Very quietly, with no fanfare whatsoever, British Airways has decided to roll out a new Club World amenity kit. The new bag is evolution rather than revolution, and continues to be made in partnership .....

Very quietly, with no fanfare whatsoever, British Airways has decided to roll out a new Club World amenity .....

28 Mar 202428 March 2024 by Rhys Jones • 80 comments

If this article sounds familiar, it’s because it is only six weeks since we wrote a very similar one about Finnair Plus. The Finnair Avios Subscription was the same as the British Airways .....

If this article sounds familiar, it’s because it is only six weeks since we wrote a very similar one .....

14 Jul 202514 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

This is our review of Gulf Air’s Falcon Gold lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4. This is, I believe, the last lounge at Heathrow we haven’t reviewed, bar the brand new Saudia lounge which has just .....

This is our review of Gulf Air’s Falcon Gold lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4. This is, I believe, the last .....

16 May 202516 May 2025 by Rhys Jones • 16 comments

British Airways has launched some decent First Class flight deals to the US East Coast for autumn travel. The fares are widely available from October onwards, but this still requires a significant .....

British Airways has launched some decent First Class flight deals to the US East Coast for autumn travel. The .....

2 May 20252 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

The luxury Mandarin Oriental hotel group has launched another American Express cashback offer. You will get £100 cashback when you spend £500+ by 21st November. Cumulative spend does NOT count, .....

The luxury Mandarin Oriental hotel group has launched another American Express cashback offer. You will get .....

24 Aug 202524 August 2025 by Rob Burgess

News in brief: British Airways reopens its lounge at New York JFK British Airways has followed Virgin Atlantic and will today partially reopen its lounge facilities at New York JFK airport. The lounge .....

News in brief: British Airways reopens its lounge at New York JFK British Airways has followed Virgin Atlantic .....

1 Aug 20211 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

IAG, the Spanish parent company of Iberia, Aer Lingus, Vueling and British Airways, published its half year financial results this morning. There are some interesting bits and pieces, including hints .....

IAG, the Spanish parent company of Iberia, Aer Lingus, Vueling and British Airways, published its half year .....

30 Jul 202130 July 2021 by Rhys Jones • 74 comments

I am generally very pro Which? magazine, although in my mind I tend to think of it as peaking in importance in the 1980s and becoming less relevant and less ‘part of the conversation’ as .....

I am generally very pro Which? magazine, although in my mind I tend to think of it as peaking in importance in .....

2 Mar 20212 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 123 comments

Yesterday marked the final departure of the final two British Airways Boeing 747s from Heathrow Airport as the aircraft enter retirement. Whilst the two aircraft were due to make a dual synchronised .....

Yesterday marked the final departure of the final two British Airways Boeing 747s from Heathrow Airport as the .....

9 Oct 20209 October 2020 by Rhys Jones • 13 comments

I thought it was worth digging out an interesting story which we first ran a couple of years ago and which highlights a quirk when it comes to cancelling Avios reward flights. A reader had flown to .....

I thought it was worth digging out an interesting story which we first ran a couple of years ago and which .....

12 Jun 202412 June 2024 by Rob Burgess • 111 comments

This is our review of the Park Hyatt Saigon hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This is the first of four hotel reviews from a recent trip to Vietnam. My first time there was in 2019, as part of a .....

This is our review of the Park Hyatt Saigon hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This is the first of four .....

1 Dec 20241 December 2024 by Rhys Jones • 30 comments

Welcome to 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 receive this free .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

5 Feb 20245 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

Which British Airways Club Europe business class routes offer 160 tier points for a return flight? We often get emails from readers who say “I need XXX tier points in the next few weeks to reach .....

Which British Airways Club Europe business class routes offer 160 tier points for a return flight? We often .....

20 May 202420 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

News in brief: Collect triple Avios via Nectar at Argos this weekend To encourage some Bank Holiday shopping, Argos is offering triple Nectar points (= triple Avios) on all purchases until Tuesday 1st .....

News in brief: Collect triple Avios via Nectar at Argos this weekend To encourage some Bank Holiday shopping, .....

28 May 202128 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments