For reasons unknown, I was not invited to ‘The Cards & Payment Awards’ award ceremony a couple of weeks ago. It is, however, an intriguing look at how people who do not know much about .....

For reasons unknown, I was not invited to ‘The Cards & Payment Awards’ award ceremony a couple .....

28 Mar 201428 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

WorldHotels is a marketing group that represents 500 hotels across 250 different locations in 65 countries.   Rather like Leading Hotels of the World, it allows properties to remain independent .....

WorldHotels is a marketing group that represents 500 hotels across 250 different locations in 65 .....

28 Mar 201428 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Follow a number of rumours in recent weeks, American Express’s USA operation has now confirmed that card ‘churning’ will not be allowed from 2nd May. Here is the statement that it .....

Follow a number of rumours in recent weeks, American Express’s USA operation has now confirmed that card .....

27 Mar 201427 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments

Above all the noise in the UK Government budget about pension changes, you may have missed the changes relating to Individual Savings Accounts, or ISA’s: ISA’s will be renamed .....

Above all the noise in the UK Government budget about pension changes, you may have missed the changes .....

27 Mar 201427 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Iberia Plus is currently offering a 30% bonus on purchases of Avios points. This deal runs until 13th April, see here for further details. Note that you need to log-in to see details of the bonus .....

Iberia Plus is currently offering a 30% bonus on purchases of Avios points. This deal runs until 13th April, .....

27 Mar 201427 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

British Airways launched a new tool on ba.com yesterday – ‘My Flightpath’. You can access it here (log-in required). When BA launched Lifetime Tier Points last year, they were forced .....

British Airways launched a new tool on ba.com yesterday – ‘My Flightpath’. You can access it .....

26 Mar 201426 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Tesco Direct launched three new bonus Clubcard point promotions yesterday.  Frankly, none are worth getting involved in just for the points, but if you need the product anyway …. The first is .....

Tesco Direct launched three new bonus Clubcard point promotions yesterday.  Frankly, none are worth getting .....

26 Mar 201426 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

A few days ago, I published some images of the new Air France fully flat business class seat.  This will not be rolling out for a while, with the final 777 not being done until 2016. Finnair, a .....

A few days ago, I published some images of the new Air France fully flat business class seat.  This will not .....

26 Mar 201426 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Tesco is discounting a number of gift cards by 20% this week, ostensibly as a Mother’s Day promotion.  The offer runs until March 30th. There is some press advertising for this which only shows .....

Tesco is discounting a number of gift cards by 20% this week, ostensibly as a Mother’s Day promotion. .....

25 Mar 201425 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

After the British Airways Avios Suitcase game on Facebook (which keeps adding the odd extra badge, do revisit from time to time!), American Airlines has now launched its own. It is called .....

After the British Airways Avios Suitcase game on Facebook (which keeps adding the odd extra badge, do revisit .....

25 Mar 201425 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Just a quick reminder that 31st March is the last day to convert your Tesco Clubcard vouchers to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club to benefit from the current ’30% bonus miles’ promotion. This means .....

Just a quick reminder that 31st March is the last day to convert your Tesco Clubcard vouchers to Virgin .....

25 Mar 201425 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

If you have an American Express Platinum charge card, an interesting new offer has popped up at the Amex Platinum website. To quote: Members-only website BestSecret is one of the fashion industry’s .....

If you have an American Express Platinum charge card, an interesting new offer has popped up at the Amex .....

24 Mar 201424 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

On  Saturday, I published the list of hotels which will be bookable for just 5,000 IHG Rewards Club points in the latest round of PointBreaks. This post is just a reminder that these hotels .....

On  Saturday, I published the list of hotels which will be bookable for just 5,000 IHG Rewards Club .....

24 Mar 201424 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

At some point today, airberlin is likely to confirm to the German stock market that Etihad is raising its stake in the airline from 30% to 49.9%. More importantly, the airline is to delist from the .....

At some point today, airberlin is likely to confirm to the German stock market that Etihad is raising its .....

24 Mar 201424 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments