British Airways has announced a refresh to both the Elemis spa menu and the spas themselves at Heathrow. It is a collaboration with interior designer Kelly Hoppen, and does appear relatively minor.  .....

British Airways has announced a refresh to both the Elemis spa menu and the spas themselves at Heathrow. It is .....

23 May 201923 May 2019 by Rob Burgess

The two British Airways lounges in Johannesburg, Club and First, close today for a five month refurbishment. Re-opening is currently planned for October. During the closure, passengers will be split .....

The two British Airways lounges in Johannesburg, Club and First, close today for a five month refurbishment. .....

23 May 201923 May 2019 by Rob Burgess • 129 comments

You can now get up to €80 of Accor hotel vouchers or 4000 Avios with your next Europcar rental. If you find yourself booking a car soon, Europcar has an interesting offer with Le Club AccorHotels, .....

You can now get up to €80 of Accor hotel vouchers or 4000 Avios with your next Europcar rental. If you find .....

23 May 201923 May 2019 by Rob Burgess

Hilton has launched its Summer Sale with decent weekend deals across Europe, Africa and Middle East.  The sale home page is here. The sale offers up to 30% off the standard Best Available Rate if you .....

Hilton has launched its Summer Sale with decent weekend deals across Europe, Africa and Middle East.  The .....

23 May 201923 May 2019 by Anika Burnett • 35 comments

Tickets for ALL of the ICC Cricket World Cup games have popped up for redemption with Emirates Skywards miles.   I am not a cricket fan, by any means, so I can’t really comment on the value.  .....

Tickets for ALL of the ICC Cricket World Cup games have popped up for redemption with Emirates Skywards .....

22 May 201922 May 2019 by Rob Burgess • 74 comments

British Airways announced yesterday that two routes are switching terminals from the start of the Winter timetable on 27th October. San Diego is moving from Terminal 5 to Terminal 3. Phoenix is moving .....

British Airways announced yesterday that two routes are switching terminals from the start of the Winter .....

22 May 201922 May 2019 by Rob Burgess

It is no longer possible to earn Avios points from mortgages. There has only been one way to earn Avios from your mortgage, and that was via Tesco Bank. Tesco Bank quietly entered the mortgage market .....

It is no longer possible to earn Avios points from mortgages. There has only been one way to earn Avios from .....

22 May 201922 May 2019 by Rob Burgess • 184 comments

What countries can use the UK ePassport gates?  More than you could last week! As of this Monday, nationals of the following countries: Australia Canada Japan New Zealand Singapore South Korea and .....

What countries can use the UK ePassport gates?  More than you could last week! As of this Monday, nationals .....

22 May 201922 May 2019 by Rob Burgess

Hilton Honors runs occasional tours of the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, where you can see the Formula 1 and production cars close up. These trips are expensive (100,000 Hilton Honors points .....

Hilton Honors runs occasional tours of the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, where you can see the Formula .....

22 May 201922 May 2019 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Looking to fill a gap left by the collapse of India’s Jet Airways, Virgin Atlantic is returning to Mumbai after a four year absence. The airline has announced a new daily flight which will .....

Looking to fill a gap left by the collapse of India’s Jet Airways, Virgin Atlantic is returning to .....

21 May 201921 May 2019 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

As I mentioned the other day, I appeared on ‘Talking Business with Aaron Heselhurst’ for BBC World News earlier this week. We were talking about the future of business class in the light .....

As I mentioned the other day, I appeared on ‘Talking Business with Aaron Heselhurst’ for BBC World .....

21 May 201921 May 2019 by Rob Burgess • 148 comments

Today, Tuesday 21st, is your last chance to take advantage of the current British Airways ‘buy Avios’ bonus. You will receive 50% bonus Avios when you buy or gift points. This is as high .....

Today, Tuesday 21st, is your last chance to take advantage of the current British Airways ‘buy .....

21 May 201921 May 2019 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments

You can get 500 bonus Accor points on your next Accor stay. Accor Hotels, which own Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman / Raffles / Swissotel / Fairmont etc has launched a new .....

You can get 500 bonus Accor points on your next Accor stay. Accor Hotels, which own Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / .....

21 May 201921 May 2019 by Rob Burgess

Iberia has launched an amazing €999 Business Class fare between Madrid and Cancun or Mexico City. It isn’t clear why this offer is running – I can’t see any advertising for it .....

Iberia has launched an amazing €999 Business Class fare between Madrid and Cancun or Mexico City. It .....

20 May 201920 May 2019 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments