This week saw my first visit to the Virgin Trains First Class lounge at London Euston railway station since it was fully remodelled last year. Unlike the old East Coast trains, which didn’t .....

This week saw my first visit to the Virgin Trains First Class lounge at London Euston railway station since it .....

12 Jun 201512 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

TopCashback, a site which allows you to earn a small amount of cashback on your day to day shopping by clicking through to participating merchants, has launched its most generous sign-up offer yet. .....

TopCashback, a site which allows you to earn a small amount of cashback on your day to day shopping by .....

11 Jun 201511 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

SWISS has launched a very attractive promotion to help fill its business cabin over the quiet Summer months. I like the look of it very much and have already jumped in myself! If you book for travel .....

SWISS has launched a very attractive promotion to help fill its business cabin over the quiet Summer months. I .....

11 Jun 201511 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Marriott Rewards has launched a new promotion offering 2,000 bonus Avios (or other airline miles) at 250 hotels across Europe this Summer. There are 250 hotels taking part which are featured on this .....

Marriott Rewards has launched a new promotion offering 2,000 bonus Avios (or other airline miles) at 250 .....

11 Jun 201511 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

The changes / devaluation of On Business (the British Airways loyalty programme for small businesses) came into effect last week.  The new home page is here. If you are an existing member, you will .....

The changes / devaluation of On Business (the British Airways loyalty programme for small businesses) came .....

10 Jun 201510 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Spanish hotel group Melia has a small but growing presence in the UK, most recently in the shape of the new INNSiDE hotel in Manchester which I am trying out this week. Elsewhere in Europe it is a .....

Spanish hotel group Melia has a small but growing presence in the UK, most recently in the shape of the new .....

10 Jun 201510 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

This is my review of the Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER business class seat.  It is not a review of the flight. You should be suspicious when you read a review of an overnight flight.  When we .....

This is my review of the Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER business class seat.  It is not a review of the .....

9 Jun 20159 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

I have never given LAN much coverage on Head for Points, even though I have written articles covering redemption opportunities with most of the other oneworld partners. I recently helped a friend .....

I have never given LAN much coverage on Head for Points, even though I have written articles covering .....

9 Jun 20159 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

News in brief: New American Express cashback deals launched A new batch of statement credit deals may have hit your BA Amex, SPG Amex, Amex Gold or Amex Platinum online account over the weekend. These .....

News in brief: New American Express cashback deals launched A new batch of statement credit deals may have hit .....

9 Jun 20159 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

A quick reminder that the current British Airways premium sale, covering First Class, Club World and Club Europe, ends at midnight tonight, Tuesday. On many routes you can book until 10th May 2016 .....

A quick reminder that the current British Airways premium sale, covering First Class, Club World and Club .....

9 Jun 20159 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Thanks to Penguin Random House, I have five copies of Mark Vanhoenacker’s book ‘Skyfaring – A Journey with a Pilot’ to give away by midnight tonight. As well as receiving .....

Thanks to Penguin Random House, I have five copies of Mark Vanhoenacker’s book ‘Skyfaring – .....

8 Jun 20158 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Back in 2013, I wrote an article encouraging people to sign up for Starwood Preferred Guest even if they had no interest in staying with them in the short term.  This was because Starwood had been .....

Back in 2013, I wrote an article encouraging people to sign up for Starwood Preferred Guest even if they had .....

8 Jun 20158 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

If you registered for the ‘£10 cashback when you spend £30 on amazon.co.uk’ offer two weeks ago, you have until Tuesday evening to spend your £30.  Remember that you do not need to buy .....

If you registered for the ‘£10 cashback when you spend £30 on amazon.co.uk’ offer two weeks ago, .....

8 Jun 20158 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

This is my review of the Singapore Airlines business class lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 2. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the .....

This is my review of the Singapore Airlines business class lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 2. This is part .....

7 Jun 20157 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments