You may never have heard of Agoda.  It is a Hotels.com-style hotel booking website, originally launched in Asia.  It was acquired by Priceline and is now a sister company to booking.com. The reason .....

You may never have heard of Agoda.  It is a Hotels.com-style hotel booking website, originally launched in .....

10 Jul 201610 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

News in brief: Emergency Gatwick Express timetable starts tomorrow I have written recently about the terrible punctuality problems at Gatwick Express.  The company has now brought in an emergency .....

News in brief: Emergency Gatwick Express timetable starts tomorrow I have written recently about the terrible .....

10 Jul 201610 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

On Thursday night I dropped an extra article onto the site in response to a newly launched Virgin Flying Club promotiton.  This is a more developed version of the same idea, and if you read HfP via .....

On Thursday night I dropped an extra article onto the site in response to a newly launched Virgin Flying Club .....

9 Jul 20169 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 71 comments

I get to hear some great Avios collecting stories from readers.  I rarely repeat them because the idea is often not scaleable or would collapse if given wider exposure.  I am happy to share this one .....

I get to hear some great Avios collecting stories from readers.  I rarely repeat them because the idea is .....

9 Jul 20169 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 92 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

9 Jul 20169 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

It’s back!  Fortunately, or unfortunately (it depends how much trouble you had getting the Avios to post when this deal ran in April and December) you can yet again buy cheap Avios points .....

It’s back!  Fortunately, or unfortunately (it depends how much trouble you had getting the Avios to .....

8 Jul 20168 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments

News in brief: More British Airways Gatwick schedule changes British Airways has announced some additional schedule changes for Gatwick this Winter.  None of these are substantial.  The reason I .....

News in brief: More British Airways Gatwick schedule changes British Airways has announced some additional .....

8 Jul 20168 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

This is my review of the new Hilton Tallinn Park hotel in Tallinn, Estonia.   It is part of our occasional series of ‘new luxury hotels in European tourist spots where you might want to use .....

This is my review of the new Hilton Tallinn Park hotel in Tallinn, Estonia.   It is part of our occasional .....

8 Jul 20168 July 2016 by Anika Burnett • 5 comments

Here is part 2 of my review of the new Hilton Tallinn Park hotel in Estonia. In part 1 of my review which you can read here I focused on the hotel rooms and suites. Part 2 is about the restaurant, spa .....

Here is part 2 of my review of the new Hilton Tallinn Park hotel in Estonia. In part 1 of my review which you .....

8 Jul 20168 July 2016 by Anika Burnett • 14 comments

I am sneaking this in as a ‘day’ article because the arbitrage expires tonight. If you have a Virgin Flying Club account, you probably got an email today promoting their new Virgin Trains .....

I am sneaking this in as a ‘day’ article because the arbitrage expires tonight. If you have a .....

7 Jul 20167 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

This is my review of the British Airways arrivals lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. It had .....

This is my review of the British Airways arrivals lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5. This is part of our series of .....

7 Jul 20167 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 79 comments

News in brief: Mastercard may owe you £400 The Daily Telegraph reported yesterday that a class action lawsuit is being prepared against Mastercard in the UK.  This will be one of the first cases to .....

News in brief: Mastercard may owe you £400 The Daily Telegraph reported yesterday that a class action lawsuit .....

7 Jul 20167 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 71 comments

News in brief: Get 480 Avios with £8 HP printer inks – can be resold on eBay I ran this offer on Shopper Points yesterday but I thought it was worth repeating here as it is pretty generous. .....

News in brief: Get 480 Avios with £8 HP printer inks – can be resold on eBay I ran this offer on .....

6 Jul 20166 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

It is now almost two years since Abu Dhabi airline Etihad launched ‘Etihad Airways Partners‘, a pseudo alliance aimed at bringing together some of the various national airlines in which .....

It is now almost two years since Abu Dhabi airline Etihad launched ‘Etihad Airways Partners‘, a .....

6 Jul 20166 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments