Yesterday was the annual International Airlines Group Capital Markets Day, where IAG gives a public presentation for its bondholders on the performance of BA, Iberia, Vueling and now Aer Lingus. The .....

Yesterday was the annual International Airlines Group Capital Markets Day, where IAG gives a public .....

7 Nov 20157 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

News in brief: Amex supplementary cards registration for Shop Small I wrote about the American Express ‘Shop Small’ promotion this week which kicks off on 5th December.  This is a good .....

News in brief: Amex supplementary cards registration for Shop Small I wrote about the American Express .....

7 Nov 20157 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

I spent a chunk of last week at World Travel Market, the biggest travel show in the world and, in fact, the biggest trade show of any sort hosted in London. Whilst I was over at Excel, I thought it .....

I spent a chunk of last week at World Travel Market, the biggest travel show in the world and, in fact, the .....

7 Nov 20157 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

IHG (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc) launched its 72-hour Winter flash sale yesterday. You can book via the special flash sale page here. You need to book by 9am (note, am) on Sunday .....

IHG (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc) launched its 72-hour Winter flash sale yesterday. You .....

6 Nov 20156 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

Kaligo.com is a hotel booking site which lets you earn Avios points on every booking, irrespective of the chain. They have run some excellent promotions in the past and I believe that more are on the .....

Kaligo.com is a hotel booking site which lets you earn Avios points on every booking, irrespective of the .....

6 Nov 20156 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

News in brief: All Aer Lingus UK flights to become BA codeshares From 11th November, all Aer Lingus UK routes will become British Airways codeshare services. BA was already codesharing on most Aer .....

News in brief: All Aer Lingus UK flights to become BA codeshares From 11th November, all Aer Lingus UK routes .....

6 Nov 20156 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

British Airways announced a new route to Inverness yesterday.  From 3rd May, BA will operate one flight a day from Heathrow to Inverness. It will depart Heathrow at 9.55am, arriving at 11.30.  The .....

British Airways announced a new route to Inverness yesterday.  From 3rd May, BA will operate one flight a day .....

5 Nov 20155 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments

News in brief: Get £100 off a £150 Naked Wines order with Amex If you take a look at the ‘My Offers’ section of your BA / SPG / Gold / Platinum American Express account online, you may .....

News in brief: Get £100 off a £150 Naked Wines order with Amex If you take a look at the ‘My .....

5 Nov 20155 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Back in February, I wrote about one of those ‘things you didn’t know you didn’t know’ – that it is possible to earn British Airways Avios points and tier points when .....

Back in February, I wrote about one of those ‘things you didn’t know you didn’t know’ .....

5 Nov 20155 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

British Airways, in conjunction with American Airlines and Iberia, has launched a new promotion offering bonus Avios points on flights to 21 destinations. You must register for this promotion.  As it .....

British Airways, in conjunction with American Airlines and Iberia, has launched a new promotion offering bonus .....

4 Nov 20154 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Yesterday I wrote a long piece on the latest business class sale deals from Qatar Airways.  This was offering exceptional fares from as low as £751. When I researched that article I only looked at .....

Yesterday I wrote a long piece on the latest business class sale deals from Qatar Airways.  This was offering .....

4 Nov 20154 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

Ever since the Avios devaluation in April, crediting long haul economy flights on British Airways to British Airways Executive Club has been a slightly crazy thing to do. You were only earning 0.25 .....

Ever since the Avios devaluation in April, crediting long haul economy flights on British Airways to British .....

4 Nov 20154 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Qatar Airways is back with some more great business class fares out of Europe (and Scotland). These deals represent exceptional value for business class travel, especially as Qatar Airways has an .....

Qatar Airways is back with some more great business class fares out of Europe (and Scotland). These .....

3 Nov 20153 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 162 comments

Saturday 5th December is the third outing for the UK version of ‘Small Business Saturday’, a slightly more welcome US import than Black Friday. It is, in theory, little more than a PR .....

Saturday 5th December is the third outing for the UK version of ‘Small Business Saturday’, a .....

3 Nov 20153 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments