Marriott Bonvoy will be overhauling its Suite Night Awards for 2024. The changes are generally positive, I think, but the change of name to ‘Nightly Upgrade Awards’ gives you a clue about .....

Marriott Bonvoy will be overhauling its Suite Night Awards for 2024. The changes are generally positive, I .....

3 Nov 20233 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

If you haven’t stocked up on wine yet for Christmas, Virgin Wines has launched a generous offer for anyone with 12,500 Virgin Points to spare. You can order a Virgin Wines advent calendar, .....

If you haven’t stocked up on wine yet for Christmas, Virgin Wines has launched a generous offer for .....

2 Nov 20232 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

Some interesting new travel-related cashback offers appeared on American Express cards yesterday. As always, you need to see if you are targeted by going to the ‘Offers’ section of the .....

Some interesting new travel-related cashback offers appeared on American Express cards yesterday. As always, .....

2 Nov 20232 November 2023 by Rob Burgess

Caledonian Sleeper, the overnight train service between Euston and Scotland, has opened a new lounge at Euston. Located by Platform 1, it is open to both arriving and departing Caledonian Sleeper .....

Caledonian Sleeper, the overnight train service between Euston and Scotland, has opened a new lounge at .....

2 Nov 20232 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

When Avios launched the ability to transfer points to Nectar, I warned that it would lead to serious security issues. After all, there are lots of British Airways Executive Club account details and .....

When Avios launched the ability to transfer points to Nectar, I warned that it would lead to serious security .....

1 Nov 20231 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

News in brief: Good Lufthansa business class deal to Seoul If you’re looking to head to Korea in the first half of 2024, Lufthansa has some good deals out of Budapest. Whilst this is clearly a .....

News in brief: Good Lufthansa business class deal to Seoul If you’re looking to head to Korea in the .....

1 Nov 20231 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

If you have a small business, American Express Business Platinum offers you an easy route to a big Avios boost. With American Express Business Platinum, you will receive a sign-up bonus of 40,000 .....

If you have a small business, American Express Business Platinum offers you an easy route to a big Avios .....

1 Nov 20231 November 2023 by Rob Burgess

Some route news worth sharing: British Airways seems to have dropped eight short haul routes It seems that British Airways will be dropping eight short haul routes for the summer 2024 season. The .....

Some route news worth sharing: British Airways seems to have dropped eight short haul routes It seems that .....

31 Oct 202331 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

A regular question I get asked by readers is how American Express Business Platinum differs from The Platinum Card. We have a similar article on how American Express Platinum differs from American .....

A regular question I get asked by readers is how American Express Business Platinum differs from The Platinum .....

31 Oct 202331 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

A long-awaited improvement to Marriott Bonvoy last year was the ability to top up ‘fixed value’ free night vouchers. In the US, multiple Marriott credit cards come with automatic free .....

A long-awaited improvement to Marriott Bonvoy last year was the ability to top up ‘fixed value’ .....

31 Oct 202331 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

In this article I want to take a look at the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card. This card comes with a very generous sign-up bonus of 20,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert .....

In this article I want to take a look at the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card. This card .....

30 Oct 202330 October 2023 by Rob Burgess

Back in August, in an unexpected move, Finnair announced it will be adopting Avios as its loyalty currency from early 2024. It joins British Airways, Qatar Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus in .....

Back in August, in an unexpected move, Finnair announced it will be adopting Avios as its loyalty currency .....

30 Oct 202330 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 118 comments

An interesting route allows you to get free membership of the DragonPass airport lounge programme. This allows you to enter any DragonPass affiliated lounge for just £24, which represents a .....

An interesting route allows you to get free membership of the DragonPass airport lounge programme. This allows .....

30 Oct 202330 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

Accor Live Limitless, the loyalty scheme for Ibis, Pullman, Mercure, Sofitel, Novotel, Raffles, Fairmont etc, has launched a bonus points promotion for hotels in key European cities. The offer is in .....

Accor Live Limitless, the loyalty scheme for Ibis, Pullman, Mercure, Sofitel, Novotel, Raffles, Fairmont etc, .....

30 Oct 202330 October 2023 by Rob Burgess