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This is my review of Hotel Riomar in Ibiza, part of Marriott's Tribute Portfolio. The Marriott Bonvoy Premium Debit Card is currently offering 40,000 Marriott Bonvoy points as a sign-up bonus - read more here. You qualify for this even if you have have th

One thing that often surprises people who are travelling in British Airways Club World for the first time is that seat reservations are not free at the time of booking. British Airways is one of the few airlines that charges its business class passengers

In June 2022, British Airways made a major change to the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 Companion Voucher. You could now book a seat for one person for 50% of the usual Avios required. The 2-4-1 Companion Voucher no longer required two people to b

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Currensea, which operates the Hilton, Marriott and United Airlines debit cards (with more to come), has changed how it treats payments to HMRC. The good news is that you will now earn points when you pay HMRC using a Currensea-issued debit card. In the pa

Back in August 2015, we saw the first independent lounge at Heathrow Terminal 5 - Club Aspire. It finally offered a home for people who did not have British Airways lounge access, and as such it was warmly welcomed. However, as word got out and the lounge

Three years after a major relaunch which saw your points balance lose a lot of value, Club Eurostar has announced another devaluation. Details should be dropping into your inbox today (Thursday). The changes kick in from 29th October. Whilst devaluations

This article looks at whether it is worth using your Avios to book a hotel room. I generally try to stay away from the eternal question of 'What is an Avios worth?'. At the end of the day, it is a 100% personal decision. It is a decision based on numerous

This is our review of the refurbished Aspire Lounge at Birmingham Airport. As you know, we try to review every airport lounge in the UK in person. You can see all of our UK airport lounge reviews here. Aspire has just opened three new or refurbished loung