News in brief: Save 30% on Etihad business and economy fares Etihad is currently running a new ‘friends and family’ promotion for bookings until 12th November.  Code STFECO save 30% on .....

News in brief: Save 30% on Etihad business and economy fares Etihad is currently running a new ‘friends .....

9 Nov 20169 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

This is my review of the Etihad Guest UK credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying .....

This is my review of the Etihad Guest UK credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the .....

29 Oct 201629 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

News in brief: New Etihad Global Sale launched Etihad has launched a new long-haul sale.  You need to book by 31st October for travel between 15th January and 30th June. Prices seem to be .....

News in brief: New Etihad Global Sale launched Etihad has launched a new long-haul sale.  You need .....

25 Oct 201625 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Travelling Connect is a nifty mileage earning opportunity for – primarily – the travelling business person who uses their phone heavily outside the UK. It is, if nothing else, genius in .....

Travelling Connect is a nifty mileage earning opportunity for – primarily – the travelling .....

22 Oct 201622 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Back in July we wrote about Agoda.  It is a Hotels.com-style hotel booking website, originally launched in Asia.  It was acquired by Priceline and is now a sister company to booking.com. The reason .....

Back in July we wrote about Agoda.  It is a Hotels.com-style hotel booking website, originally launched in .....

6 Oct 20166 October 2016 by Anika Burnett • 13 comments

Etihad announced on Tuesday that it is launching the long-awaited alignment of the frequent flyer schemes of eight of the Etihad Airways Parners airlines:  Etihad Airways, airberlin, Alitalia, Air .....

Etihad announced on Tuesday that it is launching the long-awaited alignment of the frequent flyer schemes of .....

6 Oct 20166 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

MBNA has launched its first enhanced credit card sign-up bonus of 2016 – and it is only October. This is good news.  The introduction of interchange fee capping seemed to signal the death of .....

MBNA has launched its first enhanced credit card sign-up bonus of 2016 – and it is only October. This is .....

5 Oct 20165 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

News in brief: Heathrow anti-expansion protest today may cause delays British Airways has issued an advisory warning due to a protest against Heathrow Airport expansion which will take place today, .....

News in brief: Heathrow anti-expansion protest today may cause delays British Airways has issued an advisory .....

1 Oct 20161 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 107 comments

One of the downsides of the fall of Sterling against the Dollar and the Euro has been to destroy, pretty much, the generous arbitrage that used to be available if you held the American Express .....

One of the downsides of the fall of Sterling against the Dollar and the Euro has been to destroy, pretty much, .....

26 Sep 201626 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 112 comments

News in brief: £20 in Amazon vouchers with a TripAdvisor hotel booking TripAdvisor is offering a £20 Amazon voucher when you book a hotel via their UK site for £150 or more.  Details are here. It .....

News in brief: £20 in Amazon vouchers with a TripAdvisor hotel booking TripAdvisor is offering a £20 Amazon .....

18 Sep 201618 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

News in brief: British Airways believed to be launching buy-on-board catering There are a steady stream of rumours at the moment that British Airways is poised to announce the launch of buy-on-board .....

News in brief: British Airways believed to be launching buy-on-board catering There are a steady stream of .....

17 Sep 201617 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 114 comments

News in brief: Etihad sale extended but now ends today Etihad has added 72 hours to its September sale on Tuesday which will now end this evening (Friday).  Here are the highlights that I picked out .....

News in brief: Etihad sale extended but now ends today Etihad has added 72 hours to its September sale on .....

9 Sep 20169 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Yesterday I ran an extra article to share the news that the MBNA Diamond Club (ex bmi British Midland) credit cards will stop accruing Avios points on 30th September. This is a big blow for many .....

Yesterday I ran an extra article to share the news that the MBNA Diamond Club (ex bmi British Midland) credit .....

1 Sep 20161 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 167 comments

I have run various articles over the last couple of days covering generous sale fares to Australia and New Zealand on Etihad (£1,500 from Istanbul, now gone) and Qatar Airways (an aggressive deal .....

I have run various articles over the last couple of days covering generous sale fares to Australia and New .....

1 Sep 20161 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments