News in brief: Cathay Pacific sale prices reduced further – and earn Avios Cathay Pacific sent me a press release about their current sale, and before I got around to running it I had another .....

News in brief: Cathay Pacific sale prices reduced further – and earn Avios Cathay Pacific sent me a .....

12 May 201612 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

InterContinental does not run any hotels in Las Vegas but has a marketing agreement with The Palazzo and The Venetian resorts. These are called ‘InterContinental Alliance Resorts‘ – .....

InterContinental does not run any hotels in Las Vegas but has a marketing agreement with The Palazzo and The .....

12 May 201612 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

British Airways launched a new sale yesterday for short haul Euro Traveller and Club Europe, and long haul World Traveller. Full details can be found at this page of ba.com. You need to book by 17th .....

British Airways launched a new sale yesterday for short haul Euro Traveller and Club Europe, and long haul .....

11 May 201611 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

News in brief: Get a free 2-month Friends & Family Railcard The Sun has been giving away 125,000 Friends & Family Railcards this week. They are only valid for two months, from 1st June to 31st .....

News in brief: Get a free 2-month Friends & Family Railcard The Sun has been giving away 125,000 Friends .....

11 May 201611 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Today is the last day to take advantage of the current Virgin Atlantic promotion on Economy redemptions.  You book for any date in the next 11 months. Here is a reminder of what is on offer. Get 30% .....

Today is the last day to take advantage of the current Virgin Atlantic promotion on Economy redemptions.  You .....

11 May 201611 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

I have written numerous articles before about using American Express Membership Rewards points and a few pieces on how I value airline miles and hotel points. I have pulled together both of these .....

I have written numerous articles before about using American Express Membership Rewards points and a few .....

10 May 201610 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 74 comments

Lufthansa Miles & More miles are hard to earn without flying.  You can’t even buy them. What you can do is buy Starwood Preferred Guest points and transfer those to Miles & More.  When .....

Lufthansa Miles & More miles are hard to earn without flying.  You can’t even buy them. What you .....

10 May 201610 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Three weeks ago I wrote an article about Qantas introducing ‘status holds’ for new parents. This is a topic that interests me as I have a couple of young children and, on both occasions, .....

Three weeks ago I wrote an article about Qantas introducing ‘status holds’ for new parents. This .....

10 May 201610 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

My recent easyJet flight from London Southend to Paris reminded me of a little trick for booking easyJet which is often forgotten. easyJet does not appear on cashback websites.  They are not on .....

My recent easyJet flight from London Southend to Paris reminded me of a little trick for booking easyJet which .....

9 May 20169 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

As well as the Hilton HHonors promotion I trailed yesterday, Iberia Plus is currently running three other Avios special offers with major hotel groups. As Avios can be transferred from an Iberia Plus .....

As well as the Hilton HHonors promotion I trailed yesterday, Iberia Plus is currently running three other .....

9 May 20169 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

News in brief: Turkish Airlines offering £300 business class seats to Istanbul on long-haul aircraft Regular readers will remember that I flew to Istanbul on Turkish Airlines recently to test out .....

News in brief: Turkish Airlines offering £300 business class seats to Istanbul on long-haul aircraft Regular .....

9 May 20169 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Tucked away in the Iberia magazine this month are details of a forthcoming Hilton HHonors promotion. You cannot register for it yet but it should be live on Thursday. For some people, this may be .....

Tucked away in the Iberia magazine this month are details of a forthcoming Hilton HHonors promotion. You .....

8 May 20168 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments

News in brief: Get 1,000 Clubcard points with £100 Tesco Wine order TODAY (Sunday) is the last day to take advantage of the current Tesco Wine discount code worth 1,000 Clubcard points (2,400 Avios .....

News in brief: Get 1,000 Clubcard points with £100 Tesco Wine order TODAY (Sunday) is the last day to take .....

8 May 20168 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

Europcar is a major player on the car rental scene in Europe (the company is based in France) although it has a lower profile than the big boys, Hertz and Avis. It is very possible that your travels .....

Europcar is a major player on the car rental scene in Europe (the company is based in France) although it has .....

8 May 20168 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments