News in brief: British Airways dropping First Class food during the strike If you were wondering how British Airways is managing to run so many services during the cabin crew strike today and .....

News in brief: British Airways dropping First Class food during the strike If you were wondering how British .....

10 Jan 201710 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 101 comments

Crowne Plaza, the four-star hotel chain run as part of the Holiday Inn and InterContinental grouping, has an interesting European offer in conjunction with BMW. If you book a Crowne Plaza stay at a .....

Crowne Plaza, the four-star hotel chain run as part of the Holiday Inn and InterContinental grouping, has an .....

26 Jun 201326 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

I knew it was coming, but I thought we may get more notice than this.  It seems not. If you still have an MBNA bmi Diamond Club credit card, you will no longer be able to earn Avios after 30th .....

I knew it was coming, but I thought we may get more notice than this.  It seems not. If you still have an .....

31 Aug 201631 August 2016 by Rob Burgess • 113 comments

Yesterday we gave over two articles to the launch of the the new Virgin Atlantic Reward and Reward+ credit cards.  Part 1, which is a factual look at the cards, is here.  Part 2, giving my .....

Yesterday we gave over two articles to the launch of the the new Virgin Atlantic Reward and Reward+ credit .....

5 Apr 20185 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 145 comments

According to reports in The Scotsman, Flybe is about to announce flights to Heathrow from Edinburgh and Aberdeen. This is not as crazy as you might think, because the cost to Flybe is limited. We need .....

According to reports in The Scotsman, Flybe is about to announce flights to Heathrow from Edinburgh and .....

13 Dec 201613 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

Are you one of the many people who still holds one of the old BMI (British Midland) credit cards?  You would have been pretty crazy to cut them up, given that you will be earning up to 2.5 Avios per .....

Are you one of the many people who still holds one of the old BMI (British Midland) credit cards?  You would .....

3 Jan 20143 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

We will shortly be saying goodbye to three generous Avios collection opportunities.  If you want to take advantage, this weekend is the time to do so. Last day for 360 Avios per £50 Tesco gift cards .....

We will shortly be saying goodbye to three generous Avios collection opportunities.  If you want to take .....

24 Sep 201624 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments

Letters started to land on doormats yesterday from MBNA explaining what rewards scheme would apply to ex-bmi Diamond Club credit cards now that the Avios scheme has closed. Interestingly, MBNA has .....

Letters started to land on doormats yesterday from MBNA explaining what rewards scheme would apply to ex-bmi .....

8 Oct 20168 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 119 comments

18 months ago I ran this post on ‘What is your credit card ‘end game’ strategy?‘. This was fundamentally about which cards you should, long term, end up keeping in your wallet .....

18 months ago I ran this post on ‘What is your credit card ‘end game’ strategy?‘. This .....

24 Oct 201624 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 191 comments

It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals.  Our updated directory of all 25 UK travel credit cards .....

It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and .....

12 Sep 201612 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

Lufthansa and MBNA have extended the current offer for the Miles & More credit card.  It was due to end on 30th November but will now end tomorrow, 15th December. As I recently re-applied for .....

Lufthansa and MBNA have extended the current offer for the Miles & More credit card.  It was due to end .....

14 Dec 201614 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 14 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

Regular readers will have seen my various articles recently on the major cuts to British Airways in-flight service, eg here and here and here. Long-haul travellers in World Traveller (economy) have .....

Regular readers will have seen my various articles recently on the major cuts to British Airways in-flight .....

19 Aug 201619 August 2016 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments

I get the occasional email regarding travel insurance for mileage redemption tickets.  To be honest, I have never fully seen the point unless you have a pre-paid hotel reservation at your .....

I get the occasional email regarding travel insurance for mileage redemption tickets.  To be honest, I have .....

7 Dec 20167 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments