We have run a few ‘the end is nigh’ stories about airberlin recently. All of the short haul routes which do not touch Dusseldorf or Berlin are being transferred to a TUI-controlled joint .....

We have run a few ‘the end is nigh’ stories about airberlin recently. All of the short haul routes .....

19 Feb 201719 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

19 Feb 201719 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

When I ran a reader survey a couple of years ago on which hotel chains you used, Best Western performed surprisingly strongly.  It is worth knowing about Best Western Rewards, especially as they have .....

When I ran a reader survey a couple of years ago on which hotel chains you used, Best Western performed .....

19 Feb 201719 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Time is running out to take advantage of the current Avios promotion organised by financial services group Nutmeg.  You will receive up to 10,000 Avios points when you open a Stocks & .....

Time is running out to take advantage of the current Avios promotion organised by financial services group .....

18 Feb 201718 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

BA news in brief: BA announces weekend routes from Dublin and Edinburgh British Airways has announced another two random European weekend routes using aircraft freed up by the weekend closure of .....

BA news in brief: BA announces weekend routes from Dublin and Edinburgh British Airways has announced another .....

18 Feb 201718 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

I’ve managed to get my hands on the launch date and operational details of the changes to British Airways domestic flights.  As was first flagged in a BA investor presentation last year, .....

I’ve managed to get my hands on the launch date and operational details of the changes to British .....

17 Feb 201717 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 97 comments

A couple of weeks ago I was out of the office on a week long review trip (Ibiza, Madrid and Frankfurt …. you may have read about it). As I wanted to be back in London for the weekend, I booked a .....

A couple of weeks ago I was out of the office on a week long review trip (Ibiza, Madrid and Frankfurt …. .....

17 Feb 201717 February 2017 by Anika Burnett • 107 comments

Until 8th March, British Airways is offering a 35% bonus if you transfer hotel points from seven major loyalty schemes into Avios – click for my article on that deal. Since most of the hotel .....

Until 8th March, British Airways is offering a 35% bonus if you transfer hotel points from seven major loyalty .....

17 Feb 201717 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

News in brief: Get 50% bonus Virgin Atlantic miles with Kaligo.com Hotel booking site Kaligo.com is offering 50% bonus Virgin Flying Club miles on bookings between now and 31st March. Both new and .....

News in brief: Get 50% bonus Virgin Atlantic miles with Kaligo.com Hotel booking site Kaligo.com is offering .....

17 Feb 201717 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

This is our review of the Executive Lounge at Cardiff Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. Reader Nathan kindly sent in .....

This is our review of the Executive Lounge at Cardiff Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of .....

17 Feb 201717 February 2017 by Anika Burnett • 9 comments

This is my review of the new British Airways lounges at Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews .....

This is my review of the new British Airways lounges at Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal. This is part .....

16 Feb 201716 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

This part 2 of my review of the new British Airways lounges at Gatwick Airport.  Part 1 can be found here. Inside the British Airways First Class lounge at Gatwick The First lounge can be .....

This part 2 of my review of the new British Airways lounges at Gatwick Airport.  Part 1 can be found .....

16 Feb 201716 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

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