Avios has withdrawn the £140 Lloyds Premier Avios credit card (not the £24 Lloyds Avios credit card) to new applicants.  The final day to apply was 13th July. I honestly don’t know why the .....

Avios has withdrawn the £140 Lloyds Premier Avios credit card (not the £24 Lloyds Avios credit card) to new .....

21 Jul 201621 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 115 comments

British Airways Executive Club and avios.com are offering a 25% discount on Avios redemptions to the Middle East booked via their respective websites. Full details can be found here. This seems a .....

British Airways Executive Club and avios.com are offering a 25% discount on Avios redemptions to the Middle .....

21 Jul 201621 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

Etihad is running a short sale which carries on until 24th July. If you can’t find the dates you want in the ‘Avios 25% discount’ promotion (see my other article today) then this is .....

Etihad is running a short sale which carries on until 24th July. If you can’t find the dates you want in .....

21 Jul 201621 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

With the schools having broken up, over the next few days I will running updated versions of my annual travel planning series.  This will cover the best ways of earning or redeeming miles and .....

With the schools having broken up, over the next few days I will running updated versions of my .....

20 Jul 201620 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

InterContinental Ambassador is a special loyalty scheme which is ONLY valid at InterContinental hotels.  It works alongside IHG Rewards Club and you still receive points for your stay as usual. .....

InterContinental Ambassador is a special loyalty scheme which is ONLY valid at InterContinental hotels.  It .....

20 Jul 201620 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

News in brief: Travelex offering £10 cashback to spend at Manchester Airport Travelex is offering travellers flying from Manchester Airport an interesting deal over the Summer. If you pre-order £500 .....

News in brief: Travelex offering £10 cashback to spend at Manchester Airport Travelex is offering travellers .....

20 Jul 201620 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Yesterday I reviewed a stay at the Park Hyatt Hamburg which I paid for using a Hotels.com Rewards free night. I said that I would take a longer look today at Hotels.com Rewards and why, for some .....

Yesterday I reviewed a stay at the Park Hyatt Hamburg which I paid for using a Hotels.com Rewards free .....

19 Jul 201619 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

Here are a few random observations from the last couple of weeks which you might find useful. Try the new Fast Track security channel at Heathrow Terminal 5 At some point in the last year, a new .....

Here are a few random observations from the last couple of weeks which you might find useful. Try the new Fast .....

19 Jul 201619 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

One benefit of booking an Avios redemption to the United States on Aer Lingus is the incredibly low taxes.  These are usually around £75 return in Business Class, compared to £500 on British .....

One benefit of booking an Avios redemption to the United States on Aer Lingus is the incredibly low taxes. .....

19 Jul 201619 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

If you are looking to redeem for Avios points for flights to South America, you may end up redeeming on BA’s sister airline Iberia.   With its flat bed seating now in place and new aircraft .....

If you are looking to redeem for Avios points for flights to South America, you may end up redeeming on .....

18 Jul 201618 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

This is my review of the Park Hyatt Hamburg hotel. There are only two hotels in the world that I book by default whenever I have to go to that city.  One is the InterContinental Le Grand in Paris .....

This is my review of the Park Hyatt Hamburg hotel. There are only two hotels in the world that I book by .....

18 Jul 201618 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

This is a reminder that TODAY, 18th July, is the last day to buy IHG Rewards Club points with the current ‘up to 100%’ bonus. My wife has ‘purchase IHG Rewards Club points’ as .....

This is a reminder that TODAY, 18th July, is the last day to buy IHG Rewards Club points with the current .....

18 Jul 201618 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

This is my review of the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 3. It is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews .....

This is my review of the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 3. It is part of .....

17 Jul 201617 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

This is part two of my review of the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3.   Part 1 of my Virgin Clubhouse review can be found here. EDIT: You can read a more recent review of .....

This is part two of my review of the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3.   Part 1 of .....

17 Jul 201617 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments