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What is the best Avios credit card? (Part 2: on-going earning rates)

Yesterday, I did my best to respond to an email I received asking ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. Because you can earn Avios points both directly and indirectly .....

Yesterday, I did my best to respond to an email I received asking ‘What is the best credit card for .....

by Rob Burgess4 comments

39,000 American Airlines miles post promptly from my MBNA card

Just a quick update to say that if you got the American Airlines credit card with the amazing (given the card is free) 35,000 American Airlines miles sign-up bonus, your miles should post OK. My first .....

Just a quick update to say that if you got the American Airlines credit card with the amazing (given the card .....

by Rob Burgess52 comments

What is the best Avios credit card? (Part 1: comparing sign-up bonuses)

I recently had an email asking ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. This is not as easy an answer as you might think. Whilst there are the BA and Lloyds / TSB cards .....

I recently had an email asking ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. This is .....

by Rob Burgess20 comments

Get up to £100 in Marks & Spencer vouchers with Hotels.com

Hotels.com is running a generous promotion at the moment, giving out Marks & Spencer vouchers with bookings at selected properties. When you look to book a hotel at hotels.com, certain properties .....

Hotels.com is running a generous promotion at the moment, giving out Marks & Spencer vouchers with .....

by Rob Burgess

Get 2,000 Avios for £8.74 – another good deal

2,000 Avios for £8.74 is not a bad deal.  And you don’t even need to leave the house for this one, should you be sick of visiting Tesco stores trying to find 3V cards …. You can even get .....

2,000 Avios for £8.74 is not a bad deal.  And you don’t even need to leave the house for this one, .....

by Rob Burgess77 comments

British Airways to launch a new route to Gran Canaria

British Airways has just announced plans to fly to Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands from October 26th. This is obviously an interesting new Avios redemption option. They are, to put it mildly, not .....

British Airways has just announced plans to fly to Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands from October 26th. This .....

by Rob Burgess13 comments

Etihad Guest launches a UK credit card – is it worth applying?

Well, I didn’t see that one coming! MBNA announced yesterday that they have launched a new UK credit card in conjunction with Etihad Guest, the loyalty programme for Abu Dhabi’s national .....

Well, I didn’t see that one coming! MBNA announced yesterday that they have launched a new UK credit .....

by Rob Burgess7 comments

Get cheaper Avios from Shell with 5p off per litre of fuel

Barclaycard has launched a range of special deals called Bespoke Offers, which are currently being promoted in TV ads. Weirdly, to put it mildly, you do NOT have to have a Barclaycard to take .....

Barclaycard has launched a range of special deals called Bespoke Offers, which are currently being .....

by Rob Burgess22 comments

Lufthansa’s 20% bonus for buying Miles & More miles returns

Back in March, Lufthansa ran a 20% bonus promotion for buying Miles & More miles.  This was part of the promotional activity to celebrate 20 years of the programme. The deal is now back until .....

Back in March, Lufthansa ran a 20% bonus promotion for buying Miles & More miles.  This was part of the .....

by Rob Burgess1 comment

Has the clamp down on credit card fees changed airline pricing?

From April 6th, UK companies have been banned from imposing excessive credit card surcharges on customers. The airline industry has, of course, been one of the worst offenders here, but has anything .....

From April 6th, UK companies have been banned from imposing excessive credit card surcharges on customers. The .....

by Rob Burgess13 comments

No Flying Blue qualifying flights with CityJet CitySaver fares

This is a rather niche topic, but many Heads for Points readers with Flying Blue status are likely to have achieved it by shuttling around Europe with CityJet, Air France / KLM‘s UK .....

This is a rather niche topic, but many Heads for Points readers with Flying Blue status are likely to .....

by Rob Burgess4 comments

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