IHG One Rewards emailed holders of their (closed to new applicants) UK credit cards yesterday giving them ‘early access’ to a 20% discount deal on IHG redemptions. This implies that, in .....

IHG One Rewards emailed holders of their (closed to new applicants) UK credit cards yesterday giving them .....

10 Jan 202310 January 2023 by Rob Burgess

American Express has launched a new offer with the Relais & Chateaux hotel group. You will receive £100 cashback on a spend of £500+ by 19th October. Cumulative spend is OK. A lot of top .....

American Express has launched a new offer with the Relais & Chateaux hotel group. You will receive £100 .....

28 May 202528 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

American Express has brought back the ‘£75 cashback on a £300 spend at Amex Travel’ offer that it ran last autumn. Whilst a good offer, there is one nasty bit of small print which you .....

American Express has brought back the ‘£75 cashback on a £300 spend at Amex Travel’ offer that .....

18 Sep 202418 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

18 months ago, The O2 arena in London launched ‘The NinetyThird by Qatar Airways’, a new VIP venue. It includes ‘The Walkway’, the ultimate Instagram spot at The O2, which allows .....

18 months ago, The O2 arena in London launched ‘The NinetyThird by Qatar Airways’, a new VIP .....

6 Aug 20256 August 2025 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

All good things must come to an end and after 41 years Virgin Atlantic has decided to call time on its onboard bars. The move was announced on Tuesday as part of a suite of updates by CEO Shai Weiss .....

All good things must come to an end and after 41 years Virgin Atlantic has decided to call time on its onboard .....

10 Jul 202510 July 2025 by Rhys Jones • 65 comments

If you’ve noticed that KLM flights between London City and Amsterdam have become more expensive, here’s why. As part of a trial, KLM is adding a €20 SAF surcharge to the cost of a .....

If you’ve noticed that KLM flights between London City and Amsterdam have become more expensive, .....

18 Jun 202518 June 2025 by Rob Burgess

IHG One Rewards is offering (another) new 100% bonus for buying points. This offer runs to 28th August. Purchase limits have been increased. The maximum number of points you can buy is .....

IHG One Rewards is offering (another) new 100% bonus for buying points. This offer runs to 28th August. .....

17 Aug 202517 August 2025 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

As we covered in detail here (so I won’t repeat myself), Qatar Airways auctions, for Avios, a pair of tickets for every event at The O2 in London. These aren’t any old seats – they .....

As we covered in detail here (so I won’t repeat myself), Qatar Airways auctions, for Avios, a pair of .....

31 Aug 202531 August 2025 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Airport lounge membership network Priority Pass made the surprise announcement yesterday that it was increasing guest fees by a whopping 20%, from £20 to £24. The change kicks in from 1st December. .....

Airport lounge membership network Priority Pass made the surprise announcement yesterday that it was .....

26 Oct 202226 October 2022 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

Virgin Red has recently taken a box at The O2 arena in London, and on Wednesday we published an article showing you what it is like inside. It’s looking good! Virgin Red has now released tickets .....

Virgin Red has recently taken a box at The O2 arena in London, and on Wednesday we published an article .....

17 Aug 202417 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

If you have a Tesco Clubcard account, you should have had an email last week about a substantial devaluation of Clubcard partner rewards. From 14th June, the conversion rate for all partner rewards .....

If you have a Tesco Clubcard account, you should have had an email last week about a substantial devaluation .....

21 Mar 202321 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

After lengthy delays, Hyatt opened two new-build hotels in Leeds last week – Hyatt Place Leeds and Hyatt House Leeds. Both share the same building and the same bar and restaurant facilities, .....

After lengthy delays, Hyatt opened two new-build hotels in Leeds last week – Hyatt Place Leeds and Hyatt .....

17 Mar 202517 March 2025 by Rob Burgess

Back in September, Etihad launched an ‘opt in’ offer with American Express. Whilst it wasn’t the first time we’ve seen Etihad work with Amex, it was the first time we had seen .....

Back in September, Etihad launched an ‘opt in’ offer with American Express. Whilst it wasn’t .....

3 Nov 20243 November 2024 by Rhys Jones • 14 comments

Qatar Airways has been running a rare cashback offer with American Express. It ends tomorrow, 1st October. If you are targeted (and you are unlikely to find this offer on a British Airways American .....

Qatar Airways has been running a rare cashback offer with American Express. It ends tomorrow, 1st October. If .....

30 Sep 202430 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments