News in brief: More Arsenal football tickets released for Skywards members Emirates Skywards has released a further batch of Arsenal football tickets for the current season.  All of the ‘lesser .....

News in brief: More Arsenal football tickets released for Skywards members Emirates Skywards has released a .....

3 Oct 20163 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

One of the downsides of the fall of Sterling against the Dollar and the Euro has been to destroy, pretty much, the generous arbitrage that used to be available if you held the American Express .....

One of the downsides of the fall of Sterling against the Dollar and the Euro has been to destroy, pretty much, .....

26 Sep 201626 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 109 comments

Starwood Preferred Guest, the loyalty scheme for Westin, Sheraton, W, St Regis etc, has an interesting tie-up with Emirates which a lot of people don’t know about. It is called ‘Your .....

Starwood Preferred Guest, the loyalty scheme for Westin, Sheraton, W, St Regis etc, has an interesting tie-up .....

20 Sep 201620 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Emirates Skywards added a new feature last week – the ability to use your Skywards miles as part payment towards a cash ticket. You can find full details of ‘cash and miles’ on this .....

Emirates Skywards added a new feature last week – the ability to use your Skywards miles as part payment .....

11 Sep 201611 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

News in brief: British Airways launching two new routes to Bremen It is ironic that British Airways runs a major call centre in Bremen but did not fly there.  All of this will be fixed from 31st .....

News in brief: British Airways launching two new routes to Bremen It is ironic that British Airways runs a .....

3 Sep 20163 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

Yesterday I ran an extra article to share the news that the MBNA Diamond Club (ex bmi British Midland) credit cards will stop accruing Avios points on 30th September. This is a big blow for many .....

Yesterday I ran an extra article to share the news that the MBNA Diamond Club (ex bmi British Midland) credit .....

1 Sep 20161 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 160 comments

News in brief: Emirates to make Manchester ‘all A380’ whilst Birmingham gets a switch Emirates announced last week that all three of its daily Manchester services will be operated by A380 .....

News in brief: Emirates to make Manchester ‘all A380’ whilst Birmingham gets a switch Emirates .....

16 Aug 201616 August 2016 by Rob Burgess • 83 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

I don’t normally run fare ‘mistakes’ (if this is a mistake) on HfP but this one is worth a look. Via Flyertalk, Emirates has filed a promotional fare of £1,275 in Business Class .....

I don’t normally run fare ‘mistakes’ (if this is a mistake) on HfP but this one is worth a .....

20 Jun 201620 June 2016 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

Heathrow Airport has launched its very own Heathrow Airport Guide app aimed at helping you find your way to and around the airport and to maximise your use of its facilities. It is available for .....

Heathrow Airport has launched its very own Heathrow Airport Guide app aimed at helping you find your way to .....

26 May 201626 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

This is the last week to benefit from a 10% discount on Emirates economy and business class tickets for HSBC customers. You need to: use promo code UKHSBC6 at the Emirates website fly from the UK book .....

This is the last week to benefit from a 10% discount on Emirates economy and business class tickets for HSBC .....

25 May 201625 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

British Airways has announced a shake-up of its services to the Middle East.  This is either crazy or ambitious, depending on how you see it, as they are throwing in more resources whilst competing .....

British Airways has announced a shake-up of its services to the Middle East.  This is either crazy or .....

14 May 201614 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 25 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

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just for the sign-up bonus Cards you get primarily for the strong on-going earnings rate Cards .....

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just .....

18 Apr 201618 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments