Come on, bear with me, its August and there’s not as much as usual going on! (And I haven’t counted this in the ‘two articles a day’ I said I’d run during August!) Reader .....

Come on, bear with me, its August and there’s not as much as usual going on! (And I haven’t .....

15 Aug 201315 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

On Monday, IHG Rewards Club sent the following email to a lot of its elite members: As a token of our appreciation, we’d like to extend a very special offer to our [Gold / .....

On Monday, IHG Rewards Club sent the following email to a lot of its elite members: As a token of .....

14 Aug 201314 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

There used to be  lot of Heathrow Express discount codes knocking about.  It wasn’t so long ago, in fact, that they ran a permanent 2-4-1 deal through the Summer. Over the last year there .....

There used to be  lot of Heathrow Express discount codes knocking about.  It wasn’t so long ago, in .....

14 Aug 201314 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

When will Tesco ever learn?  Hopefully not for a while. On Tesco Direct, there is an offer for 1,000 bonus Clubcard points when you pre-order the video game ‘Call of Duty : Ghosts’ for £40 on .....

When will Tesco ever learn?  Hopefully not for a while. On Tesco Direct, there is an offer for 1,000 bonus .....

13 Aug 201313 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 152 comments

Poor old British Airways.  Sometimes they just back the wrong horse. Back in September 2012, they moved their currency partnership away from Travelex and across to American Express Currency .....

Poor old British Airways.  Sometimes they just back the wrong horse. Back in September 2012, they moved their .....

13 Aug 201313 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

This is not strictly a ‘miles and points’ piece of news. However, it does include Tesco and it does touch on issues such as ‘should I use a credit card?’ so it is worth a .....

This is not strictly a ‘miles and points’ piece of news. However, it does include Tesco and it .....

13 Aug 201313 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

You may have seen something in press over the weekend about the provisional ruling from the Office of Fair Trading on Friday in a complaint against InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the brand owner .....

You may have seen something in press over the weekend about the provisional ruling from the Office of Fair .....

12 Aug 201312 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Tesco Direct has brought back its special deals on pre-ordering forthcoming books. This new promotion offers 200 bonus Clubcard points – worth 480 Avios or 500 Virgin miles – for ordering .....

Tesco Direct has brought back its special deals on pre-ordering forthcoming books. This new promotion offers .....

12 Aug 201312 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

The BA Executive Club representative over at Flyertalk announced some genuine ‘enhancements’ to ba.com functionality this week. To give BA credit, their online booking system for reward .....

The BA Executive Club representative over at Flyertalk announced some genuine ‘enhancements’ to .....

11 Aug 201311 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

It’s hard to believe, but for anyone unlucky enough to live in Australia or New Zealand (not that there is anything unlucky per se about that!) and a member of bmi Diamond Club, their miles have .....

It’s hard to believe, but for anyone unlucky enough to live in Australia or New Zealand (not that there .....

11 Aug 201311 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Back in May, I wrote about Tesco’s new Clubcard Perks. Clubcard Perks is a new Tesco initiative to bring extra benefits to Clubcard holders, however often (or not) they actually shop in Tesco! .....

Back in May, I wrote about Tesco’s new Clubcard Perks. Clubcard Perks is a new Tesco initiative to bring .....

10 Aug 201310 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Accor, parent company of Novotel, Ibis, Sofitel and Mercure amongst others, has announced that all of its UK hotels (bar three Formule 1’s) are now offering free Wi-Fi. In a move already seen .....

Accor, parent company of Novotel, Ibis, Sofitel and Mercure amongst others, has announced that all of its UK .....

10 Aug 201310 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

I spent a few days last week up in North Yorkshire, taking the kids to their grandparents.  I was more than a little surprised to wander into the Tesco in Filey to see 3V cards on the gift card .....

I spent a few days last week up in North Yorkshire, taking the kids to their grandparents.  I was more than a .....

9 Aug 20139 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 123 comments

AwardWallet, the online miles and points balance tracking service, announced this week that it has agreed a deal with American Airlines to allow it to access their database. This means that you can .....

AwardWallet, the online miles and points balance tracking service, announced this week that it has agreed a .....

9 Aug 20139 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments