We met up with the guys from LoungeBuddy at the Business Travel Show in London yesterday.  It reminded me that it is literally a year since I last mentioned the special deal we have with them .....

We met up with the guys from LoungeBuddy at the Business Travel Show in London yesterday.  It reminded me .....

24 Feb 201724 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

News in brief: Get 2,400 Avios with £50 of toys Tesco Direct is offering 1,000 Clubcard points when spending £50 on Nerf, My Little Pony, Play Doh and Hasbro Gaming this week.  This means you get .....

News in brief: Get 2,400 Avios with £50 of toys Tesco Direct is offering 1,000 Clubcard points when spending .....

23 Feb 201723 February 2017 by Anika Burnett • 64 comments

News in brief: Hilton Honors ‘points and money’ update We covered the forthcoming changes to the Hilton Honors programme in this article.  A few people asked me what the exact .....

News in brief: Hilton Honors ‘points and money’ update We covered the forthcoming changes to the .....

23 Feb 201723 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

easyJet is rolling out a loyalty scheme, Flight Club, to selected flyers, but it is strictly ‘invite only’ at the moment which is why I haven’t focussed on it.  If you meet .....

easyJet is rolling out a loyalty scheme, Flight Club, to selected flyers, but it is strictly .....

23 Feb 201723 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Avios has launched, as a trial, ‘Avios Advance’. This has been knocking around for a while on a limited basis but is now popping up for more and more people. This is something new for .....

Avios has launched, as a trial, ‘Avios Advance’. This has been knocking around for a while on a .....

22 Feb 201722 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

As I mentioned yesterday, I am at the Loyalty 2017 conference for three days this week.  The most interesting session from Day 2 was a presentation by the head of Marriott Rewards on the integration .....

As I mentioned yesterday, I am at the Loyalty 2017 conference for three days this week.  The most interesting .....

22 Feb 201722 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

News in brief: Get money off Addison Lee rides In response to heavy competition from Uber, Gett and Hailo, Addison Lee launched a new app in summer last year. If you didn’t get around to trying .....

News in brief: Get money off Addison Lee rides In response to heavy competition from Uber, Gett and Hailo, .....

22 Feb 201722 February 2017 by Anika Burnett • 52 comments

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

21 Feb 201721 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 125 comments

I am spending three days this week at the Loyalty 2017 conference in London and will be giving a talk on Wednesday. Yesterday a representative from trade group IATA presented some results from their .....

I am spending three days this week at the Loyalty 2017 conference in London and will be giving a talk on .....

21 Feb 201721 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

This is our review of the Causeway Lounge at Belfast Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. Reader Gordon kindly sent in .....

This is our review of the Causeway Lounge at Belfast Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport .....

21 Feb 201721 February 2017 by Anika Burnett • 24 comments

Here we go – the first generous Avios promotion out of Ireland since AerClub was launched as the new Aer Lingus Avios-based frequent flyer scheme. You don’t need to be based in Ireland to .....

Here we go – the first generous Avios promotion out of Ireland since AerClub was launched as the new Aer .....

20 Feb 201720 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

Following a lot of rationalisation over the last couple of years, Avis emerged as the sole British Airways car hire partner. The website offers a range of benefits including free additional drivers .....

Following a lot of rationalisation over the last couple of years, Avis emerged as the sole British Airways car .....

20 Feb 201720 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

When Hilton announced the changes to the Hilton Honors programme recently they included the following slide.  It contains some fascinating statistics about the scheme: It is worth having a look at .....

When Hilton announced the changes to the Hilton Honors programme recently they included the following slide. .....

20 Feb 201720 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

We have run a few ‘the end is nigh’ stories about airberlin recently. All of the short haul routes which do not touch Dusseldorf or Berlin are being transferred to a TUI-controlled joint .....

We have run a few ‘the end is nigh’ stories about airberlin recently. All of the short haul routes .....

19 Feb 201719 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments