Etihad has launched a very attractive business class sale which runs until next Monday. It is almost in the Qatar Airways league – although Etihad tickets don’t earn British Airways .....

Etihad has launched a very attractive business class sale which runs until next Monday. It is almost in the .....

8 Apr 20168 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

Last weekend I discussed the closure to new applicants of the IHG Rewards Club Visa credit cards, issued by Barclaycard. I used the article to examine strategies that credit card companies may now .....

Last weekend I discussed the closure to new applicants of the IHG Rewards Club Visa credit cards, issued by .....

8 Apr 20168 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 114 comments

As I discussed last week, Le Club AccorHotels is changing the rules on how you earn status starting from 1st January 2017. More pressingly, it is withdrawing Platinum status from American Express .....

As I discussed last week, Le Club AccorHotels is changing the rules on how you earn status starting from .....

8 Apr 20168 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

On Tuesday I spent 90 minutes with Frantz Yvelin, CEO of La Compagnie.  If the airline name is not familiar to you, La Compagnie is a low cost ‘all business class’ airline operating .....

On Tuesday I spent 90 minutes with Frantz Yvelin, CEO of La Compagnie.  If the airline name is not familiar .....

7 Apr 20167 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

This is our review of the new British Airways lounge and Concorde Bar in Dubai International Airport. We flew back from Dubai on Monday on British Airways.  And, as of last month, all British .....

This is our review of the new British Airways lounge and Concorde Bar in Dubai International Airport. We flew .....

7 Apr 20167 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

News in brief: £100 off the Air New Zealand Skycouch to Los Angeles Regular readers will know that we gave away a flight to Los Angeles on the Air New Zealand Skycouch last year. The Skycouch, which .....

News in brief: £100 off the Air New Zealand Skycouch to Los Angeles Regular readers will know that we gave .....

7 Apr 20167 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

If you are working towards your IHG Accelerate target – and this is probably the most generous hotel promotion you will see this quarter – you have only three weeks left to complete all of .....

If you are working towards your IHG Accelerate target – and this is probably the most generous hotel .....

6 Apr 20166 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 90 comments

News in brief: British Airways ‘Upgrade to First’ promotion returns British Airways has brought back its regular ‘Upgrade To First’ promotion.  This allows anyone purchasing .....

News in brief: British Airways ‘Upgrade to First’ promotion returns British Airways has brought .....

6 Apr 20166 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Many British Airways American Express cardholders were invited to receive a status match to the ‘Rewards by Harvey Nichols’ (of all things) reward scheme last year. BA Blue got HN Silver, .....

Many British Airways American Express cardholders were invited to receive a status match to the .....

6 Apr 20166 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

News in brief: £20 Pizza Express cashback for all Amex-issued Amex cards A few new American Express cashback deals have appeared – you can see what you have been targetted for by going to your .....

News in brief: £20 Pizza Express cashback for all Amex-issued Amex cards A few new American Express cashback .....

5 Apr 20165 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

More news in brief: 7,200 Avios with any Dyson product Due to a glitch, Tesco Direct is accidentally giving away 3,000 Clubcard points on Dyson products until tomorrow (Wednesday).   It will drop .....

More news in brief: 7,200 Avios with any Dyson product Due to a glitch, Tesco Direct is accidentally giving .....

5 Apr 20165 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

Thank you to everyone who entered our competition last month to win £300 of hotel credit from booking app HotelTonight. Apologies for the delay in announcing the winner, which got delayed by holidays .....

Thank you to everyone who entered our competition last month to win £300 of hotel credit from booking app .....

5 Apr 20165 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Following the acquisition of Aer Lingus by IAG, the existing Gold Circle loyalty programme is to be closed and replaced by AerClub.  It will use Avios as its currency. I wrote a long piece in .....

Following the acquisition of Aer Lingus by IAG, the existing Gold Circle loyalty programme is to be closed and .....

4 Apr 20164 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

I receive regular emails recently from readers asking about the best Star Alliance frequent flyer programme so I thought it was worth running through the options again. Unfortunately, this is the .....

I receive regular emails recently from readers asking about the best Star Alliance frequent flyer .....

4 Apr 20164 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments