News in brief: Earn cashback on Heathrow Express and Airbnb A new cashback deal has appeared on many American Express accounts offering £10 back on £50 Heathrow Express spend. It isn’t clear .....

News in brief: Earn cashback on Heathrow Express and Airbnb A new cashback deal has appeared on many American .....

1 May 20171 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

A few weeks ago a reader (thank you) sent me an email to ask “Do you know that Instamiles has added Avios and Virgin Flying Club as partners?“. I didn’t, because I had never heard of .....

A few weeks ago a reader (thank you) sent me an email to ask “Do you know that Instamiles has added .....

15 Mar 201715 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Our ‘Credit Card Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals currently available. What I thought might be interesting, in very mercenary terms, would be to rank the sign-up bonuses in terms of .....

Our ‘Credit Card Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals currently available. What I thought might be .....

21 Feb 201721 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 125 comments

News in brief: Qatar Travel Festival sale starts on Monday Last January Qatar Airways ran an astonishing sale. This is my article on it from January 2016.  As long as you were happy to start your .....

News in brief: Qatar Travel Festival sale starts on Monday Last January Qatar Airways ran an astonishing sale. .....

5 Jan 20175 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 130 comments

News in brief: More Luxury Travel Diary auctions launched The Luxury Travel Diary site dropped me a line about another wave of its auctions closing soon. Interesting options closing in the next 48 .....

News in brief: More Luxury Travel Diary auctions launched The Luxury Travel Diary site dropped me a line .....

3 Jan 20173 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 96 comments

Lloyds Bank announced yesterday that it was the winner of the auction to acquire the UK operations of credit card group MBNA from Bank of America.  It paid £1.9bn as well as taking over MBNA’s .....

Lloyds Bank announced yesterday that it was the winner of the auction to acquire the UK operations of credit .....

21 Dec 201621 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

Last month I wrote about changes to the way that American Airlines codes its flights which impact how you spend Avios and how you earn British Airways tier points. Two class American Airlines .....

Last month I wrote about changes to the way that American Airlines codes its flights which impact how you .....

17 Nov 201617 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

This is my review of the American Airlines AAdvantage credit card issued in the UK by MBNA. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether .....

This is my review of the American Airlines AAdvantage credit card issued in the UK by MBNA. It is part of my .....

26 Oct 201626 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Travelling Connect is a nifty mileage earning opportunity for – primarily – the travelling business person who uses their phone heavily outside the UK. It is, if nothing else, genius in .....

Travelling Connect is a nifty mileage earning opportunity for – primarily – the travelling .....

22 Oct 201622 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

For people who look to earn British Airways status via a tier point run – booking a specific flight primarily because of the number of tier points earned – it seems like the biggest gravy .....

For people who look to earn British Airways status via a tier point run – booking a specific flight .....

20 Oct 201620 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

News in brief: Marriott launches a conversion bonus to American Airlines Marriott Rewards is currently offering a 20% bonus if you convert your points into American Airlines miles. Full details are on .....

News in brief: Marriott launches a conversion bonus to American Airlines Marriott Rewards is currently .....

20 Oct 201620 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

There is nothing more frustrating than finding that your miles have expired when you finally come to use them or add to them. This is most likely to happen with secondary programmes where you once .....

There is nothing more frustrating than finding that your miles have expired when you finally come to use them .....

19 Sep 201619 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

And the award for worst lounge goes to …… I was heading back to Europe on airberlin, flying business class from New York JFK to Berlin Tegel for the attractive price of 60,000 Avios and .....

And the award for worst lounge goes to …… I was heading back to Europe on airberlin, flying .....

17 Aug 201617 August 2016 by Anika Burnett • 52 comments

The American Airlines arrivals lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3 has reopened after a five month refurbishment.  Whilst AA branded, this is also the arrivals lounge used by British Airways long haul .....

The American Airlines arrivals lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3 has reopened after a five month refurbishment. .....

6 Aug 20166 August 2016 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments