News in brief: Heathrow Express adds discounted fares for August Good news for anyone flying from Heathrow next month.  Heathrow Express has just revealed special off-peak fares during the full .....

News in brief: Heathrow Express adds discounted fares for August Good news for anyone flying from Heathrow .....

22 Jul 201722 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

News in brief: Good Hilton St George’s Park auction deal available Another interesting package has appeared on the Hilton Auctions site.  It isn’t getting a lot of love at the moment but .....

News in brief: Good Hilton St George’s Park auction deal available Another interesting package has .....

20 Jul 201720 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

News in brief: Earn 3,000 Virgin miles with a generous wine offer If you’ve never ordered from Virgin Wines before, it is running a generous offer which is worth a look. For £65.88 including .....

News in brief: Earn 3,000 Virgin miles with a generous wine offer If you’ve never ordered from Virgin .....

19 Jul 201719 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 119 comments

This is third part of our ‘Holiday Tips’ series, covering ways of earning miles and points from every aspect of your holiday planning.  Earlier articles covered earning Avios and other .....

This is third part of our ‘Holiday Tips’ series, covering ways of earning miles and points from .....

15 Jul 201715 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments

News in brief: Virgin West Coast sale now on Virgin Trains has been running a special sale this week which continues until Tuesday. Here are the headline fares: Birmingham to London one way from only .....

News in brief: Virgin West Coast sale now on Virgin Trains has been running a special sale this week which .....

9 Jul 20179 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

News in brief: New British Airways strike dates announced It seems that more of us will be getting the chance to fly on a Qatar Airways short haul plane this summer. British Airways Mixed Fleet cabin .....

News in brief: New British Airways strike dates announced It seems that more of us will be getting the chance .....

7 Jul 20177 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic introduces a cooling off period when buying miles Virgin Flying Club is currently offering a targeted 30% bonus when you buy miles.  You should have received an email .....

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic introduces a cooling off period when buying miles Virgin Flying Club is .....

6 Jul 20176 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

For those of you who collect Avios points or Virgin Flying Club miles via Tesco Clubcard, you should know that Tesco has announced an overhaul of the scheme. So far, so good – it only looks .....

For those of you who collect Avios points or Virgin Flying Club miles via Tesco Clubcard, you should know .....

5 Jul 20175 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 110 comments

Virgin Flying Club has launched a one month sale on Upper Class redemptions to the USA from Manchester. Full details are on the Flying Club website here. The good news is that there are no black-out .....

Virgin Flying Club has launched a one month sale on Upper Class redemptions to the USA from Manchester. Full .....

4 Jul 20174 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

With the schools breaking up, I am currently running updated versions of my annual travel planning series.  This will cover the best ways of earning or redeeming miles and .....

With the schools breaking up, I am currently running updated versions of my annual travel .....

3 Jul 20173 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

Tomorrow, 28th June, is your last chance to apply for the two Virgin Atlantic credit cards with the sharply increased sign-up bonuses. To be honest, because the two British Airways American Express .....

Tomorrow, 28th June, is your last chance to apply for the two Virgin Atlantic credit cards with the sharply .....

27 Jun 201727 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

This is my review of Virgin Atlantic Upper Class on the A330 aircraft. Coming back from New York 10 days ago, I was legged over – twice – by Virgin Atlantic.  I wasn’t amused. I was .....

This is my review of Virgin Atlantic Upper Class on the A330 aircraft. Coming back from New York 10 days ago, .....

26 Jun 201726 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 110 comments

News in brief: Two good Avios / Tesco toy deals launched Tesco Direct is running two decent promotions this week if you need to pick up some toys. Until 28th June, you will earn 500 Clubcard points .....

News in brief: Two good Avios / Tesco toy deals launched Tesco Direct is running two decent promotions this .....

26 Jun 201726 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

Virgin Atlantic has announced changes to the way that you will earn and spend Virgin Flying Club miles on Delta Air Lines from 1st September.  Details are here. Delta Air Lines acquired a 49% .....

Virgin Atlantic has announced changes to the way that you will earn and spend Virgin Flying Club miles on .....

25 Jun 201725 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments