News in brief: Earn 20 Avios per £1 on Heathrow Express tickets It is kept very low key – and you need to book via a special website – but you can earn Avios points when booking Heathrow .....

News in brief: Earn 20 Avios per £1 on Heathrow Express tickets It is kept very low key – and you need .....

10 Sep 201610 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

On Tuesday I wrote a piece about the new British Airways ‘triple Avios’ promotion.  To say that the website for it left something to be desired was putting it mildly, with contradictory .....

On Tuesday I wrote a piece about the new British Airways ‘triple Avios’ promotion.  To say that .....

9 Sep 20169 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

News in brief: Get up to 35% bonus when you buy Avios If everything went to plan, a new ‘buy Avios’ bonus should now be live over at avios.com.  I’m not sure if ba.com will have it .....

News in brief: Get up to 35% bonus when you buy Avios If everything went to plan, a new ‘buy .....

9 Sep 20169 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

So, how bad are British Airways forward bookings at the moment?  I was surprised that the current British Airways sale (covered here) was not as aggressive as I expected. However, now we have a .....

So, how bad are British Airways forward bookings at the moment?  I was surprised that the current British .....

7 Sep 20167 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 168 comments

News in brief: American Express and Nespresso deal launched Three people dropped me a note about a new American Express promotion which, to be honest, I saw on my account but dismissed without .....

News in brief: American Express and Nespresso deal launched Three people dropped me a note about a new .....

5 Sep 20165 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 74 comments

News in brief: British Airways launching two new routes to Bremen It is ironic that British Airways runs a major call centre in Bremen but did not fly there.  All of this will be fixed from 31st .....

News in brief: British Airways launching two new routes to Bremen It is ironic that British Airways runs a .....

3 Sep 20163 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

It is now almost four weeks since I wrote about the very generous Avios earning offer from The Sunday Times Travel Magazine. You could earn 4,500 Avios points for just £30. The good news is that .....

It is now almost four weeks since I wrote about the very generous Avios earning offer from The Sunday Times .....

2 Sep 20162 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 102 comments

Yesterday I ran an extra article to share the news that the MBNA Diamond Club (ex bmi British Midland) credit cards will stop accruing Avios points on 30th September. This is a big blow for many .....

Yesterday I ran an extra article to share the news that the MBNA Diamond Club (ex bmi British Midland) credit .....

1 Sep 20161 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 160 comments

British Airways announced yesterday that it is to drop BA3 and BA4, one of the two return flights to New York operated from London City Airport.  The last flight will be 29th October. These flights .....

British Airways announced yesterday that it is to drop BA3 and BA4, one of the two return flights to New York .....

1 Sep 20161 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

I knew it was coming, but I thought we may get more notice than this.  It seems not. If you still have an MBNA bmi Diamond Club credit card, you will no longer be able to earn Avios after 30th .....

I knew it was coming, but I thought we may get more notice than this.  It seems not. If you still have an .....

31 Aug 201631 August 2016 by Rob Burgess • 113 comments

News in brief: Last day to get 2,400 Avios with a £60 LEGO purchase A quick reminder that today, Monday, is the last day to earn 1,000 Clubcard points (worth 2,400 Avios or 2,500 Virgin Flying Club) .....

News in brief: Last day to get 2,400 Avios with a £60 LEGO purchase A quick reminder that today, Monday, is .....

29 Aug 201629 August 2016 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

There are two generous Avios promotions ending on the 31st August.  There is still time to jump in if you haven’t done so yet. Get 13,200 Avios with an Economist subscription As you can see at .....

There are two generous Avios promotions ending on the 31st August.  There is still time to jump in if you .....

28 Aug 201628 August 2016 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

News in brief: Free Luxury Travel Fair tickets The Luxury Travel Fair is back at Olympia in London from 3rd-6th November. To be honest, this is not a hugely exciting event.  It is essentially just a .....

News in brief: Free Luxury Travel Fair tickets The Luxury Travel Fair is back at Olympia in London from .....

27 Aug 201627 August 2016 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

British Airways appears to be gearing up to launch its own version of ‘CombiFare’, the innovative Virgin Flying Club feature which I have praised in various articles. This is based on a .....

British Airways appears to be gearing up to launch its own version of ‘CombiFare’, the innovative .....

26 Aug 201626 August 2016 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments