Being able to upgrade British Airways tickets using Avios is a well known feature of the programme as I wrote in this article.  There is also a full page on ba.com explaining how it works. Whilst .....

Being able to upgrade British Airways tickets using Avios is a well known feature of the programme as I wrote .....

14 Jun 201714 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

News in brief: Tweak to the Avios / Caffe Nero in-store cashback deal As we wrote back in December, you can now earn Avios when you buy coffee or a snack at Caffe Nero. This is an in-store cashback .....

News in brief: Tweak to the Avios / Caffe Nero in-store cashback deal As we wrote back in December, you can .....

3 May 20173 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

News in brief: £10 back on £50 Heathrow Express spend and 2% back on Airbnb A new cashback deal has appeared on many American Express accounts offering £10 back on £50 Heathrow Express spend. It .....

News in brief: £10 back on £50 Heathrow Express spend and 2% back on Airbnb A new cashback deal has appeared .....

1 May 20171 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

News in brief: Business class US flights from Manchester for £1,000 For reasons no-one quite understands, American Airlines is offering business class flights from Manchester to two US cities: San .....

News in brief: Business class US flights from Manchester for £1,000 For reasons no-one quite understands, .....

17 Mar 201717 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

A few weeks ago a reader (thank you) sent me an email to ask “Do you know that Instamiles has added Avios and Virgin Flying Club as partners?“. I didn’t, because I had never heard of .....

A few weeks ago a reader (thank you) sent me an email to ask “Do you know that Instamiles has added .....

15 Mar 201715 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Our ‘Credit Card Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals currently available. What I thought might be interesting, in very mercenary terms, would be to rank the sign-up bonuses in terms of cold .....

Our ‘Credit Card Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals currently available. What I thought might be .....

21 Feb 201721 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 125 comments

News in brief: Big British Airways changes at Manchester? Following on from the launch of BA’s weekend European flights from Manchester, I have heard from a couple of sources that other major .....

News in brief: Big British Airways changes at Manchester? Following on from the launch of BA’s weekend .....

12 Feb 201712 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 74 comments

News in brief: Qatar Travel Festival starts on Monday Last January Qatar Airways ran an astonishing sale. This is my article on it from January 2016.  As long as you were happy to start your travels .....

News in brief: Qatar Travel Festival starts on Monday Last January Qatar Airways ran an astonishing sale. This .....

5 Jan 20175 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 137 comments

News in brief: Luxury Travel Diary auctions The Luxury Travel Diary site dropped me a line about another wave of its auctions closing soon. Interesting options closing in the next 48 hours include .....

News in brief: Luxury Travel Diary auctions The Luxury Travel Diary site dropped me a line about another .....

3 Jan 20173 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 96 comments

Lloyds Bank announced yesterday that it was the winner of the auction to acquire the UK operations of credit card group MBNA from Bank of America.  It paid £1.9bn as well as taking over MBNA’s .....

Lloyds Bank announced yesterday that it was the winner of the auction to acquire the UK operations of credit .....

21 Dec 201621 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Last month I wrote about changes to the way that American Airlines codes its flights which impact how you spend Avios and how you earn British Airways tier points. Two class American Airlines .....

Last month I wrote about changes to the way that American Airlines codes its flights which impact how you .....

17 Nov 201617 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

This is my review of the American Airlines AAdvantage credit card issued in the UK by MBNA. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or .....

This is my review of the American Airlines AAdvantage credit card issued in the UK by MBNA. It is part of my .....

26 Oct 201626 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Travelling Connect is a nifty mileage earning opportunity for – primarily – the travelling business person who uses their phone heavily outside the UK. It is, if nothing else, genius in .....

Travelling Connect is a nifty mileage earning opportunity for – primarily – the travelling .....

22 Oct 201622 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

For people who look to earn British Airways status via a tier point run – booking a specific flight primarily because of the number of tier points earned – it seems like the biggest gravy .....

For people who look to earn British Airways status via a tier point run – booking a specific flight .....

20 Oct 201620 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments