On Tuesday I wrote this post on four Tesco Clubcard bonus point opportunities.  I said that I would write more about this offer for Tesco Life Insurance and Tesco Critical Illness Cover, since it .....

On Tuesday I wrote this post on four Tesco Clubcard bonus point opportunities.  I said that I would write .....

11 Aug 201211 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

As had been rumoured on various forums, InterContinental has increased the cost of renewing membership of its Ambassador loyalty programme from $100 to $150. If you not familiar with Ambassador, it is .....

As had been rumoured on various forums, InterContinental has increased the cost of renewing membership of its .....

10 Aug 201210 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

This is my review of the Crowne Plaza hotel in Marlow. This is not a trip reports site, as I have said before.  However, I do write about places I visit which I think may be of specific interest to .....

This is my review of the Crowne Plaza hotel in Marlow. This is not a trip reports site, as I have said before. .....

9 Aug 20129 August 2012 by Rob Burgess

My wife was recently targetted for the Priority Club Black Visa card.  This was for the offer that I highlight on the ‘Credit Cards Update‘ page – 40,000 Priority Club points (good .....

My wife was recently targetted for the Priority Club Black Visa card.  This was for the offer that I .....

8 Aug 20128 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Here is a very interesting Tesco promotion ….. This page on the Tesco website shows you the wide range of gift cards you can buy in Tesco stores.  They cover a huge range of outlets – .....

Here is a very interesting Tesco promotion ….. This page on the Tesco website shows you the wide range .....

8 Aug 20128 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Following my recent post on 2,500 Clubcard points for getting Tesco Homephone, I have been trawling around the deep and murky corners of tesco.com on your behalf. I found four other bonus Clubcard .....

Following my recent post on 2,500 Clubcard points for getting Tesco Homephone, I have been trawling around the .....

7 Aug 20127 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Here is one of those odd little quirks that few people know about. It may be that you have a small number of Miles & More miles languishing.  Unlike BA, there is very little that the average .....

Here is one of those odd little quirks that few people know about. It may be that you have a small number of .....

6 Aug 20126 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

One of the lesser known uses of Tesco Clubcard vouchers is the ability to convert them into Hilton HHonors points via Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. (You can also convert Tesco Clubcard vouchers into .....

One of the lesser known uses of Tesco Clubcard vouchers is the ability to convert them into Hilton HHonors .....

5 Aug 20125 August 2012 by Rob Burgess

This is slightly OT for a frequent flyer site, but it is the weekend. On my way to the Olympic beach volleyball the other day (!), I popped into Christies auction house on King Street in Mayfair.  .....

This is slightly OT for a frequent flyer site, but it is the weekend. On my way to the Olympic beach .....

5 Aug 20125 August 2012 by Rob Burgess

We spent last weekend at the Crowne Plaza Marlow (a short report will follow), which is bargain bucket place to go if you’ve got kids and live in London. Four Seasons Hampshire it is not, but .....

We spent last weekend at the Crowne Plaza Marlow (a short report will follow), which is bargain bucket place .....

4 Aug 20124 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

View from the Wing highlights another route to get yourself a free upgrade to Platinum status with Le Club Accorhotels. Jumeirah Hotels, very popular with British visitors to Dubai as they run Madinat .....

View from the Wing highlights another route to get yourself a free upgrade to Platinum status with Le Club .....

4 Aug 20124 August 2012 by Rob Burgess

This is the 5th of my series of posts looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth applying for. These posts will be linked to the relevant sections of the .....

This is the 5th of my series of posts looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of .....

3 Aug 20123 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

You need to be on your toes to keep up with the rules governing the very generous referral bonuses offered by American Express on the Gold and Platinum charge cards. It was less than four weeks ago .....

You need to be on your toes to keep up with the rules governing the very generous referral bonuses offered by .....

2 Aug 20122 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

There are three types of loyalty credit card: The card you actually use day-to-day because of its good earning rate in a programme you value The card you get purely for the sign-up bonus, and cancel .....

There are three types of loyalty credit card: The card you actually use day-to-day because of its good earning .....

2 Aug 20122 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments