News in brief: Win a stay for 20 people at Duns Castle in Scotland HomeAway is a website where you can book private homes and apartments for your holidays with friends and family. One of the unique .....

News in brief: Win a stay for 20 people at Duns Castle in Scotland HomeAway is a website where you can book .....

13 Mar 201713 March 2017 by Anika Burnett • 27 comments

Avios dropped chauffeur group Tristar as an earning partner yesterday.  Existing bookings will still be honoured but you will no longer earn points on new Tristar bookings. Coincidentally, Emirates .....

Avios dropped chauffeur group Tristar as an earning partner yesterday.  Existing bookings will still be .....

13 Mar 201713 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Your council tax bill for 2017/8 will be dropping through your letterbox in the next few days. Earning Avios or other points by paying your day-to-day bills is something that a lot of people ignore. .....

Your council tax bill for 2017/8 will be dropping through your letterbox in the next few days. Earning Avios .....

12 Mar 201712 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 149 comments

News in brief: More news on Barclaycard / IHG compensation Following on from my article this week about Barclaycard closing the IHG Rewards Club card, it seems that the call centre has now been .....

News in brief: More news on Barclaycard / IHG compensation Following on from my article this week about .....

12 Mar 201712 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 107 comments

This is our review of the British Airways business class lounge at Manchester Airport Terminal 3. Reader John (who spent £1,052 on LEGO last year) kindly sent in some photographs and a brief review .....

This is our review of the British Airways business class lounge at Manchester Airport Terminal 3. Reader John .....

12 Mar 201712 March 2017 by Anika Burnett • 12 comments

News in brief: “Amex Seeks to Weed Out Credit-Card Churners Chasing Rewards” Bloomberg ran this headline last week.  The good news is that it focuses on the US market and not the UK .....

News in brief: “Amex Seeks to Weed Out Credit-Card Churners Chasing Rewards” Bloomberg ran this .....

11 Mar 201711 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

Avios (as in avios.com and not British Airways Executive Club) is, very quietly, winding down its redemption partnerships with non-oneworld or IAG airlines. What is happening? When the Avios scheme .....

Avios (as in avios.com and not British Airways Executive Club) is, very quietly, winding down its redemption .....

11 Mar 201711 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

News in brief: Get a “mystery bonus” when you buy Avios British Airways is offering a random bonus of between 15% and 30% when you purchase Avios points between now and 23rd March. To find .....

News in brief: Get a “mystery bonus” when you buy Avios British Airways is offering a random bonus .....

11 Mar 201711 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

British Airways Holidays has launched another Club World and Club Europe ‘flight and hotel’ promotion.  This seems to be becoming the new way for BA to quietly slip excess flight capacity .....

British Airways Holidays has launched another Club World and Club Europe ‘flight and hotel’ .....

10 Mar 201710 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

ITB Berlin news in brief: The new Emirates A380 bar revealed Emirates showcased their new A380 business and first class bar at ITB and I thought I would share a few pictures.  Emirates had brought .....

ITB Berlin news in brief: The new Emirates A380 bar revealed Emirates showcased their new A380 business and .....

10 Mar 201710 March 2017 by Anika Burnett • 13 comments

There is a lot of talk about the Airbus A380 not meeting its sales targets, but that pales into insignificance alongside the Boeing 747-8i.  This is the updated version of the classic 747-400 with a .....

There is a lot of talk about the Airbus A380 not meeting its sales targets, but that pales into insignificance .....

10 Mar 201710 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

I’m currently in Berlin for the ITB – the biggest travel show in the world.  Messe Berlin is so big it has two train stations! One of the main attractions of this year’s show is .....

I’m currently in Berlin for the ITB – the biggest travel show in the world.  Messe Berlin is .....

9 Mar 20179 March 2017 by Anika Burnett • 111 comments

The big ‘thing’ in the loyalty world at the moment is the ability to let members redeem small amounts of points for cash or a cash equivalent. The Hilton Honors changes, which went live 10 .....

The big ‘thing’ in the loyalty world at the moment is the ability to let members redeem small .....

9 Mar 20179 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

News in brief: Starwood launches more concert tickets for The O2 Starwood Preferred Guest launched a new batch of concert tickets for The O2 yesterday. For just 15,000 SPG points (or 45,000 Marriott .....

News in brief: Starwood launches more concert tickets for The O2 Starwood Preferred Guest launched a new batch .....

9 Mar 20179 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments