I have spent the last few days with some friends of ours in Stuttgart.  Had I not been there, I would have tried to get across to the Hyatt Churchill Hotel in London, where a group of 40 or so .....

I have spent the last few days with some friends of ours in Stuttgart.  Had I not been there, I would have .....

31 Oct 201231 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

Tesco Direct has launched another pre-order promotion on up-coming CD’s and DVD’s. Take a look here. You get 150 bonus points (360 Avios, 375 Virgin miles) for every product you order. The .....

Tesco Direct has launched another pre-order promotion on up-coming CD’s and DVD’s. Take a look .....

31 Oct 201231 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

I have written a few posts in recent weeks about specific airline promotions running with Hilton. The Virgin Atlantic promotion I covered here is probably the most generous.  Other versions .....

I have written a few posts in recent weeks about specific airline promotions running with Hilton. The Virgin .....

30 Oct 201230 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Back in early September I wrote this post about a (theoretically targetted) offer for the Hilton HHonors Visa card. The Hilton card is already one of favourite cards to get purely for the sign-up .....

Back in early September I wrote this post about a (theoretically targetted) offer for the Hilton HHonors Visa .....

29 Oct 201229 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

A few months ago I wrote a post on the different ways of finding a Heathrow Express discount. Quite a few things have changed since then, though, and as the post has also proved to be one of the most .....

A few months ago I wrote a post on the different ways of finding a Heathrow Express discount. Quite a few .....

29 Oct 201229 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Well, the results of my experiment are in. This is what turned up on my Membership Rewards statement: 22/10/2012 AMEX TRAVEL MONEY Charge: £166.92 Base points: 166 Bonus points: 0 Total points: 166 .....

Well, the results of my experiment are in. This is what turned up on my Membership Rewards statement: .....

28 Oct 201228 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

One of the more interesting Tesco Clubcard initiatives is ‘Greener Living’, a rather random selection of environmental ideas. Part of this, though, is using Tesco to recycle inkjet .....

One of the more interesting Tesco Clubcard initiatives is ‘Greener Living’, a rather random .....

28 Oct 201228 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Today, Saturday 27th, will see the last bmi flight land at Heathrow. All of the ex bmi flights will now be officially operated by BA under BA flight numbers, although some bmi painted planes will .....

Today, Saturday 27th, will see the last bmi flight land at Heathrow. All of the ex bmi flights will now be .....

27 Oct 201227 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Yes, I know. This article looks VERY similar to one I wrote last week! That post was to promote a new BAA WorldPoints sign-up promotion worth 500 points. This new one is worth 750 points – so .....

Yes, I know. This article looks VERY similar to one I wrote last week! That post was to promote a new BAA .....

27 Oct 201227 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Here is some great news for anyone thinking of getting the British Airways American Express cards.  There is a very attractive sign-up offer again. See here for details of the two promotions. The .....

Here is some great news for anyone thinking of getting the British Airways American Express cards.  There .....

26 Oct 201226 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

This post is Part 3 of the article that I am running this week about using your Avios to fly long-haul with airberlin. Part 1 can be found here, and Part 2 here. The final part of this post outlines .....

This post is Part 3 of the article that I am running this week about using your Avios to fly long-haul with .....

26 Oct 201226 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

This post is Part 2 of the article I started yesterday about using your Avios points to fly long-haul with airberlin. Part 1 can be found here.  Part 3 tomorrow will focus on how to book partner .....

This post is Part 2 of the article I started yesterday about using your Avios points to fly long-haul with .....

25 Oct 201225 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Back on 23rd August, I posted about a deal for 500 free Priority Club points for signing up to the Priority Club shopping newsletter. Well, better late than never, my wife’s 500 points finally .....

Back on 23rd August, I posted about a deal for 500 free Priority Club points for signing up to the Priority .....

25 Oct 201225 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Starwood Preferred Guest is offering a 20% discount when you purchase SPG Starpoints between 15th October and 30th November.  The link to buy is here. At the top end, 20,000 points will cost you .....

Starwood Preferred Guest is offering a 20% discount when you purchase SPG Starpoints between 15th October and .....

25 Oct 201225 October 2012 by Rob Burgess