Thanks to Air New Zealand, I am running a unique competition today which will run for just 17 hours. Between now and midnight, you can win a rare ‘money can’t buy’ pair of Air New .....

Thanks to Air New Zealand, I am running a unique competition today which will run for just 17 hours. Between .....

18 Dec 201418 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

PartnerPlusBenefit, previously Star Alliance Company Plus, is the Star Alliance equivalent of the British Airways On Business scheme, aimed at companies in the UK and Ireland. What makes .....

PartnerPlusBenefit, previously Star Alliance Company Plus, is the Star Alliance equivalent of the British .....

18 Dec 201418 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Back in August I wrote about ‘the luxury retail project’ – the plan to rebuild much of the south area of Terminal 5 as a destination for luxury shopping brands. Of all the stores .....

Back in August I wrote about ‘the luxury retail project’ – the plan to rebuild much of the .....

16 Dec 201416 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Uber, the app-based taxi service that is doing surprisingly well in London and is also in Manchester, has launched in Leeds.  The company now operates in 225 cities globally. At the moment, only the .....

Uber, the app-based taxi service that is doing surprisingly well in London and is also in Manchester, has .....

14 Dec 201414 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Hotels4U, which is part of Thomas Cook, is giving away £5,000 of hotel nights to people born on Christmas Day. It is enough to make up for all of those combined ‘birthday and Christmas’ .....

Hotels4U, which is part of Thomas Cook, is giving away £5,000 of hotel nights to people born on Christmas .....

12 Dec 201412 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

On Tuesday evening I was in Terminal 2 at Heathrow for the opening party for the Plaza Premium arrivals lounge. (This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all .....

On Tuesday evening I was in Terminal 2 at Heathrow for the opening party for the Plaza Premium arrivals .....

11 Dec 201411 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Flybe – which is now an Avios earning partner – is running its first ever Flash Sale today. Called ‘Purple Wednesday’, the airline is offering 15,000 seats across its network .....

Flybe – which is now an Avios earning partner – is running its first ever Flash Sale today. Called .....

10 Dec 201410 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Apologies for this slightly off-topic additional post, but this is an excellent deal which will only be around for a very short time I think. Amazon and MasterCard are running a great deal today.  .....

Apologies for this slightly off-topic additional post, but this is an excellent deal which will only be around .....

9 Dec 20149 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

Thank you to the 2,200 people who entered our competition last week to win a two-night weekend break at The Langham, London in 2015. There were 4,680 entries in total because you could earn an extra .....

Thank you to the 2,200 people who entered our competition last week to win a two-night weekend break at The .....

9 Dec 20149 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

If you need a hotel room over the Christmas period, Hotels.com is offering a 12% discount if you book via your mobile device. You don’t need to book via the Hotels.com app.  Simply visit their .....

If you need a hotel room over the Christmas period, Hotels.com is offering a 12% discount if you book via your .....

8 Dec 20148 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Flybe recently became an Avios partner.  This means that you can earn Avios points whenever you fly with them with the amount based on the price of your ticket. You can also redeem Avios points for .....

Flybe recently became an Avios partner.  This means that you can earn Avios points whenever you fly with them .....

7 Dec 20147 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Head for Points has promoted quite a few redspottedhanky.com promotions this year, all of which gave you free loyalty points that could be redeemed for money off your next train trip.  This .....

Head for Points has promoted quite a few redspottedhanky.com promotions this year, all of which gave you free .....

6 Dec 20146 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Don’t forget that midnight tonight is the closing time for our fantastic hotel competition in association with The Langham, London. You can win a 2-night weekend break for two people, with .....

Don’t forget that midnight tonight is the closing time for our fantastic hotel competition in .....

5 Dec 20145 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

George Osborne caught me by surprise yesterday by announcing changes to Air Passenger Duty (again).  Perhaps his hand was forced by the recent announcement from the Scottish Executive that they will .....

George Osborne caught me by surprise yesterday by announcing changes to Air Passenger Duty (again).  Perhaps .....

4 Dec 20144 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments