The flotilla of airlines now operating flights on behalf of British Airways is growing. BA is struggling with aircraft as it tries to utilise the Monarch slots it recently bought at Gatwick Airport .....

The flotilla of airlines now operating flights on behalf of British Airways is growing. BA is struggling with .....

11 Feb 201811 February 2018 by Anika Burnett

A few days ago we wrote about the current quarter’s Clubcard to Avios and Clubcard to Flying Club offers.  BA hadn’t confirmed a special deal at that time but we have more info now. If .....

A few days ago we wrote about the current quarter’s Clubcard to Avios and Clubcard to Flying Club .....

11 Feb 201811 February 2018 by Anika Burnett

In an attempt to stem the flow of business to Norwegian, British Airways is offering some very aggressive World Traveller Plus fares from Scandinavia to the USA. These deals are laughably cheap, .....

In an attempt to stem the flow of business to Norwegian, British Airways is offering some very aggressive .....

9 Feb 20189 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 120 comments

One thing that keeps this job interesting is that you always learn something new about schemes you thought you understood backwards. It is a fairly well known fact that you can cancel any BA flight .....

One thing that keeps this job interesting is that you always learn something new about schemes you thought you .....

8 Feb 20188 February 2018 by Rob Burgess

Accor Hotels, which own Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman etc, has brought back its potentially generous promotion to earn 6,000 bonus Avios or €120! You will earn €120 of .....

Accor Hotels, which own Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman etc, has brought back its .....

7 Feb 20187 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Virgin Atlantic sent me a press release this week about the expansion of Heathrow.  There is nothing in it that you haven’t heard before, but it did contain three interesting statistics .....

Virgin Atlantic sent me a press release this week about the expansion of Heathrow.  There is nothing in .....

7 Feb 20187 February 2018 by Rob Burgess

We wrote on Sunday about how South African Airways is dropping one of its two daily flights from Heathrow to Johannesburg with the upside of a new Airbus A330-300 with SAA’s newest business .....

We wrote on Sunday about how South African Airways is dropping one of its two daily flights from Heathrow to .....

6 Feb 20186 February 2018 by Rob Burgess

Tesco Clubcard points from the last collection period should now be showing online at tesco.com. If you are thinking of where to convert, we now have an inkling of what is available in terms of .....

Tesco Clubcard points from the last collection period should now be showing online at tesco.com. If you are .....

5 Feb 20185 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 114 comments

I have been telling anyone who would listen for the last couple of years that it was inevitable – to me – that Sainsbury’s would take control of Nectar from its Canadian owner Aimia. .....

I have been telling anyone who would listen for the last couple of years that it was inevitable – to me .....

2 Feb 20182 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 90 comments

Back in September, we published a list of British Airways European destinations which did not offer lounge access. There are some airports on the British Airways network which simply do not have an .....

Back in September, we published a list of British Airways European destinations which did not offer lounge .....

2 Feb 20182 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

The direct partnership between Avios and Pizza Express seems to have been a short one. Pizza Express was originally working with loyalty app Bink to allow you to collect Avios via their platform.  .....

The direct partnership between Avios and Pizza Express seems to have been a short one. Pizza Express was .....

2 Feb 20182 February 2018 by Anika Burnett • 62 comments

There was an interesting interview in the Mail on Sunday yesterday with British Airways CEO Alex Cruz. You can find it here. It was billed as his ‘first major interview’.  Unfortunately, .....

There was an interesting interview in the Mail on Sunday yesterday with British Airways CEO Alex Cruz. You can .....

29 Jan 201829 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 118 comments

The British Airways Winter sale ends tomorrow.  As I will remind you, the short-haul deals are pretty good and the long-haul deals are pretty average.  You can also double up with the American .....

The British Airways Winter sale ends tomorrow.  As I will remind you, the short-haul deals are pretty good .....

29 Jan 201829 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Charles Tyrwhitt has launched a bonus Avios offer. Until 28th February you will get 300 bonus Avios on top of the usual 4 Avios per £1 – and at the moment you can purchase their £60 shirts .....

Charles Tyrwhitt has launched a bonus Avios offer. Until 28th February you will get 300 bonus Avios on top of .....

28 Jan 201828 January 2018 by Anika Burnett