American Express has made two important announcements today about the two British Airways credit cards. We are splitting it over two articles so that you can focus on the card that you have. If you .....

American Express has made two important announcements today about the two British Airways credit cards. We are .....

1 Jun 20211 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 127 comments

British Airways has launched its first ‘Avios only’ flight of the year. Every seat, in every cabin, on the Barbados flights on 15th February (out) and 22nd February (back) are bookable .....

British Airways has launched its first ‘Avios only’ flight of the year. Every seat, in every .....

11 Apr 202411 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

In February 2023, the British Airways On Business website went down. Over a year later, it is still down. Even by the standards of British Airways IT, this is quite an achievement. If you’re not .....

In February 2023, the British Airways On Business website went down. Over a year later, it is still down. Even .....

27 May 202427 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

In 2022, Barclaycard launched two Avios earning Mastercard credit cards. These are very, very good products with everything you could ask for, and are easily (in my view) the most attractive Visa .....

In 2022, Barclaycard launched two Avios earning Mastercard credit cards. These are very, very good .....

26 Jun 202526 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

In February 2022, Barclays launched two new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. These are very, very good products with everything you could ask for, and are easily (in my view) the most .....

In February 2022, Barclays launched two new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. These are very, very .....

3 Jan 20253 January 2025 by Rob Burgess

Qatar Airways has announced its long-teased investment in a ‘southern African airline’. As we predicted, it is Airlink, a regional airline based in South Africa. The value of the 25% stake .....

Qatar Airways has announced its long-teased investment in a ‘southern African airline’. As we .....

21 Aug 202421 August 2024 by Rhys Jones

This is our review of the new Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse lounge in Los Angeles. Virgin Atlantic opened its latest Clubhouse business class lounge last week, fulfilling (just!) its promise of a Q1 .....

This is our review of the new Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse lounge in Los Angeles. Virgin Atlantic opened its .....

6 Apr 20256 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 24 comments

Last Summer, Nectar launched its own hotel booking site, which you can find at hotels.nectar.com. As you will see, it is a white label version of Rocketmiles, which is itself part of Agoda. It .....

Last Summer, Nectar launched its own hotel booking site, which you can find at hotels.nectar.com. As you will .....

22 Jun 202122 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

British Airways launched a very interesting promotion yesterday for anyone who is chasing British Airways Executive Club status. Very simply, if you book a BA Holidays package this Summer, your .....

British Airways launched a very interesting promotion yesterday for anyone who is chasing British Airways .....

26 May 202126 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 135 comments

British Airways has teamed up with Porter Airlines to offer improved access to smaller cities in Canada. This is in addition to, and not a replacement for, the current deal with WestJet. Porter is .....

British Airways has teamed up with Porter Airlines to offer improved access to smaller cities in Canada. This .....

22 Dec 202422 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

This is my review of the Qatar Airways Premium Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4. If you have been following along you know that Rob and I visited Doha two weeks ago to visit Qatar Airways management .....

This is my review of the Qatar Airways Premium Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4. If you have been following .....

8 May 20258 May 2025 by Rhys Jones • 53 comments

A reader mentioned recently that we hadn’t done a dedicated article on the additional Club World business class availability that comes with the British Airways American Express Premium Plus .....

A reader mentioned recently that we hadn’t done a dedicated article on the additional Club World .....

2 Nov 20242 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

The general consensus about hotel loyalty programmes is that Marriott Bonvoy is the only scheme where it is worthwhile trading your points for airline miles. There are a couple of reasons for this. .....

The general consensus about hotel loyalty programmes is that Marriott Bonvoy is the only scheme where it is .....

27 Jul 202527 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

I thought it was worth taking another look today at one of the most egregious money-making schemes pursued by British Airways – the refusal to refund seat reservation fees if you cancel your .....

I thought it was worth taking another look today at one of the most egregious money-making schemes pursued by .....

6 Sep 20256 September 2025 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment