Shares in Norwegian Air Shuttle surged yesterday after the CEO of Lufthansa announced that it was in talks with the company about a bid. IAG, parent of British Airways, bought 4.6% of Norwegian .....

Shares in Norwegian Air Shuttle surged yesterday after the CEO of Lufthansa announced that it was in talks .....

19 Jun 201819 June 2018 by Rob Burgess

Heathrow Rewards, the Heathrow Airport shopping loyalty scheme, has an interesting partnership with hotel booking site Rocketmiles. Heathrow Rewards gives you 1 point for every £1 spent in Heathrow .....

Heathrow Rewards, the Heathrow Airport shopping loyalty scheme, has an interesting partnership with hotel .....

16 Jun 201816 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

MBNA wrote to holders of the Lufthansa Miles & More credit card on Wednesday to tell them that it is closing on 28th July. This is the last of the MBNA airline credit cards to receive ‘the .....

MBNA wrote to holders of the Lufthansa Miles & More credit card on Wednesday to tell them that it is .....

15 Jun 201815 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

MBNA has sent letters to the holders of its Lufthansa Miles & More card, including myself, saying that the cards will close on 28th July. We will all receive the pretty decent Horizon Visa card .....

MBNA has sent letters to the holders of its Lufthansa Miles & More card, including myself, saying that the .....

14 Jun 201814 June 2018 by Rob Burgess

Lufthansa Miles & More has a strict expiration policy for its miles.  Irrespective of what other activity you have on your account, miles expire after three years. The only way around this is to .....

Lufthansa Miles & More has a strict expiration policy for its miles.  Irrespective of what other activity .....

12 Jun 201812 June 2018 by Rob Burgess

There is nothing more frustrating than finding that your miles have expired when you finally come to use them or add to them. This is most likely to happen with secondary programmes where you once .....

There is nothing more frustrating than finding that your miles have expired when you finally come to use them .....

2 Jun 20182 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

American Express has added further Lufthansa lounges in Germany to its American Express Global Lounge Collection. From now on Platinum and Centurion Card holders can enjoy complimentary access to .....

American Express has added further Lufthansa lounges in Germany to its American Express Global Lounge .....

2 Jun 20182 June 2018 by Anika Burnett • 40 comments

This is my review of MBNA’s new Horizon Visa credit card. Yesterday I wrote about how MBNA has pulled the plug on the UK Etihad Guest credit card from 27th July.  This is also now confirmed as .....

This is my review of MBNA’s new Horizon Visa credit card. Yesterday I wrote about how MBNA has pulled .....

31 May 201831 May 2018 by Rob Burgess • 158 comments

Just in case you are flying out of Heathrow tonight for the Bank Holiday, I thought it was worth a reminder that Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has a .....

Just in case you are flying out of Heathrow tonight for the Bank Holiday, I thought it was worth a reminder .....

25 May 201825 May 2018 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

As Miles & More miles are harder to collect in the UK than Avios, it’s worth taking a look at the current promotion with The Economist.  This is – I think – the most generous we .....

As Miles & More miles are harder to collect in the UK than Avios, it’s worth taking a look at the .....

8 May 20188 May 2018 by Rob Burgess

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

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

27 Apr 201827 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Lufthansa’s Miles & More programme has launched a new offer with car rental group Enterprise. It is also valid with Alamo and National if those brands are available where you are travelling. .....

Lufthansa’s Miles & More programme has launched a new offer with car rental group Enterprise. It is .....

9 Apr 20189 April 2018 by Rob Burgess

SWISS has launched a new business class sale.  The standout fare is from Heathrow to Delhi, priced at £1183 return. Other offers which are decent but not life changing include: Cairo £1079 Dubai .....

SWISS has launched a new business class sale.  The standout fare is from Heathrow to Delhi, priced at £1183 .....

7 Apr 20187 April 2018 by Rob Burgess

PartnerPlusBenefit is the Star Alliance version of the British Airways On Business scheme.  It gives points to businesses – on top of the air miles given to travellers – when their .....

PartnerPlusBenefit is the Star Alliance version of the British Airways On Business scheme.  It gives points .....

6 Apr 20186 April 2018 by Rob Burgess