One of the perks of running this site is that I can justify doing slightly odd trips in the name of ‘research’.  When Indonesian airline Garuda announced that it would add a tag to London .....

One of the perks of running this site is that I can justify doing slightly odd trips in the name of .....

19 Jun 201519 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

If you have Star Gold status via any of the frequent flyer schemes in the Star Alliance, you can still claim a free First Class upgrade on Heathrow Express. This deal was originally due to expire at .....

If you have Star Gold status via any of the frequent flyer schemes in the Star Alliance, you can still claim a .....

19 Jun 201519 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

IHG Rewards Club, the InterContinental / Holiday Inn / Crowne Plaza etc group, has launched its Summer Sale offers for the UK and Europe. There are two separate offers available: ‘4 nights for .....

IHG Rewards Club, the InterContinental / Holiday Inn / Crowne Plaza etc group, has launched its Summer Sale .....

19 Jun 201519 June 2015 by Rob Burgess

A couple of weeks ago I ran a review from reader Alison on the two new(-ish) lounges at Amsterdam Schiphol – the British Airways lounge and the Aspire lounge. I got the chance to try both myself .....

A couple of weeks ago I ran a review from reader Alison on the two new(-ish) lounges at Amsterdam Schiphol .....

18 Jun 201518 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Hilton HHonors has slipped out a short-notice promotion which will run for just under three weeks. For every stay at a Hilton Group hotel before July 6th, you will receive 5,000 bonus Hilton HHonors .....

Hilton HHonors has slipped out a short-notice promotion which will run for just under three weeks. For every .....

18 Jun 201518 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

News in brief: Get 30% off Radisson, Park Inn and Park Plaza bookings The various Club Carlson brands are currently running a short Summer sale which ends on Friday covering their hotels in Europe, .....

News in brief: Get 30% off Radisson, Park Inn and Park Plaza bookings The various Club Carlson brands are .....

18 Jun 201518 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Qatar Airways has launched another one-week-only promotion on economy and business class seats from London. Some of the fares are not bad, such as Dubai from £345.  Business class fares start .....

Qatar Airways has launched another one-week-only promotion on economy and business class seats from London. .....

17 Jun 201517 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

If you have a Heathrow Rewards account, you probably received an email on Monday regarding a new bonus promotion at World Duty Free and a handful of other stores. This offer is targetted and .....

If you have a Heathrow Rewards account, you probably received an email on Monday regarding a new bonus .....

17 Jun 201517 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

The world of PR is an odd one.  I spend my days deleting huge volumes of, effectively, complete nonsense from my inbox.  When a company has some bad news, though, they somehow forget to mention it .....

The world of PR is an odd one.  I spend my days deleting huge volumes of, effectively, complete nonsense .....

17 Jun 201517 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

This is a reminder that, for one week only, you can pick up a very easy 2,400 Avios or 2,500 Virgin Flying Club miles via cashback shopping site TopCashback.   Until June 21st, you will receive .....

This is a reminder that, for one week only, you can pick up a very easy 2,400 Avios or 2,500 Virgin Flying .....

17 Jun 201517 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – has launched a new ‘buy points’ promotion that is open to anyone. It is as generous an offer as .....

IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – has launched a new .....

16 Jun 201516 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 87 comments

News in brief: Cambridge to Gothenburg on British Airways now redeemable In February I wrote about the launch of the first British Airways service from Cambridge Airport.  In a deal underwritten by .....

News in brief: Cambridge to Gothenburg on British Airways now redeemable In February I wrote about the launch .....

16 Jun 201516 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

Hilton HHonors is currently offering a 100% bonus when you buy points – see this page. This may or may not be a great bargain as it depends how you redeem them. At the top end, you can buy .....

Hilton HHonors is currently offering a 100% bonus when you buy points – see this page. This may or may .....

16 Jun 201516 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

I was over in Amsterdam last week which gave me an opportunity to test out my new Supercard from Travelex. As I outlined here, this is a revolutionary new Visa card which translates your foreign .....

I was over in Amsterdam last week which gave me an opportunity to test out my new Supercard from Travelex. As .....

15 Jun 201515 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 159 comments