Today was meant to be the day that Club Eurostar introduced a £32 ‘network charge’ per return reward ticket. The ‘network charge’ is a flat-rate and not tied to your class of travel, .....

6 Oct 20206 October 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Club Eurostar is making some changes to how it operates in response to the hit to the business caused by coronavirus. The good news, from a loyalty perspective, is that Club Eurostar will be extending .....

5 Aug 20205 August 2020 by Rhys Jones • 34 comments

The US Department of Transport has tentatively approved the Aer Lingus application to join the British Airways and American Airlines transatlantic joint venture. Iberia and Finnair are also part of .....

18 Nov 202018 November 2020 by Rhys Jones • 48 comments

Today, Tuesday, is the last day for the British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Winter sales. If you are feeling confident about travel opening up for the Summer, now may be a good time to jump in. .....

2 Feb 20212 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Unite and GMB, the two main unions which represent British Airways staff, have reached an agreement with the airline on how workers will be protected during the coronavirus crisis. We don’t have .....

2 Apr 20202 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

The biggest topic in my inbox at the moment, by far, is over possible extensions to British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion vouchers. What is the current position with voucher expiry? In .....

8 Feb 20218 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

On Monday, we told you about the launch of PremiAir, the new VIP terminal at Manchester Airport which can be used by the public for a modest fee (£50 to £100). As of Monday, the airport was only .....

4 Oct 20194 October 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

2020 was to be an important year for British Airways and American Airlines as their transatlantic joint venture (together with Finnair and Iberia) was up for renewal with competition regulators. .....

19 Sep 202019 September 2020 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

The US Department of Transport has now given its final approval to the Aer Lingus application to join the British Airways and American Airlines transatlantic joint venture. Iberia and Finnair are also .....

23 Dec 202023 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

News in brief: Watch a YouTube series on planning a BA tier point run HfP reader Matt Jones dropped me a note to highlight three YouTube videos he has published on how to put together a British .....

22 Feb 202122 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Time is running out to book your flights in order to qualify for the current British Airways ‘double Avios’ offer. This has the potential to be very lucrative if you can work it around .....

10 Dec 201910 December 2019 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

American Airlines and British Airways are offering decent mid-week fares from Manchester to Las Vegas for a limited time in November / December. You can connect in London or in one of American .....

19 Jul 201919 July 2019 by Rhys Jones • Leave a comment

What is the best value Avios redemption per mile flown?  Or, put another way, what’s the furthest you can fly for the fewest Avios? After October’s article on which routes are the best .....

16 Dec 201916 December 2019 by Rhys Jones • 48 comments

Here is something to strike up a debate for your Monday morning!  Which British Airways routes have the most and least Avios availability in Club World business class and First Class? A couple of .....

30 Sep 201930 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • 178 comments