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Earn £8 per Marriott hotel stay via Etihad Guest

I mentioned in an article on Saturday that Marriott Rewards is now an Etihad Guest partner.  This means that you can convert Marriott Rewards points to Etihad and credit future stays directly into .....

I mentioned in an article on Saturday that Marriott Rewards is now an Etihad Guest partner.  This means that .....

by Rob Burgess1 comment

British Airways fees for credit cards and seat selection increasing

The British Airways credit card fee increased yesterday from £4.50 to £5 per booking.  This is the first increase since the fee was introduced in 2009 (was it really so long ago?). Despite this, .....

The British Airways credit card fee increased yesterday from £4.50 to £5 per booking.  This is the first .....

by Rob Burgess51 comments

Get 1,200 Avios points with Spiderman 2 from blinkbox

Tesco is continuing to push blinkbox, its digital movie and book service, via the carrot that is bonus Clubcard points. First we had the chance to earn 100 Clubcard points for buying a £1 ebook .....

Tesco is continuing to push blinkbox, its digital movie and book service, via the carrot that is bonus .....

by Rob Burgess23 comments

British Airways to allow pre-ordering of food in Club World and First

British Airways is on the verge of rolling out a trial of a pre-order food service, Business Traveller reported last week.  This will allow passengers in Club World and First to specify their choice .....

British Airways is on the verge of rolling out a trial of a pre-order food service, Business Traveller .....

by Rob Burgess24 comments

Virgin Trains introduces Nectar points – better than taking miles?

Back in April, the First group of train companies (Great Western, Capital Connect etc) began to offer Nectar points when you booked directly via their websites. It is ironic that the train companies .....

Back in April, the First group of train companies (Great Western, Capital Connect etc) began to offer Nectar .....

by Rob Burgess10 comments

‘Kids Eat Free’ promo at Heathrow over the summer

Heathrow Airport has teamed up with a selection – and only a selection – of its restaurant operators to offer free meals for children.  The offer runs until the end of August and is also .....

Heathrow Airport has teamed up with a selection – and only a selection – of its restaurant .....

by Rob Burgess5 comments

Decent British Airways business class fares to Australia from Oslo

Sydney is a popular target destination for using frequent flyer miles, probably because the sheer length of the flight means that people are keen to do what they can to avoid travelling in economy. .....

Sydney is a popular target destination for using frequent flyer miles, probably because the sheer length of .....

by Rob Burgess17 comments

Etihad news: double miles, A380 to Heathrow, Alitalia and Marriott link-ups

Four interesting bits of Etihad news have popped up in recent days which I have popped together in this article. Double A380 service to Heathrow from March Etihad has 10 A380’s on order.  .....

Four interesting bits of Etihad news have popped up in recent days which I have popped together in this .....

by Rob Burgess6 comments

Review: the American Express Business Platinum card

If you are looking for an Amex for business use, American Express offers two products in the UK. Today I am reviewing the American Express Platinum Business charge card.  My review of the other .....

If you are looking for an Amex for business use, American Express offers two products in the UK. Today I am .....

by Rob Burgess

A Tesco to Avios conversion bonus – but targeted

Good news!  Tesco has launched a ‘Clubcard to Avios’ conversion bonus.  The bad news is that it is strictly targeted to a few people, seemingly people who have not converted to BA or .....

Good news!  Tesco has launched a ‘Clubcard to Avios’ conversion bonus.  The bad news is that it .....

by Rob Burgess51 comments

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