As part of our fantastic “win 100,000 Avios competition”, which ran two weeks ago, we launched an exclusive hotel booking offer.  This is in association with hotel booking site Kaligo.com .....

As part of our fantastic “win 100,000 Avios competition”, which ran two weeks ago, we launched an .....

29 Nov 201529 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

This is my review of the HSBC Premier Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying .....

This is my review of the HSBC Premier Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at .....

29 Nov 201529 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

A few days I wrote about the exceptionally generous status match programme launched by Hyatt Gold Passport.  Hyatt is willing to match your top tier status in certain other hotels schemes to its .....

A few days I wrote about the exceptionally generous status match programme launched by Hyatt Gold Passport. .....

28 Nov 201528 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments

Two new Black Friday deals, which are still running over the weekend, came to my attention yesterday.  These are worth a look. Accor offering ‘Happy Mondays’ prices up to three months in .....

Two new Black Friday deals, which are still running over the weekend, came to my attention yesterday.  These .....

28 Nov 201528 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up to 10,000 Membership Rewards points per year for 1.5p each. This facility is mentioned on .....

One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up .....

28 Nov 201528 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

My attempts to make Black Friday go away by putting my fingers in my ears and going ‘nah nah nah nah’ (a trick I picked up from my 4-year old) have failed as the articles today show.  The .....

My attempts to make Black Friday go away by putting my fingers in my ears and going ‘nah nah nah .....

27 Nov 201527 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 71 comments

As well as the British Airways deal covered in my lead article today, here are some other Black Friday travel offers. This is by no means a comprehensive list – I have only listed deals where .....

As well as the British Airways deal covered in my lead article today, here are some other Black Friday travel .....

27 Nov 201527 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

News in brief: Bookings open for the new InterContinental London The O2 The new InterContinental London The O2 is now taking bookings from 19th December. This is a slightly risky hotel project but the .....

News in brief: Bookings open for the new InterContinental London The O2 The new InterContinental London The O2 .....

27 Nov 201527 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Thank you to everyone who entered our competition last week, sponsored by hotel booking site Kaligo.com, to win 100,000 Avios points.  There was a fantastic response. I picked a winner yesterday and .....

Thank you to everyone who entered our competition last week, sponsored by hotel booking site Kaligo.com, to .....

26 Nov 201526 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

News in brief: Buy football tickets for 1 Emirates Skywards mile! I have written before about using Emirates Skywards miles for executive box seats at Arsenal or the other football clubs around Europe .....

News in brief: Buy football tickets for 1 Emirates Skywards mile! I have written before about using Emirates .....

26 Nov 201526 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Etihad took pseudo control of struggling Italian flag carrier Alitalia earlier this year. If you need to fly to Italy on a regular basis, the good news is that from 1st December you can now use the .....

Etihad took pseudo control of struggling Italian flag carrier Alitalia earlier this year. If you need to fly .....

26 Nov 201526 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

IHG, owner of Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, HI Express, Indigo, InterContinental and other brands, has launched a ‘partners’ 50% off sale for hotels in the UK and Europe. You need to have a .....

IHG, owner of Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, HI Express, Indigo, InterContinental and other brands, has launched a .....

25 Nov 201525 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic shopping bonus via Shops Away Shops Away is the Virgin Flying Club equivalent of BA’s Gate 365 or the avios.com e-store.  Use it for your shopping this Christmas .....

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic shopping bonus via Shops Away Shops Away is the Virgin Flying Club equivalent .....

25 Nov 201525 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

This is my review of the American Airlines lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. I flew to Helsinki .....

This is my review of the American Airlines lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3. This is part of our series of .....

25 Nov 201525 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments