easyJet Plus is the nearest thing that easyJet has to a loyalty scheme – ie not very near at all! The scheme has been around for a while, and offers a number of benefits: Free seat selection .....

easyJet Plus is the nearest thing that easyJet has to a loyalty scheme – ie not very near at all! The .....

20 Jun 201320 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

There is, it seems, no end to the different ways in which the internet and, specifically, mobile applications are changing the travel scene. Guidestock – whilst still in beta at the moment .....

There is, it seems, no end to the different ways in which the internet and, specifically, mobile applications .....

20 Jun 201320 June 2013 by Rob Burgess

Thank you to the 99 people who entered the Taste of London competition, to win tickets for Thursday evening. Of the 99 comments, 95 were received before the midnight cut-off and were able to win. I .....

Thank you to the 99 people who entered the Taste of London competition, to win tickets for Thursday evening. .....

18 Jun 201318 June 2013 by Rob Burgess

Just a quick heads up that EVA Air officially joins Star Alliance tomorrow. This gives me a good excuse to run a picture of their Hello Kitty planes again: More seriously, if you have Star Alliance .....

Just a quick heads up that EVA Air officially joins Star Alliance tomorrow. This gives me a good excuse to run .....

17 Jun 201317 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

RedSpottedHanky, the train ticket booking service, has another voucher giveaway starting today. This time, it is in conjunction with The Sun. Unfortunately, it is not as lucrative as previous .....

RedSpottedHanky, the train ticket booking service, has another voucher giveaway starting today. This time, it .....

15 Jun 201315 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

RedSpottedHanky, the online train booking website, has launched a ‘Fantasy Wimbledon’ game on its website. At first glance, it doesn’t seem terribly interesting – you create .....

RedSpottedHanky, the online train booking website, has launched a ‘Fantasy Wimbledon’ game on its .....

10 Jun 201310 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

The Daily Mail is not the first place I look for frequent flyer news, so I was surprised to see this report on MailOnline.  I’m not sure if it actually appeared in the main newspaper or not. It .....

The Daily Mail is not the first place I look for frequent flyer news, so I was surprised to see this report on .....

9 Jun 20139 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

East Coast Rewards, the train loyalty scheme that I recommend as the best value option for rail bookings, has introduced a new redemption option. For just 400 East Coast Rewards points, you will .....

East Coast Rewards, the train loyalty scheme that I recommend as the best value option for rail bookings, has .....

9 Jun 20139 June 2013 by Rob Burgess

The battle between Quidco and TopCashback for the prize of being Britain’s biggest cashback site is intensifying. For seven years, Quidco had stuck to its policy of charging a £5 per year .....

The battle between Quidco and TopCashback for the prize of being Britain’s biggest cashback site is .....

6 Jun 20136 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Gatwick Airport kicked off the most ambitious stage of its £1.2bn redevelopment so far this week with demolition work starting on Pier 1 in the South Terminal. This has been in use since 1962, .....

Gatwick Airport kicked off the most ambitious stage of its £1.2bn redevelopment so far this week with .....

5 Jun 20135 June 2013 by Rob Burgess

Anyone who ordered a Shell Drivers Club via the Mighty Deals promotion a couple of weeks ago should now have received it. The registration process in unfortunately a little painful, so let me try to .....

Anyone who ordered a Shell Drivers Club via the Mighty Deals promotion a couple of weeks ago should now have .....

4 Jun 20134 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

There was an interesting piece in The Independent recently (see here) in which Simon Calder analysed the average waiting times at US immigration by time of day and by airport. US immigration is a .....

There was an interesting piece in The Independent recently (see here) in which Simon Calder analysed the .....

28 May 201328 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

A couple of weeks ago, I ran this article on buying 50p coins at face value from the Royal Mint. To be honest, it was written as a bit of fun.  And the fact that the ‘free postage’ code I .....

A couple of weeks ago, I ran this article on buying 50p coins at face value from the Royal Mint. To be honest, .....

25 May 201325 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

Flybe confirmed press rumours on Thursday when it announced the sale of its 25 pairs of take-off and landing slots at Gatwick Airport. easyJet will pay £20m for the slots. Whilst Gatwick is not full, .....

Flybe confirmed press rumours on Thursday when it announced the sale of its 25 pairs of take-off and landing .....

25 May 201325 May 2013 by Rob Burgess