Santander has become the latest bank to launch a World Elite MasterCard credit card with a chunky fee but with airport lounge access included. Details are here on the Santander website. I should be .....

Santander has become the latest bank to launch a World Elite MasterCard credit card with a chunky fee but with .....

18 Jun 201718 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

I receive regular emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Starwood Preferred Guest points from expiring?’ or ‘When do my Starwood Preferred Guest points expire?’. This .....

I receive regular emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Starwood Preferred Guest points from .....

18 Jun 201718 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Head for Points and a few other websites have teamed up with Virgin Atlantic to offer their readers a £50 gift card for every flight booking of £1200 or more by 9th July. This offer happily .....

Head for Points and a few other websites have teamed up with Virgin Atlantic to offer their readers a £50 .....

17 Jun 201717 June 2017 by Anika Burnett • 10 comments

News in brief: easyJet adds a £475 airport lounge at Luton Regular readers will know that we have reviewed the two new airport lounges at London City Airport in recent months.  Based in the private .....

News in brief: easyJet adds a £475 airport lounge at Luton Regular readers will know that we have reviewed .....

17 Jun 201717 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

I receive regular emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Marriott Rewards points from expiring?’ or ‘When do my Marriott Rewards points expire?’. This new .....

I receive regular emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Marriott Rewards points from .....

17 Jun 201717 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

British Airways Holidays has launched a special Club World promotion for travel over the Summer, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year on some routes to the US, Canada and Mexico. There are some decent .....

British Airways Holidays has launched a special Club World promotion for travel over the Summer, Thanksgiving, .....

16 Jun 201716 June 2017 by Anika Burnett • 38 comments

News in brief: Delays at JFK Terminal 7 security for British Airways passengers Passengers at New York JFK Terminal 7 – the home of British Airways – have to expect l-o-n-g delays getting .....

News in brief: Delays at JFK Terminal 7 security for British Airways passengers Passengers at New York JFK .....

16 Jun 201716 June 2017 by Anika Burnett • 44 comments

This is my review of the Conrad New York Downtown hotel. Over in New York this week, I was back at Hilton’s Conrad New York Downtown.  Recent changes in the area around the hotel have made this .....

This is my review of the Conrad New York Downtown hotel. Over in New York this week, I was back at .....

16 Jun 201716 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc rewards scheme – has a huge portfolio of hotels in London.  If you are looking to redeem your points here you will .....

IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc rewards scheme – has a huge .....

15 Jun 201715 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

You probably have, or have had, an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold charge card. If you haven’t, why not? Based on readership data for our articles, it seems to be the most popular .....

You probably have, or have had, an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold charge card. If you .....

15 Jun 201715 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 129 comments

This is my review of the Jumeirah Zabeel Saray hotel on The Palm, Dubai. Regular readers may remember that I was in the Middle East in April, taking a look at the Emirates and Etihad A380 First Class .....

This is my review of the Jumeirah Zabeel Saray hotel on The Palm, Dubai. Regular readers may remember that I .....

15 Jun 201715 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

This is Part 2 of my review of the Jumeirah Zabeel Saray beach resort on The Palm in Dubai. Part 1 of my Zabeel Saray review can be found here.  In this concluding part, I run through the kids club, .....

This is Part 2 of my review of the Jumeirah Zabeel Saray beach resort on The Palm in Dubai. Part 1 of my .....

15 Jun 201715 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

The Novotel brand owned by Accor is, apparently, 50 years old this year. To celebrate, it is launching a huge sale of £50 rooms TODAY ONLY – at 5.50pm, for 50 minutes. Details are a little .....

The Novotel brand owned by Accor is, apparently, 50 years old this year. To celebrate, it is launching a huge .....

14 Jun 201714 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments

News in brief: Plaza Premium lounge in Terminal 5 is under construction The new Plaza Premium lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5 is now under construction as I saw yesterday when passing through. It is .....

News in brief: Plaza Premium lounge in Terminal 5 is under construction The new Plaza Premium lounge in .....

14 Jun 201714 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments