Barclays offers two Avios-earning products: Both of these products offer you the opportunity of earning an annual Avios upgrade voucher. In this introductory article I want to look at how to maximise .....

Barclays offers two Avios-earning products: Both of these products offer you the opportunity of earning an .....

6 Jan 20256 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

If you have a Limited Company or LLP, you have access to a great financial product – the Capital on Tap Visa credit card. This card is FREE for life and is the only credit card indirectly .....

If you have a Limited Company or LLP, you have access to a great financial product – the Capital on Tap .....

5 Jun 20255 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer your points into selected frequent flyer schemes.  What is far rarer is for a frequent flyer scheme to let you transfer your miles INTO a .....

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer your points into selected frequent flyer schemes.  .....

4 Mar 20254 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

The luxury Mandarin Oriental hotel group has launched another American Express cashback offer. You will get £100 cashback when you spend £500+ by 21st April. Cumulative spend does count, which is a .....

The luxury Mandarin Oriental hotel group has launched another American Express cashback offer. You will get .....

31 Jan 202531 January 2025 by Rob Burgess

Marriott Bonvoy has published its annual list of points price changes. You can see the list here. 201 properties, representing just over 2% of the portfolio, are changing price. Unsurprisingly, the .....

Marriott Bonvoy has published its annual list of points price changes. You can see the list here. 201 .....

5 Feb 20215 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

If you have a Limited Company or LLP, there is some good news today. Capital on Tap’s Visa credit card is now FREE. The £99 annual fee has been removed, permanently. See here. You earn points .....

If you have a Limited Company or LLP, there is some good news today. Capital on Tap’s Visa credit card .....

17 Jan 202517 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 89 comments

For a limited period, from 7th April to 12th May 2021, American Express has SUBSTANTIALLY increased the bonuses on their ‘invite a friend’ referral programme. Not only will your friends .....

For a limited period, from 7th April to 12th May 2021, American Express has SUBSTANTIALLY increased the .....

2 May 20212 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

This is Part 2 of my focus today on the new Hilton Honors Debit and Plus Debit cards. Part 1, which is a factual look at the new Hilton Honors debit cards, is here.  The main marketing and .....

This is Part 2 of my focus today on the new Hilton Honors Debit and Plus Debit cards. Part 1, which is a .....

26 Sep 202426 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 221 comments

If you have The Platinum Card from American Express, one of the unsung ‘free money’ benefits has been £50 per half-year to spend at Harvey Nichols stores. This offer is valid instore and online .....

If you have The Platinum Card from American Express, one of the unsung ‘free money’ benefits has been £50 .....

8 Jun 20258 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

This is our review of the Marriott Bonvoy American Express credit card issued in the UK. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not .....

This is our review of the Marriott Bonvoy American Express credit card issued in the UK. It is part of our .....

1 Jun 20251 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Virgin Atlantic has brought back its biggest ever deal for buying Virgin Points. This new 70% bonus offer runs until 23rd June. After that it will drop to 60% until 18th July. If you are short of .....

Virgin Atlantic has brought back its biggest ever deal for buying Virgin Points. This new 70% bonus offer runs .....

10 Jun 202510 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

British Airways launched ‘Avios Balance Boost’ in June 2023. It is a surprisingly good value way of buying Avios. As we haven’t mentioned it for a year I thought it was worth running .....

British Airways launched ‘Avios Balance Boost’ in June 2023. It is a surprisingly good value way .....

29 Dec 202429 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

This is our review of the SAS premium economy cabin, called SAS Plus. Confusingly, ‘SAS Plus’ also refers to the current short haul hybrid business class the airline offers. In 2025 it is .....

This is our review of the SAS premium economy cabin, called SAS Plus. Confusingly, ‘SAS Plus’ also .....

30 Dec 202430 December 2024 by Rhys Jones • 22 comments

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