IHG Rewards Club has long been, by far, the worse major hotel scheme when it comes to actually valuing your loyalty.  There are no guaranteed benefits at all apart from free internet (and everyone .....

IHG Rewards Club has long been, by far, the worse major hotel scheme when it comes to actually valuing your .....

1 Sep 20131 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

I wrote back in July about the Hilton HHonors big promotion entitled “Great Getaway”, offering discounts of up to 40% on rooms in Europe. A smaller discount of up to 25% applies .....

I wrote back in July about the Hilton HHonors big promotion entitled “Great Getaway”, offering .....

1 Sep 20131 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Yesterday I published details of Qatar Airways entry into the oneworld alliance, which now seems set for 1st October (but possibly still 31st October, depending on what you read).  From that date, .....

Yesterday I published details of Qatar Airways entry into the oneworld alliance, which now seems set for 1st .....

31 Aug 201331 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Today (31st) is your last chance to enter the very low key competition being run over at Business Traveller magazine to win 10,000 Heathrow Rewards points.  This is to promote the relaunch of the .....

Today (31st) is your last chance to enter the very low key competition being run over at Business Traveller .....

31 Aug 201331 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Qatar Airways sent an email to its frequent flyer members this week which appears to confirm the entry date of Qatar into the oneworld alliance.  More interestingly, it confirmed that it is bringing .....

Qatar Airways sent an email to its frequent flyer members this week which appears to confirm the entry date of .....

30 Aug 201330 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Last September, Virgin Atlantic launched an interesting new service – Guest List. Most frequent travellers acknowledge that, whatever they may think of Virgin Atlantic’s on-board product, .....

Last September, Virgin Atlantic launched an interesting new service – Guest List. Most frequent .....

30 Aug 201330 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Hyatt Gold Passport has become the latest of the big hotel programmes to launch its Autumn promotion.  Called ‘Discover The Possibilities’ it is at least very simple! The web page for .....

Hyatt Gold Passport has become the latest of the big hotel programmes to launch its Autumn promotion.  Called .....

29 Aug 201329 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

A quick heads up that the current promotion on the Lufthansa UK ‘Miles & More’ credit card is ending tomorrow, August 30th. This is far from the greatest credit card deal of all time. .....

A quick heads up that the current promotion on the Lufthansa UK ‘Miles & More’ credit card is .....

29 Aug 201329 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

This is my review of the American Express Nectar credit card. Head for Points mainly focusses on credit cards which offer airline miles or hotel loyalty points for your spending.  However, as easyJet .....

This is my review of the American Express Nectar credit card. Head for Points mainly focusses on credit cards .....

29 Aug 201329 August 2013 by Rob Burgess

I posted a couple of weeks ago that American Express Currency Exchange had resigned from its positions in Heathrow Terminal 5.  These booths, including the one in the British Airways lounge, are .....

I posted a couple of weeks ago that American Express Currency Exchange had resigned from its positions in .....

28 Aug 201328 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc programme) is well known for publishing lots of one-off bonus codes which can really add up.  This article shows how I got 12,000 .....

IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc programme) is well known for publishing .....

28 Aug 201328 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Here we go again!  Some elements of this post may feel familiar. On Tesco Direct, there is an offer for 500 bonus Clubcard points when you pre-order the video game ‘Skylanders Swap .....

Here we go again!  Some elements of this post may feel familiar. On Tesco Direct, there is an offer for 500 .....

27 Aug 201327 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

InterContinental has some very pleasant hotels. I should know … I stayed at their Dusseldorf, Boston and New York Times Square hotels last month, and I’ve also written a review about the .....

InterContinental has some very pleasant hotels. I should know … I stayed at their Dusseldorf, Boston and .....

27 Aug 201327 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Marriott Rewards has launched its major promotion for the Autumn, which will be another outing for MegaBonus. This promotion is active across all Marriott brands, including Renaissance, Courtyard, .....

Marriott Rewards has launched its major promotion for the Autumn, which will be another outing for MegaBonus. .....

26 Aug 201326 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments