Yesterday was the annual International Airlines Group Capital Markets Day, where IAG gives a public presentation for its bondholders on the performance of BA, Iberia, Vueling and now Aer Lingus. The .....

Yesterday was the annual International Airlines Group Capital Markets Day, where IAG gives a public .....

5 Nov 20165 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 106 comments

News in brief: New British Airways short haul routes announced British Airways has added seven new short haul routes from London Heathrow to their Summer 2017 season. Included is one of the most .....

News in brief: New British Airways short haul routes announced British Airways has added seven new short haul .....

5 Nov 20165 November 2016 by Anika Burnett • 38 comments

This is my review of the Lloyds Choice Rewards credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying .....

This is my review of the Lloyds Choice Rewards credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at .....

5 Nov 20165 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

This is my review of the Lloyds Avios Rewards credit cards.  It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth .....

This is my review of the Lloyds Avios Rewards credit cards.  It is part of my series of articles .....

5 Nov 20165 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

News in brief Get 8,000 Flying Blue miles with one PointsHound booking Flying Blue, the KLM / Air France programme, is offering a very generous 8000 Flying Blue miles with your first hotel booking via .....

News in brief Get 8,000 Flying Blue miles with one PointsHound booking Flying Blue, the KLM / Air France .....

4 Nov 20164 November 2016 by Anika Burnett • 25 comments

This week saw the launch of the British Airways / Qatar Airways revenue sharing deal on routes from the UK to Doha which I discussed here. This means that BA and Qatar are effectively operating as one .....

This week saw the launch of the British Airways / Qatar Airways revenue sharing deal on routes from the UK to .....

3 Nov 20163 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 141 comments

I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a burst of British Airways long-haul activity. First we had New Orleans, then we had Fort Lauderdale, and yesterday we saw the launch of a new British .....

I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a burst of British Airways long-haul activity. First we had New .....

2 Nov 20162 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

News in brief: BA offering bigger baggage allowances via agents A HfP reader who travels to India on a regular basis dropped me a note with an interesting observation. The current free luggage .....

News in brief: BA offering bigger baggage allowances via agents A HfP reader who travels to India on a regular .....

2 Nov 20162 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

News in brief: British Airways Luxury Sale now on We have been a little slow in covering the latest British Airways  premium sale, apologies. The prices don’t look too exciting, but it’s .....

News in brief: British Airways Luxury Sale now on We have been a little slow in covering the latest British .....

1 Nov 20161 November 2016 by Anika Burnett • 56 comments

News in brief: Bonus Avios booking hotels with Kaligo.com Hotel booking site Kaligo.com has been fairly quiet on the promotional front recently, following a number of very generous offers in 2015. .....

News in brief: Bonus Avios booking hotels with Kaligo.com Hotel booking site Kaligo.com has been fairly quiet .....

31 Oct 201631 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

News in brief: British Airways and Liberty launch a washbag collaboration Liberty has designed a new line of washbags for BA‘s First Class cabin. From 1st January 2017, initially on the Los .....

News in brief: British Airways and Liberty launch a washbag collaboration Liberty has designed a new line of .....

30 Oct 201630 October 2016 by Anika Burnett • 36 comments

For the first time I can remember, British Airways has launched a cashback deal with American Express.  It is surprisingly generous and set at just the right level for anyone planning a Club World .....

For the first time I can remember, British Airways has launched a cashback deal with American Express.  It is .....

29 Oct 201629 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 132 comments

Following on from the very recent news of a new Heathrow to New Orleans route for 2017, British Airways confirmed another rumour yesterday by announcing a new route from Gatwick to Fort Lauderdale in .....

Following on from the very recent news of a new Heathrow to New Orleans route for 2017, British Airways .....

28 Oct 201628 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 73 comments

Valuing miles and points is a thankless task.  I wrote this long piece on valuing Avios points but all it does is show you how complex it can be.  I also tend to throw out valuations of hotel points .....

Valuing miles and points is a thankless task.  I wrote this long piece on valuing Avios points but all it .....

26 Oct 201626 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments