On Monday night Sean Doyle, Chairman and CEO of British Airways, invited us round to his lounge for Christmas drinks. Not the lounge of his house – the Arrivals Lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5. .....

On Monday night Sean Doyle, Chairman and CEO of British Airways, invited us round to his lounge for Christmas .....

12 Dec 202312 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

As I mentioned in our other article today, Sean Doyle, Chairman and CEO of British Airways, invited us round to his lounge for Christmas drinks on Monday night. Not the lounge of his house – the .....

As I mentioned in our other article today, Sean Doyle, Chairman and CEO of British Airways, invited us round .....

12 Dec 202312 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

As Hertz is not a British Airways Avios partner, you have historically had to find an alternative home for the rewards you earn on your Hertz car rentals. The good news is that this is no longer the .....

As Hertz is not a British Airways Avios partner, you have historically had to find an alternative home for the .....

12 Dec 202312 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

EDIT: This is now bookable, see this article (click) On Monday night Sean Doyle, Chairman and CEO of British Airways, invited us round to his lounge for Christmas drinks. Not the lounge of his house .....

EDIT: This is now bookable, see this article (click) On Monday night Sean Doyle, Chairman and CEO of British .....

11 Dec 202311 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

British Airways never, ever, does status matches from other airlines. (Well, if you are a multinational switching from another alliance to BA they will do it for top staff, but apart from that .....

British Airways never, ever, does status matches from other airlines. (Well, if you are a multinational .....

11 Dec 202311 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. This newsletter is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

11 Dec 202311 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

For the last couple of weeks, long-haul Iberia flights for the winter 2024 timetable (from Sunday 27th October 2024) have been missing from the British Airways website. You can work around this in .....

For the last couple of weeks, long-haul Iberia flights for the winter 2024 timetable (from Sunday 27th October .....

10 Dec 202310 December 2023 by Rob Burgess

There has been some odd shifts in how certain long haul British Airways routes are rewarded this year. Back in January, we reported that British Airways had increased the tier points offered for Hong .....

There has been some odd shifts in how certain long haul British Airways routes are rewarded this year. Back in .....

10 Dec 202310 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Today I want to look at the benefits of the FREE Barclaycard Select Cashback credit card for businesses. This includes sole traders, who are blocked from the Capital On Tap Avios-earning SME card. .....

Today I want to look at the benefits of the FREE Barclaycard Select Cashback credit card for businesses. This .....

10 Dec 202310 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

If you are a member of the World of Hyatt hotel loyalty programme, you will have had an email last week outlining some changes to the scheme for 2024. The changes are a little complicated so I thought .....

If you are a member of the World of Hyatt hotel loyalty programme, you will have had an email last week .....

10 Dec 202310 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Hilton Honors has just launched its new Spring 2024 promotion, Points Plus, which is now open for registration – click here. To give Hilton credit, it is very straightforward with minimal .....

Hilton Honors has just launched its new Spring 2024 promotion, Points Plus, which is now open for .....

9 Dec 20239 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

British Airways has announced two new routes from Edinburgh for summer 2024. Flights will be operated by BA Cityflyer, the subsidiary which operates from London City Airport during the week. These .....

British Airways has announced two new routes from Edinburgh for summer 2024. Flights will be operated by BA .....

9 Dec 20239 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

As we covered in the summer, easyJet has announced that it is moving into Birmingham Airport. Three aircraft will be permanently based at the airport for 2024. I wanted to flag this again as tickets .....

As we covered in the summer, easyJet has announced that it is moving into Birmingham Airport. Three aircraft .....

8 Dec 20238 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

In June 2023, British Airways launched flights to Cincinnati. Because having just 26 existing routes to the United States wasn’t nearly enough ….. Cincinnati is in Ohio, although the .....

In June 2023, British Airways launched flights to Cincinnati. Because having just 26 existing routes to the .....

7 Dec 20237 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments