In this article I want to take a look at the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card. This card comes with a very generous sign-up bonus of 20,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert .....

In this article I want to take a look at the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card. This card .....

15 Sep 202115 September 2021 by Rob Burgess

There are complex rules around American Express sign-up bonuses.  Getting some cards blocks you from getting a bonus on some other cards, but not all cards block you from all other cards. There .....

There are complex rules around American Express sign-up bonuses.  Getting some cards blocks you from .....

15 Sep 202115 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

American Express has launched a new round of spend bonuses for holders of its Membership Rewards cards, primarily Preferred Rewards Gold and The Platinum Card. You can register for these on the .....

American Express has launched a new round of spend bonuses for holders of its Membership Rewards cards, .....

14 Sep 202114 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 114 comments

At the start of the month, American Express launched a £200 dining credit for holders of The Platinum Card. Cardholders will receive 100% back when they spend at participating restaurants, up to a .....

At the start of the month, American Express launched a £200 dining credit for holders of The Platinum Card. .....

14 Sep 202114 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 79 comments

This is our review of the Great Scotland Yard Hotel, just off Trafalgar Square in London. It is the first UK hotel in Hyatt’s Unbound Collection, which lets hotels join World of Hyatt without .....

This is our review of the Great Scotland Yard Hotel, just off Trafalgar Square in London. It is the first UK .....

14 Sep 202114 September 2021 by Rhys Jones • 29 comments

You may not know that Avios has an insurance partner – Alan Boswell Group. It is a fairly low key partnership, but the company has worked with Avios (both via the Avios Travel Rewards Programme .....

You may not know that Avios has an insurance partner – Alan Boswell Group. It is a fairly low key .....

14 Sep 202114 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Emirates has released another batch of Arsenal football tickets for Emirates Skywards members who have miles to redeem.  You can also use American Express Membership Rewards points via a .....

Emirates has released another batch of Arsenal football tickets for Emirates Skywards members who have miles .....

13 Sep 202113 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Anyone who has travelled in Asia or the Middle East will be familiar with the concept of ‘++’ pricing. Any published rate you see for a hotel will come with ‘++’ after the .....

Anyone who has travelled in Asia or the Middle East will be familiar with the concept of ‘++’ .....

13 Sep 202113 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 248 comments

A few weeks ago we wrote about the short haul European routes to which British Airways is currently offering flying flat-bed business class seats. Whilst those routes are temporary one-off flights .....

A few weeks ago we wrote about the short haul European routes to which British Airways is currently offering .....

13 Sep 202113 September 2021 by Rhys Jones • 45 comments

This is Part 2 of your complete guide to redeeming Virgin Flying Club points on Air France and KLM. Part 1 of this article, which looks at redeeming Virgin Points for short-haul flights on Air France .....

This is Part 2 of your complete guide to redeeming Virgin Flying Club points on Air France and KLM. Part 1 of .....

13 Sep 202113 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit and charge cards. If you are just getting started with miles and points, you have probably realised by .....

This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit and charge .....

12 Sep 202112 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

As travel begins to restart, we have brought back our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel .....

As travel begins to restart, we have brought back our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions .....

12 Sep 202112 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

In April 2018, Virgin Atlantic launched its two new Virgin Flying Club credit cards, issued by Virgin Money.  They have proved hugely successful with, so I understand, over 200,000 .....

In April 2018, Virgin Atlantic launched its two new Virgin Flying Club credit cards, issued by Virgin .....

12 Sep 202112 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

It seems that it was April 2020 when we last explained how to add an icon to your comments on HfP.  Apologies to anyone who has spent the last 18 months wondering how to do it …. You probably .....

It seems that it was April 2020 when we last explained how to add an icon to your comments on HfP.  Apologies .....

12 Sep 202112 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments