The rules around EU261 / EC261 compensation for delayed, cancelled or downgraded flights continue to evolve as case law sets new precedents on what is and is not included. The Court of Appeal has now .....

The rules around EU261 / EC261 compensation for delayed, cancelled or downgraded flights continue to evolve as .....

18 Oct 201718 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 89 comments

HMRC has announced that it will no longer accept personal credit cards for income tax, PAYE, VAT or any other payments after 13th January 2018. You can see the announcement on this page of the HMRC .....

HMRC has announced that it will no longer accept personal credit cards for income tax, PAYE, VAT or any other .....

10 Oct 201710 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 156 comments

I continue to get a steady stream of reader emails looking for advice on the best Visa or Mastercard miles and points card.  With earning rates being cut following the EU cap on interchange fees, .....

I continue to get a steady stream of reader emails looking for advice on the best Visa or Mastercard miles and .....

4 Sep 20174 September 2017 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

News in brief: American Airlines to drop Manchester to New York flights American Airlines has confirmed that it is dropping its seasonal Manchester to New York service.  It will not be returning in .....

News in brief: American Airlines to drop Manchester to New York flights American Airlines has confirmed that .....

29 Aug 201729 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up to 10,000 Membership Rewards points per year for 1.5p each. This facility is mentioned on .....

One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up .....

27 Aug 201727 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

I’ve been running a few reference articles this month as news is thin on the ground, sharing some tips which new readers might not know about. One of those ‘things you didn’t know .....

I’ve been running a few reference articles this month as news is thin on the ground, sharing some tips .....

23 Aug 201723 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

This is the second part of the updated article I began two weeks ago, discussing the best ways to ‘zero out’ loyalty card accounts which you want to abandon.  You need to remember that .....

This is the second part of the updated article I began two weeks ago, discussing the best ways to .....

22 Aug 201722 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 62 comments

I wrote on Tuesday about the interesting new partnership between Heathrow Rewards, the Heathrow Airport shopping loyalty scheme, and hotel booking site Rocketmiles. What is Rocketmiles? .....

I wrote on Tuesday about the interesting new partnership between Heathrow Rewards, the Heathrow Airport .....

22 Jun 201722 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

News in brief: New Kaligo.com hotel deals for bonus miles Hotel booking group Kaligo.com is currently running a very generous Avios promotion.   You will receive 5,000 Avios with £500 of cumulative .....

News in brief: New Kaligo.com hotel deals for bonus miles Hotel booking group Kaligo.com is currently running .....

18 Jun 201718 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

It is time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. Our updated directory of all 23 UK travel credit cards can be .....

It is time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel .....

8 Jun 20178 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments

News in brief: Small Luxury Hotels to launch new loyalty scheme Via Business Traveller, hotel marketing consortium Small Luxury Hotels of the World has announced that it will scrap its current loyalty .....

News in brief: Small Luxury Hotels to launch new loyalty scheme Via Business Traveller, hotel marketing .....

25 May 201725 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

News in brief: What happens to the Waitrose / Virgin Atlantic deal tomorrow? For the last few weeks, the ability to earn 4 Virgin Flying Club miles for every £1 spent in-store at Waitrose has been a .....

News in brief: What happens to the Waitrose / Virgin Atlantic deal tomorrow? For the last few weeks, the .....

24 May 201724 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 108 comments

If you have a stack of Heathrow Rewards points sitting around, this is the opportunity you have been waiting for to unload them. Heathrow Rewards is the loyalty scheme covering the shops, restaurants, .....

If you have a stack of Heathrow Rewards points sitting around, this is the opportunity you have been waiting .....

23 May 201723 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 83 comments

You can’t accuse airport lounge card Priority Pass of standing still.  After adding a restaurant / bar at Gatwick South (you get £15 of free food and drink by showing your Priority Pass) and .....

You can’t accuse airport lounge card Priority Pass of standing still.  After adding a restaurant / bar .....

19 May 201719 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments