Avios is gearing up for the launch of a new feature on 1st October – a new restaurant-booking portal called Restaurant Circle which will give you 250 Avios points with every table booked. The .....

Avios is gearing up for the launch of a new feature on 1st October – a new restaurant-booking portal .....

19 Sep 201619 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

There is nothing more frustrating than finding that your miles have expired when you finally come to use them or add to them. This is most likely to happen with secondary programmes where you once .....

There is nothing more frustrating than finding that your miles have expired when you finally come to use them .....

19 Sep 201619 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

Following on from my story on Saturday that British Airways is training cabin crew to sell ‘buy on board’ food on short haul – but only after they sign a confidentiality agreement .....

Following on from my story on Saturday that British Airways is training cabin crew to sell ‘buy on .....

18 Sep 201618 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 120 comments

News in brief: Get £20 in Amazon vouchers with a TripAdvisor hotel booking TripAdvisor is offering a £20 Amazon voucher when you book a hotel via their UK site for £150 or more.  Details are here. .....

News in brief: Get £20 in Amazon vouchers with a TripAdvisor hotel booking TripAdvisor is offering a £20 .....

18 Sep 201618 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 20 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 .....

18 Sep 201618 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Hyatt Gold Passport, the loyalty scheme for Park Hyatt, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Place, Andaz and other brands, has launched its new Autumn promotion and an interesting app-booking bonus. Everyone will .....

Hyatt Gold Passport, the loyalty scheme for Park Hyatt, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Place, Andaz and other brands, has .....

18 Sep 201618 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

News in brief: British Airways believed to be launching buy-on-board catering There are a steady stream of rumours at the moment that British Airways is poised to announce the launch of buy-on-board .....

News in brief: British Airways believed to be launching buy-on-board catering There are a steady stream of .....

17 Sep 201617 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 109 comments

This is my review of the InterContinental Vienna hotel. What do you do when there are no British Airways redemption flights from Split to London and you don’t want to pay £500 due an event .....

This is my review of the InterContinental Vienna hotel. What do you do when there are no British Airways .....

17 Sep 201617 September 2016 by Anika Burnett • 25 comments

I wrote about this deal back in July but, as it is still running for another six weeks, I thought it was worth a reminder. British Airways is currently running a bigger and better version of the .....

I wrote about this deal back in July but, as it is still running for another six weeks, I thought it was worth .....

17 Sep 201617 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

This is our review of the No1 Lounge in the South Terminal at London Gatwick Airport. It is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. EDIT: .....

This is our review of the No1 Lounge in the South Terminal at London Gatwick Airport. It is part of our .....

16 Sep 201616 September 2016 by Anika Burnett • 84 comments

Vueling, the sister airline of British Airways and Iberia, has launched a €4.99 Winter sale on selected routes. Full details are on the Vueling website here. In theory these fares run until 22nd .....

Vueling, the sister airline of British Airways and Iberia, has launched a €4.99 Winter sale on selected .....

16 Sep 201616 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

Yes, a cheery subject for a Friday morning.  However, this is something that rarely comes up but does impact quite a few people, especially those who were hoarding Avios during their career to .....

Yes, a cheery subject for a Friday morning.  However, this is something that rarely comes up but does .....

16 Sep 201616 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

News in brief: American Express launches new cashback deals A new wave of Amex cashback offers launched this week. Some, all or none of these will be available for registration under the .....

News in brief: American Express launches new cashback deals A new wave of Amex cashback offers launched this .....

15 Sep 201615 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

This is Part 2 of my review of the new JW Marriott hotel and resort in Venice.  Part 1 of our JW Marriott Venice review can be found here. As I said yesterday, we spent three days at the JW Marriott .....

This is Part 2 of my review of the new JW Marriott hotel and resort in Venice.  Part 1 of our JW Marriott .....

15 Sep 201615 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments