door: alliance status, a network membership, a card, a ticketed cabin or paid entry. What each covers, and the catches.
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