London taxi app Hailo is to be taken over by mytaxi, the European taxi app owned by Daimler. ‘Taken over’ is perhaps not the right word, since the CEO of Hailo will become the new CEO of .....

London taxi app Hailo is to be taken over by mytaxi, the European taxi app owned by Daimler. ‘Taken .....

28 Jul 201628 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

I have just finished three nights at InterContinental Le Grand in Paris, a hotel which I rate highly for its frankly epic public areas – including the most astounding ballroom you will ever .....

I have just finished three nights at InterContinental Le Grand in Paris, a hotel which I rate highly for its .....

27 Jul 201627 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments

I ran an article last week on the best credit card options when travelling abroad this Summer with a focus on those which minimise the 2.99% foreign exchange fee added to most credit and debit .....

I ran an article last week on the best credit card options when travelling abroad this Summer with a .....

27 Jul 201627 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

News in brief: British Airways announces more winter schedule changes British Airways has announced a new batch of schedule changes for the winter season.  These kick in from 30th October and are, in .....

News in brief: British Airways announces more winter schedule changes British Airways has announced a new .....

27 Jul 201627 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

Yesterday, IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) released a new list of PointBreaks redemptions. There is usually some pre-publicity for the list .....

Yesterday, IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) released a .....

26 Jul 201626 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

News in brief: Groupon offering 50% off a Priority Pass If you have been thinking of purchasing a Priority Pass airport lounge access card, Groupon is running a deal at the moment.  You will find it .....

News in brief: Groupon offering 50% off a Priority Pass If you have been thinking of purchasing a Priority .....

26 Jul 201626 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

Tesco Direct launched two new LEGO promotions on Monday: 1,000 Clubcard points (2,400 Avios) for a £60 LEGO spend 500 Clubcard points (1,200 Avios) for a £30 LEGO spend These are both .....

Tesco Direct launched two new LEGO promotions on Monday: 1,000 Clubcard points (2,400 Avios) for a £60 .....

25 Jul 201625 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

This is my review of Virgin Atlantic’s Upper Class seat on the new Boeing 787-9 service. I reviewed the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse lounge at Heathrow Terminal 3 here.  After a merry couple .....

This is my review of Virgin Atlantic’s Upper Class seat on the new Boeing 787-9 service. I reviewed the .....

25 Jul 201625 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

This is Part 2 of my review of the Virgin Atlantic Upper Class seat and service on its new Boeing 787-9 fleet.  Part 1 of this review can be found here. I have flown a few Boeing 787 aircraft now so .....

This is Part 2 of my review of the Virgin Atlantic Upper Class seat and service on its new Boeing 787-9 fleet. .....

25 Jul 201625 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Singapore Airlines made a surprising announcement last week when it launched a new route from Manchester. Starting from the end of October, Singapore Airlines is launching a new Singapore – .....

Singapore Airlines made a surprising announcement last week when it launched a new route from Manchester. .....

25 Jul 201625 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

This is the final part of our ‘Holiday Tips’ series which I have updated and re-run this week in preparation for the Summer season.  Earlier articles looked at the best credit card to use .....

This is the final part of our ‘Holiday Tips’ series which I have updated and re-run this week in .....

24 Jul 201624 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

British Airways has brought back, bigger and better, the ‘Kids Fly Free’ offer which it has run in the past.  This is a genuinely good deal with no catches or small print. Until 1st .....

British Airways has brought back, bigger and better, the ‘Kids Fly Free’ offer which it has run in .....

24 Jul 201624 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

24 Jul 201624 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

It is hard to believe, but British Airways has now started making a regular monthly anouncement of the latest cuts to its in-flight service. From early July, as you may remember, we saw: First Class .....

It is hard to believe, but British Airways has now started making a regular monthly anouncement of the latest .....

23 Jul 201623 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 145 comments