News in brief: How you can stop the next British Airways IT meltdown After losing an estimated £80m due to the total IT failure a couple of months ago, British Airways has a plan.  Maybe you know .....

News in brief: How you can stop the next British Airways IT meltdown After losing an estimated £80m due to .....

26 Aug 201726 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 100 comments

Three new Avios deals in brief: Alan Boswell insurance deal extended Insurance broker Alan Boswell Group has extended their ‘new partner’ offer with Avios for another month until 30th .....

Three new Avios deals in brief: Alan Boswell insurance deal extended Insurance broker Alan Boswell Group has .....

25 Aug 201725 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 101 comments

Heathrow Rewards, the loyalty scheme for shopping at Heathrow, will today launch a 50% bonus on transfers to Avios. Heathrow Rewards gives you 1 point for every £1 spent in Heathrow (1 per £10 on .....

Heathrow Rewards, the loyalty scheme for shopping at Heathrow, will today launch a 50% bonus on transfers to .....

24 Aug 201724 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

A reader sent me a link to a Flickr album (yes, it still exists) he created featuring some photographs of the new Club World food service found on Instagram. For copyright reasons I have not published .....

A reader sent me a link to a Flickr album (yes, it still exists) he created featuring some photographs of the .....

23 Aug 201723 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

I’ve been running a few reference articles this month as news is thin on the ground, sharing some tips which new readers might not know about. One of those ‘things you didn’t know .....

I’ve been running a few reference articles this month as news is thin on the ground, sharing some tips .....

23 Aug 201723 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

I’ve written before about the generous deal between AerClub, the new Aer Lingus Avios-based frequent flyer scheme, and Ireland’s Irish Independent / Sunday Independent newspapers. The .....

I’ve written before about the generous deal between AerClub, the new Aer Lingus Avios-based frequent .....

21 Aug 201721 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 164 comments

Those of you with long memories may remember the short lived “Avios Flight Finder” app.  This was an official app from Avios Group which was meant to be a quick way of checking reward .....

Those of you with long memories may remember the short lived “Avios Flight Finder” app.  This .....

19 Aug 201719 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 152 comments

10 days ago I wrote about how Loganair and British Airways appeared to be playing a complex game of brinkmanship over a new codeshare agreement. Loganair operates flights to the Highlands and Islands .....

10 days ago I wrote about how Loganair and British Airways appeared to be playing a complex game of .....

17 Aug 201717 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

With no fanfare so far, it seems that British Airways has finally decided to bite the bullet.  Club Europe tickets are now available at sensible prices on many routes without the need to buy a return .....

With no fanfare so far, it seems that British Airways has finally decided to bite the bullet.  Club Europe .....

15 Aug 201715 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 111 comments

News in brief: Get 50% off mytaxi in London The Hailo taxi network has recently been rebranded as mytaxi following its acquisition by Daimler. In theory mytaxi will be relaunching as an Avios .....

News in brief: Get 50% off mytaxi in London The Hailo taxi network has recently been rebranded as mytaxi .....

14 Aug 201714 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

If you don’t have airport lounge access via your flight ticket, your elite status, via a Priority Pass card from American Express Platinum or via a Lounge Club card from American Express Gold, .....

If you don’t have airport lounge access via your flight ticket, your elite status, via a Priority Pass .....

13 Aug 201713 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

News in brief: Lloyds Avios Rewards refer a friend bonus dropped Avios has dropped the 4,500 Avios ‘refer a friend’ bonus that it has offered on the Lloyds Avios Rewards credit card for .....

News in brief: Lloyds Avios Rewards refer a friend bonus dropped Avios has dropped the 4,500 Avios .....

12 Aug 201712 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

Reader Janne asked us if we were interested in a review of the IAM Jet Center private jet terminal lounge in Barbados.  As it’s Summer and most people are either away on holiday or dreaming of .....

Reader Janne asked us if we were interested in a review of the IAM Jet Center private jet terminal lounge in .....

12 Aug 201712 August 2017 by Anika Burnett • 25 comments

I like car share club Zipcar.  We have a membership in London and there are about 15 cars within a 15-minute walk of our house.  The nearest, which is available 80% of the time, is literally 30 .....

I like car share club Zipcar.  We have a membership in London and there are about 15 cars within a 15-minute .....

11 Aug 201711 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments