A hotel executive with a major UK group told me recently that she isn’t primarily bothered about other chains these days. What keeps her up at night is the behaviour of the major online travel .....

A hotel executive with a major UK group told me recently that she isn’t primarily bothered about other .....

8 Mar 20168 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Hilton has launched a seven day flash sale which runs until midnight on Sunday. It is offering special deals at 300 hotels across Europe (including the UK), Middle East and Africa, but only at .....

Hilton has launched a seven day flash sale which runs until midnight on Sunday. It is offering special deals .....

7 Mar 20167 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

7 Mar 20167 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals.  Our directory of all 25 UK travel credit cards can be .....

It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and .....

7 Mar 20167 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

News in brief: Get a 30% bonus for buying Avios – good deal? ba.com has launched a new ‘buy Avios’ bonus.  You will receive up to 30% extra Avios with any purchase you make before .....

News in brief: Get a 30% bonus for buying Avios – good deal? ba.com has launched a new ‘buy .....

6 Mar 20166 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

These days we are able to do pretty much everything online and usually we’d say taking out home insurance is one of those things that can be done with a few clicks.   However Tesco Bank seems .....

These days we are able to do pretty much everything online and usually we’d say taking out home .....

6 Mar 20166 March 2016 by Anika Burnett • 47 comments

News in brief: Get 500 Avios with your first LOVEtheatre booking On Thursday I wrote about the new avios.com partnership with LOVEtheatre.com, which allows you to earn 3 Avios points for every £1 you .....

News in brief: Get 500 Avios with your first LOVEtheatre booking On Thursday I wrote about the new avios.com .....

6 Mar 20166 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

News in brief: The worst example of Dynamic Currency Conversion I have seen I was in the Waldorf-Astoria Ras al-Khaimah last week which I will review soon.  It is a very impressive hotel but, at .....

News in brief: The worst example of Dynamic Currency Conversion I have seen I was in the Waldorf-Astoria Ras .....

5 Mar 20165 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 103 comments

Starwood is (again) offering a 10%-25% discount when you purchase SPG Starpoints before 15th April. The link to buy points is here. The discount is staggered.  You get 10% off purchases of 5,000 .....

Starwood is (again) offering a 10%-25% discount when you purchase SPG Starpoints before 15th April. The link .....

5 Mar 20165 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

News in brief: Pair of Heathrow slots sold for reported $75m If you want proof that no-one expects to see a new Heathrow runway in the near future, Oman Air has reportedly paid $75m to Kenya Airways .....

News in brief: Pair of Heathrow slots sold for reported $75m If you want proof that no-one expects to see a .....

5 Mar 20165 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

British Airways has launced a new ‘Premium Leisure’ sale.  This is offering deals over Easter, the Summer and right into early 2017. The home page for the sale is here. You can book until .....

British Airways has launced a new ‘Premium Leisure’ sale.  This is offering deals over Easter, .....

4 Mar 20164 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

Some people felt I was a bit unfair to Turkish Airlines when I reviewed their Boeing 777 business class service last week. If you thought I was too critical, you are unlikely to be keen on my review .....

Some people felt I was a bit unfair to Turkish Airlines when I reviewed their Boeing 777 business class .....

4 Mar 20164 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments

News in brief: 32 Design Hotels now bookable with SPG points Some of the Design Hotels portfolio has been slowly integrated into Starwood Preferred Guest this year.  My most recent article was two .....

News in brief: 32 Design Hotels now bookable with SPG points Some of the Design Hotels portfolio has been .....

4 Mar 20164 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

News in brief: Virgin West Coast sale – Birmingham and Coventry from £4 Today (midnight Thursday) will see the end of a Virgin Trains flash sale on the West Coast route. London to Birmingham / .....

News in brief: Virgin West Coast sale – Birmingham and Coventry from £4 Today (midnight Thursday) will .....

3 Mar 20163 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments