I have written a few articles about the Jumeirah hotels and resorts in Dubai, such as this one last week reviewing Emirates Towers, because they are very popular with people in the UK who are heading .....

I have written a few articles about the Jumeirah hotels and resorts in Dubai, such as this one last .....

28 Apr 201328 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Let me start by saying that this offer is no longer available.  However, I wanted to post this result as a data-point in case the offer comes along again in the future. Between January and March, .....

Let me start by saying that this offer is no longer available.  However, I wanted to post this result as .....

15 Apr 201315 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

I promised to step up my coverage of Virgin Flying Club on Head for Points, now that their UK domestic services are up and running and more people are flying the airline. Looking at the latest batch .....

I promised to step up my coverage of Virgin Flying Club on Head for Points, now that their UK domestic .....

15 Apr 201315 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Hertz is running a couple of decent promotions at the moment which are worth a look if you are planning to hire a car, either for business or over the May holiday weekends. The first promotion is for .....

Hertz is running a couple of decent promotions at the moment which are worth a look if you are planning to .....

14 Apr 201314 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Hilton HHonors has started to drip feed a number of promotions into the market which offer bonus miles for people who choose the ‘Hilton HHonors points and airline miles’ collection option .....

Hilton HHonors has started to drip feed a number of promotions into the market which offer bonus miles for .....

12 Apr 201312 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

One of my criticisms about Little Red, the new Virgin Atlantic domestic airline I outline here, was that redemption flights via Virgin Flying Club were likely to be very uncompetitive due to the taxes .....

One of my criticisms about Little Red, the new Virgin Atlantic domestic airline I outline here, was that .....

9 Apr 20139 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

If you have been following the Virgin Atlantic / Delta tie-up, this statement may have taken you by surprise. Late last year, Delta Air Lines of the US announced that it was buying the 49% stake in .....

If you have been following the Virgin Atlantic / Delta tie-up, this statement may have taken you by surprise. .....

31 Mar 201331 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Over Easter, I will be answering a number of the reader questions that were submitted via this article.  If you didn’t take part this time, don’t worry as I will be re-running this .....

Over Easter, I will be answering a number of the reader questions that were submitted via this article.  If .....

28 Mar 201328 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Virgin Flying Club has announced that it will be offering double miles on all Little Red domestic flights until June 30th. This means that you will earn 3,000 Flying Club miles per return flight, .....

Virgin Flying Club has announced that it will be offering double miles on all Little Red domestic flights .....

25 Mar 201325 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

March 31st will see the launch of Virgin Little Red domestic flights with flights commencing from Manchester to Heathrow. Services to Edinburgh and Aberdeen will be added by April 9th. If you have .....

March 31st will see the launch of Virgin Little Red domestic flights with flights commencing from Manchester .....

21 Mar 201321 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

I first wrote on this topic back in November 2012. However, with major changes, I thought it was a good time to re-run the analysis. Our ‘Credit Card Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals .....

I first wrote on this topic back in November 2012. However, with major changes, I thought it was a good time .....

18 Mar 201318 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Bales Worldwide, part of the Virgin Holidays group, offers luxury tailor-made and escorted group holidays to over 50 countries, primarily in the more ‘interesting’ parts of the world. .....

Bales Worldwide, part of the Virgin Holidays group, offers luxury tailor-made and escorted group holidays to .....

10 Mar 201310 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

With just a month to go before the end of the tax year, it is worth remembering that Virgin Money is offering 5,000 Flying Club miles to anyone who open a new FTSE Tracker ISA. There are two ways to .....

With just a month to go before the end of the tax year, it is worth remembering that Virgin Money is offering .....

5 Mar 20135 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

BAA WorldPoints – 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 .....

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

4 Mar 20134 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments