British Airways has launched another ‘buy Avios’ bonus promotion. Until 11th April you will receive 50% bonus Avios when you buy or gift points. Whilst this isn’t as good as the 75% .....

British Airways has launched another ‘buy Avios’ bonus promotion. Until 11th April you will .....

31 Mar 202131 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Last week we published a long article about why it can make sense to book your next holiday via BA Holidays. Even if you only want a flight, there are price, cashflow and Avios reasons for adding on a .....

Last week we published a long article about why it can make sense to book your next holiday via BA Holidays. .....

31 Mar 202131 March 2021 by Rob Burgess

I know that hotel branding is a complex business these days, but Virgin Hotels is taking it to a new level. The new Virgin Hotels Las Vegas opened this week. Located off-strip, it has taken over the .....

I know that hotel branding is a complex business these days, but Virgin Hotels is taking it to a new level. .....

31 Mar 202131 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

A regular question I get asked by readers is how American Express Business Platinum differs from The Platinum Card, apart from the obvious £20 difference in annual fee. As American Express Business .....

A regular question I get asked by readers is how American Express Business Platinum differs from The Platinum .....

30 Mar 202130 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

Reading this as you probably are, sat in the UK with no prospect of a hotel leisure stay until mid May, you have probably already assumed that your hotel status will be rolled over into 2022. I .....

Reading this as you probably are, sat in the UK with no prospect of a hotel leisure stay until mid May, you .....

30 Mar 202130 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

One of the benefits of having American Express Business Platinum or Business Gold is the annual Dell credit. You MUST opt-in via this page of the American Express website. Once opted in, you will .....

One of the benefits of having American Express Business Platinum or Business Gold is the annual Dell credit. .....

30 Mar 202130 March 2021 by Rob Burgess

The options to use your hotel and airline points for ‘experience’ packages has been thin on the ground recently, with latest lockdown measures putting an end to large sporting events and concerts. .....

The options to use your hotel and airline points for ‘experience’ packages has been thin on the ground .....

30 Mar 202130 March 2021 by Rob Burgess

Yesterday we covered JetBlue’s allocation of Heathrow slots for the Summer season. JetBlue is not the only new airline to arrive at Heathrow this Summer. The new covid slot rules allowed .....

Yesterday we covered JetBlue’s allocation of Heathrow slots for the Summer season. JetBlue is not the .....

30 Mar 202130 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

You can redeem Avios for flights on far more airlines than are shown on the British Airways website. Here is our last article on the full list of airlines on which you can redeem Avios points.  It .....

You can redeem Avios for flights on far more airlines than are shown on the British Airways website. Here is .....

30 Mar 202130 March 2021 by Rob Burgess

What are the peak and off-peak dates for redeeming Avios points?  This article looks at the British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus peak and off-peak Avios calendars for 2021 and 2022. Remember .....

What are the peak and off-peak dates for redeeming Avios points?  This article looks at the British .....

29 Mar 202129 March 2021 by Rhys Jones • 25 comments

As a coda to our article on Saturday about the new Radisson RED at London Gatwick Airport, a reader flagged that the Four Points is now open. Four Points by Sheraton London Gatwick is on Horley Row. .....

As a coda to our article on Saturday about the new Radisson RED at London Gatwick Airport, a reader flagged .....

29 Mar 202129 March 2021 by Rob Burgess

American Express is closing its ‘Departures’ travel magazine sent to Platinum and Centurion cardholders, as well as the dedicated ‘Centurion’ magazine. This New York Post .....

American Express is closing its ‘Departures’ travel magazine sent to Platinum and Centurion .....

29 Mar 202129 March 2021 by Rob Burgess

Regular readers will know that two weeks ago we reported how US airline JetBlue was showing up on the Heathrow airport website. This implied that the well-regarded US low-cost carrier – albeit a .....

Regular readers will know that two weeks ago we reported how US airline JetBlue was showing up on the Heathrow .....

29 Mar 202129 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

If you are looking to earn status in IHG Rewards, one of the easiest ways of doing it is by booking ‘bonus points packages’. There are other ways to get easy status-qualifying points, as .....

If you are looking to earn status in IHG Rewards, one of the easiest ways of doing it is by booking .....

29 Mar 202129 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments