Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty scheme for Sofitel, Ibis, Novotel, Mercure, M Gallery and Pullman, has launched an interesting ‘triple Avios’ promotion with Iberia Plus and British .....

Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty scheme for Sofitel, Ibis, Novotel, Mercure, M Gallery and Pullman, has .....

22 Jul 201622 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

In Part 1 of Holiday Tips on Wednesday, I looked at ways to earn points when booking airport car parking.  Today I want to provide an updated look at the best ways to earn points when using your .....

In Part 1 of Holiday Tips on Wednesday, I looked at ways to earn points when booking airport car parking. .....

22 Jul 201622 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments

Avios has withdrawn the £140 Lloyds Premier Avios credit card (not the £24 Lloyds Avios credit card) to new applicants.  The final day to apply was 13th July. I honestly don’t know why the .....

Avios has withdrawn the £140 Lloyds Premier Avios credit card (not the £24 Lloyds Avios credit card) to new .....

21 Jul 201621 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 115 comments

British Airways Executive Club and avios.com are offering a 25% discount on Avios redemptions to the Middle East booked via their respective websites. Full details can be found here. This seems a .....

British Airways Executive Club and avios.com are offering a 25% discount on Avios redemptions to the Middle .....

21 Jul 201621 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

Here are a few random observations from the last couple of weeks which you might find useful. Try the new Fast Track security channel at Heathrow Terminal 5 At some point in the last year, a new .....

Here are a few random observations from the last couple of weeks which you might find useful. Try the new Fast .....

19 Jul 201619 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

If you are looking to redeem for Avios points for flights to South America, you may end up redeeming on BA’s sister airline Iberia.   With its flat bed seating now in place and new aircraft .....

If you are looking to redeem for Avios points for flights to South America, you may end up redeeming on .....

18 Jul 201618 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

News in brief: Lloyds hits a new low in credit card referral behaviour If you have ever tried to refer a friend for the Lloyds Avios Rewards credit cards, you will know that it is only slightly more .....

News in brief: Lloyds hits a new low in credit card referral behaviour If you have ever tried to refer a .....

15 Jul 201615 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

News in brief: Qatar Airways to buy 10% of LATAM and 49% of Meridiana I mentioned in the Accor article yesterday that the Qatar Investment Authority has now become a shareholder in Accor Hotels by .....

News in brief: Qatar Airways to buy 10% of LATAM and 49% of Meridiana I mentioned in the Accor article .....

15 Jul 201615 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

British Airways Holidays recently made a very quiet change to their terms and conditions.  I’m not sure why they didn’t publicise this as it is actually an improvement.  I .....

British Airways Holidays recently made a very quiet change to their terms and conditions.  I’m not .....

12 Jul 201612 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

This is my review of the British Airways Concorde Room lounge at New York JFK Terminal 7. I don’t think I have been here before, to be honest.  That is not as odd as it seems since a short .....

This is my review of the British Airways Concorde Room lounge at New York JFK Terminal 7. I don’t think .....

11 Jul 201611 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Tomorrow, Tuesday 12th July is the last day to book in the current British Airways sale. As the sale has quite a lot of moving parts, I wanted to run through some of the discounts I’ve focused .....

Tomorrow, Tuesday 12th July is the last day to book in the current British Airways sale. As the sale has quite .....

11 Jul 201611 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

News in brief: The BA Diamond Club discount is back Well, here’s a surprise.  At the end of May, the 10% discount on British Airways flights offered to holders of the old bmi British Midland .....

News in brief: The BA Diamond Club discount is back Well, here’s a surprise.  At the end of May, the .....

11 Jul 201611 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

News in brief: More British Airways Gatwick schedule changes British Airways has announced some additional schedule changes for Gatwick this Winter.  None of these are substantial.  The reason I .....

News in brief: More British Airways Gatwick schedule changes British Airways has announced some additional .....

8 Jul 20168 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

This is my review of the British Airways arrivals lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. It had .....

This is my review of the British Airways arrivals lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5. This is part of our series of .....

7 Jul 20167 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 79 comments