Hilton Honors has arranged another tour of the McLaren F1 factory at the Norman Foster-designed McLaren Technology Centre in Woking. The date is 12th October.  The cost is 130,000 .....

Hilton Honors has arranged another tour of the McLaren F1 factory at the Norman Foster-designed .....

15 Sep 202215 September 2022 by Rob Burgess

Today, Thursday, is the last day to buy Marriott Bonvoy points during their current promotion. Via this page of the website, you will get a 25% bonus on all points purchases. This is a .....

Today, Thursday, is the last day to buy Marriott Bonvoy points during their current promotion. Via this .....

15 Sep 202215 September 2022 by Rob Burgess

With bad timing – since we did an article on the current crazy ‘60,000 points + £200’ American Express Platinum sign-up bonus yesterday – American Express has removed the .....

With bad timing – since we did an article on the current crazy ‘60,000 points + £200’ .....

15 Sep 202215 September 2022 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

A generous hotel cashback offer has popped up on many American Express cards from Millennium Hotels & Resorts, which runs the Millennium and Copthorne brands. You will receive £70 cashback on a .....

A generous hotel cashback offer has popped up on many American Express cards from Millennium Hotels & .....

15 Sep 202215 September 2022 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Over the last couple of weeks we’ve covered the launch of the British Airways ski schedule from London Gatwick, primarily to Salzburg and Geneva. It has also added Heathrow flights to Innsbruck .....

Over the last couple of weeks we’ve covered the launch of the British Airways ski schedule from London .....

14 Sep 202214 September 2022 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

American Express is currently offering its biggest ever sign-up bonus for The Platinum Card. As we are now half way through the offer period, I though it was worth reminding you how it works. The .....

American Express is currently offering its biggest ever sign-up bonus for The Platinum Card. As we are now .....

14 Sep 202214 September 2022 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

Last month, HSBC Premier overhauled its credit card reward scheme. It had previously offered transfers to four airlines, but then added another five. It also added two hotel partners – IHG One .....

Last month, HSBC Premier overhauled its credit card reward scheme. It had previously offered transfers to four .....

14 Sep 202214 September 2022 by Rob Burgess

ANA is bringing back its flagship aircraft for all London flights from the end of October. With Japan reopening, albeit at a snail’s pace, Japanese airline ANA has started to rebuild its .....

ANA is bringing back its flagship aircraft for all London flights from the end of October. With Japan .....

14 Sep 202214 September 2022 by Rhys Jones • 32 comments

A few weeks ago, American Express launched a new cashback deal with PayPal which is well worth a look. This is an offer which triggers when you pay for anything, on any website (in theory £ payments .....

A few weeks ago, American Express launched a new cashback deal with PayPal which is well worth a look. This is .....

13 Sep 202213 September 2022 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

News in brief: Aer Lingus adds two new UK regional routes Aer Lingus is adding two new routes from Dublin to the UK. These will both be operated by Emerald Airlines as part of its Aer Lingus franchise .....

News in brief: Aer Lingus adds two new UK regional routes Aer Lingus is adding two new routes from Dublin to .....

13 Sep 202213 September 2022 by Rhys Jones

A new Thompson Hotel has opened in Madrid. It is just round the corner from Gran Via metro station and features 175 rooms and suites. Hyatt, which owns the Thompson brand, is calling it a .....

A new Thompson Hotel has opened in Madrid. It is just round the corner from Gran Via metro station and .....

13 Sep 202213 September 2022 by Rhys Jones • 26 comments

Regular readers will remember that, back in November 2021, I did a series of three articles on different aspects of the Accor Live Limitless programme. They looked at what I learned after hitting .....

Regular readers will remember that, back in November 2021, I did a series of three articles on different .....

13 Sep 202213 September 2022 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

There is great news for anyone planning a trip to or around Australia and New Zealand, as the Avios / Virgin Australia partnership is now live. As of this week, you can now earn and spend Avios on .....

There is great news for anyone planning a trip to or around Australia and New Zealand, as the Avios / Virgin .....

12 Sep 202212 September 2022 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Emirates and JetBlue are parting ways after a decade of collaboration, ending a low tax economy redemption option from the UK to the United States. (Redemptions in Mint, JetBlue’s business .....

Emirates and JetBlue are parting ways after a decade of collaboration, ending a low tax economy redemption .....

12 Sep 202212 September 2022 by Rhys Jones