Travel Tips

Despite changes to many credit card rewards programmes, air miles credit cards are still the best way to earn air miles in the UK unless you happen to be a frequent transatlantic flyer. The problem is that there are lots of air miles credit cards and some are considerably better than …

In last week’s post ‘how has the British Airways American Express Premium Plus card become more rewarding?, I talked about why the £250 annual fee on the British Airways American Express Premium Plus is worth the cost. I also mentioned that if you cancel part way through the year you …

The high annual fee of £250 puts many people off the British Airways American Express Premium Plus card. However, changes to the AVIOS redemption options now mean that even if you choose to use your companion voucher to fly economy class, you can easily recoup the cost of the annual …

Whoop whoop! After two years of Covid travel restrictions and several amendments to our first Virgin Upper Class Reward flights, in June we finally flew Virgin Upper Class to Seattle. I was seriously excited! As a Virgin virgin, I was keen to establish whether the experience would surpass our BA …

Ever returned form a holiday to find numerous overseas transaction charges? Those little charges of a few pounds here and there can soon add up. Charges may include a fixed fee for use plus a foreign transaction fee which can be anything up to 2.99%. If you spend £500 that …