There is something distinctly weird about Amex Platinum and their special promotions. For every one they send you that might possibly be useful, there is one that is just fundamentally odd or poor .....

There is something distinctly weird about Amex Platinum and their special promotions. For every one they send .....

21 Jun 201321 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Virgin Atlantic launched its new Little Red domestic flights at the end of March, serving Manchester, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. These are operated using Heathrow slots which British Airways was forced .....

Virgin Atlantic launched its new Little Red domestic flights at the end of March, serving Manchester, .....

20 Jun 201320 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

easyJet Plus is the nearest thing that easyJet has to a loyalty scheme – ie not very near at all! The scheme has been around for a while, and offers a number of benefits: Free seat selection .....

easyJet Plus is the nearest thing that easyJet has to a loyalty scheme – ie not very near at all! The .....

20 Jun 201320 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

There is, it seems, no end to the different ways in which the internet and, specifically, mobile applications are changing the travel scene. Guidestock – whilst still in beta at the moment .....

There is, it seems, no end to the different ways in which the internet and, specifically, mobile applications .....

20 Jun 201320 June 2013 by Rob Burgess

I was in the British Airways Terminal 5 lounges last week for the first time since the change of caterers to BaxterStorey. The new contract – combined with what appears to be a massive budget .....

I was in the British Airways Terminal 5 lounges last week for the first time since the change of caterers to .....

19 Jun 201319 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

An interesting promotion has popped up on the American Express Travel website, for anyone who has an Amex card enrolled in the Membership Rewards programme. Amex is offering 2,500 Membership Rewards .....

An interesting promotion has popped up on the American Express Travel website, for anyone who has an Amex card .....

19 Jun 201319 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Just a quick heads up, if you use an iPhone, that the new version of the British Airways app – released a couple of week ago – now supports Passbook. Your boarding pass will now be stored .....

Just a quick heads up, if you use an iPhone, that the new version of the British Airways app – released .....

19 Jun 201319 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Thank you to the 99 people who entered the Taste of London competition, to win tickets for Thursday evening. Of the 99 comments, 95 were received before the midnight cut-off and were able to win. I .....

Thank you to the 99 people who entered the Taste of London competition, to win tickets for Thursday evening. .....

18 Jun 201318 June 2013 by Rob Burgess

Hyatt Stay Certificates can be a very interesting tool for the luxury traveller – or, at least, the traveller who like to travel in luxury but wants to pay less than rack rate to get it!  This .....

Hyatt Stay Certificates can be a very interesting tool for the luxury traveller – or, at least, the .....

18 Jun 201318 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

One of the most interesting and least known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to transfer your points to another person, subject to a flat fee of £15. There .....

One of the most interesting and least known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is .....

18 Jun 201318 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

After a small break, Tesco Direct has brought back its pre-order deals.  This allows you to earn a large pile of bonus Tesco Clubcard points when you order a DVD, CD or Blu-Ray which is coming soon. .....

After a small break, Tesco Direct has brought back its pre-order deals.  This allows you to earn a large pile .....

18 Jun 201318 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

I have got hold of a pair of tickets for the British Airways-sponsored ‘Taste of London’ food festival in Regents Park, which I am giving away in a Head for Points competition! These would .....

I have got hold of a pair of tickets for the British Airways-sponsored ‘Taste of London’ food .....

17 Jun 201317 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

Ritz-Carlton Rewards, the loyalty scheme for the 5-star Ritz-Carlton hotel group, has launched a Summer promotion which could potentially be very lucrative for the high-end traveller. For every two .....

Ritz-Carlton Rewards, the loyalty scheme for the 5-star Ritz-Carlton hotel group, has launched a Summer .....

17 Jun 201317 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Just a quick heads up that EVA Air officially joins Star Alliance tomorrow. This gives me a good excuse to run a picture of their Hello Kitty planes again: More seriously, if you have Star Alliance .....

Just a quick heads up that EVA Air officially joins Star Alliance tomorrow. This gives me a good excuse to run .....

17 Jun 201317 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments