I was contacted by a reader last week who asked how many BA tier points he would earn if he flew on Qatar Airways.  I thought it was worth sharing the answer as you may be surprised. The reason you .....

I was contacted by a reader last week who asked how many BA tier points he would earn if he flew on Qatar .....

1 Nov 20171 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

British Airways has announced further changes to its Summer 2018 schedule from Heathrow. It includes two new routes.  This is what has changed: NEW ROUTES Heathrow to Las Palmas – a new .....

British Airways has announced further changes to its Summer 2018 schedule from Heathrow. It includes two new .....

1 Nov 20171 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

News in brief: Get 500 Avios or MR points via a new Amex / Amazon promotion The good news is that a very generous offer is available to some British Airways American Express cardholders. It is also .....

News in brief: Get 500 Avios or MR points via a new Amex / Amazon promotion The good news is that a very .....

1 Nov 20171 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 158 comments

News in brief: BA now selling economy fares at Heathrow from £26 British Airways has announced a wave of price cuts for the Winter schedules.  It has to be said that they are getting very aggressive .....

News in brief: BA now selling economy fares at Heathrow from £26 British Airways has announced a wave of .....

28 Oct 201728 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

This is my review of the Lloyds Avios Rewards credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying for. .....

This is my review of the Lloyds Avios Rewards credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the .....

28 Oct 201728 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 102 comments

News in brief: £15 Amazon discount code ending soon For the last 10 months or so, Amazon has been offering an exclusive £15 discount code for Amex Gold, Green and Platinum cardholders when they .....

News in brief: £15 Amazon discount code ending soon For the last 10 months or so, Amazon has been offering .....

27 Oct 201727 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 119 comments

I recently wrote this l-o-n-g article on how I saw the future of airline credit cards in a world of 0.3% interchange fees.  In summary, I expected to see higher fees, lower miles earning but better .....

I recently wrote this l-o-n-g article on how I saw the future of airline credit cards in a world of 0.3% .....

26 Oct 201726 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 139 comments

Avios.com has a range of wine, beer, champagne and spirits redemptions available, if you have more Avios than you can realistically use for flights. At the high end, you can redeem 48,500 Avios for .....

Avios.com has a range of wine, beer, champagne and spirits redemptions available, if you have more Avios than .....

26 Oct 201726 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

News in brief: Finnair’s UK services to Lapland launching soon If you’ve ever had a secret wish to visit Lapland, Finnair can help this winter.  Even better, you can use Avios to make it .....

News in brief: Finnair’s UK services to Lapland launching soon If you’ve ever had a secret wish to .....

26 Oct 201726 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

The level of ‘taxes and charges’ added to long-haul Avios redemptions on British Airways is always a sore point. In general, I use a ‘finger in the air’ sum of £550 for the .....

The level of ‘taxes and charges’ added to long-haul Avios redemptions on British Airways is always .....

25 Oct 201725 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 107 comments

British Airways has launched a ‘Part Pay With Avios’ special offer on selected routes from London City and Manchester this Winter. Here are the rules: Book before 5th November 2017 Fly .....

British Airways has launched a ‘Part Pay With Avios’ special offer on selected routes from London .....

24 Oct 201724 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

The main Hilton Honors promotion this Autumn, ‘Double Points’ (click here to register), offers you double Hilton Honors points on every stay you make before 31st December. I wrote about .....

The main Hilton Honors promotion this Autumn, ‘Double Points’ (click here to register), offers you .....

24 Oct 201724 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

One of the lesser-known benefits of British Airways Executive Club Gold status is that you receive nearly-top-tier status with the Langham hotel chain. Langham Hospitality Group is owned by a Hong .....

One of the lesser-known benefits of British Airways Executive Club Gold status is that you receive .....

24 Oct 201724 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

AerClub, the new Aer Lingus Avios-based frequent flyer scheme, and Ireland’s Irish Independent / Sunday Independent newspapers, have brought back their very generous deal for taking out a .....

AerClub, the new Aer Lingus Avios-based frequent flyer scheme, and Ireland’s Irish Independent / .....

23 Oct 201723 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments