Reader Neil recently reminded me of the existence of Diners Club, the charge card that time forgot. Most of you will probably have never ever seen a Diners Club card.  In London, you are more likely .....

Reader Neil recently reminded me of the existence of Diners Club, the charge card that time forgot. Most of .....

6 Sep 20136 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Back in June I wrote this excessively complex article about the most effective way to earn Avios points when buying petrol. Shell did not come out of it too well – you would earn a lot more .....

Back in June I wrote this excessively complex article about the most effective way to earn Avios points when .....

6 Sep 20136 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Last October I reported on the UK launch of JustBook.  JustBook is a fairly new hotel booking app, available from your local app store (App Store, Android Market, Blackberry). JustBook is .....

Last October I reported on the UK launch of JustBook.  JustBook is a fairly new hotel booking app, available .....

6 Sep 20136 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Virgin Flying Club has announced a 30% bonus on conversions of Tesco Clubcard points! This is, of course, not as generous as the 50% bonus that ran in January. Possibly a sign of the (improving) .....

Virgin Flying Club has announced a 30% bonus on conversions of Tesco Clubcard points! This is, of course, not .....

5 Sep 20135 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

Tesco Direct has brought back its occasional offer on HP printer ink cartridges – but this time it is 50% more generous. You usually get 500 bonus Clubcard points when you buy two cartridges.  .....

Tesco Direct has brought back its occasional offer on HP printer ink cartridges – but this time it is .....

5 Sep 20135 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 131 comments

Eurostar is about to launch a major sale on its Standard Class tickets. The sale goes live in a day or so – it may even be live by the time you read this.  However, members of Eurostar Frequent .....

Eurostar is about to launch a major sale on its Standard Class tickets. The sale goes live in a day or so .....

5 Sep 20135 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

It is very rare that I publish a post during the day (ie after 8am) but if I left this one until Friday morning it may be over. Discount deals site vouchercodes.co.uk has teamed up with .....

It is very rare that I publish a post during the day (ie after 8am) but if I left this one until Friday .....

5 Sep 20135 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

If you are opted in to receive junk email from American Express, charge card holders should have had an email yesterday offering them a conversion bonus if they moved their Membership Rewards points .....

If you are opted in to receive junk email from American Express, charge card holders should have had an .....

4 Sep 20134 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

After a small break, Tesco Direct has brought back its pre-order offer on DVD’s and Blu-Ray discs.  This allows you to earn a large pile of bonus Clubcard points when you order a product which .....

After a small break, Tesco Direct has brought back its pre-order offer on DVD’s and Blu-Ray discs.  .....

4 Sep 20134 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

A few weeks ago, I asked readers to check their MeliaRewards accounts, if they had one, because the company had deposited 4,000 free points in each one.  This was an incentive to make a ‘cash .....

A few weeks ago, I asked readers to check their MeliaRewards accounts, if they had one, because the company .....

4 Sep 20134 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Finally, after a couple of false starts, which I think were errors by the hotel groups, it’s back.  I’m talking about the BA ‘25% bonus when you transfer your hotel points to .....

Finally, after a couple of false starts, which I think were errors by the hotel groups, it’s back.  .....

3 Sep 20133 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments

My other article today is about a 25% bonus for transferring hotel points from seven major hotel schemes into British Airways Avios.  Le Club Accorhotels is not included in this promotion. .....

My other article today is about a 25% bonus for transferring hotel points from seven major hotel schemes into .....

3 Sep 20133 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Lufthansa‘s Miles & More programme is celebrating its 20th birthday this year with a raft of promotions. The latest is a 20% bonus on all miles earned when you fly with any Miles & More .....

Lufthansa‘s Miles & More programme is celebrating its 20th birthday this year with a raft of .....

3 Sep 20133 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Today, the first Monday of September, is the traditional ‘back to work’ day for a lot of people.  You may well have a full office for the first time in six weeks! Head for Points was .....

Today, the first Monday of September, is the traditional ‘back to work’ day for a lot of .....

2 Sep 20132 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments