One idea occasionally mooted by readers as a way of improving British Airways Executive Club (although, to be fair, the scheme is very competitive these days with the exception of its ‘taxes and .....

One idea occasionally mooted by readers as a way of improving British Airways Executive Club (although, to be .....

27 Apr 202227 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

Aspire Rewards is the little-known reward scheme for Aspire and Club Aspire airport lounges in the UK, except for those at Heathrow. It isn’t widely used, but it shoud be on your radar because .....

Aspire Rewards is the little-known reward scheme for Aspire and Club Aspire airport lounges in the UK, except .....

27 Apr 202227 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

News in brief: British Airways closes its lounge in Houston Whilst British Airways is investing huge sums in a new lounge complex at New York JFK Terminal 8 in advance of its move in December, other .....

News in brief: British Airways closes its lounge in Houston Whilst British Airways is investing huge sums in a .....

27 Apr 202227 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

American Express has launched a new wave of hotel cashback deals. Whatever you are planning this Spring, you are likely to find a deal for you. As usual, these offers may or may not appear somewhere .....

American Express has launched a new wave of hotel cashback deals. Whatever you are planning this Spring, you .....

26 Apr 202226 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

If you have a British Airways weekend flight from Southampton Airport this Summer, there is some good news. The Spitfire Lounge is finally about to reopen. The airport is hardly pushing the boat out .....

If you have a British Airways weekend flight from Southampton Airport this Summer, there is some good news. .....

26 Apr 202226 April 2022 by Rob Burgess

I have a soft spot for InterContinental London The O2. It is a good quality hotel which can be excellent value on certain dates. I took my family there for a weekend break once when it was £100 per .....

I have a soft spot for InterContinental London The O2. It is a good quality hotel which can be excellent value .....

26 Apr 202226 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 126 comments

If you thought Boeing’s woes were over now that the 737MAX is back in the skies, think again. The aircraft manufacturer is experiencing something of a horrendum decennium as it deals with delays .....

If you thought Boeing’s woes were over now that the 737MAX is back in the skies, think again. The .....

26 Apr 202226 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 57 comments

Membership Rewards is the rewards programme for American Express, covering its Green, Platinum and Centurion charge cards and the Preferred Rewards Gold and Amex Rewards credit cards.  You can also .....

Membership Rewards is the rewards programme for American Express, covering its Green, Platinum and Centurion .....

25 Apr 202225 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

This is our review of the Cube Hotel in Birmingham. Note that, when we reviewed the hotel in April 2022, it was still trading as Hotel Indigo and the review refers to that. The hotel is no longer .....

This is our review of the Cube Hotel in Birmingham. Note that, when we reviewed the hotel in April 2022, it .....

25 Apr 202225 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 54 comments

There is currently a generous special offer running on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card. Until 3rd May, you will receive 40,000 Marriott Bonvoy points if you spend £3,000 within your first .....

There is currently a generous special offer running on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card. Until 3rd .....

25 Apr 202225 April 2022 by Sinead Archer • 37 comments

This is my review of Le Meridien Hamburg hotel. The hotel website is here. The reason I am covering this hotel is that – 18 months after I first received some Marriott ‘Suite Night .....

This is my review of Le Meridien Hamburg hotel. The hotel website is here. The reason I am covering this hotel .....

24 Apr 202224 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

In another article today, I showed you the hugely impressive suite I received last week at Le Meridien hotel in Hamburg. I got this my applying a Suite Night Award that I received from Marriott .....

In another article today, I showed you the hugely impressive suite I received last week at Le Meridien hotel .....

24 Apr 202224 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Bicester Village, the luxury open-air shopping destination in Oxfordshire, is running a Private Sale from now until 2nd May. What’s more, British Airways Executive Club Members can collect five .....

Bicester Village, the luxury open-air shopping destination in Oxfordshire, is running a Private Sale from now .....

24 Apr 202224 April 2022 by Sinead Archer • 23 comments

We recently published a guide to getting a second British passport for business reasons (click here) written by reader Chris. It is a helpful overview of the application process and rules and proved .....

We recently published a guide to getting a second British passport for business reasons (click here) written .....

23 Apr 202223 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 97 comments