IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc programme) is well known for publishing lots of one-off bonus codes which can really add up.  This article shows how I got 12,000 .....

IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc programme) is well known for publishing .....

28 Aug 201328 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Here we go again!  Some elements of this post may feel familiar. On Tesco Direct, there is an offer for 500 bonus Clubcard points when you pre-order the video game ‘Skylanders Swap .....

Here we go again!  Some elements of this post may feel familiar. On Tesco Direct, there is an offer for 500 .....

27 Aug 201327 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

InterContinental has some very pleasant hotels. I should know … I stayed at their Dusseldorf, Boston and New York Times Square hotels last month, and I’ve also written a review about the .....

InterContinental has some very pleasant hotels. I should know … I stayed at their Dusseldorf, Boston and .....

27 Aug 201327 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Marriott Rewards has launched its major promotion for the Autumn, which will be another outing for MegaBonus. This promotion is active across all Marriott brands, including Renaissance, Courtyard, .....

Marriott Rewards has launched its major promotion for the Autumn, which will be another outing for MegaBonus. .....

26 Aug 201326 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Two new hotel booking services have sprung up recently which offer a twist on the usual third-party booking service. Both Rocketmiles and PointsHound give you a large slug of airline miles with every .....

Two new hotel booking services have sprung up recently which offer a twist on the usual third-party booking .....

26 Aug 201326 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

IHG Rewards Club – the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group – is launching its new promotion on Monday.  It will run from September 1st to December 31st. .....

IHG Rewards Club – the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group – is .....

25 Aug 201325 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 83 comments

Gatwick Airport has launched the Gatwick Voucher Passport, a new scheme which claims to offer over £400 of discounts to travellers.  Whilst I’d take that with a pinch of salt, there are some .....

Gatwick Airport has launched the Gatwick Voucher Passport, a new scheme which claims to offer over £400 of .....

25 Aug 201325 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Earlier this week I wrote about the ‘30,000 Avios for a return Business Class flight’ promotions being run by BA and American Airlines.  Both of these had a nasty catch, though – to .....

Earlier this week I wrote about the ‘30,000 Avios for a return Business Class flight’ promotions .....

24 Aug 201324 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Apart from British Airways, Head for Points focusses more on mileage accumulation than status accumulation. However, it is certainly something that we DO cover, and it is about time that I ran an .....

Apart from British Airways, Head for Points focusses more on mileage accumulation than status accumulation. .....

23 Aug 201323 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Club Carlson has launched a promotion for buying their points, which is running for a surprisingly long time – up to 15th October. The level of bonus increases with the amount you buy: Buy .....

Club Carlson has launched a promotion for buying their points, which is running for a surprisingly long time .....

23 Aug 201323 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

I had two conversations recently on a broadly similar theme, one with a credit card executive and one with an Australian who has just moved to the UK and is building up his card collection.  .....

I had two conversations recently on a broadly similar theme, one with a credit card executive and one .....

22 Aug 201322 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 89 comments

British Airways has launched its semi-regular Autumn promotion on long-haul travel. And it’s a good one – 30,000 bonus Avios for a return flight (or two one-way flights) in Club World or .....

British Airways has launched its semi-regular Autumn promotion on long-haul travel. And it’s a good one .....

22 Aug 201322 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Just a quick note that registration is now open for the Starwood ‘Take Two’ promotion that I wrote about on 8th August. Here is a summary of what I wrote earlier: “Starwood, the .....

Just a quick note that registration is now open for the Starwood ‘Take Two’ promotion that I wrote .....

22 Aug 201322 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Back in March, I reported that Tesco and Esso had agreed a deal to give Clubcard points on fuel purchases at Esso garages with a Tesco Express attached.  You had always been able to collect .....

Back in March, I reported that Tesco and Esso had agreed a deal to give Clubcard points on fuel purchases at .....

21 Aug 201321 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments