News in brief: Read me in National Geographic Traveller this month The new July / August edition of National Geographic Traveller (UK edition, £3.95) has a three page article on frequent flyer .....

News in brief: Read me in National Geographic Traveller this month The new July / August edition of National .....

6 Jun 20156 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

6 Jun 20156 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Whilst it has been in a ‘soft opening’ phase for a few weeks, the new Plaza Premium departure lounge in Heathrow Terminal 4 officially opens today. You can buy passes via the Plaza Premium .....

Whilst it has been in a ‘soft opening’ phase for a few weeks, the new Plaza Premium departure .....

5 Jun 20155 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

If you don’t have airport lounge access via your flight ticket, your elite status or via a Priority Pass card from American Express Platinum, your best fall-back option is usually No1 Traveller. .....

If you don’t have airport lounge access via your flight ticket, your elite status or via a Priority Pass .....

3 Jun 20153 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

Thanks to luxury transfer company REAL Transfers, I am running a special giveaway today which will last for just 18 hours. Between now and midnight, you can win a return Mercedes E-Class transfer .....

Thanks to luxury transfer company REAL Transfers, I am running a special giveaway today which will last for .....

26 May 201526 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

News in brief: Slowest mileage credit ever? I thought I had it bad when Apple took almost a year to credit some Gate 365 e-store Avios points from an iPhone purchase.  But no. Reader Roger sent .....

News in brief: Slowest mileage credit ever? I thought I had it bad when Apple took almost a year to credit .....

26 May 201526 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

24 May 201524 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

During June, Travelex is taking over the Moneycorp foreign exchange desks at Heathrow. There seems to be a continual merry-go-round here, because it wasn’t too long ago that Moneycorp replaced .....

During June, Travelex is taking over the Moneycorp foreign exchange desks at Heathrow. There seems to be a .....

24 May 201524 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Back in February I wrote about a charity auction being held at at luxurytraveldiary.com. It featured a large number of lots donated by many of the luxury hotels and suppliers featured on the site .....

Back in February I wrote about a charity auction being held at at luxurytraveldiary.com. It featured a large .....

23 May 201523 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

If you are a Radio 4 listener you may – apart from hearing me on ‘You and Yours’ (!) – have recently heard British Airways pilot Mark Vanhoenacker reading his book .....

If you are a Radio 4 listener you may – apart from hearing me on ‘You and Yours’ (!) .....

22 May 201522 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Last September, I wrote about the ludicrous new rules which impact anyone flying into – or even transiting – South Africa with a child under 18. At the last minute, implementation of the .....

Last September, I wrote about the ludicrous new rules which impact anyone flying into – or even .....

22 May 201522 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

News in brief: Singapore Airlines launches ‘50% off’ sale on economy redemptions Singapore Airlines is currently offering selected routes – including London – at a 50% discount .....

News in brief: Singapore Airlines launches ‘50% off’ sale on economy redemptions Singapore .....

21 May 201521 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

When I was at the SAS HQ in Stockholm last week (photo from their lobby below), I sat through a lecture on route management.  In particular, how SAS – with a fleet of 12 long haul aircraft .....

When I was at the SAS HQ in Stockholm last week (photo from their lobby below), I sat through a lecture on .....

20 May 201520 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Well, that is another one I can delete from my Award Wallet home page.  Yesterday I managed to empty out my East Coast Rewards account. I had 956 points remaining, with a big chunk due to expire in .....

Well, that is another one I can delete from my Award Wallet home page.  Yesterday I managed to empty out my .....

20 May 201520 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments