Mandarin Oriental has been revealed as the operator of the luxury hotel which is being built as part of a major redevelopment on London’s South Bank. Opening in 2028, Mandarin Oriental Bankside .....

Mandarin Oriental has been revealed as the operator of the luxury hotel which is being built as part of a .....

14 Jul 202314 July 2023 by Rob Burgess

Virgin Trains Ticketing is a smartphone rail booking app which allows you to earn 3 Virgin Points for every £1 you spend. I tried it last weekend (there is a 9% cashback offer on my Virgin Atlantic .....

Virgin Trains Ticketing is a smartphone rail booking app which allows you to earn 3 Virgin Points for every .....

14 Jul 202314 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Accor Live Limitless has an interesting perk for its top-tier Diamond members. You can get a free 72-hour weekend car rental from Europcar, plus a decent discount on other rentals. Since Europcar .....

Accor Live Limitless has an interesting perk for its top-tier Diamond members. You can get a free 72-hour .....

14 Jul 202314 July 2023 by Rob Burgess

American Express has started to notify people about the changes to the T&C on their cards which are coming in from 2nd October. Whilst lengthy, there is nothing to concern most people apart from .....

American Express has started to notify people about the changes to the T&C on their cards which are coming .....

13 Jul 202313 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

This is our review of the Neptuno VIP Lounge in Terminal 4S at Madrid Barajas Airport. It is one of the just two lounges in the terminal, the other one being the Iberia flagship Velásquez lounge .....

This is our review of the Neptuno VIP Lounge in Terminal 4S at Madrid Barajas Airport. It is one of the just .....

13 Jul 202313 July 2023 by Rhys Jones • 39 comments

We’ve run a number of articles over the last few months about Accor Live Limitless points redemptions for the BST Hyde Park concerts, which concluded last weekend. We even gave away some tickets .....

We’ve run a number of articles over the last few months about Accor Live Limitless points redemptions .....

13 Jul 202313 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

One of the most interesting Virgin Red redemptions, at least from our point of view, is the ability to books seats in the Virgin Red Room at the AO Arena in Manchester. The Virgin Red Room – .....

One of the most interesting Virgin Red redemptions, at least from our point of view, is the ability to books .....

12 Jul 202312 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Over the weekend, Sean Doyle, CEO of British Airways, reconfirmed via The Sunday Times that the airline would be launching a new First Class cabin and that its existing fleet of 12 A380 aircraft would .....

Over the weekend, Sean Doyle, CEO of British Airways, reconfirmed via The Sunday Times that the airline would .....

12 Jul 202312 July 2023 by Rhys Jones • 92 comments

Many people believe that the general principle of collecting miles and points should be ‘earn and burn’. By ‘earn and burn’ I mean don’t let your balances build up too .....

Many people believe that the general principle of collecting miles and points should be ‘earn and .....

12 Jul 202312 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

If you have ever done a US road trip, you won’t have failed to pass (literally, probably, on the way to somewhere better) a Super 8 hotel. It’s one of the many low budget motel brands that .....

If you have ever done a US road trip, you won’t have failed to pass (literally, probably, on the way to .....

12 Jul 202312 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Last month, American Express launched a new offer on its Business Platinum Card. Until 18th July, you get an extra £100 statement credit, on top of the usual 40,000 Membership Rewards points bonus .....

Last month, American Express launched a new offer on its Business Platinum Card. Until 18th July, you get an .....

11 Jul 202311 July 2023 by Rhys Jones • 96 comments

The newly extended Aspire lounge has opened at Belfast City Airport. This is the lounge used by British Airways for its premium and status passengers and it is also part of the Priority Pass and .....

The newly extended Aspire lounge has opened at Belfast City Airport. This is the lounge used by British .....

11 Jul 202311 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

How do Nectar points work? It is now two years since the Avios and Nectar partnership was announced. I thought it was worth updating our introductory pieces on the Nectar loyalty scheme for those who .....

How do Nectar points work? It is now two years since the Avios and Nectar partnership was announced. I thought .....

11 Jul 202311 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

How do Nectar points work? It is now over two years since Avios and Nectar unveiled their partnership. It is fair to say that it came as a big surprise, because we had assumed that any potential .....

How do Nectar points work? It is now over two years since Avios and Nectar unveiled their partnership. It is .....

10 Jul 202310 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments