The Hyatt hotel group, which also includes the Andaz chain, has launched a special offer in partnership with British Airways. Until September 30th, you will receive triple Avios points – 1,500 .....

The Hyatt hotel group, which also includes the Andaz chain, has launched a special offer in partnership with .....

12 Jul 201512 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

I receive regular emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Hyatt Gold Passport points from expiring?’ or ‘When do my Hyatt Gold Passport points expire?’.  .....

I receive regular emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Hyatt Gold Passport points from .....

28 Jun 201528 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

News in brief: Hyatt and Amex London event announced For the fourth year, Hyatt and American Express are supporting a charitable weekend event in London from October 8th – 11th, organised by .....

News in brief: Hyatt and Amex London event announced For the fourth year, Hyatt and American Express are .....

12 Jun 201512 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Until 13th July, British Airways is offering a 25% bonus (10% with Starwood) if you transfer hotel points from seven major loyalty schemes into Avios. Etihad Guest is offering a similar deal until .....

Until 13th July, British Airways is offering a 25% bonus (10% with Starwood) if you transfer hotel points from .....

9 May 20159 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

A lot of good hotel promotions ended on April 30th with no obvious replacements.  As we are now into May, I thought it was worth doing a quick recap of the best hotel promotions currently available. .....

A lot of good hotel promotions ended on April 30th with no obvious replacements.  As we are now into May, I .....

3 May 20153 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

It’s back, on the fairly regular ‘every nine months’ timetable. I’m talking about the ‘25% bonus when you transfer your hotel points to British Airways Avios‘ .....

It’s back, on the fairly regular ‘every nine months’ timetable. I’m talking about the .....

2 May 20152 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

This page contains links to the ‘buy miles’ or ‘buy points’ sections of the major airline and hotel schemes. Click on the link to be taken directly to the ‘buy’ .....

This page contains links to the ‘buy miles’ or ‘buy points’ sections of the major .....

30 Apr 201530 April 2015 by Rob Burgess

In my article yesterday, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Hyatt Gold Passport loyalty scheme. This article is my personal opinion, highlighting areas where I think you might want to focus. The .....

In my article yesterday, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Hyatt Gold Passport loyalty scheme. This article is .....

7 Apr 20157 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

This is the third of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two articles on consecutive days. One will list the basic facts of the scheme, the other .....

This is the third of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over .....

6 Apr 20156 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Starting tomorrow and continuing over Easter, I am running updated versions of our overviews of the major hotel loyalty schemes. Each programme will be covered in two posts on consecutive days: The .....

Starting tomorrow and continuing over Easter, I am running updated versions of our overviews of the major .....

1 Apr 20151 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Most frequent flyer schemes allow you to pay to transfer miles to a friend.  It is usually a terrible deal.  The price is often only modestly cheaper than buying miles outright but .....

Most frequent flyer schemes allow you to pay to transfer miles to a friend.  It is usually a terrible .....

11 Mar 201511 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Hilton HHonors became the last major international hotel group this week to announce that it will begin offering free wi-fi to all guests.  Well, almost all guests …. From August, wi-fi in all .....

Hilton HHonors became the last major international hotel group this week to announce that it will begin .....

4 Mar 20154 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

News in brief: British Airways to return to Birmingham According to press reports – although the flights are not timetabled yet – Sun-Air of Scandinavia, the small airline which operates .....

News in brief: British Airways to return to Birmingham According to press reports – although the flights .....

17 Feb 201517 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

In December I told you that Hilton had been dropping hints that ‘Lifetime Diamond’ status would soon be available.  Hyatt, Marriott and Starwood already have lifetime status schemes .....

In December I told you that Hilton had been dropping hints that ‘Lifetime Diamond’ status would .....

17 Feb 201517 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments