Another great way to earn a pile of Avios points from a credit card sign-up has appeared. I was very surprised last night to see that the sign-up bonus on the SPG / Starwood American Express card had .....

Another great way to earn a pile of Avios points from a credit card sign-up has appeared. I was very surprised .....

10 May 201310 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

If you have an American Express Platinum charge card, you may be interested to know that the latest batch of ‘exclusive member events’ have been loaded onto the website (log-in required). .....

If you have an American Express Platinum charge card, you may be interested to know that the latest batch of .....

10 May 201310 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

I recently received an email from East Midlands Trains offering me a £10 voucher off any future train trip with them.  I received this because I do, once or twice a year, take the train up to .....

I recently received an email from East Midlands Trains offering me a £10 voucher off any future train trip .....

9 May 20139 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Tesco Direct has brought back bonus Clubcard points on Samsung tablets.  The deals end at close of business today, Thursday. The packages on offer are: £149 Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 8GB 7in (1,000 .....

Tesco Direct has brought back bonus Clubcard points on Samsung tablets.  The deals end at close of business .....

9 May 20139 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

British Airways has launched a special promotion in conjunction with Hilton‘s two luxury brands – Conrad and Waldorf-Astoria. On the face of it, it is not a bad deal: Free bottle of .....

British Airways has launched a special promotion in conjunction with Hilton‘s two luxury brands – .....

9 May 20139 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

My article last week on buying the fee-free 3V Virtual Visa giftcard in Tesco has attracted a huge number of comments, over 170 at the time of writing. (If you missed the original post, you can buy 3V .....

My article last week on buying the fee-free 3V Virtual Visa giftcard in Tesco has attracted a huge number of .....

8 May 20138 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 129 comments

When will Tesco ever learn?! Hopefully not for a while. On Tesco Direct, there is a very average offer for 500 bonus Clubcard points when you pre-order the video game ‘Call of Duty : .....

When will Tesco ever learn?! Hopefully not for a while. On Tesco Direct, there is a very average offer for 500 .....

8 May 20138 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Jumeirah (the Dubai-based hotel chain) has some good value redemptions, via their Sirius programme, at their hotels in London. I wrote about how to redeem for meals in their restaurants here. Jumeirah .....

Jumeirah (the Dubai-based hotel chain) has some good value redemptions, via their Sirius programme, at their .....

8 May 20138 May 2013 by Rob Burgess

When I was younger, I used to specialise in getting offloaded from oversold flights. My time was very flexible, and cash compensation, a hotel room, my food paid for and an upgrade to business class .....

When I was younger, I used to specialise in getting offloaded from oversold flights. My time was very .....

7 May 20137 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

The Summer hotel promotions are starting to drift out from the major chains.  Starwood launched ‘Double Take’ on May 1st. Marriott Rewards is now following up bringing back its .....

The Summer hotel promotions are starting to drift out from the major chains.  Starwood launched ‘Double .....

7 May 20137 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Back in March I wrote about the Lufthansa Oil & Energy Club.  This offers special benefits to people who work in the oil and energy sector (or who can persuade Lufthansa they do …) .....

Back in March I wrote about the Lufthansa Oil & Energy Club.  This offers special benefits to people who .....

7 May 20137 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Back in October 2012, Qatar Airways signed an agreement to work towards membership of the oneworld alliance, which includes British Airways. This would allow British Airways Executive Club members to .....

Back in October 2012, Qatar Airways signed an agreement to work towards membership of the oneworld alliance, .....

6 May 20136 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

This is the 19th (and last!) of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth applying for. These articles will be linked to the .....

This is the 19th (and last!) of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and .....

6 May 20136 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Club Carlson has announced a list of category changes for its hotels, which impacts the number of points needed for a reward stay. Don’t panic, though!  For the first time in a long time from a .....

Club Carlson has announced a list of category changes for its hotels, which impacts the number of points .....

6 May 20136 May 2013 by Rob Burgess