An interesting court case is currently working its way through the US legal system. Four frequent flyers in the States are suing British Airways over the fairness (or not) of the fuel surcharges .....

An interesting court case is currently working its way through the US legal system. Four frequent flyers in .....

17 Nov 201317 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Avios has launched a new competition, “Twin to Win”.  It was being promoted via their Twitter feed, although it may be linked to something else that I haven’t seen yet. The prize is .....

Avios has launched a new competition, “Twin to Win”.  It was being promoted via their Twitter .....

14 Nov 201314 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

A couple of months ago, the Avios rewards programme launched in South Africa.  I didn’t write anything about it, because it didn’t seen relevant.  However, it did give us the Avios / .....

A couple of months ago, the Avios rewards programme launched in South Africa.  I didn’t write anything .....

13 Nov 201313 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Qatar Airways officially joined the oneworld alliance, of which British Airways is a member, on 31st October.  This means that you can now spend and earn Avios and earn British Airways Executive Club .....

Qatar Airways officially joined the oneworld alliance, of which British Airways is a member, on 31st .....

10 Nov 201310 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Yesterday I spent, frankly, more time than is sensible poring over the details of the new Lloyds Avios Rewards credit cards. Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of my analysis can be found here.  The website .....

Yesterday I spent, frankly, more time than is sensible poring over the details of the new Lloyds Avios Rewards .....

6 Nov 20136 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

British Airways is running another money-off promotion with one its partners.  Following the recent Hilton and Avis offers, it is now partnering with Shell. The new offer is a discount of 15% on any .....

British Airways is running another money-off promotion with one its partners.  Following the recent Hilton .....

6 Nov 20136 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

For the first time, I have dedicated all three articles today to the same topic – the new Lloyds Avios credit cards.  They have a couple of unique features which need to be explained fully, .....

For the first time, I have dedicated all three articles today to the same topic – the new Lloyds Avios .....

5 Nov 20135 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

I am dedicating all three articles today to the new Lloyds Avios Rewards cards.  Post 1 is an overview, and Post 3 looks at the upgrade voucher.  This post looks at the FX fees benefit. For me, the .....

I am dedicating all three articles today to the new Lloyds Avios Rewards cards.  Post 1 is an overview, and .....

5 Nov 20135 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

I am dedicating all three posts today to explaining the key features of the new Lloyds Avios Rewards credit cards.  Part 1 is an overview and Part 2 looks at the ‘no foreign exchange fee’ .....

I am dedicating all three posts today to explaining the key features of the new Lloyds Avios Rewards credit .....

5 Nov 20135 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

It is not an understatement to say that, used properly, the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 Avios companion voucher is the biggest perk of any loyalty credit card in the UK. If you want .....

It is not an understatement to say that, used properly, the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 .....

3 Nov 20133 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

This series of articles, which I group together as “Avios Redemption University”, cover some of the different ways of using your Avios.  In particular, they highlight deals which offer .....

This series of articles, which I group together as “Avios Redemption University”, cover some of .....

2 Nov 20132 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Anyone holding out for a ‘Tesco to Avios’ conversion bonus is going to be disappointed (again). BA has dug up a very modest carrot to persuade you to convert your Tesco Clubcard vouchers .....

Anyone holding out for a ‘Tesco to Avios’ conversion bonus is going to be disappointed (again). BA .....

31 Oct 201331 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

British Airways Executive Club and avios.com will today announce the launch of ‘Part-Pay with Avios’. Full details can be found at this page on ba.com. I have mentioned on Head for Points .....

British Airways Executive Club and avios.com will today announce the launch of ‘Part-Pay with .....

29 Oct 201329 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

When British Airways created Avios in November 2011, the one change that came totally out of the blue – and in a very positive way – was the introduction of Reward Flight Saver. This allows anyone .....

When British Airways created Avios in November 2011, the one change that came totally out of the blue – and .....

29 Oct 201329 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments