Until 8th March, British Airways is offering a 35% bonus if you transfer hotel points from seven major loyalty schemes into Avios – click for my article on that deal. Since most of the hotel .....

Until 8th March, British Airways is offering a 35% bonus if you transfer hotel points from seven major loyalty .....

17 Feb 201717 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

News in brief: Get 50% bonus Virgin Atlantic miles with Kaligo.com Hotel booking site Kaligo.com is offering 50% bonus Virgin Flying Club miles on bookings between now and 31st March. Both new and .....

News in brief: Get 50% bonus Virgin Atlantic miles with Kaligo.com Hotel booking site Kaligo.com is offering .....

17 Feb 201717 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

This is our review of the Executive Lounge at Cardiff Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. Reader Nathan kindly sent in .....

This is our review of the Executive Lounge at Cardiff Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of .....

17 Feb 201717 February 2017 by Anika Burnett • 9 comments

This is my review of the new British Airways lounges at Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews .....

This is my review of the new British Airways lounges at Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal. This is part .....

16 Feb 201716 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

This part 2 of my review of the new British Airways lounges at Gatwick Airport.  Part 1 can be found here. Inside the British Airways First Class lounge at Gatwick The First lounge can be .....

This part 2 of my review of the new British Airways lounges at Gatwick Airport.  Part 1 can be found .....

16 Feb 201716 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

Now that British Airways has moved into the South terminal at Gatwick, and you have a brand new check-in area, impressive new lounges and no need to use the monorail any longer, I thought it was worth .....

Now that British Airways has moved into the South terminal at Gatwick, and you have a brand new check-in area, .....

16 Feb 201716 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

I had lunch with a reader last week and he gave me an old spreadsheet he had put together.  I agreed to update it and tweak it, and we now have a comprehensive list of the flying time of .....

I had lunch with a reader last week and he gave me an old spreadsheet he had put together.  I agreed to .....

15 Feb 201715 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

British Airways Executive Club and Hilton Honors have launched a new mileage deal for the Spring. For some people – but not many – this may be more attractive than the main Hilton Honors .....

British Airways Executive Club and Hilton Honors have launched a new mileage deal for the Spring. For some .....

15 Feb 201715 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – has brought back its ‘100% buy points bonus’ promotion.  It is as generous an offer as you .....

IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – has brought back .....

15 Feb 201715 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

As part of its Valentines Day sale, Virgin Atlantic has launched some aggressive Upper Class fares from Manchester to Boston. See the Virgin Atlantic site here for details. How aggressive? .....

As part of its Valentines Day sale, Virgin Atlantic has launched some aggressive Upper Class fares from .....

14 Feb 201714 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

‘Part Pay With Avios’ has, apparently, been very successful since it was launched.  It allows you to redeem your points for a discount against a cash ticket, although you are not allowed .....

‘Part Pay With Avios’ has, apparently, been very successful since it was launched.  It allows you .....

14 Feb 201714 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Another British Airways cabin crew strike will take place later this week from 17th to 20th February. This only impacts selected flights from Heathrow – all other airports are unaffected. .....

Another British Airways cabin crew strike will take place later this week from 17th to 20th February. This .....

14 Feb 201714 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments

If you have started to use Airbnb for some of your travelling, you may have thought that you had to give up earning airline miles from your stays.  This is no longer true. There are three ways of .....

If you have started to use Airbnb for some of your travelling, you may have thought that you had to give up .....

14 Feb 201714 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Wealth management group Nutmeg has brought back its generous Avios offer, just two months after the previous offer closed. You will receive up to 10,000 Avios points when you open a Stocks & .....

Wealth management group Nutmeg has brought back its generous Avios offer, just two months after the previous .....

13 Feb 201713 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments