East Coast trains is jumping on the redspottedhanky bandwagon by giving away 10,000 x £10 discount vouchers tomorrow. There is some information on The Telegraph website here. No minimum spend will be .....

East Coast trains is jumping on the redspottedhanky bandwagon by giving away 10,000 x £10 discount vouchers .....

16 Nov 201316 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

Business Traveller magazine has launched its annual online charity auction. This year the cause is Refuge. They have put together a huge list of items, from flights to airline cuddly toys! It is .....

Business Traveller magazine has launched its annual online charity auction. This year the cause is Refuge. .....

16 Nov 201316 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

There are now 11 UK credit cards which earn Avios points at a rate of at least 1 Avios per £1 on an American Express card. This is what you now have to choose from: British Airways American .....

There are now 11 UK credit cards which earn Avios points at a rate of at least 1 Avios per £1 on an American .....

15 Nov 201315 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

Tesco Phone Shop has brought back bonus Clubcard points on a number of ‘pay monthly’ phone contracts. Now, buying a mobile phone is of course a fiendishly complex task if you are .....

Tesco Phone Shop has brought back bonus Clubcard points on a number of ‘pay monthly’ phone .....

15 Nov 201315 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Heathrow Rewards has launched its annual bonus promotion on electronics and jewellery, keen to tap into the Christmas rush! Here are the details of the offer, which runs from now until 31st December. .....

Heathrow Rewards has launched its annual bonus promotion on electronics and jewellery, keen to tap into the .....

15 Nov 201315 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Hilton HHonors has teamed up with Global Giving to offer 10 Hilton HHonors points for every US$1 donated to aiding the recovery efforts from Super Typhoon Haiyan.  If you were considering donating .....

Hilton HHonors has teamed up with Global Giving to offer 10 Hilton HHonors points for every US$1 donated .....

15 Nov 201315 November 2013 by Rob Burgess

I promised that I would keep readers reminded about the ‘3rd Anniversary’ game running each week for six weeks on the Shangri-La Golden Circle website. Week 4 is now available to play on .....

I promised that I would keep readers reminded about the ‘3rd Anniversary’ game running each week .....

14 Nov 201314 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

Avios has launched a new competition, “Twin to Win”.  It was being promoted via their Twitter feed, although it may be linked to something else that I haven’t seen yet. The prize is .....

Avios has launched a new competition, “Twin to Win”.  It was being promoted via their Twitter .....

14 Nov 201314 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Here are two quick updates on recent articles, because I thought the info was worth sharing. Emirates joins Membership Rewards First, I wrote on Monday that Emirates is now a partner with UK American .....

Here are two quick updates on recent articles, because I thought the info was worth sharing. Emirates joins .....

14 Nov 201314 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Just a quick heads up that November 15th is the last day to register for the latest Marriott Rewards MegaBonus promotion. It is worth remembering that the promotion runs until January 15th.  If you .....

Just a quick heads up that November 15th is the last day to register for the latest Marriott .....

14 Nov 201314 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

A couple of months ago, the Avios rewards programme launched in South Africa.  I didn’t write anything about it, because it didn’t seen relevant.  However, it did give us the Avios / .....

A couple of months ago, the Avios rewards programme launched in South Africa.  I didn’t write anything .....

13 Nov 201313 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

I spent an hour last Friday down at The Luxury Travel Fair, at Olympia in London.  And, yet again, it was a rather frustrating experience.  Not helped, this year, by torrential rain and a fire at .....

I spent an hour last Friday down at The Luxury Travel Fair, at Olympia in London.  And, yet again, it was a .....

13 Nov 201313 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

The United Airlines credit card, issued by MBNA, has historically been fundamentally ignored.  There was no sign-up bonus (once a year they offered a whopping 5,000 miles!) and it wasn’t even .....

The United Airlines credit card, issued by MBNA, has historically been fundamentally ignored.  There was no .....

13 Nov 201313 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Back in March, I wrote about the ‘private’ Platinum Credit Card from American Express.  Not to be confused with the Amex Platinum cashback cards, this card was ONLY available to Platinum .....

Back in March, I wrote about the ‘private’ Platinum Credit Card from American Express.  Not to be .....

12 Nov 201312 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments