This is my review of the American Express Platinum charge card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are .....

This is my review of the American Express Platinum charge card. It is part of my series .....

27 Oct 201627 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

Valuing miles and points is a thankless task.  I wrote this long piece on valuing Avios points but all it does is show you how complex it can be.  I also tend to throw out valuations of hotel points .....

Valuing miles and points is a thankless task.  I wrote this long piece on valuing Avios points but all it .....

26 Oct 201626 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

British Airways news in brief: Win a trip to Prague BA is running a competition giving away return flights to Prague. To be honest this is not the most generous prize as the flights are only Economy .....

British Airways news in brief: Win a trip to Prague BA is running a competition giving away return flights to .....

26 Oct 201626 October 2016 by Anika Burnett • 48 comments

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

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

26 Oct 201626 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 119 comments

This is my review of the American Airlines AAdvantage credit card issued in the UK by MBNA. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether .....

This is my review of the American Airlines AAdvantage credit card issued in the UK by MBNA. It is part of my .....

26 Oct 201626 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Flybe is, impressively, now the largest regional airline in Europe.  It now operates from 40 UK airports and is the largest scheduled airline by air traffic movements at Belfast City, Birmingham, .....

Flybe is, impressively, now the largest regional airline in Europe.  It now operates from 40 UK airports .....

25 Oct 201625 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

News in brief: Get 4,000 bonus Miles & More miles with a hotel booking The German Miles & More website is offering 4000 bonus miles when booking hotels via their website. Until 31st October .....

News in brief: Get 4,000 bonus Miles & More miles with a hotel booking The German Miles & More website .....

25 Oct 201625 October 2016 by Anika Burnett • 34 comments

News in brief: New Etihad sale launched Etihad has launched a new long-haul sale.  You need to book by 31st October for travel between 15th January and 30th June. Prices seem to be ‘OK but not .....

News in brief: New Etihad sale launched Etihad has launched a new long-haul sale.  You need to book by 31st .....

25 Oct 201625 October 2016 by Rob Burgess

18 months ago I ran this post on ‘What is your credit card ‘end game’ strategy?‘. This was fundamentally about which cards you should, long term, end up keeping in your wallet .....

18 months ago I ran this post on ‘What is your credit card ‘end game’ strategy?‘. This .....

24 Oct 201624 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 191 comments

Because most frequent traveller currencies can either be converted into a different one, or can be earned by converting something else, there are always odd opportunities that get thrown up. Sometimes .....

Because most frequent traveller currencies can either be converted into a different one, or can be earned by .....

24 Oct 201624 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

News in brief: Kids fly free to Scandinavia SAS is offering free flights – excluding taxes – for children age 2-11 when booked by TONIGHT, 24th October. This deal works on short haul .....

News in brief: Kids fly free to Scandinavia SAS is offering free flights – excluding taxes – for .....

24 Oct 201624 October 2016 by Anika Burnett • 26 comments

Reader John contacted us to share his experience with manufactured spending, buying a lot of LEGO and trying to turn the boxes into Avios.  It is a great – and educational – story and .....

Reader John contacted us to share his experience with manufactured spending, buying a lot of LEGO and trying .....

23 Oct 201623 October 2016 by Anika Burnett • 9 comments

Here is part two of HfP reader John’s experience with manufactured spending.  You should read Part 1 of the article here before continuing below.  HfP has edited the article and any errors are .....

Here is part two of HfP reader John’s experience with manufactured spending.  You should read Part 1 of .....

23 Oct 201623 October 2016 by Anika Burnett • 125 comments

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – launched a generous sign-up bonus in April worth up to 2,500 points. I thought it was worth reminding you about this .....

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – launched a generous sign-up .....

23 Oct 201623 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments