Sixt mydriver is an attempt by the German car rental group to get into the territory currently occupied by Uber and Blacklane.  It offers a broad range of airport chauffeur trips. The .....

Sixt mydriver is an attempt by the German car rental group to get into the territory currently occupied by .....

3 Apr 20183 April 2018 by Rob Burgess

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

In what may be a model for BA’s upcoming Avios revamp, Lufthansa’s Miles & More scheme moves to revenue-based mileage earning for tickets issued from today.  Existing bookings are .....

In what may be a model for BA’s upcoming Avios revamp, Lufthansa’s Miles & More scheme moves .....

12 Mar 201812 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

Blacklane is, to some extent, the Uber of high end airport transfers – although Uber, of course, runs high-end cars itself in many cities including London. You can find out more on their website .....

Blacklane is, to some extent, the Uber of high end airport transfers – although Uber, of course, runs .....

12 Mar 201812 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Lufthansa has announced that its Miles & More frequent flyer scheme will offer ‘mileage pooling’ from May. This is potentially very interesting.  It will allow two adults and up to .....

Lufthansa has announced that its Miles & More frequent flyer scheme will offer ‘mileage .....

9 Mar 20189 March 2018 by Rob Burgess

As Miles & More miles are harder to collect in the UK than Avios, it’s worth taking a look at the current promotion with The Economist.  It is, however, worse than their previous offers. If .....

As Miles & More miles are harder to collect in the UK than Avios, it’s worth taking a look at the .....

25 Feb 201825 February 2018 by Anika Burnett

What I thought might be interesting to look at today, in very mercenary terms, would be to rank the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard cash. How do I value my miles and .....

What I thought might be interesting to look at today, in very mercenary terms, would be to rank the best UK .....

19 Feb 201819 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 118 comments

Lufthansa’s Miles & More programme is running another very generous deal to push the Miles & More Hotels booking website. Book a hotel room via their portal between now and 28th February .....

Lufthansa’s Miles & More programme is running another very generous deal to push the Miles & .....

18 Feb 201818 February 2018 by Anika Burnett

News in brief: New BA Holidays Club Europe flash sale launched BA Holidays is running another of its ‘luxury flash sale’ events this weekend.  Accommodation is either in 4* or 5* hotels .....

News in brief: New BA Holidays Club Europe flash sale launched BA Holidays is running another of its .....

17 Feb 201817 February 2018 by Anika Burnett • 23 comments

If you want to plan ahead to escape the English winter this year, SWISS has some great Business Class fares to South Africa. Selected flights in November and December are only £1,040 for a return .....

If you want to plan ahead to escape the English winter this year, SWISS has some great Business Class fares to .....

16 Feb 201816 February 2018 by Anika Burnett

Lufthansa’s Miles & More programme has just added Tesco to its roster of gift card partners.  This allows you to cash out your Miles & More miles for a shopping voucher. It is, however, .....

Lufthansa’s Miles & More programme has just added Tesco to its roster of gift card partners.  This .....

14 Feb 201814 February 2018 by Anika Burnett

This is my review of the Lufthansa lounges at London Heathrow Terminal 2. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. My SWISS First .....

This is my review of the Lufthansa lounges at London Heathrow Terminal 2. This is part of our series of .....

8 Feb 20188 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

At the end of March, Hilton Honors will no longer let you earn airline miles from your stays.  ‘Points and Miles’ will be stopped and the only option will be taking points.   I .....

At the end of March, Hilton Honors will no longer let you earn airline miles from your stays.  ‘Points .....

5 Feb 20185 February 2018 by Rob Burgess

One week before Lufthansa was going to reveal their new design, images have been leaked giving a first glance at what the full fleet is going to look like. The Lufthansa bird is now white surrounded .....

One week before Lufthansa was going to reveal their new design, images have been leaked giving a first glance .....

4 Feb 20184 February 2018 by Anika Burnett