Some Avios redemptions are ‘disproportionately’ cheap because they fall right on the edge of an Avios pricing band. If you know how to use this knowledge to your advantage, you make .....

Some Avios redemptions are ‘disproportionately’ cheap because they fall right on the edge of .....

6 Nov 20206 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

British Airways and Avis, its dedicated car hire partner, have launched a shake-up of the way you earn Avios with your rentals. If you want a one word answer to the question ‘Am I going to be .....

British Airways and Avis, its dedicated car hire partner, have launched a shake-up of the way you earn Avios .....

6 Nov 20206 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

In another article today, I looked at changes in the way you earn Avios from Avis car rentals. Whilst Avis and Budget are sister companies (the parent company is called Avis Budget Group), nothing has .....

In another article today, I looked at changes in the way you earn Avios from Avis car rentals. Whilst Avis and .....

6 Nov 20206 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

From 4am on Saturday 7th November, anyone returning to England from Germany or Sweden will have to self isolate for fourteen days. (Note that the cut-off has gone back to 4am Saturday, after being .....

From 4am on Saturday 7th November, anyone returning to England from Germany or Sweden will have to self .....

5 Nov 20205 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Over the last 48 hours, there have been a lot of rumours swirling around about the extent of the British Airways service cuts for November and early December. Suffice it to say, it won’t look .....

Over the last 48 hours, there have been a lot of rumours swirling around about the extent of the British .....

5 Nov 20205 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 143 comments

The recent offer of £400 credit for American Express Platinum cardholders to spend at eight UK luxury Marriott-managed hotels created quite a stir. In particular, a lot of people who did not sign up .....

The recent offer of £400 credit for American Express Platinum cardholders to spend at eight UK luxury .....

5 Nov 20205 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 172 comments

I thought it was about time to revise and update the lists I first published in 2012 about the best way to use up small amounts of miles and points. What I want to explore is ‘What is the .....

I thought it was about time to revise and update the lists I first published in 2012 about the best way to .....

5 Nov 20205 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Arora Group, which operates a number of hotels in and around Heathrow Airport, is offering a new rate that bundles an overnight stay with a 24-hour Covid test. You can now book a ‘Test & .....

Arora Group, which operates a number of hotels in and around Heathrow Airport, is offering a new rate that .....

5 Nov 20205 November 2020 by Rhys Jones • 51 comments

It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. We have also included a round-up of all of the loyalty credit .....

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

4 Nov 20204 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments