This is a review of the art’otel Battersea Power Station hotel in London. Regular readers will know that it is very rare that we accept hotel reviews from readers. We think there is a lot of .....

This is a review of the art’otel Battersea Power Station hotel in London. Regular readers will know that .....

25 Feb 202325 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

This is our review of the Eurostar Business Premier lounge at Brussels Midi/Zuid station. Returning from a trip to Brussels to review the Marriott Brussels Grand Place, I visited the Eurostar lounge .....

This is our review of the Eurostar Business Premier lounge at Brussels Midi/Zuid station. Returning from a .....

15 Jul 202415 July 2024 by Rhys Jones • 54 comments

I thought I’d give this deal another push today, given that it is three months since we originally covered it and these are genuinely free Avios. It’s not very often that you can pick up .....

I thought I’d give this deal another push today, given that it is three months since we originally .....

21 Jul 202421 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

Whenever we write about travelling in business class to Australia or New Zealand, we generally suggest cash over Avios. There are a number of reasons for this: This is why the current Cathay Pacific .....

Whenever we write about travelling in business class to Australia or New Zealand, we generally suggest cash .....

25 Oct 202425 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

Yesterday, in our article on ‘Which 30 airlines can you redeem Avios on?‘, we said that Avios redemptions were currently suspended on Russian carrier S7. We were wrong. Whilst S7’s .....

Yesterday, in our article on ‘Which 30 airlines can you redeem Avios on?‘, we said that Avios .....

5 Jul 20225 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

Why should you get the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card? Today, I want to look at the top 10 card benefits you get if you apply for a HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card. .....

Why should you get the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card? Today, I want to look at the top 10 .....

1 Feb 20251 February 2025 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of the Eurostar Business Premier lounge at Gare du Nord in Paris. It’s been a couple of years since we last looked at this lounge so I thought it was worth covering it again .....

This is our review of the Eurostar Business Premier lounge at Gare du Nord in Paris. It’s been a couple .....

21 Dec 202321 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

One of the lesser known Avios partnerships – because it involves using Qatar Airways Privilege Club and not British Airways Executive Club – is the one with Virgin Australia. You can earn .....

One of the lesser known Avios partnerships – because it involves using Qatar Airways Privilege Club and .....

16 Apr 202416 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

If you are heading to an airport this Easter you should double-check how you are getting there as a lot of public transport options are out of action. This includes the Picadilly Line, which we wrote .....

If you are heading to an airport this Easter you should double-check how you are getting there as a lot of .....

13 Apr 202213 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 32 comments

British Airways has introduced further stealth price increases in the cost of Avios redemptions as it raises the ‘taxes and fees’ element on Club World seats. The price increase is not .....

British Airways has introduced further stealth price increases in the cost of Avios redemptions as it raises .....

14 Feb 202214 February 2022 by Rhys Jones • 244 comments

This is our review of the Canopy Paris Eiffel Tower hotel. Hilton is currently running its latest sale for hotels and resorts in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You can get up to 20% .....

This is our review of the Canopy Paris Eiffel Tower hotel. Hilton is currently running its latest sale for .....

13 Jul 202413 July 2024 by Rhys Jones • 7 comments

As I mentioned in our other article today, Sean Doyle, Chairman and CEO of British Airways, invited us round to his lounge for Christmas drinks on Monday night. Not the lounge of his house – the .....

As I mentioned in our other article today, Sean Doyle, Chairman and CEO of British Airways, invited us round .....

12 Dec 202312 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

In January 2020, Tesco Bank suspended new applications for its current account. It has now gone a step further and announced that all existing Tesco Bank current accounts will be closed on 30th .....

In January 2020, Tesco Bank suspended new applications for its current account. It has now gone a step further .....

27 Jul 202127 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

This article is our attempt to decide what Radisson Rewards points are worth. How should you value them? Valuing miles and points is a thankless job. We have always published articles on what Avios .....

This article is our attempt to decide what Radisson Rewards points are worth. How should you value them? .....

27 Aug 202427 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments