This offer may be of interest to anyone heading down to Asia or India in the near future. Finnair is offering a further 15% discount on its already very competitive business class fares from London or .....

This offer may be of interest to anyone heading down to Asia or India in the near future. Finnair is offering .....

27 Jul 201227 July 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a lengthy piece on Star Alliance airlines who are taking pity on ex-BMI Diamond Club members and matching their old BMI status to enable them to retain status in Star .....

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a lengthy piece on Star Alliance airlines who are taking pity on ex-BMI Diamond .....

26 Jul 201226 July 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

I will, at some point, do a full post about seeing full oneworld availability using websites other than BA’s. For a moment, though, I want to share a few thoughts after researching .....

I will, at some point, do a full post about seeing full oneworld availability using websites other than .....

25 Jul 201225 July 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

When an Avios collector in the UK looks for a long-haul redemption, British Airways is the obvious choice of airline.  There are, of course, also BA’s partner airlines in the OneWorld alliance .....

When an Avios collector in the UK looks for a long-haul redemption, British Airways is the obvious choice of .....

24 Jul 201224 July 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

With BMI’s departure from Star Alliance, those of us who regularly fly on Star Alliance member airlines are having to look for a new home for their miles. One of the key determinants, for me, .....

With BMI’s departure from Star Alliance, those of us who regularly fly on Star Alliance member airlines .....

23 Jul 201223 July 2012 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

My wife’s BA status match from her Silver BMI Diamond Club card came through a couple of days ago. And, like quite a few other people, BA had messed it up.  This is what is stated will .....

My wife’s BA status match from her Silver BMI Diamond Club card came through a couple of days ago. And, .....

23 Jul 201223 July 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Reader Kim got in touch to ask my advice on a letter she received from American Express.  She has a Gold card  – the old style one, no longer available to new customer.  This is different .....

Reader Kim got in touch to ask my advice on a letter she received from American Express.  She has a Gold .....

22 Jul 201222 July 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

This is another post in our series on avios.com partners. Bupa has partnered with Avios to offer bonus Avios points to anyone signing up for health insurance or a health assessment.  The headline .....

This is another post in our series on avios.com partners. Bupa has partnered with Avios to offer bonus Avios .....

22 Jul 201222 July 2012 by Rob Burgess

I posted a few days ago about the Iberia Plus offer of 2,500 Avios points for your kids if you enrol them in the new ‘Iberia Plus Kids’ programme for 2 to 11 year olds.  At the time, most .....

I posted a few days ago about the Iberia Plus offer of 2,500 Avios points for your kids if you enrol them in .....

21 Jul 201221 July 2012 by Rob Burgess

AA has emailed me with details of a Summer discount for buying AAdvantage miles. The discount goes from 10% if you buy 5,000 up to 25% if you buy 40,000.  The link is here. Frankly, it .....

AA has emailed me with details of a Summer discount for buying AAdvantage miles. The discount goes .....

21 Jul 201221 July 2012 by Rob Burgess

This is the 4th of my series of posts looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth applying for. These posts will be linked to the relevant sections .....

This is the 4th of my series of posts looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether .....

20 Jul 201220 July 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

View from the Wing reports on a potential US lawsuit against BA due to the high level of taxes and surcharges on Avios redemptions …. Whilst it is easy to shout ‘mad Americans!’, it .....

View from the Wing reports on a potential US lawsuit against BA due to the high level of taxes and surcharges .....

20 Jul 201220 July 2012 by Rob Burgess

One of the usual key indicators of the arrival of Summer, along with the cricket season and your first Pimm’s of the year, was the launch of Heathrow Express’s ‘2 for 1’ .....

One of the usual key indicators of the arrival of Summer, along with the cricket season and your first .....

19 Jul 201219 July 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

There are two recent Iberia partnerships worth knowing about.  You will need an Iberia Plus account to earn Avios points with these, but they can be quickly transferred across to an avios.com or .....

There are two recent Iberia partnerships worth knowing about.  You will need an Iberia Plus account to earn .....

19 Jul 201219 July 2012 by Rob Burgess