News in brief: Virgin Atlantic and Flybe to codeshare to Heathrow As I covered a couple of weeks ago, Flybe is to launch flights to London Heathrow from Edinburgh and Aberdeen in March. .....

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic and Flybe to codeshare to Heathrow As I covered a couple of weeks ago, Flybe is .....

17 Jan 201717 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

There has been a glut of new route announcements this week so I thought it was worth putting them together in one place: IAG to launch a budget long haul airline out of Barcelona IAG, the parent .....

There has been a glut of new route announcements this week so I thought it was worth putting them together in .....

24 Dec 201624 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

This is my review of CityJet’s flight from London City Airport to Amsterdam. With British Airways starting to charge for sandwiches and G&T next year, you may be thinking about looking .....

This is my review of CityJet’s flight from London City Airport to Amsterdam. With British .....

11 Nov 201611 November 2016 by Anika Burnett • 52 comments

News in brief 8,000 Flying Blue miles with one PointsHound booking Flying Blue, the KLM / Air France programme, is offering a very generous 8000 Flying Blue miles with your first hotel booking via .....

News in brief 8,000 Flying Blue miles with one PointsHound booking Flying Blue, the KLM / Air France .....

4 Nov 20164 November 2016 by Anika Burnett • 27 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

News in brief: Marriott launches conversion bonus to American Airlines Marriott Rewards is currently offering a 20% bonus if you convert your points into American Airlines miles. Full details are on .....

News in brief: Marriott launches conversion bonus to American Airlines Marriott Rewards is currently offering .....

20 Oct 201620 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM frequent flyer scheme, is running a very generous offer with hotel booking site PountsHound for first-time bookers. You will earn 12,000 Flying Blue miles if you book .....

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM frequent flyer scheme, is running a very generous offer with hotel booking .....

15 Oct 201615 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

With miles and points news a bit thin on the ground today, we can let our minds wander and think …… wouldn’t it be nice to escape to the Caribbean for a week? If the answer to that .....

With miles and points news a bit thin on the ground today, we can let our minds wander and think .....

13 Oct 201613 October 2016 by Anika Burnett • 30 comments

One of the downsides of the fall of Sterling against the Dollar and the Euro has been to destroy, pretty much, the generous arbitrage that used to be available if you held the American Express .....

One of the downsides of the fall of Sterling against the Dollar and the Euro has been to destroy, pretty much, .....

26 Sep 201626 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 112 comments

News in brief: Tesco stopping its offer of 150 Clubcard points (360 Avios) on gift cards According to an announcement on the Tesco website, you will soon no longer be able to earn 150 Clubcard points .....

News in brief: Tesco stopping its offer of 150 Clubcard points (360 Avios) on gift cards According to an .....

13 Sep 201613 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

Last week I wrote about the Lufthansa Oil & Energy Club. This offers special benefits to people who work in the oil and energy sector including Silver (Frequent Traveller) status in the Miles .....

Last week I wrote about the Lufthansa Oil & Energy Club. This offers special benefits to people who work .....

26 Jun 201626 June 2016 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

News in brief: Flying Blue becomes a PointsHound partner I get occasional criticism for not covering Flying Blue, the KLM / Air France scheme, more on Head for Points.  For readers outside London, .....

News in brief: Flying Blue becomes a PointsHound partner I get occasional criticism for not covering Flying .....

27 May 201627 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

News in brief: New Opodo discount code launched Until the 29th (Friday), Opodo is offering a £15 saving when you book a flight for £200 or more.  You need to be careful about any fees they add .....

News in brief: New Opodo discount code launched Until the 29th (Friday), Opodo is offering a £15 saving when .....

25 Apr 201625 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

News in brief: Pair of Heathrow slots sold for reported $75m If you want proof that no-one expects to see a new Heathrow runway in the near future, Oman Air has reportedly paid $75m to Kenya Airways .....

News in brief: Pair of Heathrow slots sold for reported $75m If you want proof that no-one expects to see a .....

5 Mar 20165 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments