Iberia has announced an extra three weekly flights to both Buenos Aires and Mexico City.  Each city will now be served 17 times per week from Madrid. The extra Buenos Aires flights will depart on .....

Iberia has announced an extra three weekly flights to both Buenos Aires and Mexico City.  Each city will now .....

21 Aug 201821 August 2018 by Rob Burgess

A disproportionate percentage of my inbox in the last 6-8 weeks has been on the topic of the closure of the avios.com website. Despite (or perhaps because of) the correspondence from British Airways .....

A disproportionate percentage of my inbox in the last 6-8 weeks has been on the topic of the closure of the .....

20 Aug 201820 August 2018 by Rob Burgess • 163 comments

On Saturday I looked at how you can fly on Finnair from Helsinki to Dubai – in A350 Business Class – for just 75,000 Avios and £116 of charges.  That article is here. The reason that .....

On Saturday I looked at how you can fly on Finnair from Helsinki to Dubai – in A350 Business Class .....

20 Aug 201820 August 2018 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments

If you don’t have airport lounge access via your flight ticket, your elite status, via a Priority Pass card from American Express Platinum or via a Lounge Club card from American Express Gold, .....

If you don’t have airport lounge access via your flight ticket, your elite status, via a Priority Pass .....

20 Aug 201820 August 2018 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

SWISS and Lufthansa are currently running some EXCELLENT First Class and Business Class ‘2-4-1’ deals.  Unlike some fare deals we write about, these are for departures from the UK so .....

SWISS and Lufthansa are currently running some EXCELLENT First Class and Business Class ‘2-4-1’ .....

19 Aug 201819 August 2018 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

As I write this, the new Marriott and Starwood websites are still unavailable as the huge task of combining the two databases continues.  If we’re lucky it will be up and running when you read .....

As I write this, the new Marriott and Starwood websites are still unavailable as the huge task of combining .....

19 Aug 201819 August 2018 by Rob Burgess • 179 comments

As it is a very quiet week and I am out in Italy for a few days, I thought it was a good time to give this video another push.  I haven’t mentioned it for a couple of years – .....

As it is a very quiet week and I am out in Italy for a few days, I thought it was a good time to give .....

19 Aug 201819 August 2018 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Here is something I came across by accident this week when preparing an article on something else, but I thought it was worth mentioning in its own right. Finnair runs a seasonal service to Dubai.  .....

Here is something I came across by accident this week when preparing an article on something else, but I .....

18 Aug 201818 August 2018 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

We tend not to focus on the two American Express Platinum Cashback cards much on Head for Points because they do not offer miles or points. They are decent products, however, offering cashback on .....

We tend not to focus on the two American Express Platinum Cashback cards much on Head for Points because .....

18 Aug 201818 August 2018 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

The picture below is of Cookie.  Cookie is my son’s best friend and is now an experienced global traveller. I thought it would be fun to get Cookie his own passport.  Digging around online I .....

The picture below is of Cookie.  Cookie is my son’s best friend and is now an experienced global .....

18 Aug 201818 August 2018 by Rob Burgess

Best Western is not the most exciting UK hotel group but they have been getting more aggressive on their promotions recently.  For the last 10 months they have also been an Avios partner – see .....

Best Western is not the most exciting UK hotel group but they have been getting more aggressive on their .....

18 Aug 201818 August 2018 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

Today, Friday 17th, is the last day to book hotels using the old Marriott and Starwood reward charts. After a period of downtime, hotels will become bookable under the new charts from some point late .....

Today, Friday 17th, is the last day to book hotels using the old Marriott and Starwood reward charts. After a .....

17 Aug 201817 August 2018 by Rob Burgess • 89 comments

American Express has announced plans for “Platinum House”, a four day series of events in London next month. According to Amex: American Express Platinum House is coming to London. .....

American Express has announced plans for “Platinum House”, a four day series of events in London .....

17 Aug 201817 August 2018 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments

The Priority Pass guest fee is going up sharply. Lounge access card Priority Pass has emailed members who hold a card directly with them – ie not via American Express Platinum or a similar deal .....

The Priority Pass guest fee is going up sharply. Lounge access card Priority Pass has emailed members who hold .....

17 Aug 201817 August 2018 by Rob Burgess