It is, not surprisingly, quite a while since we have seen a sign-up bonus for the Heathrow Rewards loyalty scheme. British Airways is now offering a promo code for signing up. Whilst it is an BA code, .....

It is, not surprisingly, quite a while since we have seen a sign-up bonus for the Heathrow Rewards loyalty .....

16 Oct 202116 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

HSBC Premier has launched a special sign-up incentive on its premium HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card. Until 30th November, the annual fee for the first year is reduced from £195 to .....

HSBC Premier has launched a special sign-up incentive on its premium HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard .....

15 Oct 202115 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

We still don’t know when the US will re-open – is ‘November’ still happening? – and whether the paperwork required and potential immigration meltdowns will make a trip .....

We still don’t know when the US will re-open – is ‘November’ still happening? – .....

15 Oct 202115 October 2021 by Rob Burgess

As we exclusively announced a couple of weeks ago, British Airways will be running A380 aircraft between London Heathrow and Frankfurt / Madrid in November. This is being done to allow cabin crew to .....

As we exclusively announced a couple of weeks ago, British Airways will be running A380 aircraft between .....

14 Oct 202114 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

How can you use up a small Avios balance from a friend or family member who doesn’t want them? There may be people in your family who have a British Airways Executive Club account with a small .....

How can you use up a small Avios balance from a friend or family member who doesn’t want them? There may .....

13 Oct 202113 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

For almost two years now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. It is by far the easiest way of seeing Avios and Virgin Points .....

For almost two years now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British .....

12 Oct 202112 October 2021 by Rhys Jones • 63 comments

We’ve run a few articles over the last couple of weeks showing routes where British Airways has surprisingly decent – by usual standards – Avios availability over Christmas. This is .....

We’ve run a few articles over the last couple of weeks showing routes where British Airways has .....

11 Oct 202111 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Wine delivery company Laithwaites is an Avios redemption partner.  With Christmas on the horizon and your flying potentially still symied until next year, you may be tempted by the idea of .....

Wine delivery company Laithwaites is an Avios redemption partner.  With Christmas on the horizon and your .....

9 Oct 20219 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

We ran an article yesterday highlighting the unbelievable Avios reward space available in Club World to Dubai over Christmas and New Year. This was due to an extra British Airways service being added. .....

We ran an article yesterday highlighting the unbelievable Avios reward space available in Club World to Dubai .....

7 Oct 20217 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

BALPA, the British Airways pilot union, has just released the result of its ballot into whether the pilot body should support the new BA low cost carrier at London Gatwick. Despite the proposal being .....

BALPA, the British Airways pilot union, has just released the result of its ballot into whether the pilot body .....

7 Oct 20217 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) announced this morning that it is dropping its attempts to force British Airways and Ryanair to refund passengers who could not take their flights due to .....

The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) announced this morning that it is dropping its attempts to force .....

7 Oct 20217 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

British Airways has announced an extra Dubai service this morning. It starts on 8th December and appears to run until 9th January. Because this service has just been added to the booking system, Avios .....

British Airways has announced an extra Dubai service this morning. It starts on 8th December and appears to .....

6 Oct 20216 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments

One of the ‘things you didn’t know you didn’t know’ about frequent flyer miles is that it is possible to earn British Airways Avios and BA Executive Club tier .....

One of the ‘things you didn’t know you didn’t know’ about frequent flyer miles .....

6 Oct 20216 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

If you need a sign that airline traffic is returning to normal – or at least that the airlines hope that it is returning to normal – here it is. According to internal scheduling documents .....

If you need a sign that airline traffic is returning to normal – or at least that the airlines hope that .....

4 Oct 20214 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 135 comments