Today, Monday 8th November, is the first day in 601 days that the United States is open to visitors and tourists flying from the UK. The re-opening has taken longer than expected – several .....

Today, Monday 8th November, is the first day in 601 days that the United States is open to visitors and .....

8 Nov 20218 November 2021 by Rhys Jones • 128 comments

We ran an article yesterday highlighting the unbelievable Avios reward space available in Club World to Dubai over Christmas and New Year. This was due to an extra British Airways service being added. .....

We ran an article yesterday highlighting the unbelievable Avios reward space available in Club World to Dubai .....

7 Oct 20217 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up here to .....

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....

8 Apr 20248 April 2024 by Rob Burgess

News in brief: Win a stay at the Shangri-La Hotel in The Shard, London The Hong Kong Tourism Board in the UK is running a competition with the Shangri-La Hotel in The Shard. Whilst Hong Kong travel .....

News in brief: Win a stay at the Shangri-La Hotel in The Shard, London The Hong Kong Tourism Board in the UK .....

24 Dec 202124 December 2021 by Rob Burgess

One of the most attractive promotions currently running is the ‘double tier points’ offer from BA Holidays. If you book a ‘flight and hotel’ or ‘flight and car’ .....

One of the most attractive promotions currently running is the ‘double tier points’ offer from BA .....

23 Oct 202123 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

If you travel on business, earning airline miles from your hotel stays is an easy way of running up your Avios balance.  You should never take airline miles by default, as it is normally better .....

If you travel on business, earning airline miles from your hotel stays is an easy way of running up your Avios .....

16 Dec 202416 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Now that British Airways Club is up and running, you may be thinking about how you can earn BA or another oneworld alliance status going forward. Whilst we haven’t mentioned it for a few months, .....

Now that British Airways Club is up and running, you may be thinking about how you can earn BA or another .....

17 Apr 202517 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

News in brief: Introducing …. BA Euroflyer It seems that the legal entity behind the new British Airways low cost operation at London Gatwick will be called BA Euroflyer. Papers incoporating BA .....

News in brief: Introducing …. BA Euroflyer It seems that the legal entity behind the new British Airways .....

11 Nov 202111 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Airline operations are finely tuned: not much has to go wrong before things quickly fall apart. For British Airways, the struggle this past summer has been aircraft availability: specifically, its .....

Airline operations are finely tuned: not much has to go wrong before things quickly fall apart. For British .....

19 Sep 202419 September 2024 by Rhys Jones • 147 comments

How does British Airways board its aircraft? Let’s take a look at the different boarding groups used. First introduced in 2017, the British Airways boarding process involves ranking passengers .....

How does British Airways board its aircraft? Let’s take a look at the different boarding groups used. .....

31 Mar 202531 March 2025 by Rhys Jones • 104 comments

HfP publishes an Avios redemption ‘price list’ – basically, a list of British Airways destinations with the maximum number of Avios needed for a flight. We do not include First Class .....

HfP publishes an Avios redemption ‘price list’ – basically, a list of British Airways .....

8 May 20248 May 2024 by Rhys Jones • 76 comments

With separate Avios loyalty schemes across the IAG airlines – British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Plus, Aer Lingus AerClub and Vueling Club – plus Qatar Airways and soon Finnair too, .....

With separate Avios loyalty schemes across the IAG airlines – British Airways Executive Club, Iberia .....

23 Oct 202323 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

British Airways has added new routes from London City Airport and Southampton to Salzburg this morning. If you were looking at a ski holiday this Winter, you may want to check it out. Importantly, and .....

British Airways has added new routes from London City Airport and Southampton to Salzburg this morning. If you .....

8 Sep 20218 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

This month, British Airways is celebrating 25 years of flying from London City Airport, so we thought it was a good time to highlight how easy it is to fly from the airport and where you can go. .....

This month, British Airways is celebrating 25 years of flying from London City Airport, so we thought it was a .....

10 Nov 202410 November 2024 by Rhys Jones • 35 comments