I wrote on Monday about the imminent joining of Star Alliance by Air India.  After seven years of delays, the final decision has been taken with a surprising degree of speed and the airline will .....

I wrote on Monday about the imminent joining of Star Alliance by Air India.  After seven years of delays, .....

2 Jul 20142 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

I’m not going to write anything about the opening of Terminal 2 at Heathrow yesterday – I’m sure that there will be enough in the general press.  Here is one titbit that you .....

I’m not going to write anything about the opening of Terminal 2 at Heathrow yesterday – I’m .....

5 Jun 20145 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

A quick heads up that MBNA has extended the current sign-up offers on three of its airline credit cards. The impressive Virgin Flying Club offer has been extended from 30th June to 14th July.  .....

A quick heads up that MBNA has extended the current sign-up offers on three of its airline credit cards. The .....

4 Jun 20144 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

This is my review of the United Airlines MileagePlus credit cards issued in the UK. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they .....

This is my review of the United Airlines MileagePlus credit cards issued in the UK. It is part of my series .....

24 May 201424 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

We are now getting very close to the grand opening on Heathrow Terminal 2 on June 4th. You will hardly notice it at the time because – learning lessons from Terminal 5 – the airport is .....

We are now getting very close to the grand opening on Heathrow Terminal 2 on June 4th. You will hardly notice .....

23 May 201423 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

For the last few months, the United Airlines MileagePlus Amex credit cards (issued by MBNA) has had the unique distinction of offering NO sign-up bonus! Things are improving, though. Via this link, .....

For the last few months, the United Airlines MileagePlus Amex credit cards (issued by MBNA) has had the .....

14 May 201414 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

I wrote in January about the forthcoming relaunch of Star Alliance Company Plus.  This is the Star Alliance equivalent of the British Airways On Business scheme, aimed at companies in the UK and .....

I wrote in January about the forthcoming relaunch of Star Alliance Company Plus.  This is the Star .....

19 Feb 201419 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

A quick heads up that TODAY, New Years Eve, is your last chance to apply for the United MileagePlus credit card whilst it still has the 12,000 miles sign-up bonus. The United Airlines card, issued by .....

A quick heads up that TODAY, New Years Eve, is your last chance to apply for the United MileagePlus credit .....

31 Dec 201331 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the site for December. Apart from the big changes to the Starwood and BA cards, which I summarise below, the other points worth .....

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the site for December. Apart from the .....

3 Dec 20133 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

I posted the other day about the new United MileagePlus UK credit card so it is worth highlighting this deal as well. I wrote an introduction to hotel booking site Rocketmiles here.  It is a .....

I posted the other day about the new United MileagePlus UK credit card so it is worth highlighting this deal .....

17 Nov 201317 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

The United Airlines credit card, issued by MBNA, has historically been fundamentally ignored.  There was no sign-up bonus (once a year they offered a whopping 5,000 miles!) and it wasn’t even .....

The United Airlines credit card, issued by MBNA, has historically been fundamentally ignored.  There was no .....

13 Nov 201313 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

United Airlines has taken a leaf out of the British Airways promotions book and is currently offering a 25% bonus on all hotel and car hire points transfers. There is a bit of small print to follow: .....

United Airlines has taken a leaf out of the British Airways promotions book and is currently offering a 25% .....

23 Oct 201323 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Two new hotel booking services have sprung up recently which offer a twist on the usual third-party booking service. Both Rocketmiles and PointsHound give you a large slug of airline miles with every .....

Two new hotel booking services have sprung up recently which offer a twist on the usual third-party booking .....

26 Aug 201326 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

When BMI still existed, it was easier to get around the world with airline miles. BA was a core member of the oneworld alliance, and BMI was part of Star Alliance. Between them, you could redeem to .....

When BMI still existed, it was easier to get around the world with airline miles. BA was a core member of the .....

22 Jul 201322 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments