A few years ago, Google bought ITA.  ITA is the most comprehensive airline pricing and routing database available, able to run substantially more complex searches across multiple dates, routes and .....

A few years ago, Google bought ITA.  ITA is the most comprehensive airline pricing and routing database .....

26 Sep 201426 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Etihad has launched a generous promotion which is worth a look if you are locking in any flight plans over the next 10 days. For any Etihad flight booked before October 6th, for travel by December .....

Etihad has launched a generous promotion which is worth a look if you are locking in any flight plans over the .....

26 Sep 201426 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Every nine months or so, British Airways runs a co-ordinated promotion among all of the major hotel chains, offering a bonus of 25% for converting your points to Avios. The last UK outing for this .....

Every nine months or so, British Airways runs a co-ordinated promotion among all of the major hotel chains, .....

25 Sep 201425 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Earlier in the month I told you how Virgin Atlantic was cancelling its routes to Cape Town, Tokyo, Mumbai and Vancouver in return for additional flights to North America. Late last week, Virgin loaded .....

Earlier in the month I told you how Virgin Atlantic was cancelling its routes to Cape Town, Tokyo, Mumbai and .....

25 Sep 201425 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Tune Hotels is a group of low-cost hotels founded by Tony Fernandes, who also founded budget airline AirAsia and is possibly best known in the UK as owner of Queens Park Rangers football club. Tune is .....

Tune Hotels is a group of low-cost hotels founded by Tony Fernandes, who also founded budget airline AirAsia .....

25 Sep 201425 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

MBNA has brought back a special sign-up promotion for its two Emirates credit cards. It is an improved version of the promotion that ran in June, which was actually the first time that there had ever .....

MBNA has brought back a special sign-up promotion for its two Emirates credit cards. It is an improved version .....

24 Sep 201424 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

A decent new American Express promotion has appeared in the online accounts of many people.   I have it showing under my Platinum card although it is not showing for my SPG or BA Amex.  My wife .....

A decent new American Express promotion has appeared in the online accounts of many people.   I have it .....

24 Sep 201424 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

I arrived at McCarran Airport in Las Vegas at 5.30pm last Thursday, or 1.30am in the morning UK time.  My destination was the Mandalay Bay hotel which is the first property on the Las Vegas .....

I arrived at McCarran Airport in Las Vegas at 5.30pm last Thursday, or 1.30am in the morning UK time.  My .....

24 Sep 201424 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

Back in December 2013 I highlighted the new British Airways policy for people who find themselves in ‘old First’. British Airways had launched a generous (in my view) compensation .....

Back in December 2013 I highlighted the new British Airways policy for people who find themselves in .....

23 Sep 201423 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

By coincidence, two surveys from market research companies have crossed my desk in the last couple of days.  Both imply that changes may be coming to popular reward schemes. Hotels.com and Welcome .....

By coincidence, two surveys from market research companies have crossed my desk in the last couple of days.  .....

23 Sep 201423 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

PartnerPlusBenefit, previously Star Alliance Company Plus, is the Star Alliance equivalent of the British Airways On Business scheme, aimed at companies in the UK and Ireland. The biggest difference .....

PartnerPlusBenefit, previously Star Alliance Company Plus, is the Star Alliance equivalent of the British .....

23 Sep 201423 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

I ran an article on 3V Virtual Visa gift cards recently, the first one for a while.  These are the £25 Visa gift cards which you can buy for £25 in Tesco, earning yourself Tesco Clubcard points and .....

I ran an article on 3V Virtual Visa gift cards recently, the first one for a while.  These are the £25 Visa .....

22 Sep 201422 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 89 comments

Le Club Accorhotels, the Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman chain, has launched a surprisingly generous promotion. If you complete three stays before 31st December, you will .....

Le Club Accorhotels, the Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman chain, has launched a .....

22 Sep 201422 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

United Airlines and Air Canada, both Star Alliance members, have launched a joint promotion to offer bonus miles on flight between North America and London. If you tend to fly economy to North .....

United Airlines and Air Canada, both Star Alliance members, have launched a joint promotion to offer bonus .....

22 Sep 201422 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments