News in brief: Save an extra £200 on short haul BA Holidays Whilst the British Airways sale is now over, BA Holidays is running a special deal on selected beach destinations for the next few days. .....

News in brief: Save an extra £200 on short haul BA Holidays Whilst the British Airways sale is now over, BA .....

20 Mar 202420 March 2024 by Rob Burgess

American Express has announced some unwelcome changes to the two British Airways American Express credit cards today. The fee for the Premium Plus card will increase to £300. This is effective .....

American Express has announced some unwelcome changes to the two British Airways American Express credit cards .....

10 Apr 202410 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 627 comments

The Malaysia Airlines New Year sale is still on, offering promotional fares in both Economy and Business Class to 37 destinations in South East Asia and Australasia. You need to book by 22nd January .....

The Malaysia Airlines New Year sale is still on, offering promotional fares in both Economy and Business Class .....

17 Jan 202417 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Late last year, Qatar Airways opened three new lounges at its home base, Doha’s Hamad International Airport. Two of the three lounges are open to elite members of the oneworld airline alliance, .....

Late last year, Qatar Airways opened three new lounges at its home base, Doha’s Hamad International .....

28 Mar 202328 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

News in brief: Get 8,000 Virgin Points with a Tesco Mobile deal We don’t cover many Tesco Clubcard deals these days, because the company decided a few years ago to focus on lower prices rather .....

News in brief: Get 8,000 Virgin Points with a Tesco Mobile deal We don’t cover many Tesco Clubcard deals .....

15 Nov 202315 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

This is our review of The Westminster London hotel. Formerly the DoubleTree Westminster, the hotel has undergone a significant refurbishment over the winter and has opted to swap brands to Curio .....

This is our review of The Westminster London hotel. Formerly the DoubleTree Westminster, the hotel has .....

25 Jul 202125 July 2021 by Rhys Jones • 69 comments

Today I want to look at which airlines you can earn Avios from. You know about British Airways, of course.  But there are actually 35 airlines which let you earn Avios for some or all of .....

Today I want to look at which airlines you can earn Avios from. You know about British Airways, of .....

13 Mar 202413 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. This newsletter is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

6 Nov 20236 November 2023 by Rob Burgess

Looking at reports, people who signed up to the new British Airways / Uber partnership last Autumn should have received their 250 bonus Avios yesterday. Unless, that is, BA and Uber chose to unlink .....

Looking at reports, people who signed up to the new British Airways / Uber partnership last Autumn should have .....

27 Jan 202327 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments

The British Airways Boeing 787-8 fleet will be the next to get its latest business class seat as the Club Suite rollout progresses. Some beady-eyed FlyerTalkers spotted the changes on flights to .....

The British Airways Boeing 787-8 fleet will be the next to get its latest business class seat as the Club .....

11 Jan 202311 January 2023 by Rhys Jones • 75 comments

Heathrow Rewards is offering up to 2,500 bonus points when you buy clothing at the airport before 25th October. Heathrow Rewards gives you 1 point for every £1 spent in Heathrow (1 per £10 on .....

Heathrow Rewards is offering up to 2,500 bonus points when you buy clothing at the airport before 25th .....

11 Oct 202311 October 2023 by Rob Burgess

For the first time in a while, there are some exceptionally good business class fares on oneworld alliance airlines to Hawaii out there. One reason for mentioning these is that they are exceptionally .....

For the first time in a while, there are some exceptionally good business class fares on oneworld alliance .....

8 Aug 20238 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

As flagged by Liam in our forum, British Airways has opened up a lot of Club Suite business class availability between London and Sydney for later in the year. In the hour since I posted this, a lot .....

As flagged by Liam in our forum, British Airways has opened up a lot of Club Suite business class availability .....

6 Jul 20236 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

News in brief: British Airways launches a new Gatwick to Accra route For reasons not obviously apparent, British Airways is launching a new route from London Gatwick to Accra in Ghana. Accra is .....

News in brief: British Airways launches a new Gatwick to Accra route For reasons not obviously apparent, .....

26 May 202326 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments