Starwood Preferred Guest, the Sheraton / Westin / W / aloft etc hotel group, has always been very switched on in allowing SPG members to earn points when eating in their hotels if you are not a .....

Starwood Preferred Guest, the Sheraton / Westin / W / aloft etc hotel group, has always been very switched on .....

24 Jun 201324 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

A reminder that the current offer for purchasing Virgin Flying Club miles ends on 30th June. You can currently earn a 15% bonus when you buy Flying Club miles.  You can buy a surprisingly large .....

A reminder that the current offer for purchasing Virgin Flying Club miles ends on 30th June. You can currently .....

24 Jun 201324 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Heathrow Express is 15 years old, amazingly.  And, to celebrate, they have been emailing some people with discount codes.  These allow you to book a one-way ticket for £15 instead of the current .....

Heathrow Express is 15 years old, amazingly.  And, to celebrate, they have been emailing some people with .....

23 Jun 201323 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

The British Airways website has a lot of good things about it, let’s be clear about that. However, when it comes to quickly checking award availability, I have begun to find it a pain. I have .....

The British Airways website has a lot of good things about it, let’s be clear about that. However, when .....

23 Jun 201323 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

British Airways is bringing back ‘Silent Picturehouse’ to Vinopolis (by London Bridge, on the South Bank) this Summer. Never heard of it? This what BA has to say: BA Silent Picturehouse is .....

British Airways is bringing back ‘Silent Picturehouse’ to Vinopolis (by London Bridge, on the .....

23 Jun 201323 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Roughly once every nine months or so, British Airways Executive Club runs a promotion offering a 25% bonus when you convert hotel loyalty points into Avios points. Yesterday, I received an email from .....

Roughly once every nine months or so, British Airways Executive Club runs a promotion offering a 25% bonus .....

22 Jun 201322 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Hilton has launched a big promotion entitled “Great Getaway”, offering discounts of up to 40% on rooms in Europe. A smaller discount of up to 25% applies elsewhere in North America, the .....

Hilton has launched a big promotion entitled “Great Getaway”, offering discounts of up to 40% on .....

22 Jun 201322 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

News in brief: Last call for our RedSpottedHanky tennis mini-league! Wimbledon starts on Monday, which means that this weekend is your last chance to earn up to £15 in free UK train travel by signing .....

News in brief: Last call for our RedSpottedHanky tennis mini-league! Wimbledon starts on Monday, which means .....

22 Jun 201322 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

I posted last week about a new Iberia promotion that allowed you to earn a whopping 15 Avios points (!). There was a reason for this, though, as earning 15 points would ‘activate’ your .....

I posted last week about a new Iberia promotion that allowed you to earn a whopping 15 Avios points (!). There .....

21 Jun 201321 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Here are a few random photographs from Taste of London 2013, sponsored by British Airways, yesterday afternoon.  It wasn’t the sunniest afternoon ever in Regents Park, but at least the rain .....

Here are a few random photographs from Taste of London 2013, sponsored by British Airways, yesterday .....

21 Jun 201321 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

There is something distinctly weird about Amex Platinum and their special promotions. For every one they send you that might possibly be useful, there is one that is just fundamentally odd or poor .....

There is something distinctly weird about Amex Platinum and their special promotions. For every one they send .....

21 Jun 201321 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Virgin Atlantic launched its new Little Red domestic flights at the end of March, serving Manchester, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. These are operated using Heathrow slots which British Airways was forced .....

Virgin Atlantic launched its new Little Red domestic flights at the end of March, serving Manchester, .....

20 Jun 201320 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

easyJet Plus is the nearest thing that easyJet has to a loyalty scheme – ie not very near at all! The scheme has been around for a while, and offers a number of benefits: Free seat selection .....

easyJet Plus is the nearest thing that easyJet has to a loyalty scheme – ie not very near at all! The .....

20 Jun 201320 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

There is, it seems, no end to the different ways in which the internet and, specifically, mobile applications are changing the travel scene. Guidestock – whilst still in beta at the moment .....

There is, it seems, no end to the different ways in which the internet and, specifically, mobile applications .....

20 Jun 201320 June 2013 by Rob Burgess