News in brief: British Airways files another patent for next-generation seats Skift reports on the latest patent filing by British Airways in relation to new seating.  We have been here before, of .....

News in brief: British Airways files another patent for next-generation seats Skift reports on the latest .....

6 Mar 20156 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

With Etihad still running – for another 5 days – its 25% bonus on transfers from American Express Membership Rewards, you may have become interested in using it.  My .....

With Etihad still running – for another 5 days – its 25% bonus on transfers from American Express .....

6 Mar 20156 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

I covered the major changes to the British Airways On Business scheme, aimed at small businesses, two weeks ago. Whilst BA is making sure that the value of your existing points is protected (which is .....

I covered the major changes to the British Airways On Business scheme, aimed at small businesses, two weeks .....

6 Mar 20156 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Tucked away in the latest issue of BA’s The Club magazine is an interesting offer from ‘dining discount’ group The Gourmet Society. Despite the posh name, The Gourmet Society is .....

Tucked away in the latest issue of BA’s The Club magazine is an interesting offer from ‘dining .....

5 Mar 20155 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

MBNA has brought back a special sign-up promotion for its two Emirates credit cards.  This is not as good as the offer which ran last September and is the same as the one they ran in June 2014 .....

MBNA has brought back a special sign-up promotion for its two Emirates credit cards.  This is not as good as .....

5 Mar 20155 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Two good deals have just bitten the dust: Virgin Atlantic status match closed For well over a year, Virgin Atlantic has been offering a status match to your British Airways Executive Club card if you .....

Two good deals have just bitten the dust: Virgin Atlantic status match closed For well over a year, Virgin .....

5 Mar 20155 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Hilton HHonors became the last major international hotel group this week to announce that it will begin offering free wi-fi to all guests.  Well, almost all guests …. From August, wi-fi in all .....

Hilton HHonors became the last major international hotel group this week to announce that it will begin .....

4 Mar 20154 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Flybe has launched a new Avios promotion for March, offering double points on all flights booked and taken during the month. As a reminder, these are the standard earning rates with Flybe: Just Fly .....

Flybe has launched a new Avios promotion for March, offering double points on all flights booked and taken .....

4 Mar 20154 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

The on / off takeover of Aer Lingus by International Airlines Group, the Iberia and British Airways holding company, is still in the balance. The Irish Government, with its 25% shareholding in Aer .....

The on / off takeover of Aer Lingus by International Airlines Group, the Iberia and British Airways holding .....

4 Mar 20154 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

When I wrote about the opening of the Plaza Premium arrivals lounge in Heathrow Terminal 2, I mentioned that the Plaza Premium CEO publicly stated that he was in discussions with Heathrow about .....

When I wrote about the opening of the Plaza Premium arrivals lounge in Heathrow Terminal 2, I mentioned that .....

3 Mar 20153 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

News in brief: British Airways makes ‘hand baggage only’ fares less attractive You will probably have received an email from British Airways yesterday regarding ‘hand baggage .....

News in brief: British Airways makes ‘hand baggage only’ fares less attractive You will probably .....

3 Mar 20153 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

Hilton HHonors has announced that it is cutting back on global promotions and spending more effort on individual targeted deals for specific customer segments.  The slightly clumsily executed .....

Hilton HHonors has announced that it is cutting back on global promotions and spending more effort on .....

3 Mar 20153 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

A few weeks ago I wrote a long piece about British Airways removing fuel surcharges from short-haul flights and how it impacted redemptions. Judging from a few emails recently, the message got a .....

A few weeks ago I wrote a long piece about British Airways removing fuel surcharges from short-haul flights .....

2 Mar 20152 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Starwood Preferred Guest has announced its annual category changes, This PDF document contains a list of all the changes. Most are straight one category moves and, to be fair to Starwood, there are .....

Starwood Preferred Guest has announced its annual category changes, This PDF document contains a list of all .....

2 Mar 20152 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments