Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
Today, our ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review is from a unique spot in London. Due to a continued strong response from readers, we are running another batch of ‘My Favourite Hotel’ reviews over the .....
2 Nov 20202 November 2020 • 33 comments
To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Norwegian has delayed its plans to resume UK flights to the United States. Flights had been bookable from December. The first flight is now showing as 28th March. .....
17 Oct 202017 October 2020 • Leave a comment
News in brief: A great video of Heathrow’s Radisson RED in 1964! Two weeks ago we ran a review of the new Radisson RED hotel at London Heathrow. This is part of the old Park Inn hotel, which has .....
11 Oct 202011 October 2020 • 17 comments
This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit and charge cards. If you are just getting started with miles and points, you have probably realised by .....
15 Sep 202015 September 2020 • 27 comments
If you want to gain status at a number of hotel chains quickly, you have two options. One is to start spending every night of the week in a hotel, potentially changing property every day because .....
23 Jul 202023 July 2020 • 11 comments
Shangri-La Golden Circle has launched two new promotions which may be worth a look if you have a few of their points tucked away. Firstly, Shangri-La is offering a 50% bonus when you buy points. .....
18 Jul 202018 July 2020 • Leave a comment
Shangri-La Hotels, which includes the Traders, Kerry and JEN brands, is launching a new double points promotion today. Once registered, you will receive double Golden Circle points on all stays until .....
1 Jul 20201 July 2020 • Leave a comment
Hong Kong-based hotel group Shangri-La is the latest hotel group to announce a chain-wide set of guidelines and commitments towards traveller well-being. This will apply across the .....
19 Jun 202019 June 2020 • Leave a comment
We’ve covered the Blacklane chauffeur service a few times in the past. It isn’t cheap, but their global coverage is excellent. If you wanted to have a professional driver and a .....
28 Mar 202028 March 2020 • Leave a comment
Most of the major hotel companies have told members who live in China and selected other parts of Asia that their status is safe for 2021. They will not need to requalify this year. Shangri-La .....
26 Feb 202026 February 2020 • Leave a comment
One of the quirks of American Express Platinum is that you get more benefits than Amex actually tells you about. This is because some American Express partners have reciprocal deals with other .....
9 Feb 20209 February 2020 • 97 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 .....
28 Dec 201928 December 2019 • 5 comments
It was due a return and now it is back. I’m talking about the ‘bonus when you transfer your hotel loyalty points to British Airways Avios‘ promotion. The ba.com page .....
30 Oct 201930 October 2019 • 61 comments
If you’re looking to get yourself some hotel status cards quickly, there is no easier route than getting The Platinum Card from American Express. It comes with SIX hotel status cards. Five of .....
29 Jul 201929 July 2019 • 94 comments
