You can’t move these days without seeing a generous mileage offer for subscribing to The Economist. As you can see at this link, you can earn 13,200 Avios if you take out a 1-year digital and .....

You can’t move these days without seeing a generous mileage offer for subscribing to The Economist. As .....

5 Apr 20185 April 2018 by Rob Burgess

Heathrow Rewards has launched a new transfer bonus exclusively for Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer members. Heathrow Rewards gives you 1 point for every £1 spent in Heathrow (1 per £10 on foreign .....

Heathrow Rewards has launched a new transfer bonus exclusively for Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer members. .....

5 Apr 20185 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments

The Scotsman has reported that Etihad is planning to drop services from Edinburgh from October. The service is believed to have been performing poorly.  Pressure from Qatar Airways, which is .....

The Scotsman has reported that Etihad is planning to drop services from Edinburgh from October. The service .....

5 Apr 20185 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

With Anika in a Business Premier seat on her way to Amsterdam for the inaugural Eurostar service, I put my Shopper Points hat on yesterday and headed over to the Sainsbury’s head office on .....

With Anika in a Business Premier seat on her way to Amsterdam for the inaugural Eurostar service, I put my .....

5 Apr 20185 April 2018 by Rob Burgess

Virgin Atlantic has launched its two new Mastercard credit cards today. You can see full details of the new Virgin Atlantic credit cards, and apply, by clicking here (free card) and here (paid .....

Virgin Atlantic has launched its two new Mastercard credit cards today. You can see full details of the new .....

4 Apr 20184 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 140 comments

This is Part 2 of my focus today on the new Virgin Atlantic Reward and Reward+ credit cards.  Part 1, which is a factual look at the cards, is here.  The main marketing website for the cards is .....

This is Part 2 of my focus today on the new Virgin Atlantic Reward and Reward+ credit cards.  Part 1, which .....

4 Apr 20184 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 289 comments

Four days after British Airways removed all Avios availability in First Class to the Americas, Asia and Africa, the seats have returned. It isn’t clear what is going on.  However, my .....

Four days after British Airways removed all Avios availability in First Class to the Americas, Asia and .....

3 Apr 20183 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 73 comments

Heathrow Rewards, the Heathrow Airport shopping loyalty scheme, has an interesting partnership with hotel booking site Rocketmiles. Heathrow Rewards gives you 1 point for every £1 spent in Heathrow .....

Heathrow Rewards, the Heathrow Airport shopping loyalty scheme, has an interesting partnership with hotel .....

3 Apr 20183 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Sixt mydriver is an attempt by the German car rental group to get into the territory currently occupied by Uber and Blacklane.  It offers a broad range of airport chauffeur trips. The .....

Sixt mydriver is an attempt by the German car rental group to get into the territory currently occupied by .....

3 Apr 20183 April 2018 by Rob Burgess

The new British Airways service from Gatwick to Oakland on the US West Coast, which has reportedly been running with loads as low as 50 passengers, is to be cancelled for Winter 2018/9.  The last .....

The new British Airways service from Gatwick to Oakland on the US West Coast, which has reportedly been .....

3 Apr 20183 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 73 comments

In my article yesterday, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Le Club AccorHotels loyalty scheme. This article is my personal opinion, highlighting areas where I think you might want to focus. .....

In my article yesterday, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Le Club AccorHotels loyalty scheme. This .....

3 Apr 20183 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

For the last few days, ba.com has been showing virtually no Avios availability in First Class for 2019.  I sat on the story because I thought it may be an IT glitch, but it does now seem that .....

For the last few days, ba.com has been showing virtually no Avios availability in First Class for 2019.  .....

2 Apr 20182 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 231 comments

This is my review of the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth .....

This is my review of the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles .....

2 Apr 20182 April 2018 by Rob Burgess

Hilton Honors launches a number of changes to their programme today which will (good news) both simplify the scheme and (bad news) signal a shift in focus towards rewarding only the most loyal .....

Hilton Honors launches a number of changes to their programme today which will (good news) both simplify the .....

2 Apr 20182 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments