News in brief: What is the future of the Boeing 747-8i? Today I will be flying a Boeing 747-8i via Lufthansa for the first and possibly last time, on my way to New York. The 747-8i – a .....

News in brief: What is the future of the Boeing 747-8i? Today I will be flying a Boeing 747-8i via Lufthansa .....

13 Jun 201713 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

News in brief: Tesco Clubcard to Virgin Flying Club bonus now running It turns out that Virgin Flying Club is running a low-key conversion bonus for anyone with Tesco Clubcard vouchers this month. It .....

News in brief: Tesco Clubcard to Virgin Flying Club bonus now running It turns out that Virgin Flying Club is .....

12 Jun 201712 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

News in brief: Excellent SWISS fares from Brussels for two people SWISS is offering excellent business class fares from Brussels to Rio, Bangkok and Beijing – €1,195 (£1,040) – when .....

News in brief: Excellent SWISS fares from Brussels for two people SWISS is offering excellent business class .....

9 Jun 20179 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Marriott Rewards, the loyalty scheme for Marriott, Renaissance, The Ritz-Carlton, Autograph and many other hotel brands, has launched a very attractive sign-up bonus.  To put it mildly. Marriott will .....

Marriott Rewards, the loyalty scheme for Marriott, Renaissance, The Ritz-Carlton, Autograph and many other .....

5 Jun 20175 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 110 comments

News in brief: New Iberia Plus wine offer earns 500 Avios Iberia’s wine partner, Vinoseleccion, is running a new deal for UK residents. For £50, you will receive six bottle of rioja plus free .....

News in brief: New Iberia Plus wine offer earns 500 Avios Iberia’s wine partner, Vinoseleccion, is .....

1 Jun 20171 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

News in brief: New £100 off a £500 British Airways spend deal with Amex American Express is offering a very limited number of cardholders a £100 statement credit with their next £500 British .....

News in brief: New £100 off a £500 British Airways spend deal with Amex American Express is offering a very .....

16 May 201716 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 187 comments

News in brief: Decent SWISS sale out of Italy SWISS business class and, in particular, first class has an excellent reputation.  I was one of the last people to redeem for Swiss First – here .....

News in brief: Decent SWISS sale out of Italy SWISS business class and, in particular, first class has an .....

4 May 20174 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

News in brief: Buy access to Etihad’s airport lounges Following rival Emirates which opened up its facilities to paying passengers earlier this year, Etihad has decided to let Economy .....

News in brief: Buy access to Etihad’s airport lounges Following rival Emirates which opened up its .....

25 Mar 201725 March 2017 by Anika Burnett • 7 comments

News in brief: Starwood launches more concert tickets for The O2 Starwood Preferred Guest launched a new batch of concert tickets for The O2 yesterday. For just 15,000 SPG points (or 45,000 Marriott .....

News in brief: Starwood launches more concert tickets for The O2 Starwood Preferred Guest launched a new batch .....

9 Mar 20179 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Today (Wednesday) is the last day to initiate a transfer of take advantage of the Heathrow Rewards / Avios bonus. Heathrow Rewards, the loyalty scheme for shopping at Heathrow, has been offering a .....

Today (Wednesday) is the last day to initiate a transfer of take advantage of the Heathrow Rewards / Avios .....

1 Mar 20171 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up promotional bonus in association with Etihad Guest. This is one of the most generous sign-up .....

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up .....

27 Jan 201727 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 108 comments

News in brief: Court judgement on how you receive downgrade compensation I ran an article about EC261 downgrade compensation on Wednesday.  I said in that piece that some parts of the regulations .....

News in brief: Court judgement on how you receive downgrade compensation I ran an article about EC261 .....

20 Jan 201720 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

If you have a large chunk of self-assessment income tax due this month, there is an upside. Last April, HMRC slashed its credit card fee to roughly 0.4%. One of the biggest jokes, since the EU cap on .....

If you have a large chunk of self-assessment income tax due this month, there is an upside. Last April, HMRC .....

11 Jan 201711 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 97 comments

News in brief: No more 25% bonus on TopCashback transfers to Avios Quietly TopCashback has withdrawn its 25% bonus when converting TopCashback cashback directly into Avios. First launched in September .....

News in brief: No more 25% bonus on TopCashback transfers to Avios Quietly TopCashback has withdrawn its 25% .....

8 Jan 20178 January 2017 by Anika Burnett • 52 comments