A quick post to say that the Amazon promotional code that I highlighted recently is, amazingly, still working. (This could be, of course, because their partner American Express seems to have forgotten to tell anyone about it!) Even more amazingly, in a desperate attempt to […]

I recently did an interview with Nomadic Matt, probably the worlds most-read travel (as opposed to miles and points) blogger.  The man is in over 500,000 Google+ circles and has 59,000 Twitter and 38,000 Facebook followers! The article looks at the differences between the miles and points […]

A few weeks ago, I wrote about an interesting arbitrage which let you book Reward Flight Saver redemptions for £26 instead of £35.  This involved booking via Avios South Africa, where the sharp fall in the currency this year had left the taxes figure (ZAR […]

Amazon Local, the ‘daily deals’ / Groupon-style Amazon subsidiary, is currently offering membership to Priority Pass for half price. The link to buy is here. Priority Pass is a network of 600 airport lounges across the globe.  Some are run independently, whilst others are ‘official’ airport […]

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the new Qbic hotel in London and their plan to offer 5 rooms per day for just £1. This promotion is going live today at midday. This is the page you need. The system is a little odd […]

I’m not sure exactly when this happened, but Avios (ie avios.com) has dropped mytrainticket.co.uk as their exclusive train ticket booking partner.  They are now working with traingenius.com It was back in May that I last wrote about mytrainticket.  Whilst you earned 2 Avios per £1 […]

The Lanesborough hotel sits at Hyde Park Corner in London, directly opposite the back gardens of Buckingham Palace. Across the road is Apsley House, and next to that the InterContinental Park Lane and the Four Seasons. (Next door to The Lanesborough is a very ugly […]

Last month I posted about Avios Suitcase, the new Avios app which is now available on Facebook. If you didn’t play the app at the time, it is worth clicking on the link above and doing it.  You should earn around 400 Avios by taking […]

Someone recently asked in the comments section about the value of the BA Amex credit card, given that they usually travelled alone and had little use for the 2-4-1. This led me to think about how your miles and points strategy should differ if you […]

Business Traveller magazine has launched its annual online charity auction. This year the cause is Refuge. They have put together a huge list of items, from flights to airline cuddy toys! See here for full details. It is obviously for a great cause, so do […]

Hilton HHonors has teamed up with Global Giving to offer 10 Hilton HHonors points for every US$1 donated to aiding the recovery efforts from Super Typhoon Haiyan.  If you were considering donating to this appeal, you may be interested in this – see here. Note, though, […]

Avios has launched a new competition, “Twin to Win”.  It was being promoted via their Twitter feed, although it may be linked to something else that I haven’t seen yet. The prize is a good one – 200,000 Avios points! There is a tiny catch, […]

I spent an hour last Friday down at The Luxury Travel Fair, at Olympia in London.  And, yet again, it was a rather frustrating experience.  Not helped, this year, by torrential rain and a fire at South Kensington underground station which caused traffic chaos. This […]