Whilst we wait for another round of cheap Qatar Airways business class fares, two interesting offers have appeared from Finnair and SWISS. Both are worth a look.  Finnair is a British Airways partner .....

Whilst we wait for another round of cheap Qatar Airways business class fares, two interesting offers have .....

2 Oct 20152 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

News in brief: Starwood opens up Madonna tickets and more I wrote earlier in the year about the concert I attended at the new Starwood Preferred Guest suite at the O2 in London – see photo .....

News in brief: Starwood opens up Madonna tickets and more I wrote earlier in the year about the concert I .....

24 Sep 201524 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

News in brief: Cathay Pacific to launch new service to Madrid Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific has announced that it will be launching services to Madrid next June.  This adds to a growing .....

News in brief: Cathay Pacific to launch new service to Madrid Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific has .....

12 Sep 201512 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

News in brief: Good business class fares to Sao Paulo from Amsterdam British Airways and SWISS are matching a KLM sale fare out of Amsterdam of roughly £1,300 (€1,800) to Sao Paulo in Business. On .....

News in brief: Good business class fares to Sao Paulo from Amsterdam British Airways and SWISS are matching a .....

8 Sep 20158 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Lufthansa and MBNA have brought back a decent sign-up bonus for the Miles & More credit card. Normally the bonus is a dull 1,500 miles. However, until 30th September, you will receive 10,000 .....

Lufthansa and MBNA have brought back a decent sign-up bonus for the Miles & More credit card. Normally the .....

23 Aug 201523 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

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

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

8 Aug 20158 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

News in brief: British Airways drops Entebbe and Almaty British Airways has announced two route suspensions.  Flights to Entebbe in Uganda will cease on October 2nd as they ‘are no longer .....

News in brief: British Airways drops Entebbe and Almaty British Airways has announced two route suspensions. .....

25 Jul 201525 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Miles & More, the frequent flyer scheme for the Lufthansa family of airlines, is shockingly poor value for most short-haul redemptions. We are talking about 30,000 miles PLUS £130-ish of taxes .....

Miles & More, the frequent flyer scheme for the Lufthansa family of airlines, is shockingly poor value for .....

14 Jul 201514 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

This is the final part of our ‘Holiday Tips’ series which I have updated and re-run this week in preparation for the Summer season. For many of us, the only time in the whole year when we .....

This is the final part of our ‘Holiday Tips’ series which I have updated and re-run this week in .....

13 Jul 201513 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up promotional bonus in association with Lufthansa. This is, by a substantial margin, the most .....

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up .....

1 Jul 20151 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

If you have Star Gold status via any of the frequent flyer schemes in the Star Alliance, you can still claim a free First Class upgrade on Heathrow Express. This deal was originally due to expire at .....

If you have Star Gold status via any of the frequent flyer schemes in the Star Alliance, you can still claim a .....

19 Jun 201519 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

SWISS has launched a very attractive promotion to help fill its business cabin over the quiet Summer months. I like the look of it very much and have already jumped in myself! If you book for travel .....

SWISS has launched a very attractive promotion to help fill its business cabin over the quiet Summer months. I .....

11 Jun 201511 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

News in brief: New American Express cashback deals launched A new batch of statement credit deals may have hit your BA Amex, SPG Amex, Amex Gold or Amex Platinum online account over the weekend. These .....

News in brief: New American Express cashback deals launched A new batch of statement credit deals may have hit .....

9 Jun 20159 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Lufthansa made a very surprising announcement yesterday which I don’t think anyone saw coming.  They (ie Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian and Brussels Airlines) have decided to attack Expedia and the .....

Lufthansa made a very surprising announcement yesterday which I don’t think anyone saw coming.  They .....

3 Jun 20153 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments