Flybe confirmed press rumours on Thursday when it announced the sale of its 25 pairs of take-off and landing slots at Gatwick Airport. easyJet will pay £20m for the slots. Whilst Gatwick is not full, .....

Flybe confirmed press rumours on Thursday when it announced the sale of its 25 pairs of take-off and landing .....

25 May 201325 May 2013 by Rob Burgess

It would be funny if it wasn’t for the fact that you will now have to get on the telephone and sort it out. Last month, Tesco ran a promotion offering 1,500 bonus Avios points if you converted .....

It would be funny if it wasn’t for the fact that you will now have to get on the telephone and sort it .....

24 May 201324 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Yesterday, I did my best to respond to an email I received asking ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. Because you can earn Avios points both directly and indirectly .....

Yesterday, I did my best to respond to an email I received asking ‘What is the best credit card for .....

24 May 201324 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Just a quick update to say that if you got the American Airlines credit card with the amazing (given the card is free) 35,000 American Airlines miles sign-up bonus, your miles should post OK. My first .....

Just a quick update to say that if you got the American Airlines credit card with the amazing (given the card .....

24 May 201324 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

I recently had an email asking ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. This is not as easy an answer as you might think. Whilst there are the BA and Lloyds / TSB cards .....

I recently had an email asking ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. This is .....

23 May 201323 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote this article which described a new Tesco / British Airways promotion.   British Airways is offering 1,000 bonus Avios if you convert at least £5 of Tesco .....

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote this article which described a new Tesco / British Airways promotion. .....

23 May 201323 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

Hotels.com is running a generous promotion at the moment, giving out Marks & Spencer vouchers with bookings at selected properties. When you look to book a hotel at hotels.com, certain properties .....

Hotels.com is running a generous promotion at the moment, giving out Marks & Spencer vouchers with .....

23 May 201323 May 2013 by Rob Burgess

2,000 Avios for £8.74 is not a bad deal.  And you don’t even need to leave the house for this one, should you be sick of visiting Tesco stores trying to find 3V cards …. You can even get .....

2,000 Avios for £8.74 is not a bad deal.  And you don’t even need to leave the house for this one, .....

22 May 201322 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

I am pleased to say that I am now able to offer referrals for anyone thinking about taking out the Virgin Atlantic White or Virgin Atlantic Black credit cards. I won’t go into the details of the .....

I am pleased to say that I am now able to offer referrals for anyone thinking about taking out the Virgin .....

22 May 201322 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

British Airways has just announced plans to fly to Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands from October 26th. This is obviously an interesting new Avios redemption option. They are, to put it mildly, not .....

British Airways has just announced plans to fly to Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands from October 26th. This .....

22 May 201322 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Well, I didn’t see that one coming! MBNA announced yesterday that they have launched a new UK credit card in conjunction with Etihad Guest, the loyalty programme for Abu Dhabi’s national .....

Well, I didn’t see that one coming! MBNA announced yesterday that they have launched a new UK credit .....

21 May 201321 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Barclaycard has launched a range of special deals called Bespoke Offers, which are currently being promoted in TV ads. Weirdly, to put it mildly, you do NOT have to have a Barclaycard to take part in .....

Barclaycard has launched a range of special deals called Bespoke Offers, which are currently being promoted .....

21 May 201321 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Back in March, Lufthansa ran a 20% bonus promotion for buying Miles & More miles.  This was part of the promotional activity to celebrate 20 years of the programme. The deal is now back until .....

Back in March, Lufthansa ran a 20% bonus promotion for buying Miles & More miles.  This was part of the .....

21 May 201321 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

From April 6th, UK companies have been banned from imposing excessive credit card surcharges on customers. The airline industry has, of course, been one of the worst offenders here, but has anything .....

From April 6th, UK companies have been banned from imposing excessive credit card surcharges on customers. The .....

20 May 201320 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments