What are Club Eurostar points worth? After the Club Eurostar relaunch this week, which doubled the cost of free trips – albeit with a higher earning rate going forward and a status bonus for .....

What are Club Eurostar points worth? After the Club Eurostar relaunch this week, which doubled the cost of .....

5 Oct 20235 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

This is our review of the United Club lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 2. It is part of our collection of UK airport lounge reviews.  You can see our full list of UK airport lounge reviews .....

This is our review of the United Club lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 2. It is part of our collection of UK .....

11 Sep 202311 September 2023 by Rhys Jones • 24 comments

This is our review of the Aerotel Singapore hotel. ‘Aerotel’ is airport hotel brand from Plaza Premium, the independent lounge group. A few years ago, I reviewed one of the newest .....

This is our review of the Aerotel Singapore hotel. ‘Aerotel’ is airport hotel brand from Plaza .....

26 Nov 202226 November 2022 by Rhys Jones • 28 comments

This is our review of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (Amex Gold) credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or .....

This is our review of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (Amex Gold) credit card. It is part of our .....

31 Mar 202331 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Lloyds Bank, which has had little to offer to the travel rewards market since it closed its Avios Mastercards some years ago, is dipping a toe back into the water. It has launched a new World Elite .....

Lloyds Bank, which has had little to offer to the travel rewards market since it closed its Avios Mastercards .....

20 Nov 202320 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 84 comments

The old Travelodge Heathrow Terminal 5 has reopened under the Ibis brand. Interestingly, it has been split into two. The building now consists of a 56-room Ibis hotel and a 241-room Ibis Budget hotel. .....

The old Travelodge Heathrow Terminal 5 has reopened under the Ibis brand. Interestingly, it has been split .....

19 Oct 202119 October 2021 by Rob Burgess

Manchester Airport has announced that its directly-owned airport lounges will open on 11th July. This means you can now book the Escape lounges in Terminal 1 and Terminal 3.  The 1903 Lounges and .....

Manchester Airport has announced that its directly-owned airport lounges will open on 11th July. This means .....

30 Jun 202030 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 107 comments

This is our review of Ethiopian Airlines Cloud 9 (business class), flying between Addis Ababa and London Heathrow. After trying out Ethiopian Airlines on a fifth freedom route between Manchester and .....

This is our review of Ethiopian Airlines Cloud 9 (business class), flying between Addis Ababa and London .....

13 Feb 202313 February 2023 by Rhys Jones • 52 comments

If you want to guarantee yourself the best chance of booking the Avios reward flights you want, it is important to know when British Airways releases Avios reward flights. It is fairly easy to .....

If you want to guarantee yourself the best chance of booking the Avios reward flights you want, it is .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

I am often asked by readers ‘how far in advance can I book with my Avios points?’.  Today I wanted to look at how the system works. The British Airways booking system lets you book .....

I am often asked by readers ‘how far in advance can I book with my Avios points?’.  Today I .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

Today I want to look at if you can use Avios points to get into an airport lounge. British Airways has a very impressive set of lounges at its London hubs, as well as some surprising gems .....

Today I want to look at if you can use Avios points to get into an airport lounge. British Airways has a .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

Today I want to look at if you can pay to get into British Airways airport lounges. British Airways has a very impressive set of lounges at its London hubs, as well as some surprising gems .....

Today I want to look at if you can pay to get into British Airways airport lounges. British Airways has a .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

LNER, the East Coast rail franchise holder, launched a new loyalty programme three year ago – ‘LNER Perks’. This was not wholly unexpected. LNER had dropped out of Nectar a couple of .....

LNER, the East Coast rail franchise holder, launched a new loyalty programme three year ago – .....

24 Dec 202324 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. This newsletter is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

30 Oct 202330 October 2023 by Rob Burgess