Long-time readers may remember a special promotion that website Mighty Deals ran with Shell Drivers Club last year. For under £9 you could buy 2,000 Shell Drivers Club points, convertible into 2,000 .....

Long-time readers may remember a special promotion that website Mighty Deals ran with Shell Drivers Club last .....

23 Jul 201423 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

Most British Airways American Express cardholders were emailed about this offer on Tuesday, but you can also take part if you have any other American Express card. The first 24,000 people to register .....

Most British Airways American Express cardholders were emailed about this offer on Tuesday, but you can also .....

23 Jul 201423 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments

Tesco has launched another round of Clubcard Boost.  This is the promotion which allows you to spend your Clubcard vouchers instore or online for double their standard face value. The instore offers .....

Tesco has launched another round of Clubcard Boost.  This is the promotion which allows you to spend your .....

22 Jul 201422 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

The late Summer / early Autumn promotion from Hilton HHonors will run from 1st August to 31st October.  It is another outing for ‘Triple Your Trip‘ which regular readers may remember from .....

The late Summer / early Autumn promotion from Hilton HHonors will run from 1st August to 31st October.  It .....

22 Jul 201422 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Back in March, I highlighted how the Sofitel at Heathrow Terminal 5 – directly connected to the terminal, and by far the best hotel at Heathrow – was being sold very cheaply by .....

Back in March, I highlighted how the Sofitel at Heathrow Terminal 5 – directly connected to the .....

22 Jul 201422 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

avios.com (NOT BA Executive Club) is running a generous promotion with Le Club Accorhotels, the loyalty scheme for Novotel, Mercure, Ibis, Sofitel etc. Until 30th September, you will earn 1,500 Avios .....

avios.com (NOT BA Executive Club) is running a generous promotion with Le Club Accorhotels, the loyalty scheme .....

21 Jul 201421 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Here is a coda to my stay at the Conrad New York last week. Despite being on a reward booking, I earned over 8,000 Hilton HHonors points from my stay.  This is despite making only a nominal charge to .....

Here is a coda to my stay at the Conrad New York last week. Despite being on a reward booking, I earned over .....

21 Jul 201421 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Small Luxury Hotels of the World, the marketing group behind a number of leading global boutique hotels, is offering a decent deal for stays until the end of September 2014. As long as you book and .....

Small Luxury Hotels of the World, the marketing group behind a number of leading global boutique hotels, is .....

21 Jul 201421 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

I wrote about the Conrad Hotel in New York last year (hotel website here).  The hotel had some good points but, overall, it didn’t fully work for me.  But now I was back.  Why? Here is most .....

I wrote about the Conrad Hotel in New York last year (hotel website here).  The hotel had some good points .....

20 Jul 201420 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

With the World Cup now over (leaving the German part of my household very happy) it is time to see who won the Head for Points mini-league. This was run by redspottedhanky.com, the train booking .....

With the World Cup now over (leaving the German part of my household very happy) it is time to see who won the .....

20 Jul 201420 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Wine retailer Laithwaites, the UK’s largest mail-order wine retailer (it runs The Sunday Times Wine Club as well as pretty much every other branded mail-order operation) has been a BAEC partner .....

Wine retailer Laithwaites, the UK’s largest mail-order wine retailer (it runs The Sunday Times Wine Club .....

20 Jul 201420 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

This is my review of my Lufthansa First Class flight from Munich to New York Newark. I didn’t plan to fly Lufthansa First Class to New York last week.  I knew I would be starting my trip in .....

This is my review of my Lufthansa First Class flight from Munich to New York Newark. I didn’t plan to .....

19 Jul 201419 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Hotel group Radisson has launched a competition with a twist.  The winner will receive five nights in any Radisson hotel …. every year, for life. It is an odd one.   Whilst the competition is .....

Hotel group Radisson has launched a competition with a twist.  The winner will receive five nights in any .....

19 Jul 201419 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Following the Qatar Airways launch of services from Edinburgh to Doha, Etihad has responded with a daily service from the capital to Abu Dhabi. The service will launch on June 8th next year.  It will .....

Following the Qatar Airways launch of services from Edinburgh to Doha, Etihad has responded with a daily .....

19 Jul 201419 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments