Last year, Marriott decided it wanted to get into the home rental industry with a pilot program in the UK under the name of Tribute Portfolio Homes. It allowed the brand to offer premium and luxury .....

Last year, Marriott decided it wanted to get into the home rental industry with a pilot program in the UK .....

16 May 201916 May 2019 by Rhys Jones • 5 comments

This is our updated guide to saving money on Gatwick Express tickets.  It is a companion piece to our guide on saving money on Heathrow Express tickets which we updated last week. We get the .....

This is our updated guide to saving money on Gatwick Express tickets.  It is a companion piece to our guide .....

16 May 201916 May 2019 by Anika Burnett • 59 comments

Probably the worst possible way of redeeming any sort of travel loyalty points, whether it be airline miles, hotel points or credit cards points, is for ‘real stuff’. The ‘person who .....

Probably the worst possible way of redeeming any sort of travel loyalty points, whether it be airline miles, .....

15 May 201915 May 2019 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

I was planning to do an article this week linked to a TV interview I did on Friday for BBC World News on ‘Talking Business with Aaron Heslehurst’.  However, it turns out that you .....

I was planning to do an article this week linked to a TV interview I did on Friday for BBC World News on .....

15 May 201915 May 2019 by Rob Burgess • 147 comments

You can now earn Avios referring your friends to Monese. You may remember our coverage of Monese, the online banking app with a particular niche in the expat community due to its ability to instantly .....

You can now earn Avios referring your friends to Monese. You may remember our coverage of Monese, the online .....

15 May 201915 May 2019 by Rob Burgess

British Airways, American Airlines, Iberia and Finnair – all British Airways partners, and all earning Avios and BA tier points – have launched some excellent Winter deals from France and .....

British Airways, American Airlines, Iberia and Finnair – all British Airways partners, and all earning .....

14 May 201914 May 2019 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Yesterday we broke the exclusive news that the UK version of The Platinum Card from American Express will see big changes on 11th June. You should read my full article on the Amex Platinum UK changes .....

Yesterday we broke the exclusive news that the UK version of The Platinum Card from American Express will see .....

14 May 201914 May 2019 by Rob Burgess • 324 comments

Hertz is introducing a new premium service called The British Collection. It is primarily based around a varied fleet of Jaguar and Land Rovers and will only be available from the Heathrow, Edinburgh .....

Hertz is introducing a new premium service called The British Collection. It is primarily based around a .....

14 May 201914 May 2019 by Rhys Jones • 101 comments

British Airways and The Economist have brought back their special offer for taking out a subscription. It is the same big Avios bonus that was offered in January – up to 25,200 points – .....

British Airways and The Economist have brought back their special offer for taking out a subscription. It is .....

14 May 201914 May 2019 by Rhys Jones

Three new routes from Edinburgh Airport departed for the first time this week taking the number of Loganair’s destinations from the Scottish capital to 12.    A weekly flight to Guernsey joins .....

Three new routes from Edinburgh Airport departed for the first time this week taking the number of .....

14 May 201914 May 2019 by Rhys Jones

I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my IHG Rewards Club points from expiring?’ or ‘When do my IHG Rewards Club points expire?’. This updated series .....

I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my IHG Rewards Club points from .....

14 May 201914 May 2019 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

American Express is planning yet more changes to its UK card portfolio, this time on The Platinum Card.  For once, you are getting four weeks notice of what is going to happen. Whether you are a .....

American Express is planning yet more changes to its UK card portfolio, this time on The Platinum Card.  For .....

13 May 201913 May 2019 by Rob Burgess • 665 comments

We did a long piece yesterday on RED by Dufry, the loyalty scheme which covers the duty free stores at 27 UK airports – plus Eurostar and Eurotunnel – as well as many other European .....

We did a long piece yesterday on RED by Dufry, the loyalty scheme which covers the duty free stores at 27 UK .....

13 May 201913 May 2019 by Rob Burgess • 91 comments

World of Hyatt has opened its first hotel in Venice. Last week we looked at the new IHG hotel in Venice, the Hotel Indigo Venice (website here) which is now open and bookable for points or cash. Hyatt .....

World of Hyatt has opened its first hotel in Venice. Last week we looked at the new IHG hotel in Venice, the .....

13 May 201913 May 2019 by Rob Burgess