IAG’s Spanish low cost carrier Vueling (pronounced bwelin) joined Avios yesterday.  This is worth knowing about because of Vueling’s strong regional presence at UK airports. The options .....

IAG’s Spanish low cost carrier Vueling (pronounced bwelin) joined Avios yesterday.  This is worth .....

11 Oct 201711 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

News in brief: Off for half term?  Travelex / Avios reminder If you are heading off for half-term next week – or the week after, depending on your school – remember that Travelex has .....

News in brief: Off for half term?  Travelex / Avios reminder If you are heading off for half-term next week .....

11 Oct 201711 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 115 comments

HMRC has announced that it will no longer accept personal credit cards for income tax, PAYE, VAT or any other payments after 13th January 2018. You can see the announcement on this page of the HMRC .....

HMRC has announced that it will no longer accept personal credit cards for income tax, PAYE, VAT or any other .....

10 Oct 201710 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 157 comments

News in brief: Rolling Luggage competition winner Two weeks ago we launched a great competition in association with Rolling Luggage. Rolling Luggage is the latest company to join forces with Avios and .....

News in brief: Rolling Luggage competition winner Two weeks ago we launched a great competition in association .....

10 Oct 201710 October 2017 by Anika Burnett • 68 comments

Wine retailer Laithwaites, the UK’s largest mail-order wine retailer (it runs The Sunday Times Wine Club as well as pretty much every other branded mail-order operation), has been a BAEC partner .....

Wine retailer Laithwaites, the UK’s largest mail-order wine retailer (it runs The Sunday Times Wine Club .....

10 Oct 201710 October 2017 by Anika Burnett • 13 comments

Valuing miles and points is a thankless task.  I wrote this long piece on valuing Avios points but all it does is show you how complex it can be.  I also tend to throw out valuations of hotel points .....

Valuing miles and points is a thankless task.  I wrote this long piece on valuing Avios points but all it .....

9 Oct 20179 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 135 comments

Avios (via Iberia Plus) and IHG Rewards Club have joined forces to offer you 500 Avios points for signing up – no stay required. Full details are on the IHG website here. IHG Rewards Club is the .....

Avios (via Iberia Plus) and IHG Rewards Club have joined forces to offer you 500 Avios points for signing up .....

8 Oct 20178 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

News in brief: 4,500 Avios for new BAEC members in Germany British Airways Executive Club has launched a 4,500 Avios sign-up bonus for new members in Germany. This offer is being targeted at people .....

News in brief: 4,500 Avios for new BAEC members in Germany British Airways Executive Club has launched a 4,500 .....

8 Oct 20178 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

News in brief: We won three Business Travel Journalism Awards As you may have guessed from the picture we ran yesterday, or our social media feeds, we won three awards at the 2017 Business Travel .....

News in brief: We won three Business Travel Journalism Awards As you may have guessed from the picture we ran .....

7 Oct 20177 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 110 comments

18 months ago I wrote an article which tried to debunk the myth that long-haul Avios redemptions in economy / World Traveller are always a bad deal. I compared the cash and Avios pricing for flights .....

18 months ago I wrote an article which tried to debunk the myth that long-haul Avios redemptions in economy / .....

7 Oct 20177 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments

This is our review of the Aspire Lounge at Zurich Airport, by the E gates. I may have flown to Zurich by private jet the other week but my trip back was on British Airways. British Airways .....

This is our review of the Aspire Lounge at Zurich Airport, by the E gates. I may have flown to Zurich by .....

7 Oct 20177 October 2017 by Anika Burnett • 6 comments

News in brief: About last night …. More on this tomorrow: 1 extra Clubcard point per £4 with Pay+ at Tesco Tesco is running a good promotion with Pay+ (formerly PayQwiq) which will earn you .....

News in brief: About last night …. More on this tomorrow: 1 extra Clubcard point per £4 with Pay+ at .....

6 Oct 20176 October 2017 by Anika Burnett • 87 comments

British Airways has announced a new route to Almeria. From the end of March 2018 there will be two flights a week from Heathrow to the southern Spanish city. As with all new routes, this is especially .....

British Airways has announced a new route to Almeria. From the end of March 2018 there will be two flights a .....

6 Oct 20176 October 2017 by Anika Burnett • 13 comments

It seems strange, but British Airways Executive Club and Iberia Plus do not have the same earning rates for oneworld partner flights.  This means that, in some cases, it is preferable to credit a .....

It seems strange, but British Airways Executive Club and Iberia Plus do not have the same earning rates for .....

5 Oct 20175 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments