For the first time, you can now earn Avios from a small business Mastercard. This is a great way for a sole trader or SME to rack up a large number of Avios each year, especially as HMRC accepts these .....

For the first time, you can now earn Avios from a small business Mastercard. This is a great way for a sole .....

1 May 20191 May 2019 by Rob Burgess

British Airways, as we covered yesterday, has announced increases in Avios pricing for flights on partner airlines.  This is basically all airlines except BA, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling. Our main .....

British Airways, as we covered yesterday, has announced increases in Avios pricing for flights on partner .....

1 May 20191 May 2019 by Rob Burgess • 141 comments

The Hackett / Avios partnership, which originally launched with an exclusive American Express tie-in, is now open to all.  You no longer need to be a British Airways American Express cardholder to .....

The Hackett / Avios partnership, which originally launched with an exclusive American Express tie-in, is now .....

1 May 20191 May 2019 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Here is a full list of the articles we published in April 2019.  Click through to read them in full: What are the benefits of American Express Platinum (The Platinum Card)? Excellent 2-4-1 First and .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in April 2019.  Click through to read them in full: What are .....

30 Apr 201930 April 2019 by HfP team

For the last couple of years, Amazon has been offering a generous bribe to anyone with an American Express card which offers Membership Rewards points. You may not be aware that Amazon lets you pay .....

For the last couple of years, Amazon has been offering a generous bribe to anyone with an American Express .....

30 Apr 201930 April 2019 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

Why should you get the The Platinum Card from American Express? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ series, I want to look at the top 10 reasons to apply for an American Express Platinum charge .....

Why should you get the The Platinum Card from American Express? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ .....

30 Apr 201930 April 2019 by Rob Burgess

SWISS and Lufthansa have launched some EXCELLENT First Class and Business Class ‘2-4-1’ deals.  Unlike some fare deals we write about, these are for departures from the UK so you .....

SWISS and Lufthansa have launched some EXCELLENT First Class and Business Class ‘2-4-1’ deals.  .....

30 Apr 201930 April 2019 by Rob Burgess • 156 comments

A major new Qatar Airways promotion is launching today.  It will run until 6th May. I don’t have any pricing yet but it promises “up to 20% [off] on Premium fares and 25% on .....

A major new Qatar Airways promotion is launching today.  It will run until 6th May. I don’t .....

30 Apr 201930 April 2019 by Rob Burgess

Yesterday I published an update on BA’s roll-out of ‘zero taxes’ Avios redemptions on short-haul. At present this has only been rolled out to Zone 3 routes which traditionally .....

Yesterday I published an update on BA’s roll-out of ‘zero taxes’ Avios redemptions on .....

30 Apr 201930 April 2019 by Rob Burgess

Marriott Bonvoy has launched its annual Wimbledon Centre Court tennis redemptions.  This year, there is an additional ‘buy it now’ deal available for the pre-Wimbledon exhibition .....

Marriott Bonvoy has launched its annual Wimbledon Centre Court tennis redemptions.  This year, there is an .....

30 Apr 201930 April 2019 by Rob Burgess • 105 comments

Why should you get the American Express Rewards Credit Card? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ series, I want to look at the top 10 reasons to apply for an American Express Rewards Credit .....

Why should you get the American Express Rewards Credit Card? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ .....

29 Apr 201929 April 2019 by Rob Burgess

IHG Rewards Club, the loyalty scheme covering InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc, has launched its new Summer promotion. It is another version of the long-running Accelerate offer, .....

IHG Rewards Club, the loyalty scheme covering InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc, has launched .....

29 Apr 201929 April 2019 by Rob Burgess • 165 comments

A worryingly vague email has just been sent out by British Airways to anyone who has recently booked an Avios redemption on a partner airline. It says: “As you’ve previously used your Avios to .....

A worryingly vague email has just been sent out by British Airways to anyone who has recently booked an Avios .....

29 Apr 201929 April 2019 by Rob Burgess • 107 comments

Following the recent changes to the American Express sign-up bonus rules, imposing a 24 month gap between bonuses, and the reduction in the sign-up bonus on Preferred Rewards Gold and American Express .....

Following the recent changes to the American Express sign-up bonus rules, imposing a 24 month gap between .....

29 Apr 201929 April 2019 by Rob Burgess • 171 comments