View from the Wing ran a good summary recently on the expiry policies for the major airline frequent flyer programmes. There is nothing more frustrating than finding that your miles have expired when .....

View from the Wing ran a good summary recently on the expiry policies for the major airline frequent flyer .....

26 May 201326 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Starwood Preferred Guest, the Sheraton / Westin / W / aloft etc programme, has launched ‘SPG Social’. Full details can be found here. Now, at this stage it is not entirely clear what is .....

Starwood Preferred Guest, the Sheraton / Westin / W / aloft etc programme, has launched ‘SPG .....

26 May 201326 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

A little later than originally planned, the new Heathrow Rewards website – the replacement for BAA WorldPoints – has finally launched. The link is here. Very little has changed so far. .....

A little later than originally planned, the new Heathrow Rewards website – the replacement for BAA .....

25 May 201325 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

A couple of weeks ago, I ran this article on buying 50p coins at face value from the Royal Mint. To be honest, it was written as a bit of fun.  And the fact that the ‘free postage’ code I .....

A couple of weeks ago, I ran this article on buying 50p coins at face value from the Royal Mint. To be honest, .....

25 May 201325 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

Flybe confirmed press rumours on Thursday when it announced the sale of its 25 pairs of take-off and landing slots at Gatwick Airport. easyJet will pay £20m for the slots. Whilst Gatwick is not full, .....

Flybe confirmed press rumours on Thursday when it announced the sale of its 25 pairs of take-off and landing .....

25 May 201325 May 2013 by Rob Burgess

It would be funny if it wasn’t for the fact that you will now have to get on the telephone and sort it out. Last month, Tesco ran a promotion offering 1,500 bonus Avios points if you converted .....

It would be funny if it wasn’t for the fact that you will now have to get on the telephone and sort it .....

24 May 201324 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Yesterday, I did my best to respond to an email I received asking ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. Because you can earn Avios points both directly and indirectly .....

Yesterday, I did my best to respond to an email I received asking ‘What is the best credit card for .....

24 May 201324 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Just a quick update to say that if you got the American Airlines credit card with the amazing (given the card is free) 35,000 American Airlines miles sign-up bonus, your miles should post OK. My first .....

Just a quick update to say that if you got the American Airlines credit card with the amazing (given the card .....

24 May 201324 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

I recently had an email asking ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. This is not as easy an answer as you might think. Whilst there are the BA and Lloyds / TSB cards .....

I recently had an email asking ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. This is .....

23 May 201323 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote this article which described a new Tesco / British Airways promotion.   British Airways is offering 1,000 bonus Avios if you convert at least £5 of Tesco .....

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote this article which described a new Tesco / British Airways promotion. .....

23 May 201323 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

Hotels.com is running a generous promotion at the moment, giving out Marks & Spencer vouchers with bookings at selected properties. When you look to book a hotel at hotels.com, certain properties .....

Hotels.com is running a generous promotion at the moment, giving out Marks & Spencer vouchers with .....

23 May 201323 May 2013 by Rob Burgess

2,000 Avios for £8.74 is not a bad deal.  And you don’t even need to leave the house for this one, should you be sick of visiting Tesco stores trying to find 3V cards …. You can even get .....

2,000 Avios for £8.74 is not a bad deal.  And you don’t even need to leave the house for this one, .....

22 May 201322 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

I am pleased to say that I am now able to offer referrals for anyone thinking about taking out the Virgin Atlantic White or Virgin Atlantic Black credit cards. I won’t go into the details of the .....

I am pleased to say that I am now able to offer referrals for anyone thinking about taking out the Virgin .....

22 May 201322 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

British Airways has just announced plans to fly to Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands from October 26th. This is obviously an interesting new Avios redemption option. They are, to put it mildly, not .....

British Airways has just announced plans to fly to Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands from October 26th. This .....

22 May 201322 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments