This is our review of Bovey Castle hotel in Dartmoor National Park, Devon. The planning for this trip started with the question of all questions: What to do with teenage kids during February half .....

This is our review of Bovey Castle hotel in Dartmoor National Park, Devon. The planning for this trip started .....

2 Mar 20252 March 2025 by Conny Urban • 42 comments

Emirates has decided to celebrate the festive season with a secret 20% devaluation of Emirates Skywards miles. This is on top of the very substantial increases in taxes and charges which we’ve .....

Emirates has decided to celebrate the festive season with a secret 20% devaluation of Emirates Skywards miles. .....

23 Dec 202223 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Hilton has launched its Winter sale for hotels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You can get up to 20% off participating properties when you book a stay between 21st December 2022 and 24th April .....

Hilton has launched its Winter sale for hotels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You can get up to 20% .....

21 Dec 202221 December 2022 by Sinead Archer • 33 comments

This article looks at The American Express Rewards Credit Card. This is a little known member of the Amex family which, in one scenario, can prove incredibly useful. One of the downsides of cancelling .....

This article looks at The American Express Rewards Credit Card. This is a little known member of the Amex .....

24 Jun 202524 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

Whilst you should have been emailed directly by Priority Pass about this yesterday, the airport lounge club group is increasing its guest fee from £20 to £24 from 1st October. If you currently pay .....

Whilst you should have been emailed directly by Priority Pass about this yesterday, the airport lounge club .....

31 Aug 202331 August 2023 by Rob Burgess

Whilst there is no overarching World of Hyatt promotion at the moment, Hyatt has launched an offer for its midscale Hyatt Place, Hyatt House and Hyatt Studios brands. The offer runs until 7th .....

Whilst there is no overarching World of Hyatt promotion at the moment, Hyatt has launched an offer for its .....

12 Jun 202512 June 2025 by Rob Burgess

InterContinental Ambassador is IHG’s ‘pay to join’ loyalty programme. On the face of it, the fact that it is only valid at InterContinental-branded hotels and costs $225 (or 45,000 .....

InterContinental Ambassador is IHG’s ‘pay to join’ loyalty programme. On the face of it, the .....

24 Apr 202524 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

This is our review of China Airlines’ premium economy cabin from Taipei to London. On my return from Taipei I was booked into the increasingly popular premium economy cabin on China Airlines. .....

This is our review of China Airlines’ premium economy cabin from Taipei to London. On my return from .....

29 Oct 202429 October 2024 by Rhys Jones • 34 comments

Hilton Honors has launched two new Mastercard payment cards. And, very interestingly, they are DEBIT cards and not credit cards. You can see full details of the new Hilton Honors debit cards, and .....

Hilton Honors has launched two new Mastercard payment cards. And, very interestingly, they are DEBIT cards and .....

26 Sep 202426 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 150 comments

Barclaycard is currently running a special sign-up bonus for its free Barclaycard Avios Mastercard but you only have three days left to apply. This is the first time that we have ever seen a special .....

Barclaycard is currently running a special sign-up bonus for its free Barclaycard Avios Mastercard but you .....

24 Sep 202424 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

What are the benefits of British Airways Executive Club Bronze status? Bronze is one of four tiers of the Executive Club, British Airways’ frequent flyer membership scheme. In this article .....

What are the benefits of British Airways Executive Club Bronze status? Bronze is one of four tiers of the .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

In this article I want to take a look at The American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card (‘Amex Gold’). This card comes with a very generous sign-up bonus of 20,000 Membership .....

In this article I want to take a look at The American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card (‘Amex .....

8 Oct 20248 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

This is the fifth of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two articles.  One will list the facts of the scheme, basically, “How does .....

This is the fifth of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over .....

15 Feb 202515 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Last month Rhys flew out to Los Angeles to take a look at the brand new Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse. Situated in the Tom Bradley International Terminal, it is the first entirely new Clubhouse to open .....

Last month Rhys flew out to Los Angeles to take a look at the brand new Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse. Situated in .....

6 May 20256 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments