Back in early December, many of you have received an email from Starwood offering a sign-up bonus of 20,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points if you sign up for the SPG American Express card. The offer .....

Back in early December, many of you have received an email from Starwood offering a sign-up bonus of 20,000 .....

6 Jan 20166 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

News in brief: Get 480 Avios and £10 off with a £15 NOW TV box Sky’s NOWTV box turns your TV into a smart TV.  It lets you watch Sky channels without a contract and also streams catch up TV .....

News in brief: Get 480 Avios and £10 off with a £15 NOW TV box Sky’s NOWTV box turns your TV into a .....

6 Jan 20166 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Avios.com has a new earning partner – Direct Ferries. You can visit their website here. Direct Ferries is a central booking site for 137 ferry companies around the world.  From the UK, they .....

Avios.com has a new earning partner – Direct Ferries. You can visit their website here. Direct Ferries .....

6 Jan 20166 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

This is my review of the Virgin Flying Club Black credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth .....

This is my review of the Virgin Flying Club Black credit cards. It is part of my series of articles .....

6 Jan 20166 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Avios.com (not British Airways Executive Club) has launched its January sale.  In order to take part, you would need to use the ‘Combine My Avios’ function on ba.com or avios.com to move .....

Avios.com (not British Airways Executive Club) has launched its January sale.  In order to take part, you .....

5 Jan 20165 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

This is my review of the Virgin Flying Club White credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying .....

This is my review of the Virgin Flying Club White credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking .....

5 Jan 20165 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Lastminute.com is currently running a special promotion on its ‘Top Secret’ list of unnamed London hotels.  This allows you to book the Sofitel London Heathrow Terminal 5 at a very .....

Lastminute.com is currently running a special promotion on its ‘Top Secret’ list of unnamed .....

5 Jan 20165 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

A reader emailed me over Christmas with a question about ‘convertible’ points.  This person was the sort who had an urge to transfer points across to Avios as soon as he earned them.  .....

A reader emailed me over Christmas with a question about ‘convertible’ points.  This person was .....

4 Jan 20164 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 95 comments

This is my review of the Novotel London Blackfriars hotel.  It is brand new and very modern – but is it good? There is a lot of Accor coverage on Head for Points and this site is apparently .....

This is my review of the Novotel London Blackfriars hotel.  It is brand new and very modern – but is it .....

4 Jan 20164 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

This is my review of the United Airlines MileagePlus credit cards issued in the UK. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they .....

This is my review of the United Airlines MileagePlus credit cards issued in the UK. It is part of my series .....

4 Jan 20164 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

This is my review of the TSB Premier Avios credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying for.  .....

This is my review of the TSB Premier Avios credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the .....

3 Jan 20163 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Tesco has recently introduced MoneyGram money transfer counters into many of its larger stores.  This allows you to send or receive money via almost every country in the world. MoneyGram is unlikely .....

Tesco has recently introduced MoneyGram money transfer counters into many of its larger stores.  This allows .....

3 Jan 20163 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

This is my review of the Holiday Inn Brent Cross hotel in London. Just in case you were getting the impression from my recent Middle East trip report that my life is one long Krug-sipping vacation .....

This is my review of the Holiday Inn Brent Cross hotel in London. Just in case you were getting the impression .....

3 Jan 20163 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

This very generous offer – £50 cashback on a £150 travel spend – has just been launched for American Express Gold and Platinum cardholders. To see if you have been targetted, you need .....

This very generous offer – £50 cashback on a £150 travel spend – has just been launched for .....

2 Jan 20162 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 100 comments