News in brief: Travelex increasing its delivery fees on smaller orders Travelex relaunched as an Avios partner a couple of weeks ago.  You can now earn points – but only when you buy in .....

News in brief: Travelex increasing its delivery fees on smaller orders Travelex relaunched as an Avios .....

21 Jul 201721 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

News in brief: Good Hilton St George’s Park auction deal available Another interesting package has appeared on the Hilton Auctions site.  It isn’t getting a lot of love at the moment but .....

News in brief: Good Hilton St George’s Park auction deal available Another interesting package has .....

20 Jul 201720 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

British Airways has announced three new routes from London City Airport starting in October 2017. The new destinations are Reykjavik, Paris Orly and Prague. This is especially interesting as it means .....

British Airways has announced three new routes from London City Airport starting in October 2017. The new .....

19 Jul 201719 July 2017 by Anika Burnett • 40 comments

News in brief: Good Groupon deal on Manchester’s 1903 Lounge In May I went up to Manchester to take a look at the new premium adults-only “1903 Lounge” that opened in Terminal 3. My .....

News in brief: Good Groupon deal on Manchester’s 1903 Lounge In May I went up to Manchester to take a .....

18 Jul 201718 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 86 comments

As we’re now in July, I wanted to give another mention to a new avios.com partner – insurance broker Alan Boswell.  If your insurance is due this month you may want to give .....

As we’re now in July, I wanted to give another mention to a new avios.com partner – .....

17 Jul 201717 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

News in brief: British Airways to make remaining US ground staff redundant According to reports from BA sources on Flyertalk, it was announced internally on Friday that remaining British Airways .....

News in brief: British Airways to make remaining US ground staff redundant According to reports from BA .....

16 Jul 201716 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

You may never have heard of Italian airline Meridiana, even though it uses Avios for its reward programme. I wouldn’t blame you.  It does appear to be a slightly bizarre operation.  It is the .....

You may never have heard of Italian airline Meridiana, even though it uses Avios for its reward programme. I .....

16 Jul 201716 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

This is third part of our ‘Holiday Tips’ series, covering ways of earning miles and points from every aspect of your holiday planning.  Earlier articles covered earning Avios and other .....

This is third part of our ‘Holiday Tips’ series, covering ways of earning miles and points from .....

15 Jul 201715 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments

News in brief: Aer Lingus showing reduced taxes on Avios redemptions Back in December 2016, Aer Lingus reward availability finally appeared on avios.com.  It is still not available via ba.com – .....

News in brief: Aer Lingus showing reduced taxes on Avios redemptions Back in December 2016, Aer Lingus reward .....

15 Jul 201715 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

News in brief: Kate Spade New York opens at Heathrow Terminal 5 Kate Spade New York has opened a shop at Heathrow Terminal 5. The brand continues to grow internationally and Heathrow T5 is their first .....

News in brief: Kate Spade New York opens at Heathrow Terminal 5 Kate Spade New York has opened a shop at .....

14 Jul 201714 July 2017 by Anika Burnett • 20 comments

Hilton is currently running an aggressive promotion with Avios to encourage you to move your stays across to them this Summer. You can earn 10,000 Avios from your next five Hilton cash stays. .....

Hilton is currently running an aggressive promotion with Avios to encourage you to move your stays across to .....

14 Jul 201714 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments

News in brief: Interesting Barclays corporate credit card  A reader sent me a link to the Barclays Premium Plus business credit card, which I hadn’t seen before. (Has American Express not .....

News in brief: Interesting Barclays corporate credit card  A reader sent me a link to the Barclays Premium .....

13 Jul 201713 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

News in brief: New American Express cashback deals launched American Express has launched a new wave of travel-related cashback deals.  Some, all or none of the offers below will be found on the .....

News in brief: New American Express cashback deals launched American Express has launched a new wave of .....

12 Jul 201712 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

Amazingly, for the last year or so, it has been impossible to earn Avios when purchasing foreign currency.  At some point British Airways has had deals with Travelex, Moneycorp and American Express, .....

Amazingly, for the last year or so, it has been impossible to earn Avios when purchasing foreign currency. .....

11 Jul 201711 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments