This article looks at how to book Oman Air flights using frequent flyer miles. In 2019 I did a trip to Oman, a country I had wanted to visit for some time, with Oman Air.  I had planned to return .....

This article looks at how to book Oman Air flights using frequent flyer miles. In 2019 I did a trip to Oman, a .....

27 Nov 202227 November 2022 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Back in December 2016, Head for Points caused chaos with Avis UK. Iberia Plus was offering 18,700 Avios for a 3-day Avis car rental over a specific weekend. In 2016 it was perfectly possible to get a .....

Back in December 2016, Head for Points caused chaos with Avis UK. Iberia Plus was offering 18,700 Avios for a .....

30 Oct 202230 October 2022 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

Etihad Guest is currently running another of its occasional transfer bonuses – see here for hotels and see here for the HSBC Premier offer. There is good news and bad news this time around: the .....

Etihad Guest is currently running another of its occasional transfer bonuses – see here for hotels and .....

10 Oct 202210 October 2022 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Back in April, Etihad finally unveiled its A350 fleet. It had been sitting in storage since 2019. A major restructuring meant that the airline had far more aircraft than it needed as it moved from .....

Back in April, Etihad finally unveiled its A350 fleet. It had been sitting in storage since 2019. A major .....

6 Oct 20226 October 2022 by Rhys Jones • Leave a comment

One big ‘thing’ in the loyalty world in recent years has been the ability to let members redeem small amounts of points for cash or a cash equivalent. Historially, a loyalty programme was .....

One big ‘thing’ in the loyalty world in recent years has been the ability to let members redeem .....

4 Jul 20224 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Can you buy American Express Membership Rewards points? Interestingly, yes. One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up to 10,000 .....

Can you buy American Express Membership Rewards points? Interestingly, yes. One of the lesser known features .....

24 Jun 202224 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

This is the second part of the updated article I began two weeks ago, discussing the best ways to ‘zero out’ loyalty card accounts which you want to abandon.  You need to remember .....

This is the second part of the updated article I began two weeks ago, discussing the best ways to ‘zero .....

19 Jun 202219 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

News in brief: Interesting Johannesburg deal in the Etihad sale Etihad has launched a new long-haul sale from Manchester, with headline prices from £1,999 in Business Class. Most places with fares .....

News in brief: Interesting Johannesburg deal in the Etihad sale Etihad has launched a new long-haul sale from .....

24 May 202224 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Earlier this week we were invited to a tour of Etihad’s new A350-1000 at Heathrow which had flown in as part of a promotional and crew familiarisation visit. Both Rob and Rhys were away so we .....

Earlier this week we were invited to a tour of Etihad’s new A350-1000 at Heathrow which had flown in as .....

20 May 202220 May 2022 by Jamie Oliver • 30 comments

For 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 reward .....

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

11 May 202211 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

For 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 reward .....

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

11 Apr 202211 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Etihad has had a rough time of it in the past few years. A major restructuring took place before covid and the airline decided to shift focus from trying to compete with Emirates in scale to becoming .....

Etihad has had a rough time of it in the past few years. A major restructuring took place before covid and the .....

2 Apr 20222 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 30 comments

News in brief: The latest Luxury Travel Diary auctions Luxury Travel Diary has been in touch to let us know that they’ve a number of auctions coming up that may interest readers. For the .....

News in brief: The latest Luxury Travel Diary auctions Luxury Travel Diary has been in touch to let us know .....

5 Mar 20225 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Etihad has launched a new long haul sale which it is calling its ‘biggest sale of the year’. Given it is only mid-January this is probably true …. Prices are decent albeit not .....

Etihad has launched a new long haul sale which it is calling its ‘biggest sale of the year’. Given .....

16 Jan 202216 January 2022 by Rhys Jones • 36 comments