Let's be honest, there's only a few statuses I care about (and even then I'm letting one of those go this year)... so imagine my surprise today when I went for a Starbucks in Birmingham when I found out Starbucks UK is offering their Gold status... for FREE. Free Gold? That sounded way too good to be true... but a quick check of the Starbucks UK site confirms … [Read more...]
Delta to offer Starbucks coffee network-wide
As Delta continues to strip away frequent flyer benefits (or make them harder to find, book, or anything useful). Delta is switching over coffee brands. The Atlanta based airline will offer Starbucks Coffee on all its flights - in what Delta calls "(its) effort to partner with high-quality, like-minded brands in an effort to enhance the overall traveling experience for … [Read more...]
Using Starbucks Rewards Internationally
Some of us like them. Some of us hate them. And some of us just want hot caffeine that tastes OK. I'm of course referring to Starbucks coffee. Starbucks, Birmingham Bullring kiosk. Now, we all know it has a loyalty scheme (which does vary from country to country), but the idea is you collect stars when you buy drinks, and eventually you get to a Gold Tier after 50 … [Read more...]
