How does the upgrade voucher issued by Barclays Avios Rewards work? I want to spend some time over the next fortnight looking again at the new Barclays Premier and Barclays Avios Rewards partnership, .....

How does the upgrade voucher issued by Barclays Avios Rewards work? I want to spend some time over the next .....

14 May 202114 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

If you are looking for flights to Porto for the Champions League final, British Airways is here to help. This includes a direct Manchester to Porto service for the first time. All flights are two .....

If you are looking for flights to Porto for the Champions League final, British Airways is here to help. This .....

13 May 202113 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments

Virgin Red has launched a new way of letting you earn Virgin Points – its own exclusive train ticket booking platform, called Virgin Trains Ticketing. I’ll just pause for a moment to allow .....

Virgin Red has launched a new way of letting you earn Virgin Points – its own exclusive train ticket .....

13 May 202113 May 2021 by Rob Burgess

British Airways has launched a new ‘virtual check-in queue’ option for selected flights at Heathrow using a technology platform from Qmatic. You will, if you choose, no longer need to join .....

British Airways has launched a new ‘virtual check-in queue’ option for selected flights at .....

13 May 202113 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

We rarely cover the benefits of American Express Additional Cards (previously called Supplementary Cards) on Head for Points, which is something I intend to rectify. Today I want to look at why .....

We rarely cover the benefits of American Express Additional Cards (previously called Supplementary Cards) on .....

13 May 202113 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic boosts its Tel Aviv services sharply Virgin Atlantic has seen the Green List-ing of Israel as an opportunity to finally get some passengers back on its aircraft, even .....

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic boosts its Tel Aviv services sharply Virgin Atlantic has seen the Green .....

13 May 202113 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

Esso has just launched a new fuel, Synergy Supreme+ 99 Unleaded. This is the highest octane fuel that Esso has offered in the UK. To celebrate, it is running a competition to win two VIP .....

Esso has just launched a new fuel, Synergy Supreme+ 99 Unleaded. This is the highest octane fuel that .....

12 May 202112 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Three weeks ago, I ran an article explaining why the free British Airways American Express card was now the best cashback card in Britain ….. …. assuming, of course, that you believe .....

Three weeks ago, I ran an article explaining why the free British Airways American Express card was now the .....

12 May 202112 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

British Airways has launched its first flights to Guernsey. As well as the new British Airways mainline flights announced this morning, BA CityFlyer has also announced some changes. BA CityFlyer is .....

British Airways has launched its first flights to Guernsey. As well as the new British Airways mainline .....

11 May 202111 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

British Airways has just announced a raft of new flights from Heathrow for June, July and August. Given the destinations involved (ie not Portugal), the airline is clearly taking a gamble on more .....

British Airways has just announced a raft of new flights from Heathrow for June, July and August. Given the .....

11 May 202111 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

I want to spend some time today looking again at the new Barclays Premier and Barclays Avios Rewards partnership, so you can see if it is worth signing up. When we first covered this in March, it was .....

I want to spend some time today looking again at the new Barclays Premier and Barclays Avios Rewards .....

11 May 202111 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

American Express has launched a new cashback deal with Hilton, covering selected European hotels. If you are targetted, you will see the deal on the ‘Offers’ page of one or more of your .....

American Express has launched a new cashback deal with Hilton, covering selected European hotels. If you are .....

11 May 202111 May 2021 by Rob Burgess

An interesting war of words is breaking out among the airport lounge operators. As we have covered, Priority Pass – the dominant airport lounge club card – has been hit hard in the UK by .....

An interesting war of words is breaking out among the airport lounge operators. As we have covered, Priority .....

11 May 202111 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

Jersey is gearing up to welcome all residents of England, Scotland and Wales, regardless of their local authority. We recently published this article about the re-opening of Jersey. The current .....

Jersey is gearing up to welcome all residents of England, Scotland and Wales, regardless of their local .....

10 May 202110 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments