Yesterday I published a table of Avios pricing for all British Airways routes, in all classes.  See here. The article seemed to go down very well.  Some people wanted access to the data so .....

Yesterday I published a table of Avios pricing for all British Airways routes, in all classes.  See here. .....

28 Jul 201528 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

How many Avios do I need to fly to ….? It is surprisingly tricky to find out how many Avios are required for a particular route.  You need to go to ba.com, track down the ‘Avios Spending .....

How many Avios do I need to fly to ….? It is surprisingly tricky to find out how many Avios are required for .....

27 Jul 201527 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

Tesco Clubcard has an interesting redemption option with Hilton Hotels in the UK and Ireland.  You can redeem your Clubcard points directly for a Hilton room rather than using Hilton HHonors points. .....

Tesco Clubcard has an interesting redemption option with Hilton Hotels in the UK and Ireland.  You can redeem .....

27 Jul 201527 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Just a reminder that, as I originally wrote on Saturday, the latest batch of IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) PointBreaks redemptions will be .....

Just a reminder that, as I originally wrote on Saturday, the latest batch of IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday .....

27 Jul 201527 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

The American Airlines promotion offering a 20% bonus on transfers from Starwood Preferred Guest is still running until August 7th.   Partly inspired by this deal, and partly by my .....

The American Airlines promotion offering a 20% bonus on transfers from Starwood Preferred Guest is .....

26 Jul 201526 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

I would be fibbing if I said that I had never bought any duty free items on a flight, but I’m rarely in the mood – especially when trying to keep two children under control. The pre-order .....

I would be fibbing if I said that I had never bought any duty free items on a flight, but I’m rarely in .....

26 Jul 201526 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Long-time readers will know that I usually drop the article count from three articles to two during August. This year, as we are away next week, I am bringing it forward by a week and the reduced .....

Long-time readers will know that I usually drop the article count from three articles to two during August. .....

26 Jul 201526 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Yesterday, IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) released a “preview” of the new list of PointBreaks redemptions. These rooms are a .....

Yesterday, IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) released a .....

25 Jul 201525 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

I’ve done two Hilton Honors redemption stays in the past week – my first visits to Hilton properties since our impressive stay at Hilton St Georges Park when we visited Thomas (the Tank .....

I’ve done two Hilton Honors redemption stays in the past week – my first visits to Hilton .....

25 Jul 201525 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

News in brief: British Airways drops Entebbe and Almaty British Airways has announced two route suspensions.  Flights to Entebbe in Uganda will cease on October 2nd as they ‘are no longer .....

News in brief: British Airways drops Entebbe and Almaty British Airways has announced two route suspensions. .....

25 Jul 201525 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

If you like the idea of getting away from a cold English Winter to the sunnier climes of Los Angeles, help may be at hand. British Airways is, yet again, quietly easing out excess capacity by selling .....

If you like the idea of getting away from a cold English Winter to the sunnier climes of Los Angeles, help may .....

24 Jul 201524 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

British Airways has launched an interesting – and slightly risky! – promotion in association with its transatlantic partner American Airlines. Between now and October 31st, you will .....

British Airways has launched an interesting – and slightly risky! – promotion in association with .....

24 Jul 201524 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

I am over in Canada in a few weeks, chaperoning my Mum to a family wedding.  The event is based at the Westin in Edmonton (picture below), part of Starwood Preferred Guest. I have been playing .....

I am over in Canada in a few weeks, chaperoning my Mum to a family wedding.  The event is based at the .....

24 Jul 201524 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

News in brief: More BA PR silliness …. It is that time of year when the newspapers are desperate for coverage to fill their pages during a quiet Summer.  British Airways is doing its bit with .....

News in brief: More BA PR silliness …. It is that time of year when the newspapers are desperate for .....

23 Jul 201523 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments