News in brief: Mastercard may owe you £400 The Daily Telegraph reported yesterday that a class action lawsuit is being prepared against Mastercard in the UK.  This will be one of the first cases to .....

News in brief: Mastercard may owe you £400 The Daily Telegraph reported yesterday that a class action lawsuit .....

7 Jul 20167 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 71 comments

News in brief: Get 480 Avios with £8 HP printer inks – can be resold on eBay I ran this offer on Shopper Points yesterday but I thought it was worth repeating here as it is pretty generous. .....

News in brief: Get 480 Avios with £8 HP printer inks – can be resold on eBay I ran this offer on .....

6 Jul 20166 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

I continue to get a steady stream of reader emails looking for advice on the best Visa or Mastercard miles and points card.  With earning rates being cut following the EU cap on interchange fees, .....

I continue to get a steady stream of reader emails looking for advice on the best Visa or Mastercard miles and .....

4 Jul 20164 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 103 comments

News in brief: Last day to get 2,400 Avios with a £100 Tesco Wine order A final reminder that today is the last day to take advantage of this generous Tesco Wine promotion. Tesco Wine has launched a .....

News in brief: Last day to get 2,400 Avios with a £100 Tesco Wine order A final reminder that today is the .....

3 Jul 20163 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

The Brexit decision last Friday has had a disastrous toll on the travel industry.  It hasn’t fully filtered through into Stock Exchange announcements, although British Airways issued an .....

The Brexit decision last Friday has had a disastrous toll on the travel industry.  It hasn’t .....

1 Jul 20161 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

News in brief: Get 100 Heathrow Rewards points when you spend £70 Heathrow Rewards has launched a new promotion which will give you 100 bonus points when you spend £70 in one transaction before 5th .....

News in brief: Get 100 Heathrow Rewards points when you spend £70 Heathrow Rewards has launched a new .....

30 Jun 201630 June 2016 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

British Airways and London taxi app Hailo have brought back their generous Avios offer for anyone who has not used the service before. You will earn 1,000 Avios when you download the Hailo app (from .....

British Airways and London taxi app Hailo have brought back their generous Avios offer for anyone who has .....

29 Jun 201629 June 2016 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Let’s party like 2008. With the IAG share price falling fast, the word has clearly gone out that cash needs to start coming through the door. We have already seen British Airways offering a 35% .....

Let’s party like 2008. With the IAG share price falling fast, the word has clearly gone out that cash .....

28 Jun 201628 June 2016 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

Avios.com (not British Airways Executive Club) is, technically, a travel agency.  You may not be aware that you can use them to book a package holiday and earn yourself bonus Avios points in the .....

Avios.com (not British Airways Executive Club) is, technically, a travel agency.  You may not be aware that .....

27 Jun 201627 June 2016 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

In what is becoming a regular monthly announcement, British Airways has announced a new raft of service changes. Most of these will, I believe, kick in from 1st July although some may take a little .....

In what is becoming a regular monthly announcement, British Airways has announced a new raft of service .....

26 Jun 201626 June 2016 by Rob Burgess • 110 comments

News in brief: Get 50% bonus Virgin miles when you book hotels via Kaligo Online hotel booking site Kaligo.com, which gives airline miles on every booking, is offering 50% bonus Virgin miles on every .....

News in brief: Get 50% bonus Virgin miles when you book hotels via Kaligo Online hotel booking site .....

25 Jun 201625 June 2016 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

News in brief: Qatar Airways launches Dubai in business class for £975 Qatar Airways has launched an exceptionally good fare to Dubai – just £975 return.  I have NEVER seen flights to the .....

News in brief: Qatar Airways launches Dubai in business class for £975 Qatar Airways has launched an .....

24 Jun 201624 June 2016 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

One of the less known avios.com partners is market research group ‘Rewards For Thoughts‘.  They are offering a generous 600 Avios points just for signing up. Note that this is an .....

One of the less known avios.com partners is market research group ‘Rewards For Thoughts‘.  They .....

24 Jun 201624 June 2016 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

For the first time in quite a long time we flew out of London City Airport last Friday. Before I continue, I should say that only a fool should try to fly out of City at peak hours on a Friday night. .....

For the first time in quite a long time we flew out of London City Airport last Friday. Before I continue, I .....

23 Jun 201623 June 2016 by Rob Burgess • 79 comments