Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
AAdvantage is the frequent flyer program of British Airways partner American Airlines.
This article looks at how you can upgrade your British Airways flights with AAdvantage miles.
Our guide on how you can earn American Airlines AAdvantage miles from UK credit cards is here.
Lloyds Bank announced yesterday that it was the winner of the auction to acquire the UK operations of credit card group MBNA from Bank of America. It paid £1.9bn as well as taking over MBNA’s .....
Lloyds Bank announced yesterday that it was the winner of the auction to acquire the UK operations of credit .....
21 Dec 201621 December 2016 • 44 comments
Last month I wrote about changes to the way that American Airlines codes its flights which impact how you spend Avios and how you earn British Airways tier points. Two class American Airlines .....
Last month I wrote about changes to the way that American Airlines codes its flights which impact how you .....
17 Nov 201617 November 2016 • 34 comments
This is my review of the American Airlines AAdvantage credit card issued in the UK by MBNA. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether .....
This is my review of the American Airlines AAdvantage credit card issued in the UK by MBNA. It is part of my .....
26 Oct 201626 October 2016 • 16 comments
Travelling Connect is a nifty mileage earning opportunity for – primarily – the travelling business person who uses their phone heavily outside the UK. It is, if nothing else, genius in .....
Travelling Connect is a nifty mileage earning opportunity for – primarily – the travelling .....
22 Oct 201622 October 2016 • 28 comments
For people who look to earn British Airways status via a tier point run – booking a specific flight primarily because of the number of tier points earned – it seems like the biggest gravy .....
For people who look to earn British Airways status via a tier point run – booking a specific flight .....
20 Oct 201620 October 2016 • 32 comments
News in brief: Marriott launches a conversion bonus to American Airlines Marriott Rewards is currently offering a 20% bonus if you convert your points into American Airlines miles. Full details are on .....
News in brief: Marriott launches a conversion bonus to American Airlines Marriott Rewards is currently .....
20 Oct 201620 October 2016 • 12 comments
There is nothing more frustrating than finding that your miles have expired when you finally come to use them or add to them. This is most likely to happen with secondary programmes where you once .....
There is nothing more frustrating than finding that your miles have expired when you finally come to use them .....
19 Sep 201619 September 2016 • 48 comments
And the award for worst lounge goes to …… I was heading back to Europe on airberlin, flying business class from New York JFK to Berlin Tegel for the attractive price of 60,000 Avios and .....
And the award for worst lounge goes to …… I was heading back to Europe on airberlin, flying .....
17 Aug 201617 August 2016 • 52 comments
The American Airlines arrivals lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3 has reopened after a five month refurbishment. Whilst AA branded, this is also the arrivals lounge used by British Airways long haul .....
The American Airlines arrivals lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3 has reopened after a five month refurbishment. .....
6 Aug 20166 August 2016 • 28 comments
News in brief: Accor and Amex launch new cashback deal Accor Hotels, which operates Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure, Ibis, M Gallery, Pullman etc, is running a new cashback deal with American Express. There .....
News in brief: Accor and Amex launch new cashback deal Accor Hotels, which operates Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure, .....
5 Aug 20165 August 2016 • 50 comments
A couple of weeks after a non-functioning website went up, a new partnership between Hertz and Le Club AccorHotels has been officially launched. Accor has previously only worked with Europcar. Adding .....
A couple of weeks after a non-functioning website went up, a new partnership between Hertz and Le Club .....
29 Jul 201629 July 2016 • 104 comments
One benefit of booking an Avios redemption to the United States on Aer Lingus is the incredibly low taxes. These are usually around £75 return in Business Class, compared to £500 on British .....
One benefit of booking an Avios redemption to the United States on Aer Lingus is the incredibly low taxes. .....
19 Jul 201619 July 2016 • 26 comments
You may never have heard of Agoda. It is a Hotels.com-style hotel booking website, originally launched in Asia. It was acquired by Priceline and is now a sister company to booking.com. The reason .....
You may never have heard of Agoda. It is a Hotels.com-style hotel booking website, originally launched in .....
10 Jul 201610 July 2016 • 7 comments
Via Flyertalk comes this very interesting fare from Dublin – and possibly other places in Ireland – to Las Vegas this Summer. £1,150 return, give or take, will get you from Dublin to Las .....
Via Flyertalk comes this very interesting fare from Dublin – and possibly other places in Ireland .....
28 May 201628 May 2016 • 43 comments
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