This is an offer you don’t see very often.  Hilton HHonors is currently offering a 100% bonus when you buy points – see this page. This may or may not be a great bargain as it .....

This is an offer you don’t see very often.  Hilton HHonors is currently offering a 100% bonus when .....

29 May 201529 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

British Airways opened a new lounge at Amsterdam Schiphol earlier this year.  At roughly the same time, a new Aspire lounge – accessible with a Priority Pass or Lounge Club card – opened .....

British Airways opened a new lounge at Amsterdam Schiphol earlier this year.  At roughly the same time, a new .....

29 May 201529 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Last month, IHG – owner of the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc hotel brands – launched a new scheme aimed at travel bookers and small businesses, IHG Business Rewards. This .....

Last month, IHG – owner of the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc hotel brands – .....

29 May 201529 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

News in brief: Book £750 business class tickets to Bangkok I have devoted quiet a bit of coverage recently to exceptionally cheap Qatar Airways flights to Asia from Europe, often sub £800.  There .....

News in brief: Book £750 business class tickets to Bangkok I have devoted quiet a bit of coverage recently to .....

28 May 201528 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Is avios.com feeling the pressure, post devaluation, of persuading Tesco Clubcard collectors of the wonders of the scheme? It may be, because they have come up with one of the least rewarding .....

Is avios.com feeling the pressure, post devaluation, of persuading Tesco Clubcard collectors of the wonders of .....

28 May 201528 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

This is my review of the United First Class lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2. As part of my tour of Heathrow Terminal 2 earlier this month, I got to see the United Airlines First Class lounge.  This .....

This is my review of the United First Class lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2. As part of my tour of Heathrow .....

28 May 201528 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

British Airways and Avios launched a number of promotions yesterday – not entirely unexpectedly, since I expected an uptick in offers immediately after the Avios devaluation. This is the most .....

British Airways and Avios launched a number of promotions yesterday – not entirely unexpectedly, since I .....

27 May 201527 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

Lufthansa, Austrian and Swiss (all of which are owned by Lufthansa) have decided that the British Airways ‘hand baggage only’ model for short haul ticketing is the way to go. For flights .....

Lufthansa, Austrian and Swiss (all of which are owned by Lufthansa) have decided that the British Airways .....

27 May 201527 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

It is very, very rare that British Airways runs a sign-up bonus for British Airways Executive Club.   I thought this was therefore worth a mention. Whilst I imagine almost all Head for Points .....

It is very, very rare that British Airways runs a sign-up bonus for British Airways Executive Club.   I .....

27 May 201527 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Thanks to luxury transfer company REAL Transfers, I am running a special giveaway today which will last for just 18 hours. Between now and midnight, you can win a return Mercedes E-Class transfer .....

Thanks to luxury transfer company REAL Transfers, I am running a special giveaway today which will last for .....

26 May 201526 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

The latest batch of 150 IHG Rewards Club hotels to be offered for just 5,000 points per night will become available for booking this afternoon (Tuesday). These rooms are a fantastic deal. PointBreaks .....

The latest batch of 150 IHG Rewards Club hotels to be offered for just 5,000 points per night will become .....

26 May 201526 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

News in brief: Slowest mileage credit ever? I thought I had it bad when Apple took almost a year to credit some Gate 365 e-store Avios points from an iPhone purchase.  But no. Reader Roger sent me an .....

News in brief: Slowest mileage credit ever? I thought I had it bad when Apple took almost a year to credit .....

26 May 201526 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Just a reminder that 10am tomorrow (Wednesday 27th) is the deadline for earning 500 Clubcard points (1,200 Avios or 1,250 Virgin miles) for joining cashback site TopCashback. I apologise for plugging .....

Just a reminder that 10am tomorrow (Wednesday 27th) is the deadline for earning 500 Clubcard points (1,200 .....

26 May 201526 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

A couple of days ago I wrote about BzzAgent, a product testing business which awards you with Tesco Clubcard points in return for testing new consumer products and writing reviews and social media .....

A couple of days ago I wrote about BzzAgent, a product testing business which awards you with Tesco Clubcard .....

25 May 201525 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments