If you are opted in to receive junk email from American Express, charge card holders should have had an email yesterday offering them a conversion bonus if they moved their Membership Rewards points .....

If you are opted in to receive junk email from American Express, charge card holders should have had an .....

4 Sep 20134 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

Yesterday I published details of Qatar Airways entry into the oneworld alliance, which now seems set for 1st October (but possibly still 31st October, depending on what you read).  From that date, .....

Yesterday I published details of Qatar Airways entry into the oneworld alliance, which now seems set for 1st .....

31 Aug 201331 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Last September, Virgin Atlantic launched an interesting new service – Guest List. Most frequent travellers acknowledge that, whatever they may think of Virgin Atlantic’s on-board product, .....

Last September, Virgin Atlantic launched an interesting new service – Guest List. Most frequent .....

30 Aug 201330 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

It’s back – earn 5,000 Tesco Clubcard points when you take out Tesco Life Insurance! Five years ago, Tesco Life Insurance was a licence to print Avios (or BA Miles, as they were then).  .....

It’s back – earn 5,000 Tesco Clubcard points when you take out Tesco Life Insurance! Five years .....

19 Aug 201319 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

FoundersCard is, one of the face it, one of those annoying ‘networking’ groups that tries to extricate you from your money in return for the potential to meet interesting new business .....

FoundersCard is, one of the face it, one of those annoying ‘networking’ groups that tries to .....

17 Aug 201317 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Virgin Atlantic is offering 250 Flying Club miles for free to any member who downloads a special toolbar for their ‘Shops Away’ shopping portal. As per their website: Simply download the .....

Virgin Atlantic is offering 250 Flying Club miles for free to any member who downloads a special toolbar for .....

1 Aug 20131 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up promotional bonus via partner Virgin Atlantic. These sign-up bonuses come and go.  .....

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

26 Jul 201326 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Virgin Money is offering 5,000 Flying Club miles to anyone who open a new FTSE Tracker ISA. See here for full details.  I first wrote about this offer last year, thinking it was a short term special .....

Virgin Money is offering 5,000 Flying Club miles to anyone who open a new FTSE Tracker ISA. See here for full .....

23 Jul 201323 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

I wrote a piece over the weekend listing every hotel chain globally that issues Avios, whether into British Airways, avios.com or Iberia Plus. There are still some hotel chains which do not give .....

I wrote a piece over the weekend listing every hotel chain globally that issues Avios, whether into British .....

15 Jul 201315 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

I was thinking of making this article part of the ‘Preparing for Summer’ series.  After all, it is very common to find yourself on holiday in a small town where American Express cards .....

I was thinking of making this article part of the ‘Preparing for Summer’ series.  After all, .....

10 Jul 201310 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

I ran a long piece yesterday dissecting the recently announced changes to Virgin’s Flying Club.  On the whole, I thought they represented a genuine improvement, mainly to those who fly and / or .....

I ran a long piece yesterday dissecting the recently announced changes to Virgin’s Flying Club.  On the .....

9 Jul 20139 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

If you are a member of Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club, you will have received an email last week outlining a number of genuine improvements to the scheme. If you are not a member, and current fly .....

If you are a member of Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club, you will have received an email last week .....

8 Jul 20138 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

The acquisition by Delta Air Lines of the US of a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic completed on Monday.  Whilst the two carriers are still awaiting regulatory permission to combine their schedules and to .....

The acquisition by Delta Air Lines of the US of a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic completed on Monday.  Whilst .....

26 Jun 201326 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

A reminder that the current offer for purchasing Virgin Flying Club miles ends on 30th June. You can currently earn a 15% bonus when you buy Flying Club miles.  You can buy a surprisingly large .....

A reminder that the current offer for purchasing Virgin Flying Club miles ends on 30th June. You can currently .....

24 Jun 201324 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments