If you applied for the MBNA American Airlines credit card in May when it was offering an amazing 35,000 miles for signing up, you may be looking for additional ways to top up your new American .....

If you applied for the MBNA American Airlines credit card in May when it was offering an amazing 35,000 .....

8 Jul 20138 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

This is the fourth of my series of articles about – basically – earning Avios from your Summer holiday. Previous articles focussed on getting a discount on airport car parking, selecting .....

This is the fourth of my series of articles about – basically – earning Avios from your Summer .....

7 Jul 20137 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Yesterday was one of those odd days. On Friday night I wrote an article about pre-ordering video game Diablo III from Tesco Direct which was offering 1,000 bonus Clubcard points (2,400 Avios). When I .....

Yesterday was one of those odd days. On Friday night I wrote an article about pre-ordering video game Diablo .....

7 Jul 20137 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 111 comments

It’s time for our monthly round-up of discounted redemption routes available via the Lufthansa Miles & More programme. The July list of discounted Miles & More redemptions from the .....

It’s time for our monthly round-up of discounted redemption routes available via the Lufthansa Miles .....

7 Jul 20137 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

If you have top-tier status with British Airways or indeed any other oneworld, Star Alliance or non-alliance airline, you have three weeks left to take advantage of the current SkyTeam status match. .....

If you have top-tier status with British Airways or indeed any other oneworld, Star Alliance or non-alliance .....

7 Jul 20137 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

In what could be another great use of Avios points, Aer Lingus has announced new routes from Dublin to Toronto and San Francisco. San Francisco launches on April 1st, whilst Toronto launches on April .....

In what could be another great use of Avios points, Aer Lingus has announced new routes from Dublin to Toronto .....

6 Jul 20136 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Tesco Direct is now accepted pre-order for ‘Diablo III’ on PlayStation 3.  This may mean something to you, although frankly it means nothing to me! What DOES interest me is that Tesco is .....

Tesco Direct is now accepted pre-order for ‘Diablo III’ on PlayStation 3.  This may mean .....

6 Jul 20136 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

In late June, I ran this article which introduced the special dining discounts that Starwood offers to Starwood Preferred Guest members when eating in their hotel restaurants – even when not .....

In late June, I ran this article which introduced the special dining discounts that Starwood offers to .....

6 Jul 20136 July 2013 by Rob Burgess

Sometimes you read something that makes you want to bang your head on the table and despair at the idiocy of the person who decided to write it. Such is the case of the treatment of the British .....

Sometimes you read something that makes you want to bang your head on the table and despair at the idiocy of .....

5 Jul 20135 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Well, after many years of waiting – and completely overshadowing last weeks delivery of BA’s first Boeing 787 – the first BA A380 landed at Heathrow yesterday after a short flight .....

Well, after many years of waiting – and completely overshadowing last weeks delivery of BA’s first .....

5 Jul 20135 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

There was much excitement in the luxury hotel world last month when it was revealed that Peninsula has acquired a site in Grosvenor Place for its entry into the London hotel market. Peninsula is a .....

There was much excitement in the luxury hotel world last month when it was revealed that Peninsula has .....

5 Jul 20135 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

I like redeeming Avios points on airberlin. True, their sloping business class seat is not the greatest, but their taxes are! A one-way flight from New York to Germany will set you back a grand total .....

I like redeeming Avios points on airberlin. True, their sloping business class seat is not the greatest, but .....

4 Jul 20134 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

There has been much knashing of teeth in the US in the last couple of weeks following the announcement that United Airlines is introducing ‘minimum spend’ requirements to achieve elite .....

There has been much knashing of teeth in the US in the last couple of weeks following the announcement that .....

4 Jul 20134 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

If you live in London or another large metropolitan area, you are probably familiar with Zipcar or City Car Club. These schemes allow you to rent a car for £6-£7 per hour, from on-street car parking .....

If you live in London or another large metropolitan area, you are probably familiar with Zipcar or City Car .....

4 Jul 20134 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments