The price gap between refundable and non-refundable flights is normally huge, as we all know.  The risks of buying a non-refundable flight can be offset by travel insurance, but that doesn’t .....

The price gap between refundable and non-refundable flights is normally huge, as we all know.  The risks of .....

9 Feb 20189 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

It is ‘hotel category changes’ week.  Marriott and Starwood announced their 2018 changes yesterday, but first I want to look at Club Carlson. Club Carlson, the Radisson / Park Inn / Park .....

It is ‘hotel category changes’ week.  Marriott and Starwood announced their 2018 changes .....

9 Feb 20189 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

The end could be approaching, medium term, for the free British Airways American Express credit card after American Express finally lost a key European Union ruling yesterday. The decision means that .....

The end could be approaching, medium term, for the free British Airways American Express credit card after .....

8 Feb 20188 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 120 comments

If you missed our article last week, American Express is now accepted at Aldi. A ‘£5 cashback when you spend £10’ offer appeared on many Amex cards yesterday – I have it on my .....

If you missed our article last week, American Express is now accepted at Aldi. A ‘£5 cashback when you .....

8 Feb 20188 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 100 comments

One thing that keeps this job interesting is that you always learn something new about schemes you thought you understood backwards. It is a fairly well known fact that you can cancel any BA flight .....

One thing that keeps this job interesting is that you always learn something new about schemes you thought you .....

8 Feb 20188 February 2018 by Rob Burgess

This is my review of the Lufthansa lounges at London Heathrow Terminal 2. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. My SWISS First .....

This is my review of the Lufthansa lounges at London Heathrow Terminal 2. This is part of our series of .....

8 Feb 20188 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Accor Hotels, which own Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman etc, has brought back its potentially generous promotion to earn 6,000 bonus Avios or €120! You will earn €120 of .....

Accor Hotels, which own Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman etc, has brought back its .....

7 Feb 20187 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

American Express Platinum and Centurion cardholders get a number of decent hotel deals, mainly through the Fine Hotels & Resorts programme (late check-out, upgrade if available at check-in, free .....

American Express Platinum and Centurion cardholders get a number of decent hotel deals, mainly through the .....

7 Feb 20187 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

Virgin Atlantic sent me a press release this week about the expansion of Heathrow.  There is nothing in it that you haven’t heard before, but it did contain three interesting statistics .....

Virgin Atlantic sent me a press release this week about the expansion of Heathrow.  There is nothing in .....

7 Feb 20187 February 2018 by Rob Burgess

If you have a Regus card (or a DragonPass, as they are usually accepted at airport locations), you’ll be interested to know that the new Regus Express business centre in Heathrow Terminal 3 I .....

If you have a Regus card (or a DragonPass, as they are usually accepted at airport locations), you’ll be .....

7 Feb 20187 February 2018 by Rob Burgess

A number of airline Business Class sales are about to expire in the next few days.  We have put them all together in brief in this article – click through to the relevant sale pages for more .....

A number of airline Business Class sales are about to expire in the next few days.  We have put them all .....

7 Feb 20187 February 2018 by Anika Burnett • 2 comments

Qatar Airways has launched a 15% discount code on the base fare, valid in Economy and Business, for flights from the UK on four new routes: Canberra Chiang Mai Pattaya Penang The promo code to use on .....

Qatar Airways has launched a 15% discount code on the base fare, valid in Economy and Business, for flights .....

6 Feb 20186 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 143 comments

We wrote on Sunday about how South African Airways is dropping one of its two daily flights from Heathrow to Johannesburg with the upside of a new Airbus A330-300 with SAA’s newest business .....

We wrote on Sunday about how South African Airways is dropping one of its two daily flights from Heathrow to .....

6 Feb 20186 February 2018 by Rob Burgess

We wrote recently about how Curve Card looks like it could be a replacement way of earning miles and points from HMRC now that HMRC refuses to take credit cards.  The article is here. Curve Card is a .....

We wrote recently about how Curve Card looks like it could be a replacement way of earning miles and points .....

6 Feb 20186 February 2018 by Rob Burgess