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 London Bunches Buy a gift Debenhams Goldsmiths Hotel 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 ...
Blaming the British Airports Authority for squeezing it dry, British Midland Airways (BMI) announced plans to axe its Glasgow-London Heathrow route in April. The carrier blamed ever-increasing airport taxes that have recently gone from £13 to £20 on domestic flights departing from Heathrow and will soon go up to £22. It is estimated that BMI looses £1MN each month on the route.
BMI has been struggling on this route for a while so I ...
In a wide-ranging interview with Air & Business Travel News, British Midland International (bmi) CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer shared further details on the future of bmi and its Diamond Club mileage program.
What is the vision for bmi?
The vision is for it to be a top quality product, to be embedded in the Lufthansa group and Star Alliance, for it to be contemporary British and covering all the UK regions, so not only London-centric but the whole of the UK, ...
