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 .....

IAG’s Spanish low cost carrier Vueling (pronounced bwelin) has been part of Avios for almost two years .....

2 Oct 20192 October 2019 by Rob Burgess • 46 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 .....

Vueling, BA’s very low-cost baby sister, has launched a short 2-day sale with flights from €12 each .....

11 Sep 201911 September 2019 by Rob Burgess

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, it .....

This is our review of the RED by Dufry duty free loyalty scheme. You might not know the name Dufry, but it is .....

12 May 201912 May 2019 by Rob Burgess • 118 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 .....

What flights can you book with Avios if you live in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham or anywhere .....

29 Mar 201929 March 2019 by Rob Burgess • 70 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 slightly odd time .....

Vueling, BA’s low cost sister airline, is launching a new Gatwick to Alicante service on 7th April.   .....

19 Jan 201919 January 2019 by Rob Burgess

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 .....

I was in Gatwick’s South Terminal last Thursday reviewing the new My Lounge lounge as you may have seen .....

16 Jan 201916 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 115 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 .....

British Airways lounge access policies are, on the face of it, straightforward.  You get access if you are .....

2 Jan 20192 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 88 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 .....

‘Part Pay With Avios’ has, apparently, been very successful since it was launched.  It allows you .....

30 Dec 201830 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 148 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 .....

Vueling, if you’re not familiar with it, is BA’s sister low-cost airline, operating primarily out .....

19 Sep 201819 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 .....

Whilst Avios UK may have recently closed its restaurant booking programme, the company has not given up trying .....

23 Jul 201823 July 2018 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

This was meant to be my review of Vueling’s Excellence business class service. In October 2017 IAG’s low cost carrier Vueling joined Avios with a rather complicated way of earning and .....

This was meant to be my review of Vueling’s Excellence business class service. In October 2017 .....

17 Jul 201817 July 2018 by Anika Burnett • 60 comments

In an interesting move, Vueling – IAG’s low cost short-haul carrier – has launched an Avios Visa credit card in France.  This is, I think, only the second airline credit card on the .....

In an interesting move, Vueling – IAG’s low cost short-haul carrier – has launched an Avios .....

20 Jun 201820 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 133 comments

I’ll get to the Avios part of this deal in a minute, but first some background information …… You might not know the name Dufry, but it is the dominant global duty free retailer. .....

I’ll get to the Avios part of this deal in a minute, but first some background information .....

5 Jun 20185 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Vueling, BA’s sister airline, has launched a €29.99 sale (including booking fees and card charges) which runs until tomorrow, 11th May. It is valid for departures between 28th May and 30th .....

Vueling, BA’s sister airline, has launched a €29.99 sale (including booking fees and card charges) .....

10 May 201810 May 2018 by Rob Burgess