Here is something to strike up a debate for your Monday morning.  Which British Airways routes have the most and least Avios availability in Club World business class and First Class? Two years .....

Here is something to strike up a debate for your Monday morning.  Which British Airways routes have the .....

6 Dec 20216 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

As there are four separate Avios loyalty schemes – British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Plus, Aer Lingus AerClub and Vueling Club – which each have their own partners, you would expect .....

As there are four separate Avios loyalty schemes – British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Plus, Aer .....

5 Dec 20215 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

I get the occasional reader email asking if you can convert Club Eurostar points into British Airways Avios points. The answer is yes, you can, but there are two snags: it is a bit fiddly, and more .....

I get the occasional reader email asking if you can convert Club Eurostar points into British Airways Avios .....

4 Dec 20214 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

If you are returning to the UK from one of the 10 Southern African countries on the UK Government ‘Red List’, you are facing 10 days of hotel quarantine before you are allowed to return .....

If you are returning to the UK from one of the 10 Southern African countries on the UK Government ‘Red .....

3 Dec 20213 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 263 comments

Not many people are aware that British Airways operates a ‘best price guarantee‘.   British Airways claims that, if you find the identical flight cheaper on a competing website to .....

Not many people are aware that British Airways operates a ‘best price guarantee‘.   British .....

2 Dec 20212 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

One thing that often surprises people who are travelling in British Airways Club World for the first time is that seat reservations are not free at the time of booking. British Airways is one of the .....

One thing that often surprises people who are travelling in British Airways Club World for the first time is .....

30 Nov 202130 November 2021 by Rhys Jones • 82 comments

News in brief: Earn triple Avios at Bicester Village If you are planning a shopping trip to the Bicester Village designer outlet in Oxfordshire in the near future, you can can pick up triple Avios .....

News in brief: Earn triple Avios at Bicester Village If you are planning a shopping trip to the Bicester .....

26 Nov 202126 November 2021 by Rob Burgess

British Airways has launched its Black Friday deals, with both flight and holidays savings to be made. There are no Club World or First Class flight deals, although there are some good World Traveller .....

British Airways has launched its Black Friday deals, with both flight and holidays savings to be made. There .....

25 Nov 202125 November 2021 by Sinead Archer • 33 comments

The Avios IT migration is 95% complete and you should now be able to log in to your account (unless your password includes an ‘&’ sign) and complete most tasks. Just don’t try .....

The Avios IT migration is 95% complete and you should now be able to log in to your account (unless your .....

24 Nov 202124 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 92 comments

There are two interesting bits of corporate news which are worth knowing about: Virgin Atlantic in talks to raise a further £400 million Sky News, which has a good track record in breaking Virgin .....

There are two interesting bits of corporate news which are worth knowing about: Virgin Atlantic in talks to .....

23 Nov 202123 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

One upside from the current upgrades to Avios functionality on ba.com – should they ever be finished – is a change to how British Airways Household Accounts work. As of 12th November, you .....

One upside from the current upgrades to Avios functionality on ba.com – should they ever be finished .....

21 Nov 202121 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

This is our review of the Aspire lounge at Newcastle Airport. It is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. All this week, in partnership .....

This is our review of the Aspire lounge at Newcastle Airport. It is part of our series of reviews of airport .....

20 Nov 202120 November 2021 by Rhys Jones • 30 comments

UPDATE TUESDAY: It is now possible to log in from the desktop home page. To be fair, quite a bit is now working, but not everything. I cannot see a transaction list in the iOS app. You cannot move .....

UPDATE TUESDAY: It is now possible to log in from the desktop home page. To be fair, quite a bit is now .....

19 Nov 202119 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 215 comments

British Airways is trialling a new ‘personalised boarding system’ at Terminal 5 on selected routes. If you are travelling to Bridgetown, Dallas Fort Worth or Mumbai before 28th November .....

British Airways is trialling a new ‘personalised boarding system’ at Terminal 5 on selected .....

18 Nov 202118 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 92 comments