I recently redeemed a chunk of my British Midland International (bmi) points for an intra-Europe award that includes Iceland and Armenia. The trip is coming up soon, but the more I think about the itinerary, the more I think my points and money would be better allocated elsewhere.
First, the itinerary:
Frankfurt to Oslo in SAS Business ClassOslo to Reykjavik, Iceland in SAS Business Class [one night in Iceland]Reykjavik to Oslo in SAS Business Class [one-night in ...Last week, I blogged about British Midland (bmi) offering free Star Alliance Silver status to new members of their Diamond Club program. Apparently, that offer was not meant for everyone.
James, a reader of this blog, just forwarded me the following e-mail he received from bmi:
Dear James:
We're pleased to see that you recently joined our Diamond Club frequent flyer programme. However, I'm writing to you because unfortunately the link you used to ...
Although the offer appears targeted, take a moment to fill out a brief survey from bmi. It only takes about two minutes so even if you get passed over for the 1,000 Diamond Club miles, it is worth the small time investment to give it a shot.
In the survey, I urged bmi to bring to back service to Chicago and Las Vegas. Somehow, I think my request will fall upon deaf ears.
(tip of the hat to Lucky)
If my last post outlining the high award surcharges on bmi didn't scare you away, now through the end of March you can receive a 20% bonus on miles purchased from Diamond Club.
In addition, you can also earn double destination miles when you shop online using your Diamond Club account at the following realtors (just spend £50 or more to qualify):
Aspinal of LondonBunchesBuy a giftDebenhamsGoldsmithsHotel Chocolat...
British Midland's (bmi) Diamond Club award program boasts on its home page, "Free airmiles. Free flights." After forking out over £1,100 (~$1,800) in taxes and surcharges for two business class tickets, I think it is an insult and a lie to call award redemptions on bmi free.
Every carrier levies some sort of tax on award tickets. Some levy more than others. Bmi levies a lot more. I was booking a ticket for a client ex-LHR to a warm destination south of the equator and ...
Hot off the press from bmi Diamond Club:
Now that bmi is a part of the Lufthansa group of airlines, we are evaluating being part of Miles & More in the long term. A final decision has not been taken and such a move would not happen in 2011. For the foreseeable future we are firmly focussed on ensuring that our Diamond Club scheme meets the needs of our loyal customers. Therefore we will continue to improve and develop Diamond Club. We will be launching Star Alliance ...
