Last Autumn, Avios launched a new partnership with The Spectator magazine. There is a VERY generous incentive available if you sign up for a subscription. You can check out the deal here. What is The .....

Last Autumn, Avios launched a new partnership with The Spectator magazine. There is a VERY generous incentive .....

13 Apr 202113 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

British Airways is adding two new routes to Jersey and Gibraltar from London City Airport this summer. These are likely to be fairly safe holiday destinations, with Gibraltar having completed its .....

British Airways is adding two new routes to Jersey and Gibraltar from London City Airport this summer. These .....

8 Apr 20218 April 2021 by Rhys Jones • 28 comments

British Airways has launched a new sale, covering travel for later in 2021 and early 2022. If you are prepared to book ahead, it offers good savings on both flights and holiday packages. Club Europe .....

British Airways has launched a new sale, covering travel for later in 2021 and early 2022. If you are prepared .....

8 Apr 20218 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

What are the peak and off-peak calendar dates for redeeming Avios points in 2022?  British Airways still hasn’t officially released the peak and off peak dates for reward flights for all of .....

What are the peak and off-peak calendar dates for redeeming Avios points in 2022?  British Airways still .....

8 Apr 20218 April 2021 by Rhys Jones

What is the best Avios credit card?  In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios points from a UK credit card, and explain my preferred choices. There are nine UK credit or .....

What is the best Avios credit card?  In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios .....

5 Apr 20215 April 2021 by Rob Burgess

We ran three articles last week on special offers for buying points: Whilst we haven’t covered it yet, there is also a mystery bonus (75% to 90% usually) when you buy IHG Rewards points. The .....

We ran three articles last week on special offers for buying points: Whilst we haven’t covered it yet, .....

5 Apr 20215 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

Alex Cruz has finally left the building. When Alex was unceremoniously removed as British Airways Chief Executive last October, he retained the role of Chairman. This period came to an end yesterday, .....

Alex Cruz has finally left the building. When Alex was unceremoniously removed as British Airways Chief .....

1 Apr 20211 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Can you spend your Avios points on flights on LATAM? In this article I want to look at how you can use your Avios to fly with partner airlines like LATAM. Until a few years ago, LATAM was part of the .....

Can you spend your Avios points on flights on LATAM? In this article I want to look at how you can use your .....

1 Apr 20211 April 2021 by Rob Burgess

This articles shows you how you can earn Avios points when you buy clothes from Hackett. Upmarket male clothing brand Hackett (website here) launched a partnership with Avios and British Airways .....

This articles shows you how you can earn Avios points when you buy clothes from Hackett. Upmarket male .....

1 Apr 20211 April 2021 by Rob Burgess

What are the peak and off-peak dates for redeeming Avios points?  This article looks at the British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus peak and off-peak Avios calendars for 2019. Remember that these .....

What are the peak and off-peak dates for redeeming Avios points?  This article looks at the British Airways, .....

1 Apr 20211 April 2021 by Rob Burgess

What is the Avios award chart? On the face of it, this is an odd question – until you find out that you can no longer see a simple chart of how much an Avios redemption flight costs on .....

What is the Avios award chart? On the face of it, this is an odd question – until you find out .....

1 Apr 20211 April 2021 by Rob Burgess

Is it worth using your Avios points to book hotel rooms?  Today I want to look at whether hotel bookings give you a good return for your hard-earned Avios points. As I show in this article, I .....

Is it worth using your Avios points to book hotel rooms?  Today I want to look at whether hotel bookings .....

1 Apr 20211 April 2021 by Rob Burgess

Today I wanted to look at which airlines you can book with Avios points. You know about British Airways, of course.  But there are actually 25 airlines which let you use Avios for some or all of .....

Today I wanted to look at which airlines you can book with Avios points. You know about British Airways, of .....

1 Apr 20211 April 2021 by Rob Burgess

Can you book Avios flights without paying huge fees for taxes and charges?  It isn’t easy, but there are some options open to you which I want to discuss in this article. You can’t defend .....

Can you book Avios flights without paying huge fees for taxes and charges?  It isn’t easy, but there .....

1 Apr 20211 April 2021 by Rob Burgess