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

One on the most frustrating issues you told us about with the new-look HfP (except for lack of dark mode …. which we’re working on) was the over-sensitivity of the ‘Reply’ .....

One on the most frustrating issues you told us about with the new-look HfP (except for lack of dark mode .....

4 Nov 20204 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Here’s a quick one for the lawyers amongst our readers. This (PDF) is the full text of the new lockdown legislation which has just been published. Having read this, admittedly not slowly over a .....

Here’s a quick one for the lawyers amongst our readers. This (PDF) is the full text of the new lockdown .....

3 Nov 20203 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 278 comments

Virgin Atlantic has announced an interesting new route. From next June, it will become the first European airline to fly to St Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean. Services will operate twice .....

Virgin Atlantic has announced an interesting new route. From next June, it will become the first European .....

3 Nov 20203 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments