News in brief: Last day for the Tesco / LEGO deal – delivery by Christmas A quick reminder that today, Thursday, is the last day to get 2,400 Avios or 2,500 Virgin miles (ie 1,000 Clubcard .....

News in brief: Last day for the Tesco / LEGO deal – delivery by Christmas A quick reminder that today, .....

22 Dec 201622 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Back in October I wrote this article on why I thought the Hilton HHonors Visa was an ideal starting point for someone looking to get their first miles and points credit card. Today, as part of a few .....

Back in October I wrote this article on why I thought the Hilton HHonors Visa was an ideal starting point for .....

21 Dec 201621 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 164 comments

American Express sent out an interesting offer to its Gold, Green, Centurion and Platinum cardholders yesterday. You will save £15 on your next Amazon order of £25 or more as long as you part-pay .....

American Express sent out an interesting offer to its Gold, Green, Centurion and Platinum cardholders .....

21 Dec 201621 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 181 comments

Lloyds Bank announced yesterday that it was the winner of the auction to acquire the UK operations of credit card group MBNA from Bank of America.  It paid £1.9bn as well as taking over MBNA’s .....

Lloyds Bank announced yesterday that it was the winner of the auction to acquire the UK operations of credit .....

21 Dec 201621 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Tesco Direct and LEGO have launched a last-minute deal for anyone out there who still needs to buy Christmas presents. Until Thursday (22nd December) you will get 1,000 extra Clubcard points – .....

Tesco Direct and LEGO have launched a last-minute deal for anyone out there who still needs to buy Christmas .....

20 Dec 201620 December 2016 by Anika Burnett • 24 comments

News in brief: Travelex holding a flash sale today Travelex is having another of its occasional ‘flash sales’ today.  Between 11am and 1pm, it will be improving the spreads on currency .....

News in brief: Travelex holding a flash sale today Travelex is having another of its occasional ‘flash .....

20 Dec 201620 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

Early November I wrote about Virgin Money International Money Transfer as a new Virgin Flying Club partner. As an introductory offer Virgin Money offered 3000 Virgin Atlantic miles when making your .....

Early November I wrote about Virgin Money International Money Transfer as a new Virgin Flying Club partner. As .....

20 Dec 201620 December 2016 by Anika Burnett • 4 comments

Avios wants you to hit the high street and earn Avios from your in-store purchases. Sounds familiar? We were also confused by Avios’ announcement. Do they not have a partnership with Bink to do .....

Avios wants you to hit the high street and earn Avios from your in-store purchases. Sounds familiar? We were .....

19 Dec 201619 December 2016 by Anika Burnett • 46 comments

I ran a long article yesterday on ‘how to fly long haul planes on short haul redemptions’ – read it here.  This was mainly about ‘fifth freedom’ flights but also touched .....

I ran a long article yesterday on ‘how to fly long haul planes on short haul redemptions’ – .....

19 Dec 201619 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments