In another article today, I looked at changes in the way you earn Avios from Avis car rentals. Whilst Avis and Budget are sister companies (the parent company is called Avis Budget Group), nothing has .....

In another article today, I looked at changes in the way you earn Avios from Avis car rentals. Whilst Avis and .....

6 Nov 20206 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

From 4am on Saturday 7th November, anyone returning to England from Germany or Sweden will have to self isolate for fourteen days. (Note that the cut-off has gone back to 4am Saturday, after being .....

From 4am on Saturday 7th November, anyone returning to England from Germany or Sweden will have to self .....

5 Nov 20205 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Over the last 48 hours, there have been a lot of rumours swirling around about the extent of the British Airways service cuts for November and early December. Suffice it to say, it won’t look .....

Over the last 48 hours, there have been a lot of rumours swirling around about the extent of the British .....

5 Nov 20205 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 143 comments

The recent offer of £400 credit for American Express Platinum cardholders to spend at eight UK luxury Marriott-managed hotels created quite a stir. In particular, a lot of people who did not sign up .....

The recent offer of £400 credit for American Express Platinum cardholders to spend at eight UK luxury .....

5 Nov 20205 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 172 comments

I thought it was about time to revise and update the lists I first published in 2012 about the best way to use up small amounts of miles and points. What I want to explore is ‘What is the .....

I thought it was about time to revise and update the lists I first published in 2012 about the best way to .....

5 Nov 20205 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Arora Group, which operates a number of hotels in and around Heathrow Airport, is offering a new rate that bundles an overnight stay with a 24-hour Covid test. You can now book a ‘Test & .....

Arora Group, which operates a number of hotels in and around Heathrow Airport, is offering a new rate that .....

5 Nov 20205 November 2020 by Rhys Jones • 51 comments

It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. We have also included a round-up of all of the loyalty credit .....

It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel .....

4 Nov 20204 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

One on the most frustrating issues you told us about with the new-look HfP (except for lack of dark mode …. which we’re working on) was the over-sensitivity of the ‘Reply’ .....

One on the most frustrating issues you told us about with the new-look HfP (except for lack of dark mode .....

4 Nov 20204 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Here’s a quick one for the lawyers amongst our readers. This (PDF) is the full text of the new lockdown legislation which has just been published. Having read this, admittedly not slowly over a .....

Here’s a quick one for the lawyers amongst our readers. This (PDF) is the full text of the new lockdown .....

3 Nov 20203 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 278 comments

Virgin Atlantic has announced an interesting new route. From next June, it will become the first European airline to fly to St Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean. Services will operate twice .....

Virgin Atlantic has announced an interesting new route. From next June, it will become the first European .....

3 Nov 20203 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

There are quite a few comings and goings with American Express cashback deals worth mentioning, so I have put them together in this article. £100 cashback on £350 spend at Mr Porter A new Mr Porter .....

There are quite a few comings and goings with American Express cashback deals worth mentioning, so I have put .....

3 Nov 20203 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 121 comments

Two years ago, ‘drive by the hour’ car club Zipcar launched Zipcar Flex one-way rentals at Heathrow Terminal 5. We have written about this a few times but never covered the logistics in .....

Two years ago, ‘drive by the hour’ car club Zipcar launched Zipcar Flex one-way rentals at .....

3 Nov 20203 November 2020 by Rhys Jones • 48 comments

If you need proof of the impact of the collapse in the oil price on business in Aberdeen, the city has just lost its third Hilton hotel. The Hilton Garden Inn on St Andrew Street has not opened since .....

If you need proof of the impact of the collapse in the oil price on business in Aberdeen, the city has just .....

3 Nov 20203 November 2020 by Rob Burgess

SUN-AIR is a Danish-based airline which runs a number of routes as a British Airways franchise partner. The aircraft and crew operate in British Airways livery and flights earn Avios and tier points .....

SUN-AIR is a Danish-based airline which runs a number of routes as a British Airways franchise partner. The .....

3 Nov 20203 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments