Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up promotional bonus in association with Lufthansa. This is, by a substantial margin, the most .....

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up .....

1 Jul 20151 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

News in brief: Lufthansa offering 10,000 miles for an Economist subscription I wrote recently about the offer of 12,000 Avios points for taking out a £150 Economist subscription.  Lufthansa has now .....

News in brief: Lufthansa offering 10,000 miles for an Economist subscription I wrote recently about the offer .....

12 Jun 201512 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

SWISS has launched a very attractive promotion to help fill its business cabin over the quiet Summer months.  I like the look of it very much and have already jumped in myself! If you book for travel .....

SWISS has launched a very attractive promotion to help fill its business cabin over the quiet Summer months.  .....

11 Jun 201511 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

News in brief: New American Express cashback deals A new batch of statement credit deals may have hit your BA Amex, SPG Amex, Amex Gold or Amex Platinum online account over the weekend. These include: .....

News in brief: New American Express cashback deals A new batch of statement credit deals may have hit your BA .....

9 Jun 20159 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Lufthansa made a very surprising announcement yesterday which I don’t think anyone saw coming.  They (ie Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian and Brussels Airlines) have decided to attack Expedia and the .....

Lufthansa made a very surprising announcement yesterday which I don’t think anyone saw coming.  They .....

3 Jun 20153 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Lufthansa, Austrian and Swiss (all of which are owned by Lufthansa) have decided that the British Airways ‘hand baggage only’ model for short haul ticketing is the way to go. For flights .....

Lufthansa, Austrian and Swiss (all of which are owned by Lufthansa) have decided that the British Airways .....

27 May 201527 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

This is my review of the Lufthansa lounges at London Heathrow Terminal 2. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. My tour of Heathrow .....

This is my review of the Lufthansa lounges at London Heathrow Terminal 2. This is part of our series of .....

25 May 201525 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

PartnerPlusBenefit, previously Star Alliance Company Plus, is the Star Alliance equivalent of the British Airways On Business scheme, aimed at companies in the UK and Ireland. What makes .....

PartnerPlusBenefit, previously Star Alliance Company Plus, is the Star Alliance equivalent of the British .....

18 May 201518 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

News in brief: Lufthansa launches a business class sale Lufthansa has not, historically, been very aggressive in targeting the UK market.  I was a little surprised to see this sale launched. The .....

News in brief: Lufthansa launches a business class sale Lufthansa has not, historically, been very aggressive .....

17 May 201517 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Lufthansa and MBNA have brought back a decent sign-up bonus for the Miles & More credit card. Normally the bonus is a dull 1,500 miles. However, until 30th June, you will receive 10,000 miles. The .....

Lufthansa and MBNA have brought back a decent sign-up bonus for the Miles & More credit card. Normally the .....

10 May 201510 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

American Airlines is the latest airline to partner with HolidayCheck to offer airline miles in return for reviewing hotels on their website. It seems that, in an attempt to compete with TripAdvisor, .....

American Airlines is the latest airline to partner with HolidayCheck to offer airline miles in return for .....

21 Feb 201521 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes.  What is far rarer is for a frequent flyer scheme to let you transfer your points INTO a hotel .....

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes.  .....

19 Feb 201519 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

PartnerPlusBenefit, previously Star Alliance Company Plus, is the Star Alliance equivalent of the British Airways On Business scheme, aimed at companies in the UK and Ireland. What makes .....

PartnerPlusBenefit, previously Star Alliance Company Plus, is the Star Alliance equivalent of the British .....

9 Feb 20159 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up promotional bonus in conjunction with Etihad Guest, although you can redeem the bonus with .....

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up .....

27 Jan 201527 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments