American Express has launched a few more special cardmember offers. You can see if you have been targeted for these deals by logging onto your online account, going into each card you have and .....

American Express has launched a few more special cardmember offers. You can see if you have been targeted for .....

26 Oct 201426 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 84 comments

If you are looking to redeem for Avios points for flights to South America, you may end up redeeming on BA’s sister airline Iberia.   With its new flat bed seating and new aircraft coming on .....

If you are looking to redeem for Avios points for flights to South America, you may end up redeeming on .....

26 Oct 201426 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

On Tuesday I will be running a report from my visit to the Qatar Airways lounge at the new Hamad International airport in Doha. I thought I’d use a post today to show you a couple of random .....

On Tuesday I will be running a report from my visit to the Qatar Airways lounge at the new Hamad International .....

26 Oct 201426 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

British Airways is currently having another ‘luxury sale’ as you can see from the ad on the home page of ba.com. If you are looking for amazing fares, though, the place to look is Dublin. .....

British Airways is currently having another ‘luxury sale’ as you can see from the ad on the home .....

25 Oct 201425 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 83 comments

A ‘status match’ is when you approach an airline or hotel company with proof of your high status with a competing airline or hotel group. You then ask to be immediately upgraded to the .....

A ‘status match’ is when you approach an airline or hotel company with proof of your high status .....

25 Oct 201425 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

We are away for a few days, so here are a few headlines without the usual analysis so you don’t miss out on the latest deals: British Airways is restarting flights to Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt .....

We are away for a few days, so here are a few headlines without the usual analysis so you don’t miss out .....

25 Oct 201425 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Just a quick heads up that midnight UK time tonight (Friday) is your last chance to enter our HotelTonight competition. Entries date-stamped after this time will not be counted. Five winners will each .....

Just a quick heads up that midnight UK time tonight (Friday) is your last chance to enter our HotelTonight .....

24 Oct 201424 October 2014 by Rob Burgess

This is my review of the Conrad London St James hotel, its rooms and its facilities. I wrote in August about the surprising news that the new InterContinental Westminster was to rebrand as Conrad St .....

This is my review of the Conrad London St James hotel, its rooms and its facilities. I wrote in August about .....

24 Oct 201424 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

There was some discussion of this deal in the comments yesterday but I felt it deserved its own article, especially as the email subscribers would otherwise miss it. Tesco Wine is offering 1,000 .....

There was some discussion of this deal in the comments yesterday but I felt it deserved its own article, .....

24 Oct 201424 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just for the sign-up bonus Cards you get primarily for the strong on-going earnings rate Cards .....

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just .....

23 Oct 201423 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

Abu Dhabi airline Etihad has launched ‘Etihad Airways Partners‘, a pseudo alliance aimed at bringing together some of the various national airlines in which Etihad has invested. Over the .....

Abu Dhabi airline Etihad has launched ‘Etihad Airways Partners‘, a pseudo alliance aimed at .....

23 Oct 201423 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Last week I posted details of an exceptional Avios hotel promotion with Accor. Accor is the hotel group behind Novotel, Sofitel, Mercure, Ibis and M Gallery, amongst others. It has teamed up with .....

Last week I posted details of an exceptional Avios hotel promotion with Accor. Accor is the hotel group behind .....

23 Oct 201423 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

It’s back.  If you missed this deal when it ran twice earlier in the year, now is your chance to jump on board. TopCashback, like Quidco, is a site which allows you to earn a small amount of .....

It’s back.  If you missed this deal when it ran twice earlier in the year, now is your chance to jump .....

22 Oct 201422 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

This is my review of the St Regis in Doha along with a selection of my photos. Whilst I was in Doha two weeks ago, I stayed at the new St Regis.  This is arguably the most luxurious hotel in Qatar .....

This is my review of the St Regis in Doha along with a selection of my photos. Whilst I was in Doha two weeks .....

22 Oct 201422 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments