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

Back in early January, I highlighted the first in a series of promotions organised by Heathrow Airport under the title ‘Smart Travellers’. They are aimed – a little bizarrely – .....

Back in early January, I highlighted the first in a series of promotions organised by Heathrow Airport under .....

13 Feb 201613 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 19 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 – launching on .....

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

13 Feb 201613 February 2016 by Anika Burnett • 16 comments

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