Radisson Rewards will no longer let you redeem your points for UK High Street shopping gift cards from 25th March. In order to run down supplies, it is offering a discount of up to 60% on selected .....

Radisson Rewards will no longer let you redeem your points for UK High Street shopping gift cards from 25th .....

14 Mar 202114 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Virgin Holidays is offering an extra £100 off ‘flight and hotel’ packages this weekend. For bookings made by 16th March, for travel by 30th September, you can save £100 with code .....

Virgin Holidays is offering an extra £100 off ‘flight and hotel’ packages this weekend. For .....

14 Mar 202114 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Lufthansa’s Miles & More programme is the launch partner for a new shopping platform called DEZERVED. I wanted to take a look at DEZERVED today, not because we have loads of Miles & More .....

Lufthansa’s Miles & More programme is the launch partner for a new shopping platform called .....

14 Mar 202114 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

According to reports on Flyertalk, from someone with impeccable credentials, British Airways has decided not to reopen its lounge in Manchester Airport Terminal 3. The Manchester lounge is, .....

According to reports on Flyertalk, from someone with impeccable credentials, British Airways has decided not .....

13 Mar 202113 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 89 comments

British Airways has decided to close Flight Pass, its ‘bulk buy’ discount scheme for regular travellers. We have covered Flight Pass a few times, most recently here. Flight Pass allowed .....

British Airways has decided to close Flight Pass, its ‘bulk buy’ discount scheme for regular .....

13 Mar 202113 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

IHG Rewards has launched a new ‘fast track’ promotion for status. It is, on the face of it, very generous but you still need to accept the fact that IHG Rewards status has virtually no .....

IHG Rewards has launched a new ‘fast track’ promotion for status. It is, on the face of it, very .....

13 Mar 202113 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

Welcome to our weekly newsletter! Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that you don’t miss out on any short-notice deals or offers, we also offer this weekly summary .....

Welcome to our weekly newsletter! Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that .....

13 Mar 202113 March 2021 by Rhys Jones

I mentioned yesterday that a number of readers had been in touch about various BA pricing irregularities in recent weeks. Yesterday I showed how Avios redemptions in Economy were cheaper for inactive .....

I mentioned yesterday that a number of readers had been in touch about various BA pricing irregularities in .....

12 Mar 202112 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

One of the most interesting elements about the new Virgin Red loyalty programme is its suite at the AO Arena in Manchester. Our introductory article on Virgin Red is here if you are not already a .....

One of the most interesting elements about the new Virgin Red loyalty programme is its suite at the AO Arena .....

12 Mar 202112 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

If you took part in the Avios / Nectar launch promotion, take a look at your British Airways Executive Club account. Avios was offering a bonus of 500 points if you transferred 1,600 Nectar points .....

If you took part in the Avios / Nectar launch promotion, take a look at your British Airways Executive Club .....

12 Mar 202112 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 100 comments

A few readers have been in touch in recent weeks to highlight weird pricing behaviour by British Airways. What was confusing is that I assumed there would be a common theme, but there isn’t. .....

A few readers have been in touch in recent weeks to highlight weird pricing behaviour by British Airways. What .....

11 Mar 202111 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

Radisson Rewards, the loyalty scheme for Radisson, Park Plaza and Park Inn, is offering a flash sale of a 100% bonus when you buy points. This is as big a bonus as you ever get on Radisson .....

Radisson Rewards, the loyalty scheme for Radisson, Park Plaza and Park Inn, is offering a flash sale of a .....

11 Mar 202111 March 2021 by Rob Burgess

It looks like the Boeing 747 and Airbus A318 won’t be the last fleet casualties at British Airways. According to Simple Flying, BA CityFlyer has decided to get rid of its six Embraer E170 .....

It looks like the Boeing 747 and Airbus A318 won’t be the last fleet casualties at British Airways. .....

11 Mar 202111 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

Crowne Plaza London Kensington, a surprisingly pleasant hotel on a fairly grotty road, is leaving IHG on 1st April. It is, oddly, still bookable on ihg.com, but trust me on this …. It will be .....

Crowne Plaza London Kensington, a surprisingly pleasant hotel on a fairly grotty road, is leaving IHG on 1st .....

11 Mar 202111 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments