Vueling, BA’s sister airline which also uses Avios as its reward currency, has just launched a Visa credit card in Italy. It is worth taking a look as – since Italy has the same 0.3% .....

Vueling, BA’s sister airline which also uses Avios as its reward currency, has just launched a Visa .....

22 Mar 201822 March 2018 by Rob Burgess

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. What flights can you .....

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

24 Jan 201824 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 53 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. This article .....

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

5 Jan 20185 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

News in brief: Get £1,365 Business Class tickets to Canberra Via Flyertalk, Qatar Airways seems to have slipped out some more exceptional fares to Australia.  This is not part of the January sale .....

News in brief: Get £1,365 Business Class tickets to Canberra Via Flyertalk, Qatar Airways seems to have .....

29 Dec 201729 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments

The Melia hotel group has changed the way you earn Avios at its hotels.  The company has moved from a flat nightly rate to a revenue based model, and my gut feeling is that most people will earn more .....

The Melia hotel group has changed the way you earn Avios at its hotels.  The company has moved from a flat .....

24 Dec 201724 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Here is another batch of Black Friday travel deals we have been notified about in advance. We take no responsibility if these deals have changed or don’t work as promised. Remember that we are .....

Here is another batch of Black Friday travel deals we have been notified about in advance. We take no .....

24 Nov 201724 November 2017 by Anika Burnett • 56 comments

Every year, British Airways parent company, IAG, holds an investor day for the financial community to update it on what is happening.  The 2017 event took place on Friday. The 126 pages of slides .....

Every year, British Airways parent company, IAG, holds an investor day for the financial community to update .....

5 Nov 20175 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 94 comments

IAG’s Spanish low cost carrier Vueling (pronounced bwelin) joined Avios yesterday.  This is worth knowing about because of Vueling’s strong regional presence at UK airports. .....

IAG’s Spanish low cost carrier Vueling (pronounced bwelin) joined Avios yesterday.  This .....

11 Oct 201711 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

IAG’s Spanish low cost carrier Vueling (pronounced bwelin) confirmed yesterday that it is switching its loyalty scheme to Avios in a few weeks. This is worth knowing about because of .....

IAG’s Spanish low cost carrier Vueling (pronounced bwelin) confirmed yesterday that it is switching its .....

25 Aug 201725 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic introduces a cooling off period when buying miles Virgin Flying Club is currently offering a targeted 30% bonus when you buy miles.  You should have received an email .....

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic introduces a cooling off period when buying miles Virgin Flying Club is .....

6 Jul 20176 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

There has been a glut of new route announcements this week so I thought it was worth putting them together in one place: IAG to launch a budget long haul airline out of Barcelona IAG, the parent .....

There has been a glut of new route announcements this week so I thought it was worth putting them together in .....

24 Dec 201624 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Yesterday was the annual International Airlines Group Capital Markets Day, where IAG gives a public presentation for its bondholders on the performance of BA, Iberia, Vueling and now Aer Lingus. The .....

Yesterday was the annual International Airlines Group Capital Markets Day, where IAG gives a public .....

5 Nov 20165 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 106 comments

Vueling, the sister airline of British Airways and Iberia, has launched a €4.99 Winter sale on selected routes. Full details are on the Vueling website here. In theory these fares run until 22nd .....

Vueling, the sister airline of British Airways and Iberia, has launched a €4.99 Winter sale on selected .....

16 Sep 201616 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

News in brief: American Express and Nespresso deal launched Three people dropped me a note about a new American Express promotion which, to be honest, I saw on my account but dismissed without .....

News in brief: American Express and Nespresso deal launched Three people dropped me a note about a new .....

5 Sep 20165 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 74 comments