Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby – ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. Because you .....

Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby .....

23 Feb 201623 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?  This is not as easy an answer as you might think and beginners to this hobby may not be aware of the full range of cards which are .....

What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?  This is not as easy an answer as you might think .....

22 Feb 201622 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

A couple of years ago, American Express expanded its ‘Invites’ programme – which gets cardholders early access to tickets for certain cultural events – by opening a private .....

A couple of years ago, American Express expanded its ‘Invites’ programme – which gets .....

17 Feb 201617 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

American Express is closing Travel Money Now (travelmoneynow.com), its foreign currency website, on 1st March.  It seems highly likely that the Avios-earning version (travelmoneynow.com/avios) will .....

American Express is closing Travel Money Now (travelmoneynow.com), its foreign currency website, on 1st .....

14 Feb 201614 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 104 comments

News in brief: Check out ‘The Concorde Bar’ on YouTube Back in October, I published a brief reader review of ‘The Concorde Bar’ in the new British Airways lounge in Singapore. .....

News in brief: Check out ‘The Concorde Bar’ on YouTube Back in October, I published a brief reader .....

5 Feb 20165 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

News in brief: Four Seasons walks away from Canary Wharf Four Seasons announced yesterday that it is dropping management of its hotel at Canary Wharf in London.  This is presumably linked to the .....

News in brief: Four Seasons walks away from Canary Wharf Four Seasons announced yesterday that it is dropping .....

14 Jan 201614 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just for the sign-up bonus Cards you get primarily for the strong on-going earnings rate Cards .....

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just .....

13 Jan 201613 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 102 comments

Back in early December, many of you have received an email from Starwood offering a sign-up bonus of 20,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points if you sign up for the SPG American Express card. The offer .....

Back in early December, many of you have received an email from Starwood offering a sign-up bonus of 20,000 .....

6 Jan 20166 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

I have written extensively about the new European Union regulations on credit card interchange fees which came into effect last week. This article covers the key information. You could (note, could) .....

I have written extensively about the new European Union regulations on credit card interchange fees which came .....

18 Dec 201518 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 74 comments

Our ‘Credit Cards Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals currently available. What I thought might be interesting, in very mercenary terms, would be to rank the sign-up bonuses in terms of .....

Our ‘Credit Cards Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals currently available. What I thought might .....

14 Dec 201514 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

Many of you have received an email from Starwood offering a sign-up bonus of 20,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points if you sign up for the SPG American Express card. This should be a no-brainer as .....

Many of you have received an email from Starwood offering a sign-up bonus of 20,000 Starwood Preferred Guest .....

11 Dec 201511 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 97 comments

What is the best Avios credit card?  With 13 different cards now offering Avios points, and issuers starting to reduce the rewards on Visa and MasterCard products in response to the new EU rules on .....

What is the best Avios credit card?  With 13 different cards now offering Avios points, and issuers starting .....

7 Dec 20157 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

Today, Saturday 5th December, is the third outing for the UK version of ‘Small Business Saturday’, a slightly more welcome US import than Black Friday. It is, in theory, little more .....

Today, Saturday 5th December, is the third outing for the UK version of ‘Small Business .....

5 Dec 20155 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 132 comments

News in brief: New American Express statement credit deals launched A new wave of Amex cashback offers launched yesterday. Some, all or none of these will be available for registration under the .....

News in brief: New American Express statement credit deals launched A new wave of Amex cashback offers .....

1 Dec 20151 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments