I rushed out a post on Monday to flag up the amazingly generous £1,000 Club World that British Airways was making available to certain destinations over Christmas.  This has now been officially .....

I rushed out a post on Monday to flag up the amazingly generous £1,000 Club World that British Airways was .....

4 Dec 20134 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

Last week I wrote about an attractive wine deal that British Airways Executive Club was running in conjunction with Laithwaites. Basically, for £51 you would receive 12 bottles of wine, 1000 Avios .....

Last week I wrote about an attractive wine deal that British Airways Executive Club was running in conjunction .....

4 Dec 20134 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Via ba.com, Holiday Extras is offering 600 bonus Avios when you book an ‘airport hotel with parking’ through them between December 1st and December 21st. This is on top of the standard .....

Via ba.com, Holiday Extras is offering 600 bonus Avios when you book an ‘airport hotel with .....

4 Dec 20134 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the site for December. Apart from the big changes to the Starwood and BA cards, which I summarise below, the other points worth .....

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the site for December. Apart from the .....

3 Dec 20133 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

A few weeks ago, I wrote about an interesting arbitrage which let you book Reward Flight Saver redemptions for £26 instead of £35.  This involved booking via Avios South Africa, where the sharp .....

A few weeks ago, I wrote about an interesting arbitrage which let you book Reward Flight Saver redemptions for .....

3 Dec 20133 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

I wrote last week about the half-price Priority Pass available (still available) via Amazon Local.  This costs £34 instead of £68 and gets you airport lounge access for £15 per visit. (Priority .....

I wrote last week about the half-price Priority Pass available (still available) via Amazon Local.  This .....

3 Dec 20133 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

This is one of the rare middle-of-the-day articles that I run when something crops up which I don’t necessarily expect to be around for long. Something odd is happening with British Airways Club .....

This is one of the rare middle-of-the-day articles that I run when something crops up which I don’t .....

2 Dec 20132 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

British Airways has announced some new routes from London City Airport for the Summer 2014 timetable.  We should expect similar announcements on a regular basis at the moment, as there are three new .....

British Airways has announced some new routes from London City Airport for the Summer 2014 timetable.  We .....

2 Dec 20132 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Heathrow Rewards, the loyalty scheme for the shops at Heathrow Airport, has announced a new partnership with Travelex. Heathrow Rewards members (joining is free) will receive a rate which is 0.5% .....

Heathrow Rewards, the loyalty scheme for the shops at Heathrow Airport, has announced a new partnership with .....

2 Dec 20132 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

The Starwood Preferred Guest Quarter 1 2014 promotion will be called ‘Bring On The Nights’. This could be of interest if you are likely to be staying at a Sheraton, W, Westin, aloft, .....

The Starwood Preferred Guest Quarter 1 2014 promotion will be called ‘Bring On The Nights’. This .....

2 Dec 20132 December 2013 by Rob Burgess

I have written a few pieces recently about Qatar Airways joining BA in the oneworld alliance, eg here and here.  This gives you a very interesting new option for spending your Avios points, .....

I have written a few pieces recently about Qatar Airways joining BA in the oneworld alliance, eg here and .....

1 Dec 20131 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Because most frequent traveller currencies can either be converted into a different one, or can be earned by converting something else, there are always odd opportunities that get thrown up. Sometimes .....

Because most frequent traveller currencies can either be converted into a different one, or can be earned by .....

1 Dec 20131 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

This is a very interesting offer which has crept out very quietly under the radar.  I haven’t seen any other coverage of it so far. In 2011, Marriott acquired a Spanish hotel operator called AC .....

This is a very interesting offer which has crept out very quietly under the radar.  I haven’t seen any .....

1 Dec 20131 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the exclusive cashback deals that American Express is now offering you online when you log into your online statement. The first batch were not great, although my .....

I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the exclusive cashback deals that American Express is now offering you .....

30 Nov 201330 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments