Hilton HHonors has slipped out a short-notice promotion which will run for just under three weeks. For every stay at a Hilton Group hotel before July 6th, you will receive 5,000 bonus Hilton HHonors .....

Hilton HHonors has slipped out a short-notice promotion which will run for just under three weeks. For every .....

18 Jun 201518 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

News in brief: Get 30% off Radisson, Park Inn and Park Plaza bookings The various Club Carlson brands are currently running a short Summer sale which ends on Friday covering their hotels in Europe, .....

News in brief: Get 30% off Radisson, Park Inn and Park Plaza bookings The various Club Carlson brands are .....

18 Jun 201518 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Qatar Airways has launched another one-week-only promotion on economy and business class seats from London. Some of the fares are not bad, such as Dubai from £345.  Business class fares start .....

Qatar Airways has launched another one-week-only promotion on economy and business class seats from London. .....

17 Jun 201517 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

If you have a Heathrow Rewards account, you probably received an email on Monday regarding a new bonus promotion at World Duty Free and a handful of other stores. This offer is targetted and .....

If you have a Heathrow Rewards account, you probably received an email on Monday regarding a new bonus .....

17 Jun 201517 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

The world of PR is an odd one.  I spend my days deleting huge volumes of, effectively, complete nonsense from my inbox.  When a company has some bad news, though, they somehow forget to mention it .....

The world of PR is an odd one.  I spend my days deleting huge volumes of, effectively, complete nonsense .....

17 Jun 201517 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

This is a reminder that, for one week only, you can pick up a very easy 2,400 Avios or 2,500 Virgin Flying Club miles via cashback shopping site TopCashback.   Until June 21st, you will receive .....

This is a reminder that, for one week only, you can pick up a very easy 2,400 Avios or 2,500 Virgin Flying .....

17 Jun 201517 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – has launched a new ‘buy points’ promotion that is open to anyone. It is as generous an offer as .....

IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – has launched a new .....

16 Jun 201516 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 87 comments

News in brief: Cambridge to Gothenburg on British Airways now redeemable In February I wrote about the launch of the first British Airways service from Cambridge Airport.  In a deal underwritten by .....

News in brief: Cambridge to Gothenburg on British Airways now redeemable In February I wrote about the launch .....

16 Jun 201516 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

Hilton HHonors is currently offering a 100% bonus when you buy points – see this page. This may or may not be a great bargain as it depends how you redeem them. At the top end, you can buy .....

Hilton HHonors is currently offering a 100% bonus when you buy points – see this page. This may or may .....

16 Jun 201516 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

I was over in Amsterdam last week which gave me an opportunity to test out my new Supercard from Travelex. As I outlined here, this is a revolutionary new Visa card which translates your foreign .....

I was over in Amsterdam last week which gave me an opportunity to test out my new Supercard from Travelex. As .....

15 Jun 201515 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 159 comments

If you are heading to the USA this Summer and hold an American Express Platinum charge card, you may be able to visit one of the new airport lounges commissioned by American Express. A couple of years .....

If you are heading to the USA this Summer and hold an American Express Platinum charge card, you may be able .....

15 Jun 201515 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Thanks to Loyalty Lobby, an unannounced change to the Hilton Honors terms and conditions was spotted last week. Hilton has historically been very good about honouring your status benefits if you book .....

Thanks to Loyalty Lobby, an unannounced change to the Hilton Honors terms and conditions was spotted last .....

15 Jun 201515 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

News in brief: British Airways subcontracting at Gatwick British Airways has ‘wet leased’ an Airbus A320 and a Boeing 757 to work at Gatwick during July.  These will come from Titan .....

News in brief: British Airways subcontracting at Gatwick British Airways has ‘wet leased’ an .....

14 Jun 201514 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

I was back at the InterContinental Amstel in Amsterdam last Monday.  I reviewed the hotel last year so I won’t run through the basics again.  Essentially this is a very large historical hotel .....

I was back at the InterContinental Amstel in Amsterdam last Monday.  I reviewed the hotel last year so .....

14 Jun 201514 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments