Hilton is currently running two resort promotions which are worth a look.  One covers Europe / Middle East / Africa and the other South East Asia. What is interesting about these deals is that .....

Hilton is currently running two resort promotions which are worth a look.  One covers Europe / Middle East .....

13 Mar 201413 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Lufthansa has released a new promotional code worth £20 or €20 off your next flight. These tend to emerge a few times a year – this one is linked to Lufthansa’s recent overhaul of .....

Lufthansa has released a new promotional code worth £20 or €20 off your next flight. These tend to emerge .....

13 Mar 201413 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

I have never looked at ‘seat plan’ websites before, so I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the three main alternatives.   If you are looking for the best British Airways .....

I have never looked at ‘seat plan’ websites before, so I thought it would be interesting to take a .....

12 Mar 201412 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

I promise I won’t mention this again after today.  Honestly. However, if you were sitting on the fence about whether to apply for American Express Platinum before the free Cathay Pacific Gold .....

I promise I won’t mention this again after today.  Honestly. However, if you were sitting on the fence .....

12 Mar 201412 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 127 comments

British Airways is currently running a shopping promotion aimed at overseas visitors called “The Big British Invite”. One of the promotions is an interesting range of shopping discounts: .....

British Airways is currently running a shopping promotion aimed at overseas visitors called “The Big .....

12 Mar 201412 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Rather quietly, British Airways has launched a trial of a new – and potentially very interesting – leisure product. Called BAwayday (hmmm ….), these are cheap, last minute, .....

Rather quietly, British Airways has launched a trial of a new – and potentially very interesting – .....

11 Mar 201411 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up to 10,000 Membership Rewards points per year for 1.5p each. It is even less known today .....

One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up .....

11 Mar 201411 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

PartnerPlusBenefit – the Star Alliance equivalent of the British Airways On Business scheme, aimed at companies in the UK and Ireland – has launched a decent ‘double points’ .....

PartnerPlusBenefit – the Star Alliance equivalent of the British Airways On Business scheme, aimed at .....

11 Mar 201411 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

SriLankan Airlines has confirmed that it will officially join the oneworld airline alliance on 1st May.  This will allow you to earn and spend Avios points (and earn British Airways tier points) when .....

SriLankan Airlines has confirmed that it will officially join the oneworld airline alliance on 1st May.  This .....

10 Mar 201410 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

If you read any of the American frequent flyer sites, you will have drowning in a sea of stories about the decision of Delta Air Lines to move to a revenue-based frequent flyer programme from 2015. .....

If you read any of the American frequent flyer sites, you will have drowning in a sea of stories about the .....

10 Mar 201410 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

This is a final warning that tomorrow is the last day to book for BA’s latest business class sale which covers a wide range of destinations in Club Europe, First and Club World. The most .....

This is a final warning that tomorrow is the last day to book for BA’s latest business class sale .....

10 Mar 201410 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Clearly I did something wrong, because British Airways Executive Club forgot my birthday entirely last November.  (Although I did get some freebies from other loyalty programmes.) However, reader .....

Clearly I did something wrong, because British Airways Executive Club forgot my birthday entirely last .....

9 Mar 20149 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Heads up that Tuesday 11th March is your last chance to earn 5,000 Tesco Clubcard points when you take out Tesco Life Insurance. Five years ago, Tesco Life Insurance was a licence to print Avios (or .....

Heads up that Tuesday 11th March is your last chance to earn 5,000 Tesco Clubcard points when you take out .....

9 Mar 20149 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

I wrote a piece recently for the American Express travel site which has just gone live. I was only given a limited amount of space, but I hope it gives readers an idea of the ‘bigger .....

I wrote a piece recently for the American Express travel site which has just gone live. I was only given a .....

9 Mar 20149 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments