A lot of people end up with a small amount of Lufthansa Miles & More miles – usually because they take the odd Star Alliance flight and Lufthansa seems the most convenient (for a Brit) place .....

A lot of people end up with a small amount of Lufthansa Miles & More miles – usually because they .....

13 Nov 201213 November 2012 by Rob Burgess

Avis is BA’s preferred choice of car hire partner. Ironically, earning Avios from Avis is not as generous as it could be – some airlines offer 1,000 miles per rental.  British Airways .....

Avis is BA’s preferred choice of car hire partner. Ironically, earning Avios from Avis is not as .....

13 Nov 201213 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

If you’ve been on ba.com in the last couple of days, you may have seen the ads for “The Luxury Seat Sale” and thought … blah … another BA sale, nothing special. This .....

If you’ve been on ba.com in the last couple of days, you may have seen the ads for “The Luxury .....

12 Nov 201212 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

When American Express relaunched its Platinum Card earlier this year, there was a page in the glossy brochure they sent out about the range of exciting free events they organise for cardmembers.  .....

When American Express relaunched its Platinum Card earlier this year, there was a page in the glossy brochure .....

12 Nov 201212 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Bloomberg recently reported that Sir Richard Branson has stated that Virgin Atlantic is in ‘fairly advanced talks’ to join one of the major airline alliances. The phrase ‘about .....

Bloomberg recently reported that Sir Richard Branson has stated that Virgin Atlantic is in ‘fairly .....

11 Nov 201211 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Until the end of 2012, Iberia Plus and Europcar are offering double Avios on all Europcar rentals.  This means 600 Avios per day for most basic Group A / Group B rentals, and 840 Avios per day .....

Until the end of 2012, Iberia Plus and Europcar are offering double Avios on all Europcar rentals.  This .....

11 Nov 201211 November 2012 by Rob Burgess

There is no doubt that Emirates offers a fantastic in-flight service.  The First Class flight I took in one of their Airbus A380 First Class Suites three years ago is still my best … flight .....

There is no doubt that Emirates offers a fantastic in-flight service.  The First Class flight I took in one .....

10 Nov 201210 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

The Iberia Plus offer with Spanish online shop alice.es is continuing until the end of the year (it was meant to end in October). See here. The key phrase is “Only for sig in up 125 .....

The Iberia Plus offer with Spanish online shop alice.es is continuing until the end of the year (it was meant .....

10 Nov 201210 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Last month I did this article about two ways to get 500 free Hilton points. 500 points posted yesterday.  I believe these are from the DoubleTree promotion mentioned in that post. The promotion .....

Last month I did this article about two ways to get 500 free Hilton points. 500 points posted yesterday.  I .....

10 Nov 201210 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Tesco Phone Shop has brought back bonus Tesco Clubcard points on a number of ‘pay monthly’ phone contracts. Take a look here for the full list. Now, buying a mobile phone is of course a .....

Tesco Phone Shop has brought back bonus Tesco Clubcard points on a number of ‘pay monthly’ phone .....

9 Nov 20129 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Virgin Atlantic has launched a 25% bonus when you buy Flying Club miles. See here for full details (scroll down to the Virgin logo). A similar bonus applies when you transfer miles to another member. .....

Virgin Atlantic has launched a 25% bonus when you buy Flying Club miles. See here for full details (scroll .....

9 Nov 20129 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

If you go down to your local Tesco (it probably needs to be a large Tesco, a Tesco Extra for safety), you can take part in a fantastic offer that lets you pick up Avios airmiles for just 0.4p each. .....

If you go down to your local Tesco (it probably needs to be a large Tesco, a Tesco Extra for safety), you can .....

8 Nov 20128 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Lufthansa Miles & More has brought back its 10,000 miles bonus for getting the Miles & More credit card. Full details can be found here. The bonus is actually 11,500 miles.  You get the usual .....

Lufthansa Miles & More has brought back its 10,000 miles bonus for getting the Miles & More credit .....

8 Nov 20128 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

If you are a member of British Airways Executive Club, avios.com, Virgin Flying Club or a few other programmes, you may find yourself receiving an e-mailed invitation to earn miles by joining .....

If you are a member of British Airways Executive Club, avios.com, Virgin Flying Club or a few other .....

7 Nov 20127 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments