I gave Accor a bit of a hard time the other day for reducing the conversion ratio of LeClub Accorhotels points to Avios points without notice. They deserved it. At the same time, though, Accor has .....

I gave Accor a bit of a hard time the other day for reducing the conversion ratio of LeClub Accorhotels points .....

8 Oct 20138 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Last month I posted about a £100 discount code that British Airways had launched with Hilton.  This month, BA is running a similar offer in conjunction with Avis. They are offering a special .....

Last month I posted about a £100 discount code that British Airways had launched with Hilton.  This .....

7 Oct 20137 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

American Express and the Hyatt London Churchill hotel are jointly sponsoring a weekend of focus group / relationship building events later this month.  This is happening over the weekend of Friday .....

American Express and the Hyatt London Churchill hotel are jointly sponsoring a weekend of focus group / .....

7 Oct 20137 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

It’s time for our monthly round-up of discounted redemption routes available via the Lufthansa Miles & More programme. The October list of discounted Miles & More redemptions from .....

It’s time for our monthly round-up of discounted redemption routes available via the Lufthansa Miles .....

7 Oct 20137 October 2013 by Rob Burgess

B&Q is the only major retailer not to accept American Express cards, which means that Avios collectors with British Airways American Express cards tend to give it a wide berth. (There is a way .....

B&Q is the only major retailer not to accept American Express cards, which means that Avios collectors .....

6 Oct 20136 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Hilton HHonors has launched its Quarter 4 promotion – ‘More Nights, More Points’ – which will run from October 10th to January 31st. This will operate across all of the Hilton .....

Hilton HHonors has launched its Quarter 4 promotion – ‘More Nights, More Points’ – .....

6 Oct 20136 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

I wrote last week about the launch of the new benefits package for HSBC Premier credit card customers.  This includes the ability to earn 1 Avios per £1 with their Mastercard. (This is easily .....

I wrote last week about the launch of the new benefits package for HSBC Premier credit card customers.  .....

6 Oct 20136 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

What has turned up on the Tesco Direct DVD pre-order page? Yes, The Smurfs – A Christmas Carol! What makes this a smurftastic deal is that, whilst the DVD is only £3 with free postage, you .....

What has turned up on the Tesco Direct DVD pre-order page? Yes, The Smurfs – A Christmas Carol! What .....

5 Oct 20135 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

One of the little-known secrets about avios.com (as opposed to British Airways Executive Club) is that it allows you to redeem your Avios points for Air Malta.  I wrote about this here. However, .....

One of the little-known secrets about avios.com (as opposed to British Airways Executive Club) is that it .....

5 Oct 20135 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Virgin Atlantic has launched a bonus promotion for anyone booking an Upper Class flight before 20th October. You have until the end of February to actually take the flight. Full details and .....

Virgin Atlantic has launched a bonus promotion for anyone booking an Upper Class flight before 20th October. .....

5 Oct 20135 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

American Express has teamed up with Venmo, a new secure online payments service which – with shades of Paypal – allows you to pay for transactions online without having to input your card .....

American Express has teamed up with Venmo, a new secure online payments service which – with shades of .....

4 Oct 20134 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

Etihad launched their UK credit card back in May. Even accounting for the fact that the card was free, the sign-up bonus was a little underwhelming – 5,000 Etihad Guest miles. Etihad has now .....

Etihad launched their UK credit card back in May. Even accounting for the fact that the card was free, the .....

4 Oct 20134 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Marriott is offering a bonus of 1,500 Avios points if you book a ‘UK Weekend Romance’ package before Christmas. You can stay as little as one night if you include a Friday or a Saturday. .....

Marriott is offering a bonus of 1,500 Avios points if you book a ‘UK Weekend Romance’ package .....

4 Oct 20134 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Well, its progress of a sort, I suppose.  Yesterday, Qatar Airways redemptions were loaded onto ba.com. This gives Avios collectors (and American Airlines members) a head start at making redemptions, .....

Well, its progress of a sort, I suppose.  Yesterday, Qatar Airways redemptions were loaded onto ba.com. This .....

3 Oct 20133 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments