On Tuesday I did an article bemoaning the lack of good hotel loyalty promotions at present.  There are only two options: Hilton Honors – 2,000 bonus points per stay (register) Radisson .....

On Tuesday I did an article bemoaning the lack of good hotel loyalty promotions at present.  There are .....

30 Jan 202030 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

I am in The Sunday Times today as part of an article discussing how to earn miles and points from credit cards.  It is the Money section if you have a copy – the link is here but there .....

I am in The Sunday Times today as part of an article discussing how to earn miles and points from credit .....

26 Jan 202026 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

When HMRC stopped accepting personal credit cards for tax payments in January 2018, it was a blow for many HfP readers who used the Inland Revenue to rack up a substantial number of miles and points. .....

When HMRC stopped accepting personal credit cards for tax payments in January 2018, it was a blow for many HfP .....

23 Jan 202023 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 232 comments

As we covered last week, American Express has written to holders of the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express card telling them that the benefits package is changing on 26th February. The card is .....

As we covered last week, American Express has written to holders of the Starwood Preferred Guest American .....

21 Jan 202021 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 115 comments

Last weekend we covered a new 2-4-1 deal launched by SWISS and Lufthansa.  The fares were bookable, but the sale seemed to be a secret – no promotion, no landing pages, nothing. The sale is now .....

Last weekend we covered a new 2-4-1 deal launched by SWISS and Lufthansa.  The fares were bookable, but the .....

16 Jan 202016 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

SWISS and Lufthansa seem to have launched some EXCELLENT First Class and Business Class ‘2-4-1’ deals.  Unlike some fare deals we write about, these are for departures from the UK so you .....

SWISS and Lufthansa seem to have launched some EXCELLENT First Class and Business Class ‘2-4-1’ .....

12 Jan 202012 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

News in brief: Last chance to get 10,000 Miles & More miles with the Lufthansa credit card For only the second time, Lufthansa is offering an increased sign-up bonus on its new UK payment card.  .....

News in brief: Last chance to get 10,000 Miles & More miles with the Lufthansa credit card For only the .....

28 Dec 201928 December 2019 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Blacklane is, to some extent, the Uber of high end airport transfers – although Uber, of course, runs high-end cars itself in many cities including London. You can find out more on their website .....

Blacklane is, to some extent, the Uber of high end airport transfers – although Uber, of course, runs .....

28 Dec 201928 December 2019 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

SWISS and Lufthansa have launched a new sale for UK departures. You need to book by 15th December for travel between 1st January and 30th November 2020.  It covers all classes, but if I focus only on .....

SWISS and Lufthansa have launched a new sale for UK departures. You need to book by 15th December for travel .....

7 Dec 20197 December 2019 by Rob Burgess

I am planning to run one, and possibly two, additional Black Friday articles during Friday.  These will be emailed out on Saturday morning, but our email readers may want to pop back to the website .....

I am planning to run one, and possibly two, additional Black Friday articles during Friday.  These will be .....

29 Nov 201929 November 2019 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

We have made quite a bit of fuss over the £205 Qantas economy flights to Sydney this week, with the last batch of seats released at noon on Friday. To be honest, this was a bit of a PR .....

We have made quite a bit of fuss over the £205 Qantas economy flights to Sydney this week, with the last .....

22 Nov 201922 November 2019 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

This is our review of the Lufthansa Miles & More Global Traveller UK payment cards. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit and charge cards and discussing .....

This is our review of the Lufthansa Miles & More Global Traveller UK payment cards. It is part of our .....

17 Nov 201917 November 2019 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Lufthansa has announced a massive shake-up of how you earn status in its Miles & More loyalty scheme – so huge that it is giving 14 months notice to members. Weirdly, it has decided to copy .....

Lufthansa has announced a massive shake-up of how you earn status in its Miles & More loyalty scheme .....

12 Nov 201912 November 2019 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

Lufthansa has announced the return of direct flights between Bristol Airport and Frankfurt. Flybmi used to serve this route until it went bankrupt, and Lufthansa itself used to fly it a decade or so .....

Lufthansa has announced the return of direct flights between Bristol Airport and Frankfurt. Flybmi used to .....

1 Nov 20191 November 2019 by Rob Burgess