British Airways and mail order wine group Laithwaites ran The British Airways Wine Club for many, many years. At some point in the last couple of years this was quietly retired, although .....

British Airways and mail order wine group Laithwaites ran The British Airways Wine Club for many, many years. .....

26 Feb 201726 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

News in brief: Last day to get 2,400 Avios with £50 of toys Today, Sunday, is the last day to take advantage of the Tesco Direct offer of 1,000 Clubcard points when spending £50 on Nerf, My .....

News in brief: Last day to get 2,400 Avios with £50 of toys Today, Sunday, is the last day to take advantage .....

26 Feb 201726 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

This is our review of the British Airways business class lounge at Glasgow Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. A couple .....

This is our review of the British Airways business class lounge at Glasgow Airport. This is part of our .....

26 Feb 201726 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

A month ago I ran this article speculating that BA has begun to target Avios ticket holders for downgrades. This would be economically rational.  Under EU regulations, a downgraded passenger is .....

A month ago I ran this article speculating that BA has begun to target Avios ticket holders for downgrades. .....

25 Feb 201725 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 353 comments

When choosing to drive and fly there are quite a few options around Heathrow Airport. There are no shortage of third party companies, operating from sites which are generally a good distance from the .....

When choosing to drive and fly there are quite a few options around Heathrow Airport. There are no shortage of .....

25 Feb 201725 February 2017 by Anika Burnett • 54 comments

This is my review of the Japan Airlines Sakura Lounge at Frankfurt Airport, which is where you may end up if flying with British Airways. This is the last article from my recent review trip which .....

This is my review of the Japan Airlines Sakura Lounge at Frankfurt Airport, which is where you may end up if .....

25 Feb 201725 February 2017 by Anika Burnett • 16 comments

British Airways Holidays has launched a special Club World promotion for travel over the Summer, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year on core routes to the US and Middle East. There are some .....

British Airways Holidays has launched a special Club World promotion for travel over the Summer, Thanksgiving, .....

24 Feb 201724 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 117 comments

I am not a big fan of earning Avios or indeed any loyalty points via e-Rewards.  That said, when I wrote this article four years ago about the ‘points for questionnaires’ company, I got .....

I am not a big fan of earning Avios or indeed any loyalty points via e-Rewards.  That said, when I wrote this .....

24 Feb 201724 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

We met up with the guys from LoungeBuddy at the Business Travel Show in London yesterday.  It reminded me that it is literally a year since I last mentioned the special deal we have with them .....

We met up with the guys from LoungeBuddy at the Business Travel Show in London yesterday.  It reminded me .....

24 Feb 201724 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

News in brief: Get 2,400 Avios with £50 of toys Tesco Direct is offering 1,000 Clubcard points when spending £50 on Nerf, My Little Pony, Play Doh and Hasbro Gaming this week.  This means you get .....

News in brief: Get 2,400 Avios with £50 of toys Tesco Direct is offering 1,000 Clubcard points when spending .....

23 Feb 201723 February 2017 by Anika Burnett • 64 comments

News in brief: Hilton Honors ‘points and money’ update We covered the forthcoming changes to the Hilton Honors programme in this article.  A few people asked me what the exact .....

News in brief: Hilton Honors ‘points and money’ update We covered the forthcoming changes to the .....

23 Feb 201723 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

easyJet is rolling out a loyalty scheme, Flight Club, to selected flyers, but it is strictly ‘invite only’ at the moment which is why I haven’t focussed on it.  If you meet .....

easyJet is rolling out a loyalty scheme, Flight Club, to selected flyers, but it is strictly .....

23 Feb 201723 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Avios has launched, as a trial, ‘Avios Advance’. This has been knocking around for a while on a limited basis but is now popping up for more and more people. This is something new for .....

Avios has launched, as a trial, ‘Avios Advance’. This has been knocking around for a while on a .....

22 Feb 201722 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

As I mentioned yesterday, I am at the Loyalty 2017 conference for three days this week.  The most interesting session from Day 2 was a presentation by the head of Marriott Rewards on the integration .....

As I mentioned yesterday, I am at the Loyalty 2017 conference for three days this week.  The most interesting .....

22 Feb 201722 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments