News in brief: British Airways believed to be launching buy-on-board catering There are a steady stream of rumours at the moment that British Airways is poised to announce the launch of buy-on-board .....

News in brief: British Airways believed to be launching buy-on-board catering There are a steady stream of .....

17 Sep 201617 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 109 comments

News in brief: Etihad sale extended and now ends today Etihad has added 72 hours to its September sale on Tuesday which will now end this evening (Friday).  Here are the highlights that I picked out .....

News in brief: Etihad sale extended and now ends today Etihad has added 72 hours to its September sale on .....

9 Sep 20169 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Yesterday I ran an extra article to share the news that the MBNA Diamond Club (ex bmi British Midland) credit cards will stop accruing Avios points on 30th September. This is a big blow for many .....

Yesterday I ran an extra article to share the news that the MBNA Diamond Club (ex bmi British Midland) credit .....

1 Sep 20161 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 160 comments

I have run various articles over the last couple of days covering generous sale fares to Australia and New Zealand on Etihad (£1,500 from Istanbul, now gone) and Qatar Airways (an aggressive deal .....

I have run various articles over the last couple of days covering generous sale fares to Australia and New .....

1 Sep 20161 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

I dropped in an extra article yesterday covering the Etihad sale.  I am partly repeating myself now for the benefit of our 7,000+ email readers although this article also contains some new .....

I dropped in an extra article yesterday covering the Etihad sale.  I am partly repeating myself now for the .....

29 Aug 201629 August 2016 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

I dropped this in as an extra article because you only have 36 hours. Etihad launched a major sale this morning.  I will take a look at the offers from the UK tomorrow – they are OK but not in .....

I dropped this in as an extra article because you only have 36 hours. Etihad launched a major sale this .....

28 Aug 201628 August 2016 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

News in brief: Latest British Airways cost-cutting move announced I ran the latest list of British Airways service cuts for August recently.  This followed on from the long list of service cuts that .....

News in brief: Latest British Airways cost-cutting move announced I ran the latest list of British Airways .....

12 Aug 201612 August 2016 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments

News in brief: avios.com launches its own Tesco conversion competition We have already seen the competition launched by British Airways to encourage Avios transfers to British Airways Executive Club .....

News in brief: avios.com launches its own Tesco conversion competition We have already seen the competition .....

4 Aug 20164 August 2016 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

News in brief: British Airways announces more winter schedule changes British Airways has announced a new batch of schedule changes for the winter season.  These kick in from 30th October and are, in .....

News in brief: British Airways announces more winter schedule changes British Airways has announced a new .....

27 Jul 201627 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

Etihad is running a short sale which carries on until 24th July. If you can’t find the dates you want in the ‘Avios 25% discount’ promotion (see my other article today) then this is .....

Etihad is running a short sale which carries on until 24th July. If you can’t find the dates you want in .....

21 Jul 201621 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

It is now almost two years since Abu Dhabi airline Etihad launched ‘Etihad Airways Partners‘, a pseudo alliance aimed at bringing together some of the various national airlines in which .....

It is now almost two years since Abu Dhabi airline Etihad launched ‘Etihad Airways Partners‘, a .....

6 Jul 20166 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

The rush of Summer sales continues – here are the picks of the last couple of days: Etihad business class sale from the UK Etihad has launched a week-long business class sale out of the UK.  I .....

The rush of Summer sales continues – here are the picks of the last couple of days: Etihad business .....

6 Jul 20166 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

I continue to get a steady stream of reader emails looking for advice on the best Visa or Mastercard miles and points card.  With earning rates being cut following the EU cap on interchange fees, .....

I continue to get a steady stream of reader emails looking for advice on the best Visa or Mastercard miles and .....

4 Jul 20164 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 103 comments

Etihad Guest has brought back its offer of a 25% bonus on points you transfer into their scheme.  It is 14 months since we last saw this offer. You can find full details of this offer on the Etihad .....

Etihad Guest has brought back its offer of a 25% bonus on points you transfer into their scheme.  It is 14 .....

3 Jul 20163 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments