In what could be another great use of Avios points, Aer Lingus has announced new routes from Dublin to Toronto and San Francisco. San Francisco launches on April 1st, whilst Toronto launches on April .....

In what could be another great use of Avios points, Aer Lingus has announced new routes from Dublin to Toronto .....

6 Jul 20136 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

I like redeeming Avios points on airberlin. True, their sloping business class seat is not the greatest, but their taxes are! A one-way flight from New York to Germany will set you back a grand total .....

I like redeeming Avios points on airberlin. True, their sloping business class seat is not the greatest, but .....

4 Jul 20134 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

I occasionally get asked for a full list of Avios airlines, or whether there is somewhere online that has a full list of Avios partner airlines. The bottom line is that there isn’t one, because .....

I occasionally get asked for a full list of Avios airlines, or whether there is somewhere online that has a .....

14 Jun 201314 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Back in October 2012, Qatar Airways signed an agreement to work towards membership of the oneworld alliance, which includes British Airways. This would allow British Airways Executive Club members to .....

Back in October 2012, Qatar Airways signed an agreement to work towards membership of the oneworld alliance, .....

6 May 20136 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 29 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.  .....

4 Apr 20134 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

A couple of days, I wrote that the Turkish Airline status match still seems to be active.  If you have a Gold card issued by any other airline, Turkish may be willing to give you one of their .....

A couple of days, I wrote that the Turkish Airline status match still seems to be active.  If you have a .....

25 Mar 201325 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

If you are collecting Lufthansa’s Miles & More miles then this is an option for topping up your balance, albeit not by much! Miles & More is currently offering 100 M&M miles for .....

If you are collecting Lufthansa’s Miles & More miles then this is an option for topping up your .....

18 Mar 201318 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

The two major Latin American carriers, TAM and LAN, have confirmed they will join the oneword alliance – which includes British Airways – in early 2014. TAM and LAN merged last year to .....

The two major Latin American carriers, TAM and LAN, have confirmed they will join the oneword alliance – .....

16 Mar 201316 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

This is the 6th and final part of a series of airline and hotel reviews covering my trip to New York. To recap (since it is almost two weeks since the previous part of this trip report!), I have .....

This is the 6th and final part of a series of airline and hotel reviews covering my trip to New York. To recap .....

11 Mar 201311 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

The US Airways / American Airlines merger – which has been on the cards since American filed for bankruptcy last year, has now been confirmed.  The BBC story is here. The merger will take a .....

The US Airways / American Airlines merger – which has been on the cards since American filed for .....

15 Feb 201315 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

This article is part of the Avios Redemption University, a series of posts aimed at explaining some of the most important things you need to know when planning on redeeming your Avios. It is NOT about .....

This article is part of the Avios Redemption University, a series of posts aimed at explaining some of the .....

12 Feb 201312 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Since airberlin joined the oneworld airline alliance in March 2012, it has opened up a new range of long-haul routes from Europe that can be booked with Avios. Along with Aer Lingus (see my previous .....

Since airberlin joined the oneworld airline alliance in March 2012, it has opened up a new range of long-haul .....

3 Feb 20133 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Malaysia Airlines System joins the oneworld alliance today.  And this means that you can redeem your Avios for their flights, as well as earning them by flying on Malaysia. Let’s start by .....

Malaysia Airlines System joins the oneworld alliance today.  And this means that you can redeem your .....

1 Feb 20131 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

With very little fanfare (unless British Airways Gold card holders have been emailed directly about this), two new benefits have been added today. Technically, these new benefits have been given to .....

With very little fanfare (unless British Airways Gold card holders have been emailed directly about this), two .....

1 Feb 20131 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments