A travel expert said a rise in competition between airlines meant that shopping around could result in larger savings than frequent-flier programmes REUTERSAirline loyalty schemes are a waste of money and frequent fliers could save far more by shopping around for cheap flights, a travel expert has claimed. Jack Sheldon said that schemes such as Avios, the frequent flier “currency” used by British Airways, attracted such a small monetary value that it was no longer worth passengers’ time. He said a rise in competition between airlines meant that shopping around could result in larger savings than the benefits of frequent-flier programmes. Mr Sheldon, who runs the Jack’s Flight Club website, analysed BA flights in June and compared the value of Avios points with the savings that could be made by flying with other carriers. He found an economy class flight from Edinburgh to Tokyo, with one stop-off,…

Source: The Times December 08, 2018 00:00 UTC