Flybe, the UK regional airline, is offering a 25% discount on the Avios needed for a redemption this Spring. This looks like a good deal to me in certain scenarios. Here are the headline rules: 25% .....

Flybe, the UK regional airline, is offering a 25% discount on the Avios needed for a redemption this Spring. .....

29 Feb 201629 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

News in brief: Earn Avios with the new Malaysia / Emirates partnership? It is a little known fact, unless you read HfP, that you can earn Avios points and British Airways tier points when you fly with .....

News in brief: Earn Avios with the new Malaysia / Emirates partnership? It is a little known fact, unless you .....

29 Feb 201629 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

As I discussed last week, the brand new Concourse D at Dubai International Airport, which will be home to most of the European airlines, is now open. The first flight to use it, as it happens, was a .....

As I discussed last week, the brand new Concourse D at Dubai International Airport, which will be home to most .....

27 Feb 201627 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

British Airways announced an overhaul of its short haul economy fare structure yesterday. The good news is that this appears, at least at first glance, to be good news.  The key point for many .....

British Airways announced an overhaul of its short haul economy fare structure yesterday. The good news is .....

26 Feb 201626 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

British Airways has launched a new promotion offering a 20% discount on flights on the new routes it is launching this year. The offers covers a very broad mix of destinations, to put it mildly: .....

British Airways has launched a new promotion offering a 20% discount on flights on the new routes it is .....

26 Feb 201626 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

News in brief: Marriott launches a UK flash sale Marriott has launched a flash sale which is running until 5pm next Monday 29th. It covers 50 hotels across the UK for weekend stays before 10th April. .....

News in brief: Marriott launches a UK flash sale Marriott has launched a flash sale which is running until 5pm .....

25 Feb 201625 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

News in brief: More exclusive Avios hotel deals avios.com has sent me details of their latest special offers for booking hotel rooms via their hotel booking portal. Hilton Heathrow T5 (which is not .....

News in brief: More exclusive Avios hotel deals avios.com has sent me details of their latest special offers .....

21 Feb 201621 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

If you haven’t got your Easter holidays booked yet – or if you have booked a redemption but could be tempted to change it if a good cash deal came along – British Airways may have a .....

If you haven’t got your Easter holidays booked yet – or if you have booked a redemption but could .....

20 Feb 201620 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

There is a little-known arbitrage you can use to save £50 of tax when booking British Airways Avios redemption flights to Cape Town. Whilst Cape Town does have a direct BA service, it is often .....

There is a little-known arbitrage you can use to save £50 of tax when booking British Airways Avios .....

19 Feb 201619 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

News in brief: Dubai announced Concourse D opening date Dubai International Airport has announced the opening date for the – long delayed – Concourse D.  It will open on 24th February. .....

News in brief: Dubai announced Concourse D opening date Dubai International Airport has announced the opening .....

18 Feb 201618 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

A couple of years ago, American Express expanded its ‘Invites’ programme – which gets cardholders early access to tickets for certain cultural events – by opening a private .....

A couple of years ago, American Express expanded its ‘Invites’ programme – which gets .....

17 Feb 201617 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Last Summer we were with some friends when the conversation turned, as it always does when the other person is a traveller, to miles and points.  The wife was unleashing her frustration about being .....

Last Summer we were with some friends when the conversation turned, as it always does when the other person is .....

16 Feb 201616 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

News in brief: 10,000 Miles & More miles with an Economist subscription Lufthansa has launched its own new Economist promotion, following on from the Avios / Économist version. This one is .....

News in brief: 10,000 Miles & More miles with an Economist subscription Lufthansa has launched its own .....

14 Feb 201614 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

I spent yesterday travelling down to Austria with the family for half term, so today you are getting a bit of ‘filler’.  However, in terms of filler, this is pretty cool. If you have 9 .....

I spent yesterday travelling down to Austria with the family for half term, so today you are getting a bit of .....

14 Feb 201614 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments