The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something from them. Click here to see the other articles. This article .....

The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone .....

15 Jan 201815 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 199 comments

Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty scheme for Ibis, Novotel, Pullman, Mercure, Sofitel etc, is running a ‘daily win’ competition until next Sunday. It is quite generous.  Every day there .....

Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty scheme for Ibis, Novotel, Pullman, Mercure, Sofitel etc, is running a .....

15 Jan 201815 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

It isn’t just Qatar Airways which has excellent business class deals to Australia at the moment. Air India has launched a great fare from Heathrow to Melbourne or Sydney – just £1,825 .....

It isn’t just Qatar Airways which has excellent business class deals to Australia at the moment. Air .....

15 Jan 201815 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

Shell Drivers Club is offering double points on all fuel purchases until 14th February.  Full details are on their website here. Double points means two points per litre on Shell Fuels and .....

Shell Drivers Club is offering double points on all fuel purchases until 14th February.  Full details are on .....

15 Jan 201815 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments

With the new Eurostar loyalty scheme, Club Eurostar, now fully operational (my thoughts are here) – and with American Express Membership Rewards still onboard as the only Club Eurostar transfer .....

With the new Eurostar loyalty scheme, Club Eurostar, now fully operational (my thoughts are here) – and .....

15 Jan 201815 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Yesterday I looked at how to use both BA and avios.com Household Accounts as part of our ‘Avios Redemption University’ series. As we’re talking about Household Accounts, I wanted to .....

Yesterday I looked at how to use both BA and avios.com Household Accounts as part of our ‘Avios .....

14 Jan 201814 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

There has been an interesting development in the saga of the HSBC Premier World Elite credit card bonus (which I am legally obliged to tell you has a representative APR of 59.3% variable including .....

There has been an interesting development in the saga of the HSBC Premier World Elite credit card bonus (which .....

14 Jan 201814 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

If you have an American Express Platinum card, you probably got an email on Friday saying that you will get a 25% bonus when you redeem your Membership Reward points via Platinum Travel.  This would .....

If you have an American Express Platinum card, you probably got an email on Friday saying that you will get a .....

14 Jan 201814 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

Cathay Pacific has launched a short economy sale, running to Wednesday 17th January. Economy prices from London are: Hong Kong £479 Manila £469 Ho Chi Minh City £499 Bali £469 Shanghai £469 The .....

Cathay Pacific has launched a short economy sale, running to Wednesday 17th January. Economy prices from .....

14 Jan 201814 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

It is a good few months since I last talked about this deal so – as it is still running – I thought I would look at it again today for the benefit of new readers. AerClub, the new Aer .....

It is a good few months since I last talked about this deal so – as it is still running – I .....

14 Jan 201814 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

British Airways has launched a short flash sale on many of its European routes.  The headline prices are as low as you will ever see, with headline fares from £23 each way. You don’t have .....

British Airways has launched a short flash sale on many of its European routes.  The headline prices are as .....

13 Jan 201813 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something from them. Click here to see the other articles. This article .....

The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone .....

13 Jan 201813 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

IHG has announced that a Hotel Indigo will open in Venice next year.   Hotel Indigo Venice Sant’Elena will be located next to the canal ‘Rio Sant’ Elena’, within walking .....

IHG has announced that a Hotel Indigo will open in Venice next year.   Hotel Indigo Venice Sant’Elena .....

13 Jan 201813 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

As we saw with the Qatar Airways sale this week, the best long-haul business class deals tend to involve starting outside the UK. This is partly due to high UK Air Passenger Duty but mainly because .....

As we saw with the Qatar Airways sale this week, the best long-haul business class deals tend to involve .....

13 Jan 201813 January 2018 by Rob Burgess