Emirates has announced a new route between Edinburgh and Dubai.  This will replace the Etihad service to Abu Dhabi which is being withdrawn at the end of September. From 1st October there will be a .....

Emirates has announced a new route between Edinburgh and Dubai.  This will replace the Etihad service to Abu .....

12 May 201812 May 2018 by Anika Burnett

Heathrow Rewards, the Heathrow Airport shopping loyalty scheme, has an interesting partnership with hotel booking site Rocketmiles. Heathrow Rewards gives you 1 point for every £1 spent in Heathrow .....

Heathrow Rewards, the Heathrow Airport shopping loyalty scheme, has an interesting partnership with hotel .....

3 Apr 20183 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Tomorrow, 2nd April, sees a number of big changes at Hilton Honors, primarily the scrapping of ‘points and miles’.   I will recap the key issues on Monday. That is not new news.  What .....

Tomorrow, 2nd April, sees a number of big changes at Hilton Honors, primarily the scrapping of ‘points .....

1 Apr 20181 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Emirates has launched a decent cashback deal with American Express although not many people appear to have it. There seem to be a few variants so you will need to look through the .....

Emirates has launched a decent cashback deal with American Express although not many people appear to have .....

7 Mar 20187 March 2018 by Rob Burgess

2019 is now approaching, and with it the arrival of the first British Airways A350 which will feature the new Club World seat. Whilst BA has filed a number of patents showing various designs, you .....

2019 is now approaching, and with it the arrival of the first British Airways A350 which will feature the new .....

6 Jan 20186 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

Emirates announced yesterday that it will begin services from London Stansted to Dubai on 8th July.  This will be the 10th daily Emirates flight from London to Dubai, with the airline already .....

Emirates announced yesterday that it will begin services from London Stansted to Dubai on 8th July.  This .....

21 Dec 201721 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

News in brief: Get 50% off mytaxi in London this weekend mytaxi – the rebranded Hailo app – has been running a ‘weekend only’ promotion over the last couple of weeks giving .....

News in brief: Get 50% off mytaxi in London this weekend mytaxi – the rebranded Hailo app – has .....

2 Dec 20172 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

Emirates launched its new First Class product at the Dubai Airshow this weekend.  The airline is clearly unhappy with Etihad leading the way in First Class uber-comfort and has decided to come .....

Emirates launched its new First Class product at the Dubai Airshow this weekend.  The airline is clearly .....

13 Nov 201713 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Last week I ran this article suggesting that you should act immediately if you wanted to apply for any of the MBNA airline credit cards. It was good advice. MBNA closed the Emirates Skywards credit .....

Last week I ran this article suggesting that you should act immediately if you wanted to apply for any of the .....

12 Nov 201712 November 2017 by Rob Burgess

Last week I ran this article suggesting that you should act immediately if you wanted to apply for any of the MBNA airline credit cards. It was good advice. All eight MBNA airline credit cards were .....

Last week I ran this article suggesting that you should act immediately if you wanted to apply for any of the .....

8 Nov 20178 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 155 comments

The end appears to be coming sooner rather than later for the MBNA-issued airline credit cards which come as an American Express plus Visa or Mastercard double pack. If you had been thinking about .....

The end appears to be coming sooner rather than later for the MBNA-issued airline credit cards which come as .....

1 Nov 20171 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 114 comments

There is good news for Avios, Virgin Flying Club, Emirates Skywards, Etihad Guest and Lufthansa Miles & More members. Tomorrow, 1st November, Heathrow Rewards is launching its annual mega-bonus .....

There is good news for Avios, Virgin Flying Club, Emirates Skywards, Etihad Guest and Lufthansa Miles & .....

31 Oct 201731 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

This is my review of the Emirates Skywards Elite credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying .....

This is my review of the Emirates Skywards Elite credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at .....

21 Oct 201721 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

This is my review of the Emirates Skywards UK credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying for. .....

This is my review of the Emirates Skywards UK credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the .....

21 Oct 201721 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments