If you have an American Express Platinum card, you probably got an email on Friday saying that you will get a 25% bonus when you redeem your Membership Reward points via Platinum Travel.  This would .....

If you have an American Express Platinum card, you probably got an email on Friday saying that you will get a .....

14 Jan 201814 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Back in September we first wrote about Billhop, a Swedish company that lets you pay almost ANY bill with a credit or charge card – including American Express cards. You can probably imagine how .....

Back in September we first wrote about Billhop, a Swedish company that lets you pay almost ANY bill with a .....

6 Jan 20186 January 2018 by Anika Burnett • 17 comments

It is three months since I last did a round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals.  The reason for the delay is that things got a .....

It is three months since I last did a round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline .....

30 Dec 201730 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

News in brief: Hilton Honors improves Gold and Diamond benefits at Waldorf Astoria hotels Hilton Honors has announced a small but welcome improvement to their programme which removes one of the .....

News in brief: Hilton Honors improves Gold and Diamond benefits at Waldorf Astoria hotels Hilton Honors has .....

30 Dec 201730 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

News in brief: Meridiana to add new US routes to New York and Miami Meridiana is a slightly odd Italian airline which used to be controlled by the Aga Khan.  The route network is focused around .....

News in brief: Meridiana to add new US routes to New York and Miami Meridiana is a slightly odd Italian .....

24 Dec 201724 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

News in brief: Amex / Park Hyatt ‘free night’ offer Park Hyatt is, in my view, the most luxurious hotel brand which is part of major chain and which allows you to earn and redeem loyalty .....

News in brief: Amex / Park Hyatt ‘free night’ offer Park Hyatt is, in my view, the most luxurious .....

4 Dec 20174 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

If you have an American Express credit or charge card (some exceptions apply), you can make big savings on your Christmas shopping from this Saturday until 17th December with ‘Shop Small’. .....

If you have an American Express credit or charge card (some exceptions apply), you can make big savings on .....

1 Dec 20171 December 2017 by Anika Burnett • 118 comments

News in brief: BA owner IAG buys Monarch’s Gatwick landing slots IAG, the parent of British Airways, confirmed last night that it had bought the landing slots at Gatwick Airport previously used .....

News in brief: BA owner IAG buys Monarch’s Gatwick landing slots IAG, the parent of British Airways, .....

28 Nov 201728 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 223 comments

I apologise to any readers who tried to meet up with us at the American Express Platinum pop-up lounge at The Hospital Club in Covent Garden last night. The evening turned into a PR shambles for .....

I apologise to any readers who tried to meet up with us at the American Express Platinum pop-up lounge at The .....

25 Nov 201725 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

We have made a determined attempt this year to build up our collection of UK airport lounge reviews.  We aren’t totally there yet, but we are well on the way. Having just added reviews of the .....

We have made a determined attempt this year to build up our collection of UK airport lounge reviews.  We .....

20 Nov 201720 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

I wrote this article last week for potential use in another publication.  It seemed a shame not to run it on here too.  Whilst very little in this article will be new to regular readers, it does .....

I wrote this article last week for potential use in another publication.  It seemed a shame not to run it on .....

19 Nov 201719 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 139 comments

A couple of weeks ago I looked at the best Star Alliance frequent flyer programme.  I thought today that I would take a look at what is left in the way of Star Alliance credit cards, since .....

A couple of weeks ago I looked at the best Star Alliance frequent flyer programme.  I thought today that .....

14 Nov 201714 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

American Express does, indeed, work in mysterious ways. The company has decided to launch a pop-up ‘Centurion Lounge’ in London for six days in the run up to Christmas.  Free alcohol is .....

American Express does, indeed, work in mysterious ways. The company has decided to launch a pop-up .....

10 Nov 201710 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 107 comments

News in brief: New BA route to Figari, Corsica now bookable I mentioned yesterday that Alex Cruz, BA CEO, announced a new route to Figari in Corsica (picture below) in his speech at World Travel .....

News in brief: New BA route to Figari, Corsica now bookable I mentioned yesterday that Alex Cruz, BA CEO, .....

8 Nov 20178 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments