I have written extensively about the new European Union regulations on credit card interchange fees which came into effect last week. This article covers the key information. You could (note, could) .....

I have written extensively about the new European Union regulations on credit card interchange fees which came .....

18 Dec 201518 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 74 comments

On Wednesday afternoon, I got an emailed notification from the MyFlights app on my iPhone. My British Airways flight back from Dubai to London on Easter Monday had been switched from a new Boeing .....

On Wednesday afternoon, I got an emailed notification from the MyFlights app on my iPhone. My British Airways .....

18 Dec 201518 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

IHG Rewards Club, the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc loyalty scheme, has announced its Spring 2016 promotion – IHG Accelerate.  Yes, it is repeating the current .....

IHG Rewards Club, the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc loyalty scheme, has .....

17 Dec 201517 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 200 comments

On Saturday, I ran details of a super new Le Club AccorHotels (the Novotel, Ibis, Sofitel, Mercure etc scheme) promotion. In return for filling in a few quiz questions, you will receive 1,100 Accor .....

On Saturday, I ran details of a super new Le Club AccorHotels (the Novotel, Ibis, Sofitel, Mercure etc scheme) .....

17 Dec 201517 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

This is my review of the Plaza Premium departure lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 4. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. Full .....

This is my review of the Plaza Premium departure lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 4. This is part of our .....

17 Dec 201517 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Yes, it is indeed a bizarre world when you can buy cheap Avios points simply by heading over to Groupon. It isn’t quite that simple – but near enough.  I put my money on the table to try .....

Yes, it is indeed a bizarre world when you can buy cheap Avios points simply by heading over to Groupon. It .....

16 Dec 201516 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 269 comments

For anyone bemoaning the lack of Avios availability on British Airways flights to South Africa, there is some good news. Iberia has announced a new ‘three flights per week’ service from .....

For anyone bemoaning the lack of Avios availability on British Airways flights to South Africa, there is some .....

16 Dec 201516 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Ten days ago, I launched Shopper Points.  This is a site devoted entirely to Tesco Clubcard and Nectar and is designed to help the many, many people who come to HfP looking for Clubcard deals but .....

Ten days ago, I launched Shopper Points.  This is a site devoted entirely to Tesco Clubcard and Nectar and .....

16 Dec 201516 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 110 comments

For the first time in 18 months, Tesco Bank is offering a sign-up bonus on the Tesco Clubcard Mastercard. This deal is not being advertised on the Tesco Bank website but is being advertised on .....

For the first time in 18 months, Tesco Bank is offering a sign-up bonus on the Tesco Clubcard Mastercard. This .....

15 Dec 201515 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

News in brief: See the FA Cup Third Round with Emirates Skywards miles I have written before about using Emirates Skywards miles for Executive Box seats at Arsenal or the other football clubs around .....

News in brief: See the FA Cup Third Round with Emirates Skywards miles I have written before about using .....

15 Dec 201515 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

News in brief: Flash sale on buying United MileagePlus miles The United Airlines programme, MileagePlus, can still offer good value on certain routings as my article on Brad’s round the world .....

News in brief: Flash sale on buying United MileagePlus miles The United Airlines programme, MileagePlus, can .....

15 Dec 201515 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Thanks to luxury transfer company REAL Transfers, I am running a special giveaway today which will last for just 18 hours. Between now and midnight, you can win a return Mercedes E-Class transfer .....

Thanks to luxury transfer company REAL Transfers, I am running a special giveaway today which will last for .....

14 Dec 201514 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

Our ‘Credit Cards Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals currently available. What I thought might be interesting, in very mercenary terms, would be to rank the sign-up bonuses in terms of .....

Our ‘Credit Cards Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals currently available. What I thought might .....

14 Dec 201514 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

If you build up a lot of Le Club AccorHotels points through your stays at Ibis, Novotel, Mercure and Sofitel hotels, you now have new options for using them. Want to go to Paris? The AccorHotels Arena .....

If you build up a lot of Le Club AccorHotels points through your stays at Ibis, Novotel, Mercure and Sofitel .....

14 Dec 201514 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments