Time is running out to earn large chunks of very cheap airline miles and hotel points from HMRC via your credit card. As we first announced in early October (but the newspapers only caught up last .....

Time is running out to earn large chunks of very cheap airline miles and hotel points from HMRC via your .....

15 Dec 201715 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 83 comments

People who drift into this odd hobby of ours often apply for a couple of credit or charge cards almost at random, perhaps because they were on promotion or because they didn’t know any better. .....

People who drift into this odd hobby of ours often apply for a couple of credit or charge cards almost at .....

13 Dec 201713 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 144 comments

News in brief: 20% off National Express tickets for HSBC customers National Express is offering 20% off its standard fares to HSBC customers (no validation required) via this link. You need to book by .....

News in brief: 20% off National Express tickets for HSBC customers National Express is offering 20% off its .....

6 Dec 20176 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

We try to keep Tesco Direct deals on our sister site Shopper Points these days, but this offer is so good that we thought it was worth a bigger audience over here.  I am giving it another mention .....

We try to keep Tesco Direct deals on our sister site Shopper Points these days, but this offer is so good that .....

26 Nov 201726 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 94 comments

We try to keep Tesco Direct deals on our sister site Shopper Points these days, but this offer is so good that we thought it was worth a bigger audience over here. Tesco Direct has dropped the price .....

We try to keep Tesco Direct deals on our sister site Shopper Points these days, but this offer is so good that .....

14 Nov 201714 November 2017 by Anika Burnett • 127 comments

This is my review of the Tesco Premium Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying .....

This is my review of the Tesco Premium Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking .....

9 Nov 20179 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

It is that time of quarter again when both Avios / British Airways and Virgin Atlantic wheel out incentives to persuade you that you should convert your Tesco Clubcard points into frequent flyer .....

It is that time of quarter again when both Avios / British Airways and Virgin Atlantic wheel out incentives to .....

8 Nov 20178 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

This is my review of the Tesco Clubcard Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying .....

This is my review of the Tesco Clubcard Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at .....

31 Oct 201731 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

News in brief: British Airways launches status match for airberlin members If you had airberlin status, British Airways has joined the list of airlines offering a status match. The BA offer is poor.  .....

News in brief: British Airways launches status match for airberlin members If you had airberlin status, .....

19 Oct 201719 October 2017 by Anika Burnett • 97 comments

News in brief: Is this the only alternative to HMRC’s credit card ban? Earlier in the week I explained how HMRC is banning tax payments on personal credit cards from 13th January (click here). .....

News in brief: Is this the only alternative to HMRC’s credit card ban? Earlier in the week I explained .....

13 Oct 201713 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 104 comments

HMRC has announced that it will no longer accept personal credit cards for income tax, PAYE, VAT or any other payments after 13th January 2018. You can see the announcement on this page of the HMRC .....

HMRC has announced that it will no longer accept personal credit cards for income tax, PAYE, VAT or any other .....

10 Oct 201710 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 156 comments

Valuing miles and points is a thankless task.  I wrote this long piece on valuing Avios points but all it does is show you how complex it can be.  I also tend to throw out valuations of hotel points .....

Valuing miles and points is a thankless task.  I wrote this long piece on valuing Avios points but all it .....

9 Oct 20179 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 130 comments

It is time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. Our updated directory of all 23 UK travel credit cards can be .....

It is time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel .....

9 Oct 20179 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

News in brief: About last night …. More on this tomorrow: Get one extra Clubcard point per £4 with Pay+ at Tesco Tesco is running a good promotion with Pay+ (formerly PayQwiq) which will earn .....

News in brief: About last night …. More on this tomorrow: Get one extra Clubcard point per £4 with Pay+ .....

6 Oct 20176 October 2017 by Anika Burnett • 83 comments