I have slotted this in as an afternoon article because of the small number available, and because Amex has already been promoting it via Twitter today. Amex and Foursquare are offering £10 cashback .....

I have slotted this in as an afternoon article because of the small number available, and because Amex has .....

17 Dec 201317 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Since I first wrote about them in June, a minor cottage industry has sprung up around the purchase of 3V Virtual Visa cards. Basically, you can purchase these Visa gift cards in Tesco stores for face .....

Since I first wrote about them in June, a minor cottage industry has sprung up around the purchase of 3V .....

13 Dec 201313 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 173 comments

One of the more annoying parts of the miles and points game is how you deal with odd balances, often trivial numbers, that you end up with in various programmes. There are, though, often ways of using .....

One of the more annoying parts of the miles and points game is how you deal with odd balances, often trivial .....

10 Dec 201310 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

A quick post to say that the Amazon promotional code that I highlighted recently is, amazingly, still working. This could be, of course, because their partner American Express seems to have forgotten .....

A quick post to say that the Amazon promotional code that I highlighted recently is, amazingly, still working. .....

8 Dec 20138 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

I recently did an interview with Nomadic Matt, probably the worlds most-read travel (as opposed to miles and points) writer.  The man is in over 500,000 Google+ circles and has 59,000 Twitter and .....

I recently did an interview with Nomadic Matt, probably the worlds most-read travel (as opposed to miles and .....

6 Dec 20136 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

A few weeks ago, I wrote about an interesting arbitrage which let you book Reward Flight Saver redemptions for £26 instead of £35.  This involved booking via Avios South Africa, where the sharp .....

A few weeks ago, I wrote about an interesting arbitrage which let you book Reward Flight Saver redemptions for .....

3 Dec 20133 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Amazon Local, the ‘daily deals’ / Groupon-style Amazon subsidiary, is currently offering membership to Priority Pass for half price. The link to buy is here. Priority Pass is a network of .....

Amazon Local, the ‘daily deals’ / Groupon-style Amazon subsidiary, is currently offering .....

29 Nov 201329 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Shell has launched a double Avios promotion across its full range of fuels.  It starts today and will run until December 31st. During this period, you will earn 20 Avios for every 20 litres of Shell .....

Shell has launched a double Avios promotion across its full range of fuels.  It starts today and will run .....

28 Nov 201328 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the new Qbic hotel in London and their plan to offer 5 rooms per day for just £1. This promotion is going live today at midday.  The system is a little odd – .....

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the new Qbic hotel in London and their plan to offer 5 rooms per day for just .....

27 Nov 201327 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

I’m not sure exactly when this happened, but Avios (ie avios.com) has dropped mytrainticket.co.uk as their exclusive train ticket booking partner.  They are now working with traingenius.com It .....

I’m not sure exactly when this happened, but Avios (ie avios.com) has dropped mytrainticket.co.uk as .....

25 Nov 201325 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

The Lanesborough hotel sits at Hyde Park Corner in London, directly opposite the back gardens of Buckingham Palace. Across the road is Apsley House, and next to that the InterContinental Park Lane and .....

The Lanesborough hotel sits at Hyde Park Corner in London, directly opposite the back gardens of Buckingham .....

24 Nov 201324 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Last month I wrote about Avios Suitcase, the new Avios app which is now available on Facebook. If you didn’t play the app at the time, it is worth clicking on the link above and doing it.  You .....

Last month I wrote about Avios Suitcase, the new Avios app which is now available on Facebook. If you .....

19 Nov 201319 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Someone recently asked in the comments section about the value of the BA Amex credit card given that they usually travelled alone and had little use for the 2-4-1. This led me to think about how .....

Someone recently asked in the comments section about the value of the BA Amex credit card given that they .....

18 Nov 201318 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

East Coast trains is jumping on the redspottedhanky bandwagon by giving away 10,000 x £10 discount vouchers tomorrow. There is some information on The Telegraph website here. No minimum spend will be .....

East Coast trains is jumping on the redspottedhanky bandwagon by giving away 10,000 x £10 discount vouchers .....

16 Nov 201316 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments