Today is the day that avios.com and British Airways Executive Club will launch their January ‘sale’. avios.com has made a big play of its offers with emails and tweets going out left, .....

Today is the day that avios.com and British Airways Executive Club will launch their January .....

6 Jan 20146 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Iberia Plus has launched an amazing HALF-PRICE sale on Avios redemptions! This applies to both Economy and Business seats. There are some excellent deals to be had here, even though you need to change .....

Iberia Plus has launched an amazing HALF-PRICE sale on Avios redemptions! This applies to both Economy and .....

4 Jan 20144 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

A very interesting opportunity has popped up on the Iberia Plus website which allows you to (effectively) buy Avios for 0.83p each. First, let me say that you can ONLY take part in this if you have an .....

A very interesting opportunity has popped up on the Iberia Plus website which allows you to (effectively) buy .....

30 Dec 201330 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

Over the next three days, I am going to take a look back at some of the trends and highlights from 2013.  I will kick off today with some of my own travel highlights and a recap of some of the better .....

Over the next three days, I am going to take a look back at some of the trends and highlights from 2013.  I .....

27 Dec 201327 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

We had a bit of fun yesterday with the error on avios.com that allowed you to buy 40,000 Avios points for just £399.  That loophole has now been plugged, though! There are a few other ‘buy .....

We had a bit of fun yesterday with the error on avios.com that allowed you to buy 40,000 Avios points for just .....

10 Dec 201310 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Iberia Plus has launched an interesting promotion called Partners Gym.  The aim is to get you to collect Avios points with as many of Iberia’s partner programmes as possible. To get started, .....

Iberia Plus has launched an interesting promotion called Partners Gym.  The aim is to get you to collect .....

7 Dec 20137 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

I rushed out a post on Monday to flag up the amazingly generous £1,000 Club World that British Airways was making available to certain destinations over Christmas.  This has now been officially .....

I rushed out a post on Monday to flag up the amazingly generous £1,000 Club World that British Airways was .....

4 Dec 20134 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

This is a very interesting offer which has crept out very quietly under the radar.  I haven’t seen any other coverage of it so far. In 2011, Marriott acquired a Spanish hotel operator called AC .....

This is a very interesting offer which has crept out very quietly under the radar.  I haven’t seen any .....

1 Dec 20131 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Every year, British Airways parent company, IAG, holds an investor day for the financial community to update it on what is happening. The slides from this are always made available to the public, and .....

Every year, British Airways parent company, IAG, holds an investor day for the financial community to update .....

24 Nov 201324 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Qatar Airways officially joined the oneworld alliance, of which British Airways is a member, on 31st October.  This means that you can now spend and earn Avios and earn British Airways Executive Club .....

Qatar Airways officially joined the oneworld alliance, of which British Airways is a member, on 31st .....

10 Nov 201310 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

When an Avios collector in the UK looks for a long-haul redemption, British Airways is the obvious choice of airline. However, the taxes and charges can often be very high – up to £500 per Club .....

When an Avios collector in the UK looks for a long-haul redemption, British Airways is the obvious choice of .....

4 Nov 20134 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

British Airways is often known as ‘London Airways’ to its detractors, and for good reason.  For a number of years now, BA has not operated a single flight from a UK regional airport that went .....

British Airways is often known as ‘London Airways’ to its detractors, and for good reason.  For a .....

3 Nov 20133 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Iberia Plus has launched a new promotion offering aggressive discounts on Avios redemptions on a number of Iberia routes. These include both European (although not to/from the UK) and long-haul. .....

Iberia Plus has launched a new promotion offering aggressive discounts on Avios redemptions on a number of .....

27 Oct 201327 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Iberia Plus is currently offering a 30% bonus on purchases of Avios points. This deal runs until 27th October, see here for further details. Note that you need to log-in to see details of the bonus .....

Iberia Plus is currently offering a 30% bonus on purchases of Avios points. This deal runs until 27th October, .....

20 Oct 201320 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments