For anyone with a stash of miles with a Star Alliance airline, I wanted to flag up this very informative post from US site Points Miles and Martinis. Lufthansa First Class is one of the best First .....

For anyone with a stash of miles with a Star Alliance airline, I wanted to flag up this very informative post .....

11 Dec 201211 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Lufthansa has launched a bonus promotion when you buy Miles & More miles. Until 31 December, you receive a 20% bonus on the standard price. Full details are here (scroll down to the M&M logo). .....

Lufthansa has launched a bonus promotion when you buy Miles & More miles. Until 31 December, you receive a .....

9 Dec 20129 December 2012 by Rob Burgess

The ‘Credit Card Offers’ page at the top of site has been updated for December.  (Click here to see it if you are an email or RSS reader.) There has been quite a lot of promotional .....

The ‘Credit Card Offers’ page at the top of site has been updated for December.  (Click here to .....

2 Dec 20122 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

A reader passed along this email from Lufthansa which oddly I haven’t had despite my Senator (Gold) status: Set your alarm clock today for Wednesday. Because on Wednesday, 14 November only – .....

A reader passed along this email from Lufthansa which oddly I haven’t had despite my Senator (Gold) .....

14 Nov 201214 November 2012 by Rob Burgess

A lot of people end up with a small amount of Lufthansa Miles & More miles – usually because they take the odd Star Alliance flight and Lufthansa seems the most convenient (for a Brit) place .....

A lot of people end up with a small amount of Lufthansa Miles & More miles – usually because they .....

13 Nov 201213 November 2012 by Rob Burgess

Lufthansa Miles & More has brought back its 10,000 miles bonus for getting the Miles & More credit card. Full details can be found here. The bonus is actually 11,500 miles.  You get the usual .....

Lufthansa Miles & More has brought back its 10,000 miles bonus for getting the Miles & More credit .....

8 Nov 20128 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

I have written a few posts in recent weeks about specific airline promotions running with Hilton. The Virgin Atlantic promotion I covered here is probably the most generous.  Other versions include: .....

I have written a few posts in recent weeks about specific airline promotions running with Hilton. The Virgin .....

30 Oct 201230 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Yes, I know. This article looks VERY similar to one I wrote last week! That post was to promote a new BAA WorldPoints sign-up promotion worth 500 points. This new one is worth 750 points – so .....

Yes, I know. This article looks VERY similar to one I wrote last week! That post was to promote a new BAA .....

27 Oct 201227 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Every so often, Lufthansa and hotel review website tripadvisor.com team up to promote tripadvisor in countries where it is not as strong as it could be. Last year it was Germany, and this year they .....

Every so often, Lufthansa and hotel review website tripadvisor.com team up to promote tripadvisor in countries .....

23 Oct 201223 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

This is the final part of the post I began yesterday, discussing the best ways to ‘zero out’ loyalty card accounts which you want to abandon.  You need to remember that you may first need .....

This is the final part of the post I began yesterday, discussing the best ways to ‘zero out’ .....

22 Oct 201222 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

An interesting discussion on Flyertalk the other day led me to think about ways of using up small random amounts of miles and points.  Unless you are very disciplined, it is easy to end up with a lot .....

An interesting discussion on Flyertalk the other day led me to think about ways of using up small random .....

21 Oct 201221 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

BAA WorldPoints has launched a new sign-up bonus.  It is not as good as the one they ran over the Summer (1,000 points for a £10 spend) but it is still more than acceptable. BAA WorldPoints is .....

BAA WorldPoints has launched a new sign-up bonus.  It is not as good as the one they ran over the Summer .....

20 Oct 201220 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

For US frequent travellers, car rental is part of their regular travel routines. It is less common in Europe, where you are more likely to fly to your location and then use taxis and public transport .....

For US frequent travellers, car rental is part of their regular travel routines. It is less common in Europe, .....

19 Oct 201219 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

A couple of days ago I wrote here about the generous Hilton HHonors promotion with Virgin Atlantic running over the next three months. Hilton has now released new versions of this promotion covering .....

A couple of days ago I wrote here about the generous Hilton HHonors promotion with Virgin Atlantic running .....

6 Oct 20126 October 2012 by Rob Burgess