This article looks at how to earn Avios and other airline miles from car rentals. The schools are nearly out, so  I thought it was a good time to update our ‘Holiday Tips’ series in .....

This article looks at how to earn Avios and other airline miles from car rentals. The schools are nearly out, .....

8 Jul 20198 July 2019 by Rob Burgess • 83 comments

I get a steady stream of emails asking about how to book Avios tickets to Australia or New Zealand.  My honest answer is – don’t bother.  Use cash. There are three reasons for .....

I get a steady stream of emails asking about how to book Avios tickets to Australia or New Zealand.  My .....

5 Jul 20195 July 2019 by Rob Burgess • 97 comments

We did a long article yesterday on the new benefits now offered by online bank (and Avios partner) Monese. The company announced another new feature yesterday – PayPal integration.  In the same .....

We did a long article yesterday on the new benefits now offered by online bank (and Avios partner) Monese. The .....

5 Jul 20195 July 2019 by Rob Burgess

Back in February we wrote about the new partnership between online banking service Monese and Avios. Avios Group joined a £60m funding round for Monese in December 2018, and this is now leading to .....

Back in February we wrote about the new partnership between online banking service Monese and Avios. Avios .....

4 Jul 20194 July 2019 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

There seems to be a bit of a shake out going on with Avios partners at the moment.  We saw British Airways Executive Club part company with Shell Drivers Club last Sunday, although that was driven .....

There seems to be a bit of a shake out going on with Avios partners at the moment.  We saw British Airways .....

3 Jul 20193 July 2019 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

British Airways and The Economist have brought back their special offer for taking out a subscription.  As you can see at this link, you can earn up to 18,000 Avios with a new one-year .....

British Airways and The Economist have brought back their special offer for taking out a subscription. .....

2 Jul 20192 July 2019 by Rob Burgess • 122 comments

Head for Points and hotel booking site Kaligo.com, which awards Avios with every hotel you book, are running an EXCLUSIVE promotion during July. This is the third time we have run an offer like this .....

Head for Points and hotel booking site Kaligo.com, which awards Avios with every hotel you book, are running .....

1 Jul 20191 July 2019 by Anika Burnett • 51 comments

If you earn 2500 British Airways Executive Club tier points in your membership year, you receive a ‘Gold Upgrade For Two’ voucher, known as a GUF2 in the trade. The GUF2 voucher lets you .....

If you earn 2500 British Airways Executive Club tier points in your membership year, you receive a ‘Gold .....

1 Jul 20191 July 2019 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

If you are looking to make some hotel bookings at the moment, I strongly recommend waiting until tomorrow. We will be launching an EXCLUSIVE Avios promotion in association with hotel booking site .....

If you are looking to make some hotel bookings at the moment, I strongly recommend waiting until tomorrow. We .....

30 Jun 201930 June 2019 by Rhys Jones • 91 comments

Here is your final reminder that Shell Drivers Club closes down today, 30th June. It isn’t entirely clear what happens to your points if you do not transfer them to Avios by tonight: ba.com was .....

Here is your final reminder that Shell Drivers Club closes down today, 30th June. It isn’t entirely .....

30 Jun 201930 June 2019 by Rhys Jones

Very quietly, British Airways is trialling revenue based redemptions via the call centre for routes to North America. We are a bit slow off the mark here.  A reader told me last weekend that he had .....

Very quietly, British Airways is trialling revenue based redemptions via the call centre for routes to North .....

29 Jun 201929 June 2019 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

British Airways has just launched a Centenary flight and holidays promotion – click here for details. The “official” centenary weekend isn’t until August – although, of .....

British Airways has just launched a Centenary flight and holidays promotion – click here for details. .....

28 Jun 201928 June 2019 by Rhys Jones • 22 comments

In January we wrote about the new catering options that were coming to World Traveller Plus, the British Airways long haul premium economy product. These were phased in from February, but we had been .....

In January we wrote about the new catering options that were coming to World Traveller Plus, the British .....

28 Jun 201928 June 2019 by Rhys Jones • 41 comments

British Airways is offering free lounge access for Armed Forces Day which is tomorrow, Saturday 29th June. To celebrate, and as part of the BA100 celebrations, all military personnel travelling .....

British Airways is offering free lounge access for Armed Forces Day which is tomorrow, Saturday 29th June. To .....

28 Jun 201928 June 2019 by Rob Burgess