This seems like easy free money, to be honest. American Express is offering a £5 statement credit when you connect your Amex card to your TripAdvisor account and write one review on the site. The .....

This seems like easy free money, to be honest. American Express is offering a £5 statement credit when you .....

9 Oct 20139 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

Back in August, I wrote about a good Iberia / Hilton promotion. This was offering 1,000 bonus Avios for every weekend night you stayed – a Friday / Saturday / Sunday night would pick up 3,000 .....

Back in August, I wrote about a good Iberia / Hilton promotion. This was offering 1,000 bonus Avios for every .....

9 Oct 20139 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Airport services company Servisair operates a number of independent airport lounges across the UK, under the Servisair and Aspire brands. You are most likely to have come across them if you have a .....

Airport services company Servisair operates a number of independent airport lounges across the UK, under the .....

9 Oct 20139 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

The miles and points game is so complex that you should never think that you know everything.  Something will always come along to prove you wrong! Last week, craig mentioned, as a throwaway line in .....

The miles and points game is so complex that you should never think that you know everything.  Something will .....

8 Oct 20138 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

In late September, Delta and Virgin Atlantic finally secured US regulatory approval for their revenue sharing venture on flights across the Atlantic. This follows the acquisition by Delta of 49% of .....

In late September, Delta and Virgin Atlantic finally secured US regulatory approval for their revenue sharing .....

8 Oct 20138 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

I gave Accor a bit of a hard time the other day for reducing the conversion ratio of LeClub Accorhotels points to Avios points without notice. They deserved it. At the same time, though, Accor has .....

I gave Accor a bit of a hard time the other day for reducing the conversion ratio of LeClub Accorhotels points .....

8 Oct 20138 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Last month I posted about a £100 discount code that British Airways had launched with Hilton.  This month, BA is running a similar offer in conjunction with Avis. They are offering a special .....

Last month I posted about a £100 discount code that British Airways had launched with Hilton.  This .....

7 Oct 20137 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

American Express and the Hyatt London Churchill hotel are jointly sponsoring a weekend of focus group / relationship building events later this month.  This is happening over the weekend of Friday .....

American Express and the Hyatt London Churchill hotel are jointly sponsoring a weekend of focus group / .....

7 Oct 20137 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

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

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

7 Oct 20137 October 2013 by Rob Burgess

B&Q is the only major retailer not to accept American Express cards, which means that Avios collectors with British Airways American Express cards tend to give it a wide berth. (There is a way .....

B&Q is the only major retailer not to accept American Express cards, which means that Avios collectors .....

6 Oct 20136 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Hilton HHonors has launched its Quarter 4 promotion – ‘More Nights, More Points’ – which will run from October 10th to January 31st. This will operate across all of the Hilton .....

Hilton HHonors has launched its Quarter 4 promotion – ‘More Nights, More Points’ – .....

6 Oct 20136 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

I wrote last week about the launch of the new benefits package for HSBC Premier credit card customers.  This includes the ability to earn 1 Avios per £1 with their Mastercard. (This is easily .....

I wrote last week about the launch of the new benefits package for HSBC Premier credit card customers.  .....

6 Oct 20136 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

What has turned up on the Tesco Direct DVD pre-order page? Yes, The Smurfs – A Christmas Carol! What makes this a smurftastic deal is that, whilst the DVD is only £3 with free postage, you .....

What has turned up on the Tesco Direct DVD pre-order page? Yes, The Smurfs – A Christmas Carol! What .....

5 Oct 20135 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

One of the little-known secrets about avios.com (as opposed to British Airways Executive Club) is that it allows you to redeem your Avios points for Air Malta.  I wrote about this here. However, .....

One of the little-known secrets about avios.com (as opposed to British Airways Executive Club) is that it .....

5 Oct 20135 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments