A mailshot drops through the door for the Priority Club Black Visa card. It directs me to www.priorityclub.com/aug This promotion offers 40,000 PC points for signing up. This is a big jump on the .....

A mailshot drops through the door for the Priority Club Black Visa card. It directs me to .....

8 Sep 20128 September 2012 by Rob Burgess

News in brief: Get 1,000 Priority Club points for completing a survey This link was found by a Flyertalk poster, offering 1,000 points for completing a (fairly) quick survey. I do not know where the .....

News in brief: Get 1,000 Priority Club points for completing a survey This link was found by a Flyertalk .....

30 Aug 201230 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

With my wife’s first Priority Club Black credit card statement this month was a leaflet promoting Priority Club Shopping.  This is Priority Club’s version of the Avios e-store, where .....

With my wife’s first Priority Club Black credit card statement this month was a leaflet promoting .....

23 Aug 201223 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

A couple of weeks ago I abandoned my wife and children and headed down to the Cote d’Azur with a friend for a night.  (And why not?!) This is not a trip report post, but I do want to flag up .....

A couple of weeks ago I abandoned my wife and children and headed down to the Cote d’Azur with a friend .....

21 Aug 201221 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Two days ago I wrote an introductory piece on points.com, an online exchange for unwanted points and miles.  Please read that post before trying to action the contents of this post. Here is a good .....

Two days ago I wrote an introductory piece on points.com, an online exchange for unwanted points and miles.  .....

20 Aug 201220 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

I posted a few weeks about this targetted offer for the Priority Club Black Visa card.  The last day to apply is tomorrow, Monday August 20th. This was an attractive deal – the normal £99 fee .....

I posted a few weeks about this targetted offer for the Priority Club Black Visa card.  The last day to apply .....

19 Aug 201219 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

A recent post on exchanging Miles & More miles for Heathrow shopping vouchers triggered a question about exchanging United MileagePlus points. The answer I gave was to use points.com and I .....

A recent post on exchanging Miles & More miles for Heathrow shopping vouchers triggered a question about .....

18 Aug 201218 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

The question ‘Which is the best hotel loyalty programme?’ is a long and complex one. The answer is usually different for each person. However, it is generally fair to say that no-one will .....

The question ‘Which is the best hotel loyalty programme?’ is a long and complex one. The answer is .....

13 Aug 201213 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

As had been rumoured on various forums, InterContinental has increased the cost of renewing membership of its Ambassador loyalty programme from $100 to $150. If you not familiar with Ambassador, it is .....

As had been rumoured on various forums, InterContinental has increased the cost of renewing membership of its .....

10 Aug 201210 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

This is my review of the Crowne Plaza hotel in Marlow. This is not a trip reports site, as I have said before.  However, I do write about places I visit which I think may be of specific interest .....

This is my review of the Crowne Plaza hotel in Marlow. This is not a trip reports site, as I have said before. .....

9 Aug 20129 August 2012 by Rob Burgess

My wife was recently targetted for the Priority Club Black Visa card.  This was for the offer that I highlight on the ‘Credit Cards Update‘ page – 40,000 Priority Club points (good .....

My wife was recently targetted for the Priority Club Black Visa card.  This was for the offer that I .....

8 Aug 20128 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

We spent last weekend at the Crowne Plaza Marlow (a short report will follow), which is bargain bucket place to go if you’ve got kids and live in London. Four Seasons Hampshire it is not, but .....

We spent last weekend at the Crowne Plaza Marlow (a short report will follow), which is bargain bucket place .....

4 Aug 20124 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

There are three types of loyalty credit card: The card you actually use day-to-day because of its good earning rate in a programme you value The card you get purely for the sign-up bonus, and cancel .....

There are three types of loyalty credit card: The card you actually use day-to-day because of its good earning .....

2 Aug 20122 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

I wrote a post last week about the possible decline of Priority Club’s PointBreaks, the specially reduced redemptions that can be 90% cheaper than a standard redemption. The new list is now .....

I wrote a post last week about the possible decline of Priority Club’s PointBreaks, the specially reduced .....

31 Jul 201231 July 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment