Finnair has launched a new sale, with the long haul offers covering four eastbound long-haul routes. I will ignore the European sale which believes that £546 return in short-haul Business Class to .....

Finnair has launched a new sale, with the long haul offers covering four eastbound long-haul routes. I will .....

27 Jan 202327 January 2023 by Rob Burgess

With no fanfare, the Avios-earning partnership with menswear retailer Hackett has ended. This partnership replaced an earlier one with Charles Tyrwhitt. The Hackett offering was a decent one but .....

With no fanfare, the Avios-earning partnership with menswear retailer Hackett has ended. This partnership .....

27 Jan 202327 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

To promote the current British Airways sale, BA has launched a competition to win 300,000 Avios. There are 10 prizes up for grabs. The good news is that it literally only takes a few seconds to enter. .....

To promote the current British Airways sale, BA has launched a competition to win 300,000 Avios. There are 10 .....

26 Jan 202326 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 146 comments

Travelodge has announced the completion of the first phase of its ‘budget-luxe’ hotel upgrade programme. 68 hotels have been overhauled, of which 65 are refurbishments and three are .....

Travelodge has announced the completion of the first phase of its ‘budget-luxe’ hotel upgrade .....

26 Jan 202326 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 102 comments

It may have been delayed by the pandemic, but the end is in sight for the £1.3 billion transformation of Terminal 2 at Manchester Airport. This morning, the airport has announced that it is .....

It may have been delayed by the pandemic, but the end is in sight for the £1.3 billion transformation of .....

25 Jan 202325 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 91 comments

This is a very quick article to say that Marriott Bonvoy has just released tickets for the Peter Kay show on 22nd March 2023. The cost is 40,000 Bonvoy points for two seats in the Marriott Bonvoy VIP .....

This is a very quick article to say that Marriott Bonvoy has just released tickets for the Peter Kay show on .....

25 Jan 202325 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

An interesting new way to use your Avios for a non-flight redemption has just launched. You can now use your Avios to pay, in full or in part, for purchases at virtually every shop and restaurant at .....

An interesting new way to use your Avios for a non-flight redemption has just launched. You can now use your .....

25 Jan 202325 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has launched its first promotion for 2023. You can register here. It is particularly attractive because you will earn double elite night credits on qualifying stays, as well as 1,000 .....

Marriott Bonvoy has launched its first promotion for 2023. You can register here. It is particularly .....

25 Jan 202325 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Last year, Eurostar and Thalys, the French train company merged to form ‘Eurostar Group’, the largest high-speed rail franchise in Europe. Both companies were already majority owned by .....

Last year, Eurostar and Thalys, the French train company merged to form ‘Eurostar Group’, the .....

25 Jan 202325 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

IHG One Rewards has announced a new global promotion following a fallow few weeks. You need to register here. It isn’t ludicrously generous but it is simple and straightforward. IHG One Rewards .....

IHG One Rewards has announced a new global promotion following a fallow few weeks. You need to register here. .....

24 Jan 202324 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

This is our review of the new Motto Rotterdam Blaak hotel, part of Hilton Honors. Motto is something genuinely new, unlike the recent onslaught of new brands such as Handwritten and Spark. It “is a .....

This is our review of the new Motto Rotterdam Blaak hotel, part of Hilton Honors. Motto is something genuinely .....

24 Jan 202324 January 2023 by Rhys Jones • 73 comments

Hyatt has brought back its very generous American Express cashback deal. Not only is this the most generous of the cashback offers that regularly pop up on American Express cards, it is – at the .....

Hyatt has brought back its very generous American Express cashback deal. Not only is this the most generous of .....

24 Jan 202324 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

Whilst we don’t write about it much, Aer Lingus has its own Avios-earning credit card. Our full review of the Aer Lingus Aer Credit Card, issued by Bank of Ireland, is here. It’s not very .....

Whilst we don’t write about it much, Aer Lingus has its own Avios-earning credit card. Our full review .....

24 Jan 202324 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Back in March 2022, Qatar Airways officially adopted Avios as its frequent flyer currency. Qmiles are no more. You can now link your British Airways Executive Club account with your Qatar .....

Back in March 2022, Qatar Airways officially adopted Avios as its frequent flyer currency. Qmiles .....

23 Jan 202323 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments