British Airways introduced ‘Part-Pay With Avios‘ back in 2013.  This allowed you to pay part of the price of a cash ticket using Avios points. At the time, a lot of people felt deflated .....

British Airways introduced ‘Part-Pay With Avios‘ back in 2013.  This allowed you to pay part of .....

11 Feb 201611 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

News in brief: What has happened to Dublin fares in Club Europe? Time to dust off the list of promises that British Airways made when it was allowed to buy Aer Lingus. Club Europe to Dublin was always .....

News in brief: What has happened to Dublin fares in Club Europe? Time to dust off the list of promises that .....

11 Feb 201611 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

When I was sent a link to itv.com by a reader yesterday morning, I was more than a little surprised by what I read. British Airways had announced that it was launching flights from Stansted. This made .....

When I was sent a link to itv.com by a reader yesterday morning, I was more than a little surprised by what I .....

10 Feb 201610 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

I occasionally gets emails from readers who have had issues getting British Airways telephone agents to book an ‘open jaw’ flight using a British Airways American Express 2-4-1 .....

I occasionally gets emails from readers who have had issues getting British Airways telephone agents .....

9 Feb 20169 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

British Airways has a low key partnership with ‘by the hour’ Avis-owned car rental group Zipcar.  It is so low key that I didn’t know that the sign-up had been increased from 1,000 .....

British Airways has a low key partnership with ‘by the hour’ Avis-owned car rental group Zipcar. .....

8 Feb 20168 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

During the first two weeks of February, British Airways is running a special ‘Visit California’ offer to promote three key routes to the area – Los Angeles, San Francisco and .....

During the first two weeks of February, British Airways is running a special ‘Visit California’ .....

8 Feb 20168 February 2016 by Anika Burnett • 4 comments

British Airways and London taxi app Hailo have launched a generous Avios offer for anyone who has not used the service before. You will earn 1,000 Avios when you download the Hailo app (from the Apple .....

British Airways and London taxi app Hailo have launched a generous Avios offer for anyone who has not used the .....

7 Feb 20167 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

News in brief: Exclusive Avios hotel redemption deals I have agreed with Avios that they will tip me off about their most aggressive hotel redemption deals.  You can book these hotels via avios.com .....

News in brief: Exclusive Avios hotel redemption deals I have agreed with Avios that they will tip me off about .....

6 Feb 20166 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

News in brief: Check out ‘The Concorde Bar’ on YouTube Back in October, I published a brief reader review of ‘The Concorde Bar’ in the new British Airways lounge in Singapore. .....

News in brief: Check out ‘The Concorde Bar’ on YouTube Back in October, I published a brief reader .....

5 Feb 20165 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

British Airways announced a new route yesterday – to Tehran.  I will cover this later in the week, but for most people the highlights of the expanded BA route network in 2016 will be Lima, .....

British Airways announced a new route yesterday – to Tehran.  I will cover this later in the week, but .....

4 Feb 20164 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

During the first two weeks of February, British Airways is running a special ‘Visit California’ offer to promote three key routes to the area – Los Angeles, San Francisco and .....

During the first two weeks of February, British Airways is running a special ‘Visit California’ .....

4 Feb 20164 February 2016 by Anika Burnett • 16 comments

There is, so far, no sign on any British Airways Executive Club or Virgin Flying Club transfer bonus for Tesco Clubcard collectors this quarter. To be fair, this doesn’t mean there won’t .....

There is, so far, no sign on any British Airways Executive Club or Virgin Flying Club transfer bonus for Tesco .....

3 Feb 20163 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 123 comments

In early January, the British Airways lounge complex at Gatwick closed.  This is part of the preparation for the terminal switch which is due to take place in November, with easyJet moving everything .....

In early January, the British Airways lounge complex at Gatwick closed.  This is part of the preparation for .....

2 Feb 20162 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 118 comments

News in brief: Last chance for the British Airways winter sale British Airways is winding up its Winter sale with the deals ending tomorrow night.  The home page for the sale is here. Travel dates .....

News in brief: Last chance for the British Airways winter sale British Airways is winding up its Winter .....

1 Feb 20161 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments