Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
Finnair is a British Airways oneworld partner, letting you earn and redeem Avios and British Airways Executive Club tier points on its flights. It also has its own frequent flyer program called Finnair Plus.
For UK residents, the airline can be a good option when flying to Asia due to its strong route network and regular sales. Flying times are not substantially longer because Helsinki is ‘on the way’.
Finnair Plus does not have its own UK credit card but you can transfer points earned from American Express Platinum (high fee, high bonus), American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (free for a year, good bonus) and Amex Rewards Credit Card (no fee, small bonus!).
News in brief: Finnair adds more new routes for 2022 Barely a month goes by at the moment without a new route announcement from Finnair, a British Airways partner in the oneworld alliance. Last month .....
News in brief: Finnair adds more new routes for 2022 Barely a month goes by at the moment without a new route .....
8 Dec 20218 December 2021 • 28 comments
Both Iberia and Finnair have made new long-haul route announcements in the last 24 hours. All of these flights will be bookable with Avios and should offer low levels of taxes and charges. Whilst you .....
Both Iberia and Finnair have made new long-haul route announcements in the last 24 hours. All of these flights .....
10 Nov 202110 November 2021 • 53 comments
Finnair, as a oneworld alliance member, is a British Airways Executive Club partner. This means that you can earn and spend Avios on Finnair flights. Finnair is more useful than you might think. .....
Finnair, as a oneworld alliance member, is a British Airways Executive Club partner. This means that you can .....
25 Oct 202125 October 2021 • 62 comments
News in brief: I’m in ‘The Club’ British Airways Executive Club has kindly included me in an article on ‘super travellers’ in the latest online edition of ‘The .....
News in brief: I’m in ‘The Club’ British Airways Executive Club has kindly included me in an .....
16 Oct 202116 October 2021 • Leave a comment
It’s just like the old days on HfP, with multiple excellent cash flight deals turning up this week. The snag on this one is that you are taking a punt on Thailand opening. The odds are looking .....
It’s just like the old days on HfP, with multiple excellent cash flight deals turning up this week. The .....
9 Oct 20219 October 2021 • 61 comments
Back in July, we covered Finnair’s decision to start long haul services from Stockholm – going head to head with SAS – as it had spare long haul aircraft. From October it will fly .....
Back in July, we covered Finnair’s decision to start long haul services from Stockholm – going .....
17 Sep 202117 September 2021 • Leave a comment
Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes. What is far rarer is for a frequent flyer scheme to let you transfer your miles INTO a hotel .....
Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes. .....
9 Sep 20219 September 2021 • 18 comments
Finnair Plus does not have its own UK credit card. All is not lost though! I want to run through the options if you still want to collect Finnair Plus points from a UK credit card, or want an .....
Finnair Plus does not have its own UK credit card. All is not lost though! I want to run through the options .....
1 Sep 20211 September 2021 • Leave a comment
Finnair has decided to capitalise on the retrenchment of SAS by launching long haul routes from Stockholm Arlanda airport. From October it will fly from Stockholm Arlanda to: Miami Bangkok Phuket .....
Finnair has decided to capitalise on the retrenchment of SAS by launching long haul routes from Stockholm .....
11 Jul 202111 July 2021 • 19 comments
Finnair is the latest airline to move to ‘unbundling’ its business class product with the launch of ‘Business Light’ tickets. You should be very wary of this because you could .....
Finnair is the latest airline to move to ‘unbundling’ its business class product with the launch .....
26 Jun 202126 June 2021 • 81 comments
News in brief: British Airways drops direct flights to Buenos Aires British Airways has dropped direct flights to Buenos Aires for next Summer. In a throwback to how the route used to operated, the .....
News in brief: British Airways drops direct flights to Buenos Aires British Airways has dropped direct flights .....
15 Dec 202015 December 2020 • Leave a comment
Once upon a time, it was not unusual for airlines to offer transfer options out of their frequent flyer miles and into hotel schemes. Over the years this changed, creating a pyramid of sorts: Hertz .....
Once upon a time, it was not unusual for airlines to offer transfer options out of their frequent flyer miles .....
8 Dec 20208 December 2020 • 13 comments
One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up to 10,000 Membership Rewards points per year for 1.5p each. This facility is mentioned on .....
One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up .....
7 Nov 20207 November 2020 • 4 comments
2020 was to be an important year for British Airways and American Airlines as their transatlantic joint venture (together with Finnair and Iberia) was up for renewal with competition regulators. .....
2020 was to be an important year for British Airways and American Airlines as their transatlantic joint .....
19 Sep 202019 September 2020 • 24 comments
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