Last Autumn, Barclays Premier tried to do an ‘under the radar’ trial with Avios, offering 25,000 Avios to a small group of people if they opened a bank account. The secret trial got ruined .....

Last Autumn, Barclays Premier tried to do an ‘under the radar’ trial with Avios, offering 25,000 .....

18 Feb 202018 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 170 comments

Regular readers will know that we have a long-term special deal with Revolut for their personal card.  You don't need to pay the £4.99 Revolut card delivery fee when you open an account via our .....

Regular readers will know that we have a long-term special deal with Revolut for their personal card.  You .....

18 Feb 202018 February 2020 by Rob Burgess

One of the more interesting ways of earning Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles is with the Virgin Atlantic 1 year Flying Club Savings Account.   We haven’t covered this for almost a year so, as .....

One of the more interesting ways of earning Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles is with the Virgin Atlantic 1 .....

18 Feb 202018 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

If you are looking for an example of the unnecessary complexities that airlines and loyalty schemes can impose, you will struggle to beat the lounge access rules for Aer Lingus if you have British .....

If you are looking for an example of the unnecessary complexities that airlines and loyalty schemes can .....

18 Feb 202018 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

If you were planning a stay at the Holiday Inn Heathrow Ariel, you will need to change your plans. The Department of Health has taken over the hotel to use it as a coronavirus quarantine centre. It is .....

If you were planning a stay at the Holiday Inn Heathrow Ariel, you will need to change your plans. The .....

18 Feb 202018 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

It’s no news to anyone that trying to find reward flight availability on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic can be a bit of a nightmare.  Neither airline makes it particularly easy to see when .....

It’s no news to anyone that trying to find reward flight availability on British Airways and Virgin .....

17 Feb 202017 February 2020 by Rhys Jones • 116 comments

As of last Thursday, you can now earn Virgin Flying Club tier points on every Air France and KLM flight you take. We wrote this long two-part article on how to spend Virgin Flying Club miles on Air .....

As of last Thursday, you can now earn Virgin Flying Club tier points on every Air France and KLM flight you .....

17 Feb 202017 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

Heathrow Airport has a ‘use it or lose it’ system for take off and landing slots. This is, arguably, a sensible approach to take – with such huge demand for Heathrow slots, it .....

Heathrow Airport has a ‘use it or lose it’ system for take off and landing slots. This is, .....

17 Feb 202017 February 2020 by Rob Burgess

There are a few hotel programme ‘buy points’ bonuses running at the moment. The one finishing soon is Hilton Honors, which ends on Wednesday 19th. You get a 100% bonus when you purchase .....

There are a few hotel programme ‘buy points’ bonuses running at the moment. The one finishing soon .....

17 Feb 202017 February 2020 by Rob Burgess