MBNA has brought back a special sign-up promotion for its two Emirates credit cards.  This is not as good as the offer which ran last September and is the same as the one they ran in June 2014 .....

MBNA has brought back a special sign-up promotion for its two Emirates credit cards.  This is not as good as .....

5 Mar 20155 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Two good deals have just bitten the dust: Virgin Atlantic status match closed For well over a year, Virgin Atlantic has been offering a status match to your British Airways Executive Club card if .....

Two good deals have just bitten the dust: Virgin Atlantic status match closed For well over a year, .....

5 Mar 20155 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Hilton HHonors became the last major international hotel group this week to announce that it will begin offering free wi-fi to all guests.  Well, almost all guests …. From August, wi-fi in .....

Hilton HHonors became the last major international hotel group this week to announce that it will begin .....

4 Mar 20154 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Flybe has launched a new Avios promotion for March, offering double points on all flights booked and taken during the month. As a reminder, these are the standard earning rates with Flybe: Just Fly .....

Flybe has launched a new Avios promotion for March, offering double points on all flights booked and taken .....

4 Mar 20154 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

The on / off takeover of Aer Lingus by International Airlines Group, the Iberia and British Airways holding company, is still in the balance. The Irish Government, with its 25% shareholding in Aer .....

The on / off takeover of Aer Lingus by International Airlines Group, the Iberia and British Airways holding .....

4 Mar 20154 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

When I wrote about the opening of the Plaza Premium arrivals lounge in Heathrow Terminal 2, I mentioned that the Plaza Premium CEO publicly stated that he was in discussions with Heathrow about .....

When I wrote about the opening of the Plaza Premium arrivals lounge in Heathrow Terminal 2, I mentioned that .....

3 Mar 20153 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

News in brief: British Airways makes ‘hand baggage only’ fares less attractive You will probably have received an email from British Airways yesterday regarding ‘hand baggage .....

News in brief: British Airways makes ‘hand baggage only’ fares less attractive You will probably .....

3 Mar 20153 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

Hilton HHonors has announced that it is cutting back on global promotions and spending more effort on individual targeted deals for specific customer segments.  The slightly clumsily executed .....

Hilton HHonors has announced that it is cutting back on global promotions and spending more effort on .....

3 Mar 20153 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

A few weeks ago I wrote a long piece about British Airways removing fuel surcharges from short-haul flights and how it impacted redemptions. Judging from a few emails recently, the message got a .....

A few weeks ago I wrote a long piece about British Airways removing fuel surcharges from short-haul flights .....

2 Mar 20152 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Starwood Preferred Guest has announced its annual category changes, This PDF document contains a list of all the changes. Most are straight one category moves and, to be fair to Starwood, there are .....

Starwood Preferred Guest has announced its annual category changes, This PDF document contains a list of all .....

2 Mar 20152 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM scheme, has launched a new partnership based around completing online market research surveys. We have been here before, of course, with e-rewards. You can earn 750 .....

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM scheme, has launched a new partnership based around completing online market .....

2 Mar 20152 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

In Part 1 of my review of the Etihad A380 Business Studio yesterday I looked at the seat and service.  Today I want to look at the food and drink options. You can read more about the Etihad A380 and .....

In Part 1 of my review of the Etihad A380 Business Studio yesterday I looked at the seat and service.  Today .....

1 Mar 20151 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

News in brief: We’ve done coffee for points …. now try coffee for free Last Saturday I ran a piece about how to use Nectar points for drinks at Caffe Nero, how to use American Express .....

News in brief: We’ve done coffee for points …. now try coffee for free Last Saturday I ran a piece .....

1 Mar 20151 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Budget hotel group Premier Inn has, with immediate effect, implemented a ‘free wi-fi for all’ policy in all of its hotels.  This replaces the previous policy of only offering 30 minutes .....

Budget hotel group Premier Inn has, with immediate effect, implemented a ‘free wi-fi for all’ .....

1 Mar 20151 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments