redspottedhanky.com, the online train booking website, has launched a ‘Fantasy Football Cup’ game on its website. At first glance, it doesn’t seem terribly interesting – you .....

redspottedhanky.com, the online train booking website, has launched a ‘Fantasy Football Cup’ game .....

6 Jun 20146 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

This is my review of the No1 Lounge at Gatwick airport, in the North Terminal. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. I was in .....

This is my review of the No1 Lounge at Gatwick airport, in the North Terminal. This is part of our series of .....

6 Jun 20146 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Avis, the exclusive British Airways car rental partner, has made a permanent increase to the number of Avios points that you can earn from each rental. Previously, the earnings rate was 3 Avios per .....

Avis, the exclusive British Airways car rental partner, has made a permanent increase to the number of Avios .....

6 Jun 20146 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

As I explained on Monday, I was flying out to Amsterdam for the night to test out the Hotel Tonight ‘last minute booking’ app.  I had earned some credit from signing up and from referring .....

As I explained on Monday, I was flying out to Amsterdam for the night to test out the Hotel Tonight .....

5 Jun 20145 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Avios Suitcase is a Facebook game that can be played by anyone with a Facebook and an avios.com (not ba.com) account.  You earn points for completing a series of social media tasks. If you have not .....

Avios Suitcase is a Facebook game that can be played by anyone with a Facebook and an avios.com (not ba.com) .....

5 Jun 20145 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

I’m not going to write anything about the opening of Terminal 2 at Heathrow yesterday – I’m sure that there will be enough in the general press.  Here is one titbit that you .....

I’m not going to write anything about the opening of Terminal 2 at Heathrow yesterday – I’m .....

5 Jun 20145 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

This new Tesco grocery deal is, frankly, mad.  I’m not even sure if Tesco will honour it or not.  It is worth a go though. Tesco is offering 25 bonus Clubcard points for every purchase of .....

This new Tesco grocery deal is, frankly, mad.  I’m not even sure if Tesco will honour it or not.  It .....

4 Jun 20144 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 354 comments

Accor, parent company of Novotel, Mercure and Ibis amongst other chains, has launched a UK-only Summer Sale. The home page for the sale is here. As you can see from the dropdown menu, the sale covers .....

Accor, parent company of Novotel, Mercure and Ibis amongst other chains, has launched a UK-only Summer Sale. .....

4 Jun 20144 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

A quick heads up that MBNA has extended the current sign-up offers on three of its airline credit cards. The impressive Virgin Flying Club offer has been extended from 30th June to 14th July.  This .....

A quick heads up that MBNA has extended the current sign-up offers on three of its airline credit cards. The .....

4 Jun 20144 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

‘RevMan’ (ie revenue management) as it is called in the trade, is by nature part science and part instinct.  Any idiot can fill a plane if they charge ultra-low fares. The real skill is .....

‘RevMan’ (ie revenue management) as it is called in the trade, is by nature part science and part .....

3 Jun 20143 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

IHG Rewards Club has launched two new promotions offering discounted rates for stays in Europe over the Summer.  Slightly frustratingly, there are two different promotions and each seems to have its .....

IHG Rewards Club has launched two new promotions offering discounted rates for stays in Europe over the .....

3 Jun 20143 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

You really do learn something new every day in this game.  printed.com is an online printing company specialising in pretty much everything: leaflets business cards stickers postcards display boards .....

You really do learn something new every day in this game.  printed.com is an online printing company .....

3 Jun 20143 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

I have run this as a ‘4th post’ today because there is nothing new in it.  I do however want to remind anyone who missed this offer when I first posted about it two weeks ago that it is .....

I have run this as a ‘4th post’ today because there is nothing new in it.  I do however want to .....

3 Jun 20143 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

I wrote a few weeks ago about the current aggressive pricing that British Airways is offering from various European starting points.  This saw fares as low as £1,100 for Club World return flights to .....

I wrote a few weeks ago about the current aggressive pricing that British Airways is offering from various .....

2 Jun 20142 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments