Vueling, BA’s sister airline, has restarted flights from Cardiff to Spain. The first flight to Alicante departed last Thursday.  The service will run twice per week from August but is .....

21 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

If you’re heading to Spain this Summer it is worth remembering that you can earn Avios with the Cabify ride-hailing app. You will get a 400 Avios bonus with your first ride! Cabify was founded .....

21 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Iberia and Vueling confirmed this morning that they have received a combined €1 billion bail-out from the Spanish Government. Sister companies of British Airways inside the IAG umbrella, Iberia .....

1 May 2020 by Rob Burgess • 155 comments

What flights can you book with Avios if you live in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham or anywhere outside London? The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for .....

16 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

IAG’s Spanish low cost carrier Vueling (pronounced bwelin) has been part of Avios for almost two years now, although not everyone is aware of it.  It is worth knowing about because of .....

2 October 2019 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

Vueling, BA’s very low-cost baby sister, has launched a short 2-day sale with flights from €12 each way. These seats are for travel between 2nd November 2019 and 28th February 2020. Current .....

11 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

This is our review of the RED by Dufry duty free loyalty scheme. You might not know the name Dufry, but it is the dominant global duty free retailer.  As well as owning World Duty Free in the UK, .....

12 May 2019 by Rob Burgess • 136 comments

What flights can you book with Avios if you live in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham or anywhere outside London? The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for .....

29 March 2019 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

Vueling, BA’s low cost sister airline, is launching a new Gatwick to Alicante service on 7th April.   The service will operate six days per week.  The flight departs at the .....

19 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

I was in Gatwick’s South Terminal last Thursday reviewing the new My Lounge lounge as you may have seen on Monday.  I was on my way to Barcelona to do a review for Marriott which will run in a .....

16 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments

British Airways lounge access policies are, on the face of it, straightforward.  You get access if you are flying in Business or First Class or have a Silver or Gold card or equivalent oneworld .....

2 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 94 comments

‘Part Pay With Avios’ has, apparently, been very successful since it was launched.  It allows you to redeem your points for a discount against a cash ticket, although in most cases you .....

30 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 150 comments

Vueling, if you’re not familiar with it, is BA’s sister low-cost airline, operating primarily out of Barcelona and Rome.  There are a substantial number of services to the UK.  Full .....

19 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

Whilst Avios UK may have recently closed its restaurant booking programme, the company has not given up trying to cash in on the sector. Avios, via Vueling Club, has teamed up with TripAdvisor’s .....

23 July 2018 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments