It is now over six months since Barclaycard pulled the two IHG Rewards Club credit cards.  It was meant to be a three month gap whilst Barclays took the administration of the cards in house.  .....

It is now over six months since Barclaycard pulled the two IHG Rewards Club credit cards.  It was meant to be .....

4 Oct 20144 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Le Club Accorhotels, the loyalty programme for Novotel, Mercure, M Gallery, Ibis, Sofitel, Pullman etc, has launched a UK-only sale. It is offering discounts of up to 40% for advance bookings.  You .....

Le Club Accorhotels, the loyalty programme for Novotel, Mercure, M Gallery, Ibis, Sofitel, Pullman etc, has .....

4 Oct 20144 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

I promised to share a few photos from my flight to Los Angeles recently in First Class. It was the first time that I had flown a British Airways A380 although I have tried the Emirates and Singapore .....

I promised to share a few photos from my flight to Los Angeles recently in First Class. It was the first time .....

3 Oct 20143 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

Well, this is a novel one.  Hilton HHonors has decided to let you, the general public, choose which promotion it runs later in the year. You can choose from two deals: Double (base) points, starting .....

Well, this is a novel one.  Hilton HHonors has decided to let you, the general public, choose which .....

3 Oct 20143 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Flybe has improved the sign-up bonus on its Mastercard credit card.  Unfortunately it still isn’t great, but if you live in the regions you may find some value in it. The Flybe Mastercard is .....

Flybe has improved the sign-up bonus on its Mastercard credit card.  Unfortunately it still isn’t .....

3 Oct 20143 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

IHG Rewards Club, the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Indigo, Crowne Plaza etc scheme, has launched an easy-to-enter competition to win one of 1,000 free nights anywhere in the world. The competition .....

IHG Rewards Club, the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Indigo, Crowne Plaza etc scheme, has launched an .....

2 Oct 20142 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

I have written before about HotelTonight, an iOS, Android and Windows Phone app which lets you book hotels for the same day only in various cities around the world. The company is expanding quickly .....

I have written before about HotelTonight, an iOS, Android and Windows Phone app which lets you book hotels for .....

2 Oct 20142 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

British Airways announced on Monday that it has, with immediate effect, increased the charges for ‘heavy baggage’ on short-haul flights.  There is also an increase in baggage charges for .....

British Airways announced on Monday that it has, with immediate effect, increased the charges for ‘heavy .....

2 Oct 20142 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

This is my review of the British Airways Concorde Room lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 5. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. .....

This is my review of the British Airways Concorde Room lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 5. This is part of .....

1 Oct 20141 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

Many of you will have received an email from redspottedhanky.com last night advising that they are introducing a £1 booking fee and a £1 postage fee for all train ticket bookings. This was, in some .....

Many of you will have received an email from redspottedhanky.com last night advising that they are introducing .....

1 Oct 20141 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

Sheraton, part of the Starwood Preferred Guest programme, has launched an interesting promotion for anyone booking a club / executive lounge level room at its 350 Club lounge hotels this Autumn. Until .....

Sheraton, part of the Starwood Preferred Guest programme, has launched an interesting promotion for anyone .....

1 Oct 20141 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Yesterday I looked at the Virgin America lounge at Los Angeles and showed you their impressive economy and premium economy short-haul product. This is my review of my First Class flight on Virgin .....

Yesterday I looked at the Virgin America lounge at Los Angeles and showed you their impressive economy and .....

30 Sep 201430 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Lufthansa – because of its global network which penetrates a lot of major oil and gas producing countries – has, for a while, been making a play for the business of energy sector workers. .....

Lufthansa – because of its global network which penetrates a lot of major oil and gas producing .....

30 Sep 201430 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Small Luxury Hotels of the World is a consortium of 520 luxury hotels in 70 countries. These are primarily independent properties, many of which are well known in their respective markets. SLH has its .....

Small Luxury Hotels of the World is a consortium of 520 luxury hotels in 70 countries. These are primarily .....

30 Sep 201430 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments