Curve Card has announced a new benefit for cardholders today – 0% foreign exchange fees. There is another major announcement to come in around 8 weeks, but you will have to wait for that one .....

Curve Card has announced a new benefit for cardholders today – 0% foreign exchange fees. There is .....

20 Sep 201820 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 360 comments

If you were wondering how the general public approach their miles and points – and where the programmes are making real money – take a look at this email I received earlier in the week. .....

If you were wondering how the general public approach their miles and points – and where the programmes .....

20 Sep 201820 September 2018 by Rob Burgess

IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – is running a flash sale with a bonus of up to 100% when you buy over 5,000 points.  100% is as .....

IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – is running a flash .....

20 Sep 201820 September 2018 by Rob Burgess

We told you last week that Aer Lingus is launching Montreal and Minneapolis for Summer 2019. What I didn’t spot at the time is that Aer Lingus is NOT fudging Avios pricing to Montreal. This is .....

We told you last week that Aer Lingus is launching Montreal and Minneapolis for Summer 2019. What I .....

20 Sep 201820 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 179 comments

This is our review of the British Airways lounge at Jersey Airport A few weeks ago we started another round of UK airport reviews and mentioned the fact that we still need a good number of .....

This is our review of the British Airways lounge at Jersey Airport A few weeks ago we started another round of .....

20 Sep 201820 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

British Airways has launched a new route to the Greek island of Kos. The service will start next Summer and operate from Gatwick.  It joins a wide range of other destinations in Greece: Athens, .....

British Airways has launched a new route to the Greek island of Kos. The service will start next Summer and .....

19 Sep 201819 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

British Airways has announced an extension of its chauffeur driven executive car connection service at Heathrow. Passengers travelling in First, Club World or Club Europe, plus British Airways Gold .....

British Airways has announced an extension of its chauffeur driven executive car connection service at .....

19 Sep 201819 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 174 comments

Emirates is offering an aggressive €1,546 return fare in Business Class from Amsterdam to Bangkok. You need to book by 20th September and fly between mid December (90 days advance booking is .....

Emirates is offering an aggressive €1,546 return fare in Business Class from Amsterdam to Bangkok. You need .....

19 Sep 201819 September 2018 by Rob Burgess

Vueling, if you’re not familiar with it, is BA’s sister low-cost airline, operating primarily out of Barcelona and Rome.  There are a substantial number of services to the UK.  Full .....

Vueling, if you’re not familiar with it, is BA’s sister low-cost airline, operating primarily out .....

19 Sep 201819 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

With the integration of Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest now behind them – although there are still some issues to fix, including the restarting of Amex transfers – Marriott .....

With the integration of Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest now behind them – although there .....

18 Sep 201818 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

If you have a Curve Card, you will have received an email from them yesterday which you may have found a little confusing. There is a big Curve announcement coming this week which I will cover on .....

If you have a Curve Card, you will have received an email from them yesterday which you may have found a .....

18 Sep 201818 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 268 comments

Reader Charlie dropped me a note about an interesting Virgin Atlantic partner redemption that he has booked to get to Auckland. Virgin Flying Club is a partner with Air New Zealand.  We .....

Reader Charlie dropped me a note about an interesting Virgin Atlantic partner redemption that he has .....

18 Sep 201818 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

Hilton is running an Asia / India / Maldives flash sale until Monday 24th September.  See here for details. It includes hotels such as the Millennium Hilton Bangkok pictured below.  You might also .....

Hilton is running an Asia / India / Maldives flash sale until Monday 24th September.  See here for details. .....

18 Sep 201818 September 2018 by Rob Burgess

Back in April 2018, Virgin Atlantic launched its two new Virgin Flying Club credit cards, issued by Virgin Money. They have proved hugely successful, with over 175,000 applications in the first .....

Back in April 2018, Virgin Atlantic launched its two new Virgin Flying Club credit cards, issued by Virgin .....

17 Sep 201817 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 139 comments