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Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

1 Apr 20241 April 2024 by Rob Burgess

This article is our attempt to decide what ALL Accor points are worth. How should you value them? Valuing miles and hotel points is a thankless job. We have always published articles on what Avios .....

This article is our attempt to decide what ALL Accor points are worth. How should you value them? Valuing .....

13 Aug 202513 August 2025 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

I take back everything we wrote about American Express cashback deals apparently disappearing for good. A flood of deals has emerged in the last 24 hours, for both airlines and hotels. I suspect many .....

I take back everything we wrote about American Express cashback deals apparently disappearing for good. A .....

11 Apr 202411 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 97 comments

Are the Amex cashback cards better than other rewards cards?  And which of the two Amex cashback cards is best?  Today I want to take a more detailed look at the American Express options. We .....

Are the Amex cashback cards better than other rewards cards?  And which of the two Amex cashback cards is .....

20 Oct 202420 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Back in July 2023, American Express introduced minimum income requirements on its UK credit cards. Here’s our story. Up to this point, the company had taken a more holistic view. It was .....

Back in July 2023, American Express introduced minimum income requirements on its UK credit cards. .....

14 Oct 202414 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

If you missed out on Radisson’s Cyber Week offer, you’ll be pleased to hear that Radisson is launching its latest 'Dream Deals' sale today. With the new sale, you can save up to 20% on your next .....

If you missed out on Radisson’s Cyber Week offer, you’ll be pleased to hear that Radisson is launching its .....

6 Dec 20216 December 2021 by Sinead Archer • 1 comment

British Airways has introduced further stealth price increases in the cost of Avios redemptions as it raises the ‘taxes and fees’ element on Club World seats. The price increase is not .....

British Airways has introduced further stealth price increases in the cost of Avios redemptions as it raises .....

14 Feb 202214 February 2022 by Rhys Jones • 244 comments

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel Offers’ page which contains .....

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in .....

5 Oct 20235 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Aer Lingus has launched a sale on its direct routes from Manchester to the US: You can get £200 off Business Class transatlantic fares departing from Manchester. You can also get £100 off Economy .....

Aer Lingus has launched a sale on its direct routes from Manchester to the US: You can get £200 off Business .....

12 Mar 202412 March 2024 by Rob Burgess

Whilst there is nothing out there to show you, the word on the street is that easyJet is finally going to launch a ‘proper’ loyalty scheme. We’ve been here before, of course. In 2018 .....

Whilst there is nothing out there to show you, the word on the street is that easyJet is finally going to .....

10 Mar 202510 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 94 comments

Strange things are happening with Aer Lingus Avios redemptions, and not in a good way. It appears that Aer Lingus is now blocking Avios redemptions made within 60 days of the date of travel. This .....

Strange things are happening with Aer Lingus Avios redemptions, and not in a good way. It appears that Aer .....

9 Nov 20239 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

The Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card lets you earn miles with 39 different frequent flyer schemes if you convert the Bonvoy points. This is a benefit which no other UK credit card can match. .....

The Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card lets you earn miles with 39 different frequent flyer schemes if .....

22 Jun 202522 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

British Airways launched its latest sale on Thursday. It is the first one in quite some time, after Heathrow forced the airline to cap passenger numbers and cancel reams of flights in order not to .....

British Airways launched its latest sale on Thursday. It is the first one in quite some time, after Heathrow .....

4 Sep 20224 September 2022 by Rhys Jones • 71 comments

This is our review of the Grand Hyatt Barcelona hotel. It is one of two Barcelona reviews we’ll be running in July because, before I accepted an invitation from Hyatt, I had already booked a .....

This is our review of the Grand Hyatt Barcelona hotel. It is one of two Barcelona reviews we’ll be .....

12 Jul 202412 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments