My recent posts on the 3V Virtual Visa card have focussed minds on the topic of ‘manufactured spend’ – ie creating artificial financial transactions purely to generate credit card .....

My recent posts on the 3V Virtual Visa card have focussed minds on the topic of ‘manufactured .....

12 May 201312 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

If you are planning a US trip this year, this may be worth a look. Expedia, via this link, is offering £50 off £500 ‘flight and hotel’ packages and £100 off £1,000 packages. The clever .....

If you are planning a US trip this year, this may be worth a look. Expedia, via this link, is offering £50 .....

12 May 201312 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

This deal is in the Daily Mail today, but I will do you a favour and save you having to buy a copy! Mail readers are being offered a free ‘Family & Friends Railcard’, which will be .....

This deal is in the Daily Mail today, but I will do you a favour and save you having to buy a copy! Mail .....

11 May 201311 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

I recently received an email from East Midlands Trains offering me a £10 voucher off any future train trip with them.  I received this because I do, once or twice a year, take the train up to .....

I recently received an email from East Midlands Trains offering me a £10 voucher off any future train trip .....

9 May 20139 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Jumeirah (the Dubai-based hotel chain) has some good value redemptions, via their Sirius programme, at their hotels in London. I wrote about how to redeem for meals in their restaurants here. Jumeirah .....

Jumeirah (the Dubai-based hotel chain) has some good value redemptions, via their Sirius programme, at their .....

8 May 20138 May 2013 by Rob Burgess

In the USA a couple of years ago, there was a cult hobby amongst mileage enthusiasts – buying $1 coins in bulk from the US Mint and depositing them into your bank account. Due to free shipping .....

In the USA a couple of years ago, there was a cult hobby amongst mileage enthusiasts – buying $1 coins .....

4 May 20134 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

A new Foursquare and American Express promotion has been launched, although Amex hasn’t bothered to tell us about it. This time, it is for upmarket cosmetic and beauty product chain SpaceNK. The .....

A new Foursquare and American Express promotion has been launched, although Amex hasn’t bothered to tell .....

3 May 20133 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

However many planes you have flown on, I bet you’ve never flown on one that looks sillier than this: Welcome to the world of EVA Air, the Taiwan-based airline! Luckily, it is the only airline .....

However many planes you have flown on, I bet you’ve never flown on one that looks sillier than this: .....

29 Apr 201329 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Just when you thought that every possible internet-based travel website idea had been done, someone comes along to prove you wrong.  The latest contender is StatusMatcher. A ‘status .....

Just when you thought that every possible internet-based travel website idea had been done, someone comes .....

23 Apr 201323 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

This is my review of our stay in a suite at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers hotel in Dubai. Regular readers may remember my review of Jumeirah Zabeel Saray in Dubai, a pleasant but slightly chaotic beach .....

This is my review of our stay in a suite at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers hotel in Dubai. Regular readers may .....

22 Apr 201322 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Last September, I wrote a long piece outlining why I like AwardWallet. As I wrote then: “Once you have got a certain number of loyalty accounts, it is very easy to lose track of what you have in .....

Last September, I wrote a long piece outlining why I like AwardWallet. As I wrote then: “Once you have .....

22 Apr 201322 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts occupy a rarified position at the top of hotel chain pecking order.  For many years, they have represented the ultimate in mainstream hotels, offering quality and .....

Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts occupy a rarified position at the top of hotel chain pecking order.  For .....

19 Apr 201319 April 2013 by Rob Burgess

For clarity, Head for Points is a site about airline and hotel loyalty points!  However, anyone with any sense uses a cashback site such as Quidco or TopCashback when booking travel products, so it .....

For clarity, Head for Points is a site about airline and hotel loyalty points!  However, anyone with any .....

16 Apr 201316 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Just a quick heads to remind you that the Foursquare / Shell / American Express promotion ends on April 18th. You will save £15 on any £50 spend at a Shell garage when you pay with any American .....

Just a quick heads to remind you that the Foursquare / Shell / American Express promotion ends on April 18th. .....

13 Apr 201313 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments