Since airberlin joined the oneworld airline alliance in March 2012, it has opened up a new range of long-haul routes from Europe that can be booked with Avios. Along with Aer Lingus (see my previous .....

Since airberlin joined the oneworld airline alliance in March 2012, it has opened up a new range of long-haul .....

3 Feb 20133 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

The last bit of news I picked up from my 10 days in Dubai was the story that Abu Dhabi’s Etihad had bought a 70% stake in airberlin‘s frequent flyer scheme, topbonus. The transaction .....

The last bit of news I picked up from my 10 days in Dubai was the story that Abu Dhabi’s Etihad had .....

22 Jan 201322 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

A lot of people with an American Express charge card got an email yesterday offering them a conversion bonus if they moved their Membership Rewards points into airline miles. There seem to be two .....

A lot of people with an American Express charge card got an email yesterday offering them a conversion bonus .....

17 Jan 201317 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

I have written a few pieces about airberlin recently because they offer an excellent way to redeem your Avios without paying extreme taxes.  Yes, you need to hub through Germany to travel with them, .....

I have written a few pieces about airberlin recently because they offer an excellent way to redeem your Avios .....

8 Jan 20138 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

This post is Part 2 of the article I started yesterday about using your Avios points to fly long-haul with airberlin. Part 1 can be found here.  Part 3 tomorrow will focus on how to book partner .....

This post is Part 2 of the article I started yesterday about using your Avios points to fly long-haul with .....

25 Oct 201225 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Since airberlin joined the OneWorld airline alliance on March 20th, it has opened up a new range of long-haul routes from Europe that can be booked with Avios. (In some ways, it makes up for the loss .....

Since airberlin joined the OneWorld airline alliance on March 20th, it has opened up a new range of long-haul .....

24 Oct 201224 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

There are a lot of references on Head for Points to American Express Membership Rewards, mainly linked to articles on their credit cards, but I have never written an overview piece on it. Membership .....

There are a lot of references on Head for Points to American Express Membership Rewards, mainly linked to .....

18 Sep 201218 September 2012 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Whilst the Maldives is a very popular high-end holiday destination, it has always been a tricky one to score with airline miles. A lot of people were delighted when British Airways began flying the .....

Whilst the Maldives is a very popular high-end holiday destination, it has always been a tricky one to score .....

23 Aug 201223 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

This is the 4th of my series of posts looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth applying for. These posts will be linked to the relevant sections .....

This is the 4th of my series of posts looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether .....

20 Jul 201220 July 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments