One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up to 10,000 Membership Rewards points per year for 1.5p each. This facility is mentioned on .....

One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up .....

27 Aug 201727 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Hilton Honors has just launched its new Autumn promotion which is now open for registration. To give Hilton credit, it is very straightforward with minimal small print: You will earn DOUBLE Hilton .....

Hilton Honors has just launched its new Autumn promotion which is now open for registration. To give Hilton .....

24 Aug 201724 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

News in brief: New Qatar Airways and Hilton offers from Amex American Express appears to have launched two decent new offers with Qatar Airways and Hilton.  I say ‘appears’ because they .....

News in brief: New Qatar Airways and Hilton offers from Amex American Express appears to have launched two .....

24 Aug 201724 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments

The last few months have seen a number of, in some cases, underhand moves to change – for the worse – the cancellation policies for flexible hotel bookings. These moves have generally been .....

The last few months have seen a number of, in some cases, underhand moves to change – for the worse .....

14 Aug 201714 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

It is a few months since I last mentioned this, so I thought it was worth another plug today as I wouldn’t want readers to miss out.  This is a match that I did myself earlier in the .....

It is a few months since I last mentioned this, so I thought it was worth another plug today as I .....

13 Aug 201713 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

Virgin Atlantic has a rare feature that allows you to transfer your points into hotel loyalty schemes.   I wrote about this yesterday when I showed you how this is the only easy way left to earn .....

Virgin Atlantic has a rare feature that allows you to transfer your points into hotel loyalty schemes.   I .....

12 Aug 201712 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

Hilton has quietly been rolling out its ‘rooms for day use’ offering over the last couple of years.  This allows you to book a hotel room for the working day – the idea is to .....

Hilton has quietly been rolling out its ‘rooms for day use’ offering over the last couple of .....

9 Aug 20179 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Welcome to our monthly round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running.  All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel Offers’ page which contains details .....

Welcome to our monthly round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running.  All of the information in .....

8 Aug 20178 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

News in brief: Hilton Honors losing four car rental partners I’m not sure how many people credit car rentals to a hotel loyalty programme but – now that Avios is working exclusively with .....

News in brief: Hilton Honors losing four car rental partners I’m not sure how many people credit car .....

8 Aug 20178 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

I thought it was about time to revise and update the lists I first published in 2012 about the best way to use up small amounts of miles and points. What I want to explore is ‘What is the .....

I thought it was about time to revise and update the lists I first published in 2012 about the best way .....

7 Aug 20177 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

News in brief: Last day to enter our exclusive City Airport competition Today, Monday, is the last day to enter our London City Airport competition. One lucky reader will win two passes to the First .....

News in brief: Last day to enter our exclusive City Airport competition Today, Monday, is the last day to .....

7 Aug 20177 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

You may well have spent many hours awake at night wondering which Heathrow Airport hotel has the best swimming pool.  Good news – I’ve done the work for you! For reasons too complex to .....

You may well have spent many hours awake at night wondering which Heathrow Airport hotel has the best swimming .....

6 Aug 20176 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

During August we’re going to be running a few more ‘educational’ articles than usual, to help new readers get up to speed with some of the tricks of our trade. One of the things that .....

During August we’re going to be running a few more ‘educational’ articles than usual, to .....

2 Aug 20172 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 49 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 .....

24 Jul 201724 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 101 comments