It is now three weeks since the first British Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner started commercial service between Heathrow and Delhi. This is the longer version of the 787-8 and, unlike the smaller .....

It is now three weeks since the first British Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner started commercial service .....

9 Nov 20159 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

Business Traveller magazine has an interesting perk on offer if you take out a subscription – Platinum-tier membership of the Global Hotel Alliance programme, GHA Discovery.  If you are .....

Business Traveller magazine has an interesting perk on offer if you take out a subscription .....

9 Nov 20159 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

This is my review of the Etihad Guest UK credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying for.  .....

This is my review of the Etihad Guest UK credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the .....

9 Nov 20159 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Last Friday saw the launch of a new trial product on avios.com – 50% off a last-minute break. How last minute?  For next weekend. Here is the current selection of deals.  As you can see, you .....

Last Friday saw the launch of a new trial product on avios.com – 50% off a last-minute break. How last .....

8 Nov 20158 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

Tesco Direct is running a special deal on Beats headphones until 25th November. As you can see from this page, 17 pairs comes with 1,000 bonus Clubcard points.  This would convert into 2,400 Avios or .....

Tesco Direct is running a special deal on Beats headphones until 25th November. As you can see from this page, .....

8 Nov 20158 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

8 Nov 20158 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 2 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 .....

7 Nov 20157 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

News in brief: Amex supplementary cards registration for Shop Small I wrote about the American Express ‘Shop Small’ promotion this week which kicks off on 5th December.  This is a good .....

News in brief: Amex supplementary cards registration for Shop Small I wrote about the American Express .....

7 Nov 20157 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

I spent a chunk of last week at World Travel Market, the biggest travel show in the world and, in fact, the biggest trade show of any sort hosted in London. Whilst I was over at Excel, I thought it .....

I spent a chunk of last week at World Travel Market, the biggest travel show in the world and, in fact, the .....

7 Nov 20157 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

IHG (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc) launched its 72-hour Winter flash sale yesterday. You can book via the special flash sale page here. You need to book by 9am (note, am) on Sunday .....

IHG (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc) launched its 72-hour Winter flash sale yesterday. You .....

6 Nov 20156 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

Kaligo.com is a hotel booking site which lets you earn Avios points on every booking, irrespective of the chain. They have run some excellent promotions in the past and I believe that more are on the .....

Kaligo.com is a hotel booking site which lets you earn Avios points on every booking, irrespective of the .....

6 Nov 20156 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

News in brief: All Aer Lingus UK flights to become BA codeshares From 11th November, all Aer Lingus UK routes will become British Airways codeshare services. BA was already codesharing on most Aer .....

News in brief: All Aer Lingus UK flights to become BA codeshares From 11th November, all Aer Lingus UK routes .....

6 Nov 20156 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

British Airways announced a new route to Inverness yesterday.  From 3rd May, BA will operate one flight a day from Heathrow to Inverness. It will depart Heathrow at 9.55am, arriving at 11.30.  The .....

British Airways announced a new route to Inverness yesterday.  From 3rd May, BA will operate one flight a day .....

5 Nov 20155 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments

News in brief: Get £100 off a £150 Naked Wines order with Amex If you take a look at the ‘My Offers’ section of your BA / SPG / Gold / Platinum American Express account online, you may .....

News in brief: Get £100 off a £150 Naked Wines order with Amex If you take a look at the ‘My .....

5 Nov 20155 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments