If you are a newcomer to the world of Avios, I generally recommend that you try Club Europe business class on short-haul redemptions from Heathrow or Gatwick. I know that this view is not .....

If you are a newcomer to the world of Avios, I generally recommend that you try Club Europe business .....

30 Jul 201730 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

News in brief: Win great prizes with The Times Travel Awards Voting is now open for the annual Times / Sunday Times / Sunday Times Travel Magazine awards.  It is worth taking a look because entering .....

News in brief: Win great prizes with The Times Travel Awards Voting is now open for the annual Times / Sunday .....

30 Jul 201730 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

I know what you’re thinking …. a month ago I ran an offer whereby you could get 1,000 Avios points just for joining Marriott Rewards – no stay required. And, a day later, Marriott .....

I know what you’re thinking …. a month ago I ran an offer whereby you could get 1,000 Avios points .....

30 Jul 201730 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 74 comments

British Airways Holidays has launched another special Club World promotion for travel over Christmas or in 2018 on some routes to the US and Canada. There are some decent prices here but you need to .....

British Airways Holidays has launched another special Club World promotion for travel over Christmas or in .....

29 Jul 201729 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 68 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 .....

29 Jul 201729 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

News in brief: airberlin launches new Toronto service As I wrote in this long article, airberlin offers an excellent way to fly to North America with Avios without paying much in the way of taxes and .....

News in brief: airberlin launches new Toronto service As I wrote in this long article, airberlin offers an .....

29 Jul 201729 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

A complex merry-go-round of corporate activity was announced last night which will lead to …. well, it isn’t fully clear. You can find full details on the Virgin Atlantic website here. In .....

A complex merry-go-round of corporate activity was announced last night which will lead to …. well, it .....

28 Jul 201728 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments

News in brief: Shock as London-ish property hits IHG PointBreaks IHG Rewards Club will be releasing the list of new ‘5,000 point per night’ PointBreaks redemptions during Friday. We will .....

News in brief: Shock as London-ish property hits IHG PointBreaks IHG Rewards Club will be releasing the list .....

28 Jul 201728 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 157 comments

Anyone who was hoping for a conversion bonus of Tesco Clubcard points to Avios this quarter (but is anyone still that optimistic?!) will be disappointed. We don’t know what the ba.com offer will .....

Anyone who was hoping for a conversion bonus of Tesco Clubcard points to Avios this quarter (but is anyone .....

28 Jul 201728 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

News in brief: New Liberty washbags for British Airways First Class If you are flying in British Airways First Class from the end of the month, you should get the latest version of the Liberty wash .....

News in brief: New Liberty washbags for British Airways First Class If you are flying in British Airways First .....

27 Jul 201727 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 84 comments

Business Traveller magazine is ending its partnership with Avios on 30th September.  If you didn’t think there was any reason to subscribe, because you always pick one up in the airport, read .....

Business Traveller magazine is ending its partnership with Avios on 30th September.  If you didn’t .....

27 Jul 201727 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

When we wrote about the new Virgin Money partnership with Virgin Atlantic yesterday, we mentioned that Virgin used to offer miles on money transfers but the deal had now ended. It turns out that it .....

When we wrote about the new Virgin Money partnership with Virgin Atlantic yesterday, we mentioned that .....

27 Jul 201727 July 2017 by Anika Burnett • 19 comments

Virgin Money made an interesting annoucement yesterday regarding a new partnership with Virgin Atlantic. It was suitably vague, but clearly important enough to justify a press release. The only hard .....

Virgin Money made an interesting annoucement yesterday regarding a new partnership with Virgin Atlantic. It .....

26 Jul 201726 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

News in brief: Get 4,800 Avios with LEGO Tesco Direct has launched another attractive ‘extra Clubcard points with LEGO’ offer : 500 extra Clubcard points (1,200 Avios or 1,250 Virgin .....

News in brief: Get 4,800 Avios with LEGO Tesco Direct has launched another attractive ‘extra Clubcard .....

26 Jul 201726 July 2017 by Anika Burnett • 82 comments