We have spent a lot of time this week discussing the new (and still nameless) merged Marriott Rewards, Starwood Preferred Guest and The Ritz-Carlton Rewards loyalty scheme. If you missed it, this .....

We have spent a lot of time this week discussing the new (and still nameless) merged Marriott Rewards, .....

20 Apr 201820 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

American Airlines is offering a 25% bonus when you transfer certain hotel points into AAdvantage. If you have an American Airlines AAdvantage account, or are looking for a home for a large pile of .....

American Airlines is offering a 25% bonus when you transfer certain hotel points into AAdvantage. If you have .....

20 Apr 201820 April 2018 by Rob Burgess

ViaVan, a joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and US start-up Via, has launched in its ‘shared journey’ service in London. From what I can gather, it is basically ‘UberPOOL with a .....

ViaVan, a joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and US start-up Via, has launched in its ‘shared .....

20 Apr 201820 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

Finnair, a oneworld partner along with British Airways, is offering a 50% bonus when you transfer in points to its Finnair Plus loyalty scheme. This includes American Express Membership Rewards points .....

Finnair, a oneworld partner along with British Airways, is offering a 50% bonus when you transfer in points to .....

20 Apr 201820 April 2018 by Rob Burgess

Virgin Atlantic has launched a very generous deal with Avis.  If you book a car for 3+ days you will pick up 6,000 Virgin Flying Club miles.   That’s the good news. The bad news is that a .....

Virgin Atlantic has launched a very generous deal with Avis.  If you book a car for 3+ days you will pick up .....

20 Apr 201820 April 2018 by Rob Burgess

Durham Tees Valley Airport has opened the Premium Lounge.  It replaces the previous Swissport lounge. The cash price of £21.95 seems a little toppy, but let’s see.  It makes the £25 .....

Durham Tees Valley Airport has opened the Premium Lounge.  It replaces the previous Swissport lounge. The .....

20 Apr 201820 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

Hilton Honors has just launched its new Summer promotion which is now open for registration. To give Hilton credit, it is very straightforward with minimal small print: You will earn DOUBLE Hilton .....

Hilton Honors has just launched its new Summer promotion which is now open for registration. To give Hilton .....

19 Apr 201819 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

Millennium Hotels, which includes the Copthorne chain, is running a new discount promotion. These rates do NOT show up on the website when doing a search unless you input the code SPRINGBREAK2018. You .....

Millennium Hotels, which includes the Copthorne chain, is running a new discount promotion. These rates do NOT .....

19 Apr 201819 April 2018 by Rob Burgess

One thing about running HfP is that you meet a far broader range of people than you ever do working in the City, as I did.  Eric Lanlard is one of these people – I never really expected .....

One thing about running HfP is that you meet a far broader range of people than you ever do working in the .....

19 Apr 201819 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 126 comments

British Airways has launched a bigger and better version of the ‘Kids Fly Free’ offer which it has run in the past.  This is a genuinely good deal with no catches or small print.  Free .....

British Airways has launched a bigger and better version of the ‘Kids Fly Free’ offer which it .....

19 Apr 201819 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Loyalty press conferences in the UK are a funny old thing, because there aren’t actually that many people to invite.  Thus it was that four usual suspects – plus a mysterious woman who I .....

Loyalty press conferences in the UK are a funny old thing, because there aren’t actually that many .....

18 Apr 201818 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 184 comments

Most readers, at least London-based ones, will know Zipcar as a ‘pound per hour’ car hire group.  They have a few hundred cars scattered across Central London and you can book them by the .....

Most readers, at least London-based ones, will know Zipcar as a ‘pound per hour’ car hire group.  .....

18 Apr 201818 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

This week saw the first British Airways flight of the A320neo aircraft, freshly delivered from Airbus. This is the ‘no frills’ aircraft with no centre tables in Club Europe, no video .....

This week saw the first British Airways flight of the A320neo aircraft, freshly delivered from Airbus. This is .....

18 Apr 201818 April 2018 by Rob Burgess

Lastminute.com is currently offering £7 off hotels, including its ‘Top Secret’ list of unnamed London hotels.  This allows you to book the Sofitel London Heathrow Terminal 5 at a very .....

Lastminute.com is currently offering £7 off hotels, including its ‘Top Secret’ list of unnamed .....

18 Apr 201818 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments