Emirates has announced some retrograde changes to its Skywards loyalty programme.  These come into effect from February 1st. The changes are complex but the main impact is to reduce the miles earned .....

Emirates has announced some retrograde changes to its Skywards loyalty programme.  These come into effect .....

16 Jan 201516 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Just after Christmas, British Airways scrapped fuel surcharges on its short-haul flights.  They didn’t tell anyone and no-one noticed. Even on Flyertalk, just about no-one noticed.  Including .....

Just after Christmas, British Airways scrapped fuel surcharges on its short-haul flights.  They didn’t .....

15 Jan 201515 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Tesco Wine is offering 800 Clubcard points this week when you spend £60 on wine. This is a decent deal given that you would receive 1,920 Avios or 2,000 Virgin Flying Club miles plus the wine – .....

Tesco Wine is offering 800 Clubcard points this week when you spend £60 on wine. This is a decent deal given .....

15 Jan 201515 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

When I wrote about the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club ‘25% off Economy redemptions’ sale last week, I said that I would do a follow-up article on their parallel offer for ‘Miles .....

When I wrote about the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club ‘25% off Economy redemptions’ sale last .....

15 Jan 201515 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Just after Christmas I wrote about some of the excellent deals available in the British Airways sale in Club World if you were willing to start your trip in Dublin.  Prices are (they are still .....

Just after Christmas I wrote about some of the excellent deals available in the British Airways sale in Club .....

14 Jan 201514 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 74 comments

Back in October 2013 (yes, 2013) I wrote about a promotion launched by Shangri-La Hotels. Basically, if you played an online game once a week for six weeks, you would receive 1,200 points in their .....

Back in October 2013 (yes, 2013) I wrote about a promotion launched by Shangri-La Hotels. Basically, if you .....

14 Jan 201514 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

In the Autumn Statement, the Chancellor made the surprise announcement that Air Passenger Duty would be scrapped for children aged 2-12 years old from 1 May 2015.  This only applies to economy .....

In the Autumn Statement, the Chancellor made the surprise announcement that Air Passenger Duty would be .....

14 Jan 201514 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Thank you to everyone who entered our competition last week, sponsored by hotel booking site Kaligo.com, to win 100,000 Avios points.  There was a fantastic response. I picked a winner yesterday and .....

Thank you to everyone who entered our competition last week, sponsored by hotel booking site Kaligo.com, to .....

13 Jan 201513 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

A large number of new hotel cashback deals were launched by American Express yesterday. Whilst only the Thistle deal is outstanding, what is great about these deals is that you can combine them with .....

A large number of new hotel cashback deals were launched by American Express yesterday. Whilst only the .....

13 Jan 201513 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

points.com is a facilitator for the purchase and exchange of miles. If you have ever bought Avios, you may have noticed that your credit card statement showed ‘points.com’ as the merchant. .....

points.com is a facilitator for the purchase and exchange of miles. If you have ever bought Avios, you may .....

13 Jan 201513 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Hotel booking site PointsHound is similar to Kaligo and Rocketmiles.  In return for booking your hotel through their site, you are rewarded with a chunk of airline miles. British Airways Executive .....

Hotel booking site PointsHound is similar to Kaligo and Rocketmiles.  In return for booking your hotel .....

12 Jan 201512 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

If you are self-employed or pay tax outside PAYE for other reasons, 31st January is the day that you will need to make your final tax payment for the 2013-2014 tax year. HMRC accepts credit cards for .....

If you are self-employed or pay tax outside PAYE for other reasons, 31st January is the day that you will need .....

12 Jan 201512 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 83 comments

Amazon Local, the ‘daily deals’ / Groupon-style Amazon subsidiary, is repeating the offer it ran last May to get a Priority Pass for half price. Priority Pass is a network of 700 airport .....

Amazon Local, the ‘daily deals’ / Groupon-style Amazon subsidiary, is repeating the offer it ran .....

12 Jan 201512 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Finnair announced on Thursday that it was removing fuel surcharges on redemption flights for travel in Europe, to Dubai and to Tel Aviv. Why is this interesting?  Because Finnair is a member of the .....

Finnair announced on Thursday that it was removing fuel surcharges on redemption flights for travel in Europe, .....

11 Jan 201511 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments