This is my review of The Gainsborough Bath Spa hotel. Regular readers may remember that, a few months ago, The Leading Hotels of the World offered me a generous deal if I agreed to pay $150 to rejoin .....

This is my review of The Gainsborough Bath Spa hotel. Regular readers may remember that, a few months ago, The .....

13 Dec 201613 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

This is part 2 of my review of The Gainsborough Bath Spa hotel.  Part 1, which covers The Gainsborough Bath Spa’s rooms and public areas, can be found here. The Spa Village complex at The .....

This is part 2 of my review of The Gainsborough Bath Spa hotel.  Part 1, which covers The Gainsborough Bath .....

13 Dec 201613 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals.  Our updated directory of all 23 UK travel credit cards .....

It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and .....

12 Dec 201612 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

A couple of weeks ago I ran this article about a shockingly generous Avios promotion run by car rental group Avis. If you hired a Group C or above Avis car for three days, starting on December 8th, .....

A couple of weeks ago I ran this article about a shockingly generous Avios promotion run by car rental group .....

12 Dec 201612 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 166 comments

News in brief: British Airways colouring book launched Colouring books are no longer just for children. If you visit a bookstore these days, you will find tons of colouring books for grown ups. Just .....

News in brief: British Airways colouring book launched Colouring books are no longer just for children. If you .....

12 Dec 201612 December 2016 by Anika Burnett • 16 comments

Over half term, my brother had a terrible time flying out to New York on BA.  His connection from Manchester to Heathrow was delayed due to a cancellation. Because they had booked 5 x World Traveller .....

Over half term, my brother had a terrible time flying out to New York on BA.  His connection from Manchester .....

11 Dec 201611 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

11 Dec 201611 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

News in brief: United cancels Manchester to Washington flights United Airlines has announced that it will drop its Manchester to Washington route for Summer 2017 after six years. The airline has .....

News in brief: United cancels Manchester to Washington flights United Airlines has announced that it will drop .....

11 Dec 201611 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

IHG Rewards Club, the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc loyalty scheme, has launched a website for its Spring 2017 promotion – IHG Accelerate.  Yes, it is repeating .....

IHG Rewards Club, the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc loyalty scheme, has launched .....

10 Dec 201610 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 139 comments

News in brief: How companies should treat their most enthusiastic customers The Economist has a very interesting article on ‘super consumers’ this week.  By ‘super .....

News in brief: How companies should treat their most enthusiastic customers The Economist has a very .....

10 Dec 201610 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

News in brief: Uber launches UberEVENTS The newest Uber venture is UberEVENTS.  If you are a corporate or social event planner this may be of interest to you. Imagine that you want to offer people .....

News in brief: Uber launches UberEVENTS The newest Uber venture is UberEVENTS.  If you are a corporate or .....

10 Dec 201610 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

This week we have been running a fantastic and exclusive competition for our readers in association with the new loyalty app Bink: One Head for Points reader will win 100,000 Avios. It could be you .....

This week we have been running a fantastic and exclusive competition for our readers in association with the .....

9 Dec 20169 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Qatar Airways has become a partner of Le Club AccorHotels, the Novotel / Sofitel / Ibis / Mercure loyalty programme. You can now convert your Accor points into Qatar Airways Privilege Club Qmiles at .....

Qatar Airways has become a partner of Le Club AccorHotels, the Novotel / Sofitel / Ibis / Mercure loyalty .....

9 Dec 20169 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

News in brief: Plaza Premium in Heathrow T2 voted ‘Best Lounge’ The Plaza Premium departure lounge in Heathrow Terminal 2 has been voted ‘best Priority Pass lounge worldwide’ .....

News in brief: Plaza Premium in Heathrow T2 voted ‘Best Lounge’ The Plaza Premium departure lounge .....

9 Dec 20169 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments