This is my review of the Holiday Inn Brent Cross hotel in London. Just in case you were getting the impression from my recent Middle East trip report that my life is one long Krug-sipping vacation .....

This is my review of the Holiday Inn Brent Cross hotel in London. Just in case you were getting the impression .....

3 Jan 20163 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

This very generous offer – £50 cashback on a £150 travel spend – has just been launched for American Express Gold and Platinum cardholders. To see if you have been targetted, you need .....

This very generous offer – £50 cashback on a £150 travel spend – has just been launched for .....

2 Jan 20162 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 100 comments

News in brief: Tesco glitch offering 2,400 Avios on a £39 laser printer Over at Shopper Points today, I have covered a glitch on a £39 Brother laser printer.  Tesco is currently selling it with .....

News in brief: Tesco glitch offering 2,400 Avios on a £39 laser printer Over at Shopper Points today, I have .....

2 Jan 20162 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

This is my review of the TSB Avios credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying for.  These .....

This is my review of the TSB Avios credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK .....

2 Jan 20162 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

There are two InterContinental hotels in New York. The InterContinental Times Square property tends to get all of the coverage on HfP because it is new and, more importantly, the other hotel has been .....

There are two InterContinental hotels in New York. The InterContinental Times Square property tends to get all .....

1 Jan 20161 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

This is my review of the Tesco Clubcard Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying .....

This is my review of the Tesco Clubcard Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking .....

1 Jan 20161 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

Heathrow Airport has launched a new series of promotions under the title ‘Smart Travellers’, aimed – a little bizarrely – at getting more young people to use the airport. .....

Heathrow Airport has launched a new series of promotions under the title ‘Smart Travellers’, aimed .....

1 Jan 20161 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

This is my review of the new Al Safwa First Class Lounge at Hamad International Airport, Doha in Qatar.  I cannot think of a better way to end HfP for 2015. This is a continuation of my recent Middle .....

This is my review of the new Al Safwa First Class Lounge at Hamad International Airport, Doha in Qatar.  I .....

31 Dec 201531 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

News in brief: Do you have Golden Circle points expiring today? If you earned a pile of Shangri-La Golden Circle points from their big 2013 promotion, they will be expiring today if you failed to use .....

News in brief: Do you have Golden Circle points expiring today? If you earned a pile of Shangri-La Golden .....

31 Dec 201531 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 125 comments

This is my review of the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) American Express credit card issued in the UK. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and .....

This is my review of the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) American Express credit card issued in the UK. It is .....

31 Dec 201531 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

In general, when I write about IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental scheme), I say that I value their points at 0.5p. This is based on my tendency to redeem 50,000 points .....

In general, when I write about IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental scheme), I .....

30 Dec 201530 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

Business Traveller magazine is once again running its annual online charity auction. This year the cause is The Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability in Putney. BT has an unbeatable contact list in .....

Business Traveller magazine is once again running its annual online charity auction. This year the cause is .....

30 Dec 201530 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

There is only one miles and points tool that I use every day – and have done for a number of years – and that is AwardWallet. AwardWallet allows you to store the log-in and password .....

There is only one miles and points tool that I use every day – and have done for a number of years .....

30 Dec 201530 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 294 comments

Iberia, BA’s sister airline, recently launched its own online shopping mall called Iberia PluStore.  This is very similar to the British Airways Gate 365 operation, allowing you to earn a few .....

Iberia, BA’s sister airline, recently launched its own online shopping mall called Iberia PluStore. .....

29 Dec 201529 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 125 comments