OK, there is a medium-sized catch to this headline. You need to start your trip in Cairo. And obviously there are safer places in the world than Cairo at the moment. But read on before dismissing this …. Qatar Airways is running a ’2 for […]
Crazy Qatar BUSINESS fares – £470 Bangkok, £1200 Perth, £660 HK etc
December 12, 2013 By Raffles 16 Comments
Interesting anomalies in Avios reward pricing you can exploit – more examples!
December 5, 2013 By Raffles 24 Comments
Last week, I ran this post which touched on interesting Avios redemption opportunities which are disproportionately ‘cheap’. This is because they fall right on the edge of an Avios pricing band. Dublin to Boston, for example, is 2,993 miles and so is available at the cheaper […]
Qatar announces a new Edinburgh service …. a good Avios redemption for Scots!
December 1, 2013 By Raffles 11 Comments
I have written a few pieces recently about Qatar Airways joining BA in the oneworld alliance, eg here and here. This gives you a very interesting new option for spending your Avios points, especially as Qatar Airways has an impressive reputation and a growing route […]
Interesting anomalies in Avios reward pricing you can exploit
November 26, 2013 By Raffles
The Avios reward chart, as most people know, is based purely on distance. The further you fly, the more it costs. However, this can lead to interesting arbitrages when you get very close – but not quite – to the edge of a distance band. […]
SriLankan Airlines to join oneworld alliance in early 2014 – more Avios redemption options
November 18, 2013 By Raffles
SriLankan Airlines has confirmed that it will officially join the oneworld airline alliance, alongside British Airways, in ‘early’ 2014. SriLankan is not a large airline, operating just 21 aircraft to 22 countries from Colombo (below). Routes do, however, include Heathrow, Hong Kong, Bangkok and Tokyo, […]
Earn double Avios points when flying Qatar Airways before 31 January
November 10, 2013 By Raffles
Qatar Airways officially joined the oneworld alliance, of which British Airways is a member, on 31st October. This means that you can now spend and earn Avios and earn British Airways Executive Club tier points when flying Qatar. It is traditional for new members of […]
Some impressive business class deals in the Qatar 2-4-1 sale (inc Maldives for under £1,000 each)
November 9, 2013 By Raffles
Qatar is currently running a ’2-4-1′ sale on business class seats from a number of European destinations. Some of the prices on offer are very, very attractive indeed. (Remember that Qatar is now a oneworld partner, so you earn Avios and British Airways tier points […]
Avios Redemption University – Lesson 7 – Using your BA Amex 2-4-1 voucher
November 3, 2013 By Raffles
I am running updated versions of my “Avios Redemption University” series over the next few days. These articles are a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something from them. Click here to see the other articles. This post is part […]
Avios Redemption University – Lesson 6 – Lowering taxes by redeeming on airberlin
November 2, 2013 By Raffles
I am running updated versions of my “Avios Redemption University” series over the next few days. These articles are a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something from them. Click here to see the other articles. Since airberlin joined the oneworld airline […]
Avios Redemption University – Lesson 5 – When to use ‘Avios and Money’?
October 30, 2013 By Raffles
I am running updated versions of my “Avios Redemption University” series over the next few days. These articles are a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something from them. Click here to see the other articles. ‘Avios and Money’ is the feature […]
Avios Redemption University – Lesson 2 – Saving taxes on US redemptions with Aer Lingus
October 25, 2013 By Raffles
I am running updated versions of my “Avios Redemption University” series over the next few days. These articles are a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something from them. One of the biggest issues with redeeming Avios for long-haul flights is the […]
You can now search, but not book, Qatar redemptions on ba.com
October 3, 2013 By Raffles
Well, its progress of a sort, I suppose! Yesterday, Qatar Airways redemptions were loaded onto ba.com. This gives Avios collectors (and American Airlines members) a head start at making redemptions, ahead of Qatar’s official entry into the oneworld alliance at the end of the month. […]
Cathay Pacific launching Maldives flights to Male from October 27th
September 14, 2013 By Raffles
When we went to the Maldives, five years ago, it was a pain. At that point, British Airways did not fly the route. We ended up routing ourselves London-Frankfurt-Dubai (on Lufthansa miles) with a connection to a paid Dubai-Male flight that departed at 4am or […]
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