Our Hailo promotion this morning was a little too successful, with all of the £15 vouchers being claimed by 9am. I have therefore pulled this promotion out of the comments section of our last RSH .....

Our Hailo promotion this morning was a little too successful, with all of the £15 vouchers being claimed by .....

19 Feb 201419 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

I wrote in January about the forthcoming relaunch of Star Alliance Company Plus.  This is the Star Alliance equivalent of the British Airways On Business scheme, aimed at companies in the UK and .....

I wrote in January about the forthcoming relaunch of Star Alliance Company Plus.  This is the Star .....

19 Feb 201419 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

I published a long piece on Hertz Gold Plus Rewards back in January as part of a longer look at how to earn miles and points from Hertz.  I also wrote this post in October about Hertz Five Star, .....

I published a long piece on Hertz Gold Plus Rewards back in January as part of a longer look at how to earn .....

19 Feb 201419 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

You will need to move fast if you want to claim this one.  There are only 500 available and Head for Points readers could easily wipe them out this morning. If you read my review of iPhone travel .....

You will need to move fast if you want to claim this one.  There are only 500 available and Head for Points .....

19 Feb 201419 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

Our ‘Credit Card Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals currently available. What I thought might be interesting, though, would be to rank the sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard cash. Put .....

Our ‘Credit Card Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals currently available. What I thought might be .....

18 Feb 201418 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments

This is the fifth of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes.  Each scheme will be covered over two articles.  One will list the basic facts of the scheme, the other will be my .....

This is the fifth of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes.  Each scheme will be covered .....

18 Feb 201418 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

In my other article today, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Le Club AccorHotels loyalty scheme.  This article is my personal opinion, highlighting areas where I think you might .....

In my other article today, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Le Club AccorHotels loyalty .....

18 Feb 201418 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

A couple of weeks ago, I finally dragged myself into the 21st century by purchasing an iPhone.  This replaced the Nokia 8800 that I have been carrying around for the last six years or so. .....

A couple of weeks ago, I finally dragged myself into the 21st century by purchasing an iPhone.  This replaced .....

17 Feb 201417 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

The Accor ‘Happy Mondays’ promotion has just celebrated its first anniversary and is still going strong. You must be a member of Le Club Accorhotels to take part in this offer.  You can .....

The Accor ‘Happy Mondays’ promotion has just celebrated its first anniversary and is still going .....

17 Feb 201417 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Reader Paul dropped me a line to outline the success he was having earning Avios points by using Tesco Recycling Centres which are based at around 100 stores across the country. You can feed your .....

Reader Paul dropped me a line to outline the success he was having earning Avios points by using Tesco .....

17 Feb 201417 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Shell has launched a double Avios promotion across its full range of fuels.  It will run until February 28th. During this period, you will earn 20 Avios for every 20 litres of Shell fuel you buy.  .....

Shell has launched a double Avios promotion across its full range of fuels.  It will run until February 28th. .....

16 Feb 201416 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

In the summer of 2012, we went to Sandy Lane in Barbados as I reviewed here.  In summer it is about 75% cheaper than it is during the Christmas and New Year peak, with similar weather – and a .....

In the summer of 2012, we went to Sandy Lane in Barbados as I reviewed here.  In summer it is about 75% .....

16 Feb 201416 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Business Traveller magazine has added Platinum-tier membership of the Global Hotel Alliance programme as a benefit for its subscribers.  If you are planning a stay at any hotel in the GHA grouping, .....

Business Traveller magazine has added Platinum-tier membership of the Global Hotel Alliance programme as a .....

16 Feb 201416 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

There are a number of good reasons NOT to start your long-haul premium cabin British Airways flight in the UK. The first is Air Passenger Duty, levied by the UK Government.  This is now .....

There are a number of good reasons NOT to start your long-haul premium cabin British Airways flight in the .....

15 Feb 201415 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments