If you need any further proof of the tough environment out there for credit card rewards, Amazon has just announced big changes to its UK Platinum Mastercard. I tend to use the Amazon card as one of .....

If you need any further proof of the tough environment out there for credit card rewards, Amazon has just .....

28 Mar 201928 March 2019 by Rob Burgess • 152 comments

If you don’t have airport lounge access via your flight ticket, your elite status, via a Priority Pass card from American Express Platinum or via a Lounge Club card from American Express .....

If you don’t have airport lounge access via your flight ticket, your elite status, via a Priority Pass card .....

28 Mar 201928 March 2019 by Rob Burgess • 73 comments

According to an article in The Daily Telegraph yesterday, Curve Card is going through with its threat to sue American Express for withdrawing its support in January with no notice. The report says .....

According to an article in The Daily Telegraph yesterday, Curve Card is going through with its threat to sue .....

26 Mar 201926 March 2019 by Rob Burgess • 223 comments

Airport lounge network Priority Pass has unveiled the winners of its ‘Airport Lounge of the Year 2018’ awards. Whilst it is easy to take such awards with a pinch of salt, the fact that the .....

Airport lounge network Priority Pass has unveiled the winners of its ‘Airport Lounge of the Year .....

26 Mar 201926 March 2019 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Singapore Airlines has announced some changes to its Star Alliance reward chart from 16th April 2019. If you are wondering why you should care, it is because: Singapore Airlines is a transfer partner .....

Singapore Airlines has announced some changes to its Star Alliance reward chart from 16th April 2019. If you .....

25 Mar 201925 March 2019 by Rob Burgess

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

24 Mar 201924 March 2019 by Anika Burnett • 7 comments

We have mentioned before that Hotels.com appears to be planning a UK credit card. Plans seem to be progressing, with a job ad currently running for a Senior Marketing Manager to drive the project.  .....

We have mentioned before that Hotels.com appears to be planning a UK credit card. Plans seem to be .....

16 Mar 201916 March 2019 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

Opodo is running two discount codes this week which might get you a decent saving. The code is MARCH19.  You enter this right at the very end of the process – there is a box under the space for .....

Opodo is running two discount codes this week which might get you a decent saving. The code is MARCH19.  You .....

14 Mar 201914 March 2019 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of Air New Zealand Premium Economy from London Heathrow to Los Angeles. We have not given much coverage to Air New Zealand in the past, despite them being a Star Alliance member and .....

This is our review of Air New Zealand Premium Economy from London Heathrow to Los Angeles. We have not given .....

14 Mar 201914 March 2019 by Rhys Jones • 34 comments

This is part 2 of our review of Air New Zealand’s Premium Economy service from London Heathrow to Los Angeles. Part 1 of our Air New Zealand Premium Economy review, which also includes a quick .....

This is part 2 of our review of Air New Zealand’s Premium Economy service from London Heathrow to Los .....

14 Mar 201914 March 2019 by Rhys Jones • 23 comments

I wanted to give our luxury hotel booking service another mention today in case you have started to make your holiday plans for Summer 2019.  Since I launched this service two years ago with .....

I wanted to give our luxury hotel booking service another mention today in case you have started to make your .....

14 Mar 201914 March 2019 by Rob Burgess

The UK Civil Aviation Authority banned the Boeing 737 MAX 8 from operating in or over UK airspace on Tuesday afternoon.  In the evening, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency extended the ban to .....

The UK Civil Aviation Authority banned the Boeing 737 MAX 8 from operating in or over UK airspace on Tuesday .....

12 Mar 201912 March 2019 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

10 Mar 201910 March 2019 by Anika Burnett • 19 comments

Our main credit card focus on Head for Points is, not surprisingly, cards which earn you miles and points when you spend.  There are other cards on the market which offer travel benefits – .....

Our main credit card focus on Head for Points is, not surprisingly, cards which earn you miles and points when .....

8 Mar 20198 March 2019 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments