I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page, linked in the menu bar at the top, for June. The news this month is quite varied, to be put it mildly. Missing in action: The IHG Rewards .....

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page, linked in the menu bar at the top, for June. The .....

7 Jun 20147 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

If you are heading to the United States or the Middle East, airberlin is an excellent option.  You will minimise your taxes and, in some cases, the Avios spent. I wrote a long overview of airberlin .....

If you are heading to the United States or the Middle East, airberlin is an excellent option.  You will .....

7 Jun 20147 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Finnair is a British Airways partner, courtesy of its membership of the oneworld airline alliance. This means that you will earn Avios and British Airways tier points on Finnair flights. The new .....

Finnair is a British Airways partner, courtesy of its membership of the oneworld airline alliance. This means .....

7 Jun 20147 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

redspottedhanky.com, the online train booking website, has launched a ‘Fantasy Football Cup’ game on its website. At first glance, it doesn’t seem terribly interesting – you .....

redspottedhanky.com, the online train booking website, has launched a ‘Fantasy Football Cup’ game .....

6 Jun 20146 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

This is my review of the No1 Lounge at Gatwick airport, in the North Terminal. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. I was in .....

This is my review of the No1 Lounge at Gatwick airport, in the North Terminal. This is part of our series of .....

6 Jun 20146 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Avis, the exclusive British Airways car rental partner, has made a permanent increase to the number of Avios points that you can earn from each rental. Previously, the earnings rate was 3 Avios per .....

Avis, the exclusive British Airways car rental partner, has made a permanent increase to the number of Avios .....

6 Jun 20146 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

As I explained on Monday, I was flying out to Amsterdam for the night to test out the Hotel Tonight ‘last minute booking’ app.  I had earned some credit from signing up and from referring .....

As I explained on Monday, I was flying out to Amsterdam for the night to test out the Hotel Tonight .....

5 Jun 20145 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Avios Suitcase is a Facebook game that can be played by anyone with a Facebook and an avios.com (not ba.com) account.  You earn points for completing a series of social media tasks. If you have not .....

Avios Suitcase is a Facebook game that can be played by anyone with a Facebook and an avios.com (not ba.com) .....

5 Jun 20145 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

I’m not going to write anything about the opening of Terminal 2 at Heathrow yesterday – I’m sure that there will be enough in the general press.  Here is one titbit that you .....

I’m not going to write anything about the opening of Terminal 2 at Heathrow yesterday – I’m .....

5 Jun 20145 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

This new Tesco grocery deal is, frankly, mad.  I’m not even sure if Tesco will honour it or not.  It is worth a go though. Tesco is offering 25 bonus Clubcard points for every purchase of .....

This new Tesco grocery deal is, frankly, mad.  I’m not even sure if Tesco will honour it or not.  It .....

4 Jun 20144 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 354 comments

Accor, parent company of Novotel, Mercure and Ibis amongst other chains, has launched a UK-only Summer Sale. The home page for the sale is here. As you can see from the dropdown menu, the sale covers .....

Accor, parent company of Novotel, Mercure and Ibis amongst other chains, has launched a UK-only Summer Sale. .....

4 Jun 20144 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

A quick heads up that MBNA has extended the current sign-up offers on three of its airline credit cards. The impressive Virgin Flying Club offer has been extended from 30th June to 14th July.  This .....

A quick heads up that MBNA has extended the current sign-up offers on three of its airline credit cards. The .....

4 Jun 20144 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

‘RevMan’ (ie revenue management) as it is called in the trade, is by nature part science and part instinct.  Any idiot can fill a plane if they charge ultra-low fares. The real skill is .....

‘RevMan’ (ie revenue management) as it is called in the trade, is by nature part science and part .....

3 Jun 20143 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

IHG Rewards Club has launched two new promotions offering discounted rates for stays in Europe over the Summer.  Slightly frustratingly, there are two different promotions and each seems to have its .....

IHG Rewards Club has launched two new promotions offering discounted rates for stays in Europe over the .....

3 Jun 20143 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments