I hope you haven’t sat down over Christmas and worked out a plan for how you were going to retain your British Airways Executive Club status, because you may need to tear it up and start again. .....

I hope you haven’t sat down over Christmas and worked out a plan for how you were going to retain your .....

10 Jan 202210 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 101 comments

British Airways seems to have added a new route between Heathrow and Mauritius today. This is a route which normally goes from Gatwick – I have it booked for next May – which is how we can .....

British Airways seems to have added a new route between Heathrow and Mauritius today. This is a route which .....

16 Sep 202116 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up here to .....

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....

8 Apr 20248 April 2024 by Rob Burgess

If you travel on business, earning airline miles from your hotel stays is an easy way of running up your Avios balance.  You should never take airline miles by default, as it is normally better .....

If you travel on business, earning airline miles from your hotel stays is an easy way of running up your Avios .....

16 Dec 202416 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Today, Monday 8th November, is the first day in 601 days that the United States is open to visitors and tourists flying from the UK. The re-opening has taken longer than expected – several .....

Today, Monday 8th November, is the first day in 601 days that the United States is open to visitors and .....

8 Nov 20218 November 2021 by Rhys Jones • 128 comments

We ran an article yesterday highlighting the unbelievable Avios reward space available in Club World to Dubai over Christmas and New Year. This was due to an extra British Airways service being added. .....

We ran an article yesterday highlighting the unbelievable Avios reward space available in Club World to Dubai .....

7 Oct 20217 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Now that British Airways Club is up and running, you may be thinking about how you can earn BA or another oneworld alliance status going forward. Whilst we haven’t mentioned it for a few months, .....

Now that British Airways Club is up and running, you may be thinking about how you can earn BA or another .....

17 Apr 202517 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

News in brief: Win a stay at the Shangri-La Hotel in The Shard, London The Hong Kong Tourism Board in the UK is running a competition with the Shangri-La Hotel in The Shard. Whilst Hong Kong travel .....

News in brief: Win a stay at the Shangri-La Hotel in The Shard, London The Hong Kong Tourism Board in the UK .....

24 Dec 202124 December 2021 by Rob Burgess

Airline operations are finely tuned: not much has to go wrong before things quickly fall apart. For British Airways, the struggle this past summer has been aircraft availability: specifically, its .....

Airline operations are finely tuned: not much has to go wrong before things quickly fall apart. For British .....

19 Sep 202419 September 2024 by Rhys Jones • 147 comments

One of the most attractive promotions currently running is the ‘double tier points’ offer from BA Holidays. If you book a ‘flight and hotel’ or ‘flight and car’ .....

One of the most attractive promotions currently running is the ‘double tier points’ offer from BA .....

23 Oct 202123 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

How does British Airways board its aircraft? Let’s take a look at the different boarding groups used. First introduced in 2017, the British Airways boarding process involves ranking passengers .....

How does British Airways board its aircraft? Let’s take a look at the different boarding groups used. .....

31 Mar 202531 March 2025 by Rhys Jones • 104 comments

This is our review of Bovey Castle hotel in Dartmoor National Park, Devon. The planning for this trip started with the question of all questions: What to do with teenage kids during February half .....

This is our review of Bovey Castle hotel in Dartmoor National Park, Devon. The planning for this trip started .....

2 Mar 20252 March 2025 by Conny Urban • 42 comments

This month, British Airways is celebrating 25 years of flying from London City Airport, so we thought it was a good time to highlight how easy it is to fly from the airport and where you can go. .....

This month, British Airways is celebrating 25 years of flying from London City Airport, so we thought it was a .....

10 Nov 202410 November 2024 by Rhys Jones • 35 comments

If you are looking for an example of the unnecessary complexities that airlines and loyalty schemes can impose, you will struggle to beat the lounge access rules for short haul Aer Lingus flights if .....

If you are looking for an example of the unnecessary complexities that airlines and loyalty schemes can .....

7 Mar 20257 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments