British Airways Executive Club Gold members have had a tough time of late, being hit hard by the introduction of the £35 change and cancellation fee.  This will lead to additional costs of a few .....

British Airways Executive Club Gold members have had a tough time of late, being hit hard by the introduction .....

2 May 20142 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 90 comments

Hyatt Gold Passport has announced a new promotion for travellers who prefer to collect airline miles rather than hotel points from their stays. You will earn triple Avios points (1,500 per stay) on .....

Hyatt Gold Passport has announced a new promotion for travellers who prefer to collect airline miles rather .....

2 May 20142 May 2014 by Rob Burgess

Yesterday I ran an article which highlighted some of the excellent fares that British Airways is currently offering from starting points in Europe.  These included: Amsterdam to Seattle – £1692 .....

Yesterday I ran an article which highlighted some of the excellent fares that British Airways is currently .....

1 May 20141 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

British Airways is currently offering some genuinely excellent fares in Club World – with the snag that you need to start your flight outside the UK. Given the huge discounts available, though, .....

British Airways is currently offering some genuinely excellent fares in Club World – with the snag that .....

30 Apr 201430 April 2014 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the new ‘transfer your Avios to someone else’ scheme launched by British Airways. In summary: A Gold Guest List or Premier BA member can transfer .....

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the new ‘transfer your Avios to someone else’ scheme launched .....

29 Apr 201429 April 2014 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

This is my review of the Lloyds Premier Avios Rewards credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth .....

This is my review of the Lloyds Premier Avios Rewards credit cards. It is part of my series of articles .....

27 Apr 201427 April 2014 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

This is my review of the Lloyds Avios Rewards credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying .....

This is my review of the Lloyds Avios Rewards credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking .....

26 Apr 201426 April 2014 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

I wrote a couple of months ago about the launch of a new – and potentially very interesting – leisure product. Called BAwayday (hmmm ….), these are cheap, last minute, .....

I wrote a couple of months ago about the launch of a new – and potentially very interesting – .....

25 Apr 201425 April 2014 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

This is quite clever.  British Airways Executive Club has launched a new range of ‘Experiences’ redemptions.  Available in most major cities in the world, you can redeem your .....

This is quite clever.  British Airways Executive Club has launched a new range of .....

22 Apr 201422 April 2014 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Hilton HHonors is currently launching targetted promotions with pretty much every major airline.  Until this BA one launched, the Lufthansa one looked the most generous and still is for very .....

Hilton HHonors is currently launching targetted promotions with pretty much every major airline.  Until this .....

18 Apr 201418 April 2014 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

British Airways Executive Club has introduced a new benefit – some members will be able to transfer Avios to other people for free.   You have been able to share Avios with other people by .....

British Airways Executive Club has introduced a new benefit – some members will be able to transfer .....

15 Apr 201415 April 2014 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

The decision by British Airways to increase its change and cancellation fees by 40% last week (up from £25 to £35 per person) did not go down well. It would have gone down worse, except that BA has .....

The decision by British Airways to increase its change and cancellation fees by 40% last week (up from £25 .....

8 Apr 20148 April 2014 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

A quick heads up that British Airways is running a special promotion on short-breaks in Europe at the moment. When you book a Club Europe break, which means booking both the flight and hotel via .....

A quick heads up that British Airways is running a special promotion on short-breaks in Europe at the moment. .....

6 Apr 20146 April 2014 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

British Airways has announced two new ‘Winter-only’ ski routes for 2014/5, to Grenoble (photo below) and Friedrichshafen.  Both flights will operate from Gatwick. They will only operate .....

British Airways has announced two new ‘Winter-only’ ski routes for 2014/5, to Grenoble (photo .....

4 Apr 20144 April 2014 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments