We tend not to focus on the two American Express Platinum Cashback cards much on Head for Points because they do not offer miles or points. They are decent products, however, offering cashback on .....

We tend not to focus on the two American Express Platinum Cashback cards much on Head for Points because .....

23 Nov 201623 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

News in brief: Bid for BA tickets to New Orleans on a preview flight British Airways is launching a new service to New Orleans on 27th March as I covered here. On 24th February, however, there is .....

News in brief: Bid for BA tickets to New Orleans on a preview flight British Airways is launching a new .....

23 Nov 201623 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

airberlin is a partner with British Airways in the oneworld alliance.  This means that anyone who has status with airberlin will receive reciprocal status benefits with BA, and vice versa. Why does .....

airberlin is a partner with British Airways in the oneworld alliance.  This means that anyone who has status .....

22 Nov 201622 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 141 comments

News in brief: Earn 1,200 Avios via Tesco with PayQwiq If you live in a participating part of the country – and it has now rolled out in quite a few places – you can earn 1,200 Avios .....

News in brief: Earn 1,200 Avios via Tesco with PayQwiq If you live in a participating part of the country .....

22 Nov 201622 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

If your business travel will see you in Southern Africa over the next few months, South African Airways has launched an interesting ‘triple miles’ offer for UK members of its Voyager .....

If your business travel will see you in Southern Africa over the next few months, South African Airways has .....

22 Nov 201622 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

I wrote earlier last week about the generous bonus of 15,000 Avios points which British Airways has awarded to anyone who has held a British Airways American Express card since it launched in 2001. .....

I wrote earlier last week about the generous bonus of 15,000 Avios points which British Airways has awarded .....

21 Nov 201621 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

If you are a member of IHG Rewards Club, you probably received a slightly odd email from them on Saturday morning. Entitled ‘Member booking update’ it said this: We’ve made a change. .....

If you are a member of IHG Rewards Club, you probably received a slightly odd email from them on Saturday .....

21 Nov 201621 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

This is my review of the new Element Amsterdam hotel. The amount of new hotel concepts today is overwhelming and, in order to stand out, hotels need to find their niche. Element By Westin is an .....

This is my review of the new Element Amsterdam hotel. The amount of new hotel concepts today is overwhelming .....

21 Nov 201621 November 2016 by Anika Burnett • 22 comments

Here is part two of my review of the Element Amsterdam hotel, the second European outpost – after Frankfurt – of Starwood’s new eco-friendly ‘extended stay’ hotel .....

Here is part two of my review of the Element Amsterdam hotel, the second European outpost – after .....

21 Nov 201621 November 2016 by Anika Burnett • 5 comments

News in brief: Get a free Uber ride up to $65 If you are heading to the US between now and New Year, American Express and Uber are running a holiday season promotion giving you two free Uber rides up .....

News in brief: Get a free Uber ride up to $65 If you are heading to the US between now and New Year, American .....

20 Nov 201620 November 2016 by Anika Burnett • 105 comments

If you travel on business, earning airline miles from your hotel stays is an easy way of running up your Avios points balance.  You should never take airline miles by default, though, as it is .....

If you travel on business, earning airline miles from your hotel stays is an easy way of running up your Avios .....

20 Nov 201620 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Last year I reviewed the Servisair lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3.  Actually, I reviewed five lounges in Terminal 3 in the same day – I don’t mess about ….. The Servisair lounge .....

Last year I reviewed the Servisair lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3.  Actually, I reviewed five lounges in .....

20 Nov 201620 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

It is a couple of weeks since I first mentioned this, so I thought it was worth a reminder that wealth management group Nutmeg has brought back its generous Avios offer, just a month after the .....

It is a couple of weeks since I first mentioned this, so I thought it was worth a reminder that wealth .....

20 Nov 201620 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

On Thursday I wrote about how, from January 1st, you will no longer be able to earn or redeem Avios points when booking a package holiday via avios.com. The changes to avios.com redemptions on January .....

On Thursday I wrote about how, from January 1st, you will no longer be able to earn or redeem Avios points .....

19 Nov 201619 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments