If you collect Avios, you should have an Iberia Plus account. This is because, should you ever choose to redeem your Avios points for a long-haul flight on Iberia, you will pay substantially lower .....

If you collect Avios, you should have an Iberia Plus account. This is because, should you ever choose to .....

11 Jun 201311 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Iberia has clearly been taking PR lessons from someone.  At 2am in the morning on June 1st, it sent an innocuous newsletter out.  It was only released in Spanish (“Coja aire, respire y vuele lejos .....

Iberia has clearly been taking PR lessons from someone.  At 2am in the morning on June 1st, it sent an .....

4 Jun 20134 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something from them.  Click here to see the other articles. It is inevitable .....

The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone .....

1 Jun 20131 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

I am off to the US again for a week in July.  I am trying to put together an interesting itinerary that maximises my flying and hotel experiences whilst minimising the cost. (I have a fantastic .....

I am off to the US again for a week in July.  I am trying to put together an interesting itinerary that .....

28 May 201328 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

MeliaRewards – the loyalty scheme for Melia Hotels – has launched an interesting promotion based around your birthday.  Melia has over 350 hotels in Spain and other (mainly Spanish .....

MeliaRewards – the loyalty scheme for Melia Hotels – has launched an interesting promotion based .....

17 May 201317 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

You may not have heard of WorldHotels, but it is an independent marketing group for 500 upscale hotels, spread across 65 countries.  These are hotels which do not want to formally join a branded .....

You may not have heard of WorldHotels, but it is an independent marketing group for 500 upscale hotels, spread .....

30 Apr 201330 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

International Airlines Group, the parent of British Airways, took full control of Spanish low-cost airline Vueling this week.  See the Bloomberg story here.  The cost was €123m to take .....

International Airlines Group, the parent of British Airways, took full control of Spanish low-cost airline .....

26 Apr 201326 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Over Easter, I will be answering a number of the reader questions that were submitted via this article.  If you didn’t take part this time, don’t worry as I will be re-running this .....

Over Easter, I will be answering a number of the reader questions that were submitted via this article.  If .....

4 Apr 20134 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Vueling is an airline you may not have heard of.  It is a semi-low-cost carrier partly owned by Iberia (and bookable on the Iberia site) operating across Europe. British Airways, as we know, does .....

Vueling is an airline you may not have heard of.  It is a semi-low-cost carrier partly owned by Iberia (and .....

6 Mar 20136 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

If you can fly before the end of February, Iberia has some interesting Avios sale deals going on with a 25% discount on the number of Avios required.  Given that Iberia also has far lower taxes than .....

If you can fly before the end of February, Iberia has some interesting Avios sale deals going on with a 25% .....

24 Jan 201324 January 2013 by Rob Burgess

I wrote last week that Accor had suspended transfers of Le Club Accorhotels points to Iberia Plus Avios. It seemed that this was the end of the ludicrously generous arbitrage, whereby you got .....

I wrote last week that Accor had suspended transfers of Le Club Accorhotels points to Iberia Plus Avios. It .....

23 Jan 201323 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Iberia Plus is currently offering a 20% bonus on purchases of Avios points. This deal runs until 27th January, see here for further details.  Note that you need to log-in to see details of the .....

Iberia Plus is currently offering a 20% bonus on purchases of Avios points. This deal runs until 27th January, .....

20 Jan 201320 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Accor – the Sofitel / Novotel / Mercure / Ibis hotel group – runs their loyalty scheme slightly differently to most. Instead of collecting points to redeem for free nights, you can only .....

Accor – the Sofitel / Novotel / Mercure / Ibis hotel group – runs their loyalty scheme slightly .....

18 Jan 201318 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Many people forget that Iberia also has Avios as its reward currency (since BA and Iberia have the same parent) and that you can transfer your Avios into Iberia Plus. (Transfers of Avios to Iberia .....

Many people forget that Iberia also has Avios as its reward currency (since BA and Iberia have the same .....

12 Dec 201212 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments