News in brief: British Airways European flash sale launched British Airways has added 250,000 seats at less than £30 to their current sale. Until midnight on 19th September you can book flights from .....

News in brief: British Airways European flash sale launched British Airways has added 250,000 seats at less .....

15 Sep 201715 September 2017 by Anika Burnett • 33 comments

The abilty to upgrade a British Airways World Traveller Plus cash ticket to Club World, using Avios, is one of the most attractive parts of the Avios programme. Upgrading from Economy / World .....

The abilty to upgrade a British Airways World Traveller Plus cash ticket to Club World, using Avios, is one of .....

14 Sep 201714 September 2017 by Rob Burgess • 84 comments

News in brief: Get 3,600 Avios with LEGO There is a VERY generous LEGO deal running again this week on Tesco Direct. As you can see on this page, you will receive 1500 bonus Clubcard points when you .....

News in brief: Get 3,600 Avios with LEGO There is a VERY generous LEGO deal running again this week on Tesco .....

14 Sep 201714 September 2017 by Anika Burnett • 49 comments

Until the Avios website had its last revamp, it was a big secret that you could use Avios points for access to 400 airport lounges, including those in the UK run by No 1 Lounges and Aspire. It is .....

Until the Avios website had its last revamp, it was a big secret that you could use Avios points for access .....

13 Sep 201713 September 2017 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

News in brief: Rolling Luggage Avios earning change Last week Rolling Luggage and Avios launched their new partnership with a generous Avios earning rate. The earning rate was: 5 Avios per £1 spent .....

News in brief: Rolling Luggage Avios earning change Last week Rolling Luggage and Avios launched their new .....

13 Sep 201713 September 2017 by Anika Burnett • 85 comments

News in brief: British Airways brings back ‘Upgrade To First’ BA has brought back its regular ‘Upgrade To First’ promotion. This offer is only suitable for people travelling .....

News in brief: British Airways brings back ‘Upgrade To First’ BA has brought back its regular .....

11 Sep 201711 September 2017 by Rob Burgess • 111 comments

I ran an interesting article last week on exploiting Avios zonal pricing to save points or money.  The examples I gave (see the full article here) focused on Qatar Airways redemptions. Today I .....

I ran an interesting article last week on exploiting Avios zonal pricing to save points or money.  The .....

10 Sep 201710 September 2017 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

News in brief: BA Holidays Avios bonus halved British Airways has – very quietly – announced a cut to the Avios earned when booking via BA Holidays. Currently the earning rate is 2 Avios .....

News in brief: BA Holidays Avios bonus halved British Airways has – very quietly – announced a cut .....

9 Sep 20179 September 2017 by Anika Burnett • 47 comments

News in brief: Extra British Airways sale discounts on holidays Last week British Airways launched its latest World Sale with discounts on long-haul and short-haul flights in all classes as well as .....

News in brief: Extra British Airways sale discounts on holidays Last week British Airways launched its latest .....

8 Sep 20178 September 2017 by Rob Burgess • 71 comments

Very quietly and very slowly, British Airways has started to roll out one of the new features it trailed over the summer – the ability to upgrade your flight via the BA app after check-in. .....

Very quietly and very slowly, British Airways has started to roll out one of the new features it trailed over .....

7 Sep 20177 September 2017 by Rob Burgess • 125 comments

News in brief: Earn Avios with Rolling Luggage Avios has launched a new partnership with luggage retailer Rolling Luggage. At present it is only valid online via their website here. You will also be .....

News in brief: Earn Avios with Rolling Luggage Avios has launched a new partnership with luggage retailer .....

7 Sep 20177 September 2017 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

Some Avios redemptions are ‘disproportionately’ cheap because they fall right on the edge of an Avios pricing band. Until Aer Lingus rigged the game by forcibly moving it into .....

Some Avios redemptions are ‘disproportionately’ cheap because they fall right on the edge of .....

6 Sep 20176 September 2017 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

News in brief: Get £1,060 British Airways Club World fares to Dubai About 10 years ago, for no logical reason, Lisbon was the holy grail of cheap British Airways Club World tickets.  You could be .....

News in brief: Get £1,060 British Airways Club World fares to Dubai About 10 years ago, for no logical .....

5 Sep 20175 September 2017 by Rob Burgess • 73 comments

One of BA’s plans for increasing its profitability from Gatwick is the ‘densification’ of the Boeing 777 fleet. At present, World Traveller economy seating is nine abreast on the .....

One of BA’s plans for increasing its profitability from Gatwick is the ‘densification’ of .....

5 Sep 20175 September 2017 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments