I need to be in Paris for two days at the end of June, returning home on a perennially expensive Friday evening.  As my hotel is only three metro stops from Gare du Nord it made sense to take the .....

I need to be in Paris for two days at the end of June, returning home on a perennially expensive Friday .....

15 Jun 201815 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

MBNA wrote to holders of the Lufthansa Miles & More credit card on Wednesday to tell them that it is closing on 28th July. This is the last of the MBNA airline credit cards to receive ‘the .....

MBNA wrote to holders of the Lufthansa Miles & More credit card on Wednesday to tell them that it is .....

15 Jun 201815 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote this article about the Tesco Premium Credit Card. I suggested that the card did not have much of a future given the closure of Tesco Direct in three weeks, because the .....

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote this article about the Tesco Premium Credit Card. I suggested that the card did .....

14 Jun 201814 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 150 comments

As we noted a few weeks ago, Tesco Bank had started to treat purchases made using a Curve Card as a cash advance.  Which, of course, makes no sense.  This meant that Tesco Bank had started .....

As we noted a few weeks ago, Tesco Bank had started to treat purchases made using a Curve Card as a cash .....

14 Jun 201814 June 2018 by Rob Burgess

MBNA has sent letters to the holders of its Lufthansa Miles & More card, including myself, saying that the cards will close on 28th July. We will all receive the pretty decent Horizon Visa card .....

MBNA has sent letters to the holders of its Lufthansa Miles & More card, including myself, saying that the .....

14 Jun 201814 June 2018 by Rob Burgess

London-based readers will almost certainly have seen, if they haven’t been personally impacted, the chaos surrounding the new Thameslink rail timetable.  Due to a lack of driver training on the .....

London-based readers will almost certainly have seen, if they haven’t been personally impacted, the .....

14 Jun 201814 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

MBNA has written to holders of the United Airlines MileagePlus UK credit cards this week to tell them that they are closing on 21st July. This was always an odd card which – most of the time .....

MBNA has written to holders of the United Airlines MileagePlus UK credit cards this week to tell them that .....

14 Jun 201814 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Earlier this year Virgin Atlantic announced that the airline was going to lease four ex-airberlin A330-200 planes to replace Boeing 787 aircraft which need a full replacement of their Rolls-Royce .....

Earlier this year Virgin Atlantic announced that the airline was going to lease four ex-airberlin A330-200 .....

13 Jun 201813 June 2018 by Anika Burnett • 25 comments

If you were thinking of picking up some cheap Avios (around 1p) via the new Groupon Ireland offer, the website is now saying that the deal ends tomorrow, 14th June.  It isn’t clear when on .....

If you were thinking of picking up some cheap Avios (around 1p) via the new Groupon Ireland offer, the website .....

13 Jun 201813 June 2018 by Rob Burgess

The Aspire Lounge in Gatwick’s North (easyJet) terminal has now reopened following a refurbishment.  It is now a Club Aspire lounge. For those who care about the business side of things, .....

The Aspire Lounge in Gatwick’s North (easyJet) terminal has now reopened following a refurbishment.  It .....

13 Jun 201813 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 104 comments

IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – has brought back its ‘100% buy points bonus’ promotion.  It is as generous an offer as you .....

IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – has brought back .....

13 Jun 201813 June 2018 by Rob Burgess

MBNA wrote to holders of the Emirates Skywards and Emirates Skywards Elite UK credit cards on Monday to tell them that they are closing on 21st July. This is an earlier closing date than for the .....

MBNA wrote to holders of the Emirates Skywards and Emirates Skywards Elite UK credit cards on Monday to tell .....

13 Jun 201813 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

It’s happening! After having hosted successful Christmas parties over the last two years, we’re finally doing a Summer Party. We are currently in the process of finalising everything but .....

It’s happening! After having hosted successful Christmas parties over the last two years, we’re .....

12 Jun 201812 June 2018 by Anika Burnett • 56 comments

Lufthansa Miles & More has a strict expiration policy for its miles.  Irrespective of what other activity you have on your account, miles expire after three years. The only way around this is to .....

Lufthansa Miles & More has a strict expiration policy for its miles.  Irrespective of what other activity .....

12 Jun 201812 June 2018 by Rob Burgess