News in brief: More exclusive Avios hotel deals avios.com has sent me details of their latest special offers for booking hotel rooms via their hotel booking portal. Hilton Heathrow T5 (which is not .....

News in brief: More exclusive Avios hotel deals avios.com has sent me details of their latest special offers .....

21 Feb 201621 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

21 Feb 201621 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

It has always annoyed me that you cannot redeem Amex Membership Rewards points for Waitrose / John Lewis gift cards.  I thought that things may change when John Lewis finally abandoned paper gift .....

It has always annoyed me that you cannot redeem Amex Membership Rewards points for Waitrose / John Lewis gift .....

21 Feb 201621 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

(EDIT:  Curve has changed a lot since this article was published.  Please do not rely on the information here.  Instead, please click here to read our detailed 2020 Curve review, which .....

(EDIT:  Curve has changed a lot since this article was published.  Please do not rely on the .....

20 Feb 201620 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments

If you haven’t got your Easter holidays booked yet – or if you have booked a redemption but could be tempted to change it if a good cash deal came along – British Airways may have a .....

If you haven’t got your Easter holidays booked yet – or if you have booked a redemption but could .....

20 Feb 201620 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

News in brief: Town Hall Hotel now an SPG property I have written before about how Starwood is slowly integrating certain Design Hotels into Starwood Preferred Guest. This week, the acclaimed Town .....

News in brief: Town Hall Hotel now an SPG property I have written before about how Starwood is slowly .....

20 Feb 201620 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Last year I ran an article on the best IHG Rewards Club redemptions in London.  Now that the IHG devaluation has kicked in, I thought I should take another look.  These are my personal thoughts .....

Last year I ran an article on the best IHG Rewards Club redemptions in London.  Now that the IHG devaluation .....

19 Feb 201619 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

News in brief: Five day Flybe sale launched Flybe has launched a five day ‘Farecracker’ sale which runs until 23rd February.  The fares are valid for travel between 8th March and 21st .....

News in brief: Five day Flybe sale launched Flybe has launched a five day ‘Farecracker’ sale which .....

19 Feb 201619 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

There is a little-known arbitrage you can use to save £50 of tax when booking British Airways Avios redemption flights to Cape Town. Whilst Cape Town does have a direct BA service, it is often .....

There is a little-known arbitrage you can use to save £50 of tax when booking British Airways Avios .....

19 Feb 201619 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

(EDIT:  Curve has changed a lot since this article was published.  Please do not rely on the information here.  Instead, please click here to read our detailed 2020 Curve review, which .....

(EDIT:  Curve has changed a lot since this article was published.  Please do not rely on the .....

18 Feb 201618 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 396 comments

News in brief: Dubai announced Concourse D opening date Dubai International Airport has announced the opening date for the – long delayed – Concourse D.  It will open on 24th February. .....

News in brief: Dubai announced Concourse D opening date Dubai International Airport has announced the opening .....

18 Feb 201618 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

If you have kids, hotel reward redemptions can be a bit messy.  Most programmes only make standard rooms available for redemption and, especially in big cities, these are small with a maximum .....

If you have kids, hotel reward redemptions can be a bit messy.  Most programmes only make standard rooms .....

18 Feb 201618 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Back in 2009, when the hotel business was in real trouble, IHG Rewards Club launched a special deal for stays at Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Indigo, InterContinental, Staybridge .....

Back in 2009, when the hotel business was in real trouble, IHG Rewards Club launched a special deal for stays .....

17 Feb 201617 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 302 comments

Virgin Atlantic is not in a major airline alliance, despite Delta Air Lines – a core plank of the Skyteam alliance – being a 49% shareholder. Despite that, the airline does have a number .....

Virgin Atlantic is not in a major airline alliance, despite Delta Air Lines – a core plank of the .....

17 Feb 201617 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments