A few weeks ago, I wrote about an interesting arbitrage which let you book Reward Flight Saver redemptions for £26 instead of £35.  This involved booking via Avios South Africa, where the sharp .....

A few weeks ago, I wrote about an interesting arbitrage which let you book Reward Flight Saver redemptions for .....

3 Dec 20133 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

This is one of the rare middle-of-the-day articles that I run when something crops up which I don’t necessarily expect to be around for long. Something odd is happening with British Airways Club .....

This is one of the rare middle-of-the-day articles that I run when something crops up which I don’t .....

2 Dec 20132 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

British Airways has announced some new routes from London City Airport for the Summer 2014 timetable.  We should expect similar announcements on a regular basis at the moment, as there are three new .....

British Airways has announced some new routes from London City Airport for the Summer 2014 timetable.  We .....

2 Dec 20132 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Wine retailer Laithwaites, the UK’s largest mail-order wine retailer (it runs The Sunday Times Wine Club as well as pretty much every other branded mail-order operation), has been a BAEC partner .....

Wine retailer Laithwaites, the UK’s largest mail-order wine retailer (it runs The Sunday Times Wine Club .....

29 Nov 201329 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

British Airways is running yet another money-off promotion with one its partners.  Following the recent Hilton, Shell and Avis offers, it is now partnering with Fairmont Hotels (Fairmont Banff .....

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

28 Nov 201328 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Shell has launched a double Avios promotion across its full range of fuels.  It starts today and will run until December 31st. During this period, you will earn 20 Avios for every 20 litres of .....

Shell has launched a double Avios promotion across its full range of fuels.  It starts today and will run .....

28 Nov 201328 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

This is spooky stuff, and is really pushing the boundaries of what can be done with IT today. This shot is from a British Airways billboard installed in Piccadilly Circus: Whilst you can’t tell .....

This is spooky stuff, and is really pushing the boundaries of what can be done with IT today. This shot is .....

27 Nov 201327 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

The Avios reward chart, as most people know, is based purely on distance. The further you fly, the more it costs. However, this can lead to interesting arbitrages when you get very close – but .....

The Avios reward chart, as most people know, is based purely on distance. The further you fly, the more it .....

26 Nov 201326 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

I’m not sure exactly when this happened, but Avios (ie avios.com) has dropped mytrainticket.co.uk as their exclusive train ticket booking partner.  They are now working with traingenius.com It .....

I’m not sure exactly when this happened, but Avios (ie avios.com) has dropped mytrainticket.co.uk as .....

25 Nov 201325 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Every year, British Airways parent company, IAG, holds an investor day for the financial community to update it on what is happening. The slides from this are always made available to the public, and .....

Every year, British Airways parent company, IAG, holds an investor day for the financial community to update .....

24 Nov 201324 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Back in July, I published this long article about the problems that Head for Points readers have had getting Lloyds Bank to give them the credit card sign-up bonus they were due. To summarise, the .....

Back in July, I published this long article about the problems that Head for Points readers have had getting .....

23 Nov 201323 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

British Airways Executive Club has relaunched its online shopping portal as Gate 365, as it begins to feel the pinch from cashback sites and competing online points malls. The old estore was not very .....

British Airways Executive Club has relaunched its online shopping portal as Gate 365, as it begins to feel the .....

21 Nov 201321 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

I would be fibbing if I said that I had never bought any duty free items on a flight, but I’m rarely in the mood – especially when trying to keep two children under control. The new .....

I would be fibbing if I said that I had never bought any duty free items on a flight, but I’m rarely in .....

20 Nov 201320 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Last month I wrote about Avios Suitcase, the new Avios app which is now available on Facebook. If you didn’t play the app at the time, it is worth clicking on the link above and doing it.  You .....

Last month I wrote about Avios Suitcase, the new Avios app which is now available on Facebook. If you .....

19 Nov 201319 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments