The end appears to be coming sooner rather than later for the MBNA-issued airline credit cards which come as an American Express plus Visa or Mastercard double pack. If you had been thinking about .....

The end appears to be coming sooner rather than later for the MBNA-issued airline credit cards which come as .....

1 Nov 20171 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 114 comments

There is good news for Avios, Virgin Flying Club, Emirates Skywards, Etihad Guest and Lufthansa Miles & More members. Tomorrow, 1st November, Heathrow Rewards is launching its annual mega-bonus .....

There is good news for Avios, Virgin Flying Club, Emirates Skywards, Etihad Guest and Lufthansa Miles & .....

31 Oct 201731 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

News in brief: Finnair’s UK services to Lapland launching soon If you’ve ever had a secret wish to visit Lapland, Finnair can help this winter.  Even better, you can use Avios to make it .....

News in brief: Finnair’s UK services to Lapland launching soon If you’ve ever had a secret wish to .....

26 Oct 201726 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 40 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

If you have ever had a British Airways American Express card, you will know that it is NOT possible to have both the free BA Amex and the paid BA Premium Plus version.  You need to choose. Virgin .....

If you have ever had a British Airways American Express card, you will know that it is NOT possible to have .....

8 Oct 20178 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

News in brief: 4,500 Avios for new BAEC members in Germany British Airways Executive Club has launched a 4,500 Avios sign-up bonus for new members in Germany. This offer is being targeted at people .....

News in brief: 4,500 Avios for new BAEC members in Germany British Airways Executive Club has launched a 4,500 .....

8 Oct 20178 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

Virgin Atlantic has launched its semi-regular bonus for buying miles and for ‘Miles Booster’.  What is hasn’t launched is the equally regular “30% off Economy miles .....

Virgin Atlantic has launched its semi-regular bonus for buying miles and for ‘Miles Booster’.  .....

7 Oct 20177 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 28 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

Virgin Money has brought back its impressive offer of 8,000 Flying Club miles for anyone who opens a new stocks and shares ISA. See here for full details. This is an attractive offer given that the .....

Virgin Money has brought back its impressive offer of 8,000 Flying Club miles for anyone who opens a new .....

2 Oct 20172 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

News in brief: EXCELLENT new BA Holidays flash sale launched BA Holidays is running another of its ‘luxury flash sale’ events this weekend.  You have until Monday 2nd to book. Here are .....

News in brief: EXCELLENT new BA Holidays flash sale launched BA Holidays is running another of its .....

30 Sep 201730 September 2017 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

News in brief: VIP distillery tour competition winner Two weeks ago we ran a competition in association with Chivas Regal whisky and we have a winner. I know many were keen to win, but unfortunately .....

News in brief: VIP distillery tour competition winner Two weeks ago we ran a competition in association with .....

29 Sep 201729 September 2017 by Anika Burnett • 32 comments