I normally do not recommend buying Avios unless you need to ‘top up’ an account for an immediate redemption. With a few exceptions, buying a large proportion of the miles you need is .....

I normally do not recommend buying Avios unless you need to ‘top up’ an account for an immediate .....

24 May 201624 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

There are a very confusing number of promotions currently available for anyone planning on flying across the Atlantic on a oneworld airline, including British Airways. The crux of the problem is this .....

There are a very confusing number of promotions currently available for anyone planning on flying across the .....

23 May 201623 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Last week I wrote about the ‘quadruple Avios’ promotion which Iberia has launched in association with Hilton. British Airways has now launched its own version of the offer as you can see .....

Last week I wrote about the ‘quadruple Avios’ promotion which Iberia has launched in association .....

21 May 201621 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

News in brief: Get 2,400 Avios with £60 LEGO spend Tesco Direct is running a ‘short but sweet’ offer on LEGO. Until Wednesday night, you will receive 1,000 Clubcard points (worth 2,400 .....

News in brief: Get 2,400 Avios with £60 LEGO spend Tesco Direct is running a ‘short but sweet’ .....

17 May 201617 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

News in brief: Delays in registering for the new Hilton / Avios promotion Yesterday was meant to be the launch day for the new Hilton / Avios (via Iberia Plus) promotion which I wrote about at the .....

News in brief: Delays in registering for the new Hilton / Avios promotion Yesterday was meant to be the launch .....

13 May 201613 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

Three weeks ago I wrote an article about Qantas introducing ‘status holds’ for new parents. This is a topic that interests me as I have a couple of young children and, on both occasions, .....

Three weeks ago I wrote an article about Qantas introducing ‘status holds’ for new parents. This .....

10 May 201610 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

News in brief: British Airways adds extra Las Vegas flights British Airways is adding three extra flights per week to its Las Vegas schedule from the start of the Winter timetable in late September. .....

News in brief: British Airways adds extra Las Vegas flights British Airways is adding three extra flights per .....

6 May 20166 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

News in brief: Aer Lingus and Iberia to become A380 customers? In this interesting article, Willie Walsh – Chief Executive of BA’s parent IAG – says that he is considering A380 .....

News in brief: Aer Lingus and Iberia to become A380 customers? In this interesting article, Willie Walsh .....

28 Apr 201628 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

Fortunately, or unfortunately (it depends how much trouble you had getting the Avios to post when this deal first ran in December) you can yet again buy cheap Avios points simply by heading over to .....

Fortunately, or unfortunately (it depends how much trouble you had getting the Avios to post when this deal .....

17 Apr 201617 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 105 comments

We now have full visibility of the peak and off-peak Avios redemption calendars for both British Airways and Iberia for 2017. The big change, as eagle-eyed HfP readers booking for February half-term .....

We now have full visibility of the peak and off-peak Avios redemption calendars for both British Airways and .....

15 Apr 201615 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 74 comments

When IAG published its last set of financial results, it promised to give a presentation to City analysts in early 2016 about how Avios works and – more relevantly – about a change in .....

When IAG published its last set of financial results, it promised to give a presentation to City analysts in .....

14 Apr 201614 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Most of us – including myself, as I will explain – forget that Iberia Plus members have access to substantially more Economy Avios seats on Iberia flights than ba.com shows. For the last .....

Most of us – including myself, as I will explain – forget that Iberia Plus members have access to .....

12 Apr 201612 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

NH Hotels is one of those niche European hotel chains that is rarely seen in the UK, although there is one in London, but crops up quite frequently on the continent. As well as the main NH Hotels .....

NH Hotels is one of those niche European hotel chains that is rarely seen in the UK, although there is one in .....

28 Mar 201628 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

News in brief: Get a 30% bonus for buying Avios – good deal? ba.com has launched a new ‘buy Avios’ bonus.  You will receive up to 30% extra Avios with any purchase you make before .....

News in brief: Get a 30% bonus for buying Avios – good deal? ba.com has launched a new ‘buy .....

6 Mar 20166 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments