On Thursday I ran a long article about Curve.  This was, I think, the most-read article ever on HfP – it was certainly the most-read article on the day of publication. Curve has a number of .....

On Thursday I ran a long article about Curve.  This was, I think, the most-read article ever on HfP – .....

20 Feb 201620 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments

If you haven’t got your Easter holidays booked yet – or if you have booked a redemption but could be tempted to change it if a good cash deal came along – British Airways may have a .....

If you haven’t got your Easter holidays booked yet – or if you have booked a redemption but could .....

20 Feb 201620 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

News in brief: Town Hall Hotel is now an SPG property I have written before about how Starwood is slowly integrating certain Design Hotels into Starwood Preferred Guest. This week, the acclaimed Town .....

News in brief: Town Hall Hotel is now an SPG property I have written before about how Starwood is slowly .....

20 Feb 201620 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Last year I ran an article on the best IHG Rewards Club redemptions in London.  Now that the IHG devaluation has kicked in, I thought I should take another look.  These are my personal thoughts .....

Last year I ran an article on the best IHG Rewards Club redemptions in London.  Now that the IHG devaluation .....

19 Feb 201619 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

News in brief: Five day Flybe sale launched Flybe has launched a five day ‘Farecracker’ sale which runs until 23rd February.  The fares are valid for travel between 8th March and 21st .....

News in brief: Five day Flybe sale launched Flybe has launched a five day ‘Farecracker’ sale which .....

19 Feb 201619 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

There is a little-known arbitrage you can use to save £50 of tax when booking British Airways Avios redemption flights to Cape Town. Whilst Cape Town does have a direct BA service, it is often .....

There is a little-known arbitrage you can use to save £50 of tax when booking British Airways Avios .....

19 Feb 201619 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

The Curve card, launched yesterday into public beta, is a radical new sort of payment card.  It takes some of the best features of Supercard (which has still not launched publicly) and adds a few .....

The Curve card, launched yesterday into public beta, is a radical new sort of payment card.  It takes some .....

18 Feb 201618 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 395 comments

News in brief: Dubai announced Concourse D opening date Dubai International Airport has announced the opening date for the – long delayed – Concourse D.  It will open on 24th February. .....

News in brief: Dubai announced Concourse D opening date Dubai International Airport has announced the opening .....

18 Feb 201618 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

If you have kids, hotel reward redemptions can be a bit messy.  Most programmes only make standard rooms available for redemption and, especially in big cities, these are small with a maximum .....

If you have kids, hotel reward redemptions can be a bit messy.  Most programmes only make standard rooms .....

18 Feb 201618 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Back in 2009, when the hotel business was in real trouble, IHG Rewards Club launched a special deal for stays at Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Indigo, InterContinental, Staybridge .....

Back in 2009, when the hotel business was in real trouble, IHG Rewards Club launched a special deal for stays .....

17 Feb 201617 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 300 comments

Virgin Atlantic is not in a major airline alliance, despite Delta Air Lines – a core plank of the Skyteam alliance – being a 49% shareholder. Despite that, the airline does have a number .....

Virgin Atlantic is not in a major airline alliance, despite Delta Air Lines – a core plank of the .....

17 Feb 201617 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

A couple of years ago, American Express expanded its ‘Invites’ programme – which gets cardholders early access to tickets for certain cultural events – by opening a private .....

A couple of years ago, American Express expanded its ‘Invites’ programme – which gets .....

17 Feb 201617 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Iberia Plus has launched a new promotion offering an aggressive 40% discount on Avios redemptions on a number of Iberia routes. These include both UK to Spain and ex-Spain long-haul routes. Both .....

Iberia Plus has launched a new promotion offering an aggressive 40% discount on Avios redemptions on a number .....

16 Feb 201616 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Last Summer we were with some friends when the conversation turned, as it always does when the other person is a traveller, to miles and points.  The wife was unleashing her frustration about being .....

Last Summer we were with some friends when the conversation turned, as it always does when the other person is .....

16 Feb 201616 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments