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. It is even less known today .....

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

11 Mar 201411 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Etihad is the latest airline to partner with HolidayCheck to offer airline miles in return for reviewing hotels on their website.  It seems that, in an attempt to compete with TripAdvisor, .....

Etihad is the latest airline to partner with HolidayCheck to offer airline miles in return for reviewing .....

23 Feb 201423 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

I came unstuck on Monday when Etihad – whose ‘Gold status match’ I was promoting in the main story – changed the rules of the promotion literally overnight.  By the time you .....

I came unstuck on Monday when Etihad – whose ‘Gold status match’ I was promoting in the main .....

14 Feb 201414 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Abu Dhabi based Etihad has brought back its annual ‘Gold status match’.  This allows you to get an Etihad Gold card in return for proof of your Gold status with British Airways or any .....

Abu Dhabi based Etihad has brought back its annual ‘Gold status match’.  This allows you to get .....

10 Feb 201410 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

There are three bits of Etihad news to share today. Firstly, Etihad has launched a redemption sale with 25% off seats.  This is worth knowing if have a pile of Amex Membership Rewards points you .....

There are three bits of Etihad news to share today. Firstly, Etihad has launched a redemption sale with 25% .....

23 Jan 201423 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Of all the stories I wrote last year, the one which you would most expect to be an April Fool is probably this one – that Emirates and easyJet have formed a partnership to let you redeem .....

Of all the stories I wrote last year, the one which you would most expect to be an April Fool is probably this .....

4 Jan 20144 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

This is the last part of my look back at 2013.  Previous articles looked at my personal travel highlights and top promotions and the large number of devaluations this year. Credit card sign-up .....

This is the last part of my look back at 2013.  Previous articles looked at my personal travel highlights and .....

29 Dec 201329 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

This is the final part of the article I began yesterday, discussing the best ways to ‘zero out’ loyalty card accounts which you want to abandon.  You need to remember that you may .....

This is the final part of the article I began yesterday, discussing the best ways to ‘zero out’ .....

20 Dec 201320 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Etihad announced the latest step in the quest for world domination by the Middle Eastern airlines last week. And this one is quite clever. Etihad has announced that, subject to regulatory approval, it .....

Etihad announced the latest step in the quest for world domination by the Middle Eastern airlines last week. .....

21 Nov 201321 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Here are two quick updates on recent articles, because I thought the info was worth sharing. Emirates joins Membership Rewards First, I wrote on Monday that Emirates is now a partner with UK American .....

Here are two quick updates on recent articles, because I thought the info was worth sharing. Emirates joins .....

14 Nov 201314 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Since airberlin joined the oneworld airline alliance in March 2012, it has opened up a new range of long-haul routes from Europe that can be booked with Avios. Along with Aer Lingus, they offer you .....

Since airberlin joined the oneworld airline alliance in March 2012, it has opened up a new range of long-haul .....

2 Nov 20132 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

I wrote last week about the much improved bonus on the Etihad Guest UK credit card, which is now offering a 17,000 miles sign-up bonus. On its own, that won’t get you far, albeit Etihad is also .....

I wrote last week about the much improved bonus on the Etihad Guest UK credit card, which is now offering a .....

11 Oct 201311 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Etihad launched their UK credit card back in May. Even accounting for the fact that the card was free, the sign-up bonus was a little underwhelming – 5,000 Etihad Guest miles. Etihad has now .....

Etihad launched their UK credit card back in May. Even accounting for the fact that the card was free, the .....

4 Oct 20134 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

I wrote a few weeks ago about Rocketmiles, the hotel booking service that rewards you with very large chunks of frequent flyer miles for every night you book. Although not Avios, unfortunately .....

I wrote a few weeks ago about Rocketmiles, the hotel booking service that rewards you with very large chunks .....

3 Oct 20133 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments