Now that British Airways has moved into the South terminal at Gatwick, and you have a brand new check-in area, impressive new lounges and no need to use the monorail any longer, I thought it was worth .....

Now that British Airways has moved into the South terminal at Gatwick, and you have a brand new check-in area, .....

16 Feb 201716 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

I had lunch with a reader last week and he gave me an old spreadsheet he had put together.  I agreed to update it and tweak it, and we now have a comprehensive list of the flying time of .....

I had lunch with a reader last week and he gave me an old spreadsheet he had put together.  I agreed to .....

15 Feb 201715 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

British Airways Executive Club and Hilton Honors have launched a new mileage deal for the Spring. For some people – but not many – this may be more attractive than the main Hilton Honors .....

British Airways Executive Club and Hilton Honors have launched a new mileage deal for the Spring. For some .....

15 Feb 201715 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – has brought back its ‘100% buy points bonus’ promotion.  It is as generous an offer as you .....

IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – has brought back .....

15 Feb 201715 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

As part of its Valentines Day sale, Virgin Atlantic has launched some aggressive Upper Class fares from Manchester to Boston. See the Virgin Atlantic site here for details. How aggressive? .....

As part of its Valentines Day sale, Virgin Atlantic has launched some aggressive Upper Class fares from .....

14 Feb 201714 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

‘Part Pay With Avios’ has, apparently, been very successful since it was launched.  It allows you to redeem your points for a discount against a cash ticket, although you are not allowed .....

‘Part Pay With Avios’ has, apparently, been very successful since it was launched.  It allows you .....

14 Feb 201714 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Another British Airways cabin crew strike will take place later this week from 17th to 20th February. This only impacts selected flights from Heathrow – all other airports are unaffected. .....

Another British Airways cabin crew strike will take place later this week from 17th to 20th February. This .....

14 Feb 201714 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments

If you have started to use Airbnb for some of your travelling, you may have thought that you had to give up earning airline miles from your stays.  This is no longer true. There are three ways of .....

If you have started to use Airbnb for some of your travelling, you may have thought that you had to give up .....

14 Feb 201714 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Wealth management group Nutmeg has brought back its generous Avios offer, just two months after the previous offer closed. You will receive up to 10,000 Avios points when you open a Stocks & .....

Wealth management group Nutmeg has brought back its generous Avios offer, just two months after the previous .....

13 Feb 201713 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

I recently covered the new Finnair sale to Asia.  There are two other sales going on at the moment which I have decided to pull together in one article.  The key thing that links all three is that, .....

I recently covered the new Finnair sale to Asia.  There are two other sales going on at the moment which I .....

13 Feb 201713 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

I wanted to give our new luxury hotel booking service another mention today.  Please feel free to skip over this article if it isn’t relevant!  I’m pleased to say that the feedback .....

I wanted to give our new luxury hotel booking service another mention today.  Please feel free to skip over .....

13 Feb 201713 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

News in brief: Get a 40% bonus when you buy Hyatt points The new ‘World of Hyatt’ loyalty programme is gearing up to launch and this might be the last mention of Hyatt Gold Passport on .....

News in brief: Get a 40% bonus when you buy Hyatt points The new ‘World of Hyatt’ loyalty .....

13 Feb 201713 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

As I mentioned briefly in my article yesterday on Iberia’s current ‘25% off some Avios redemptions’ sale, the airline has published a new redemption chart.  Actually, two new .....

As I mentioned briefly in my article yesterday on Iberia’s current ‘25% off some Avios .....

13 Feb 201713 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Iberia Plus launched a very low key offer last week offering 25% off redemptions to various destinations in all classes. As Iberia Plus is already a more attractive redemption option than British .....

Iberia Plus launched a very low key offer last week offering 25% off redemptions to various destinations in .....

12 Feb 201712 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments