News in brief: Etihad closes the Six Senses Spa in its Heathrow lounge Etihad has announced that the Six Senses Spa in its lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4 will close on 31st August.  This is very short .....

News in brief: Etihad closes the Six Senses Spa in its Heathrow lounge Etihad has announced that the Six .....

21 Aug 201721 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Yesterday’s news was dominated by Air Berlin’s insolvency. As I’m currently in Germany I got to read about it from all sides. Things haven’t been great for the German airline .....

Yesterday’s news was dominated by Air Berlin’s insolvency. As I’m currently in Germany I got .....

16 Aug 201716 August 2017 by Anika Burnett • 57 comments

If you are heading down to Australia or New Zealand in the near future, there are a couple of Avios quirks which are good to know about. Qantas is, of course, a member of the oneworld airline .....

If you are heading down to Australia or New Zealand in the near future, there are a couple of Avios .....

1 Aug 20171 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

News in brief: airberlin launches new Toronto service As I wrote in this long article, airberlin offers an excellent way to fly to North America with Avios without paying much in the way of taxes and .....

News in brief: airberlin launches new Toronto service As I wrote in this long article, airberlin offers an .....

29 Jul 201729 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

News in brief: New Liberty washbags for British Airways First Class If you are flying in British Airways First Class from the end of the month, you should get the latest version of the Liberty wash .....

News in brief: New Liberty washbags for British Airways First Class If you are flying in British Airways First .....

27 Jul 201727 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 86 comments

News in brief: Up to 30% bonus when you buy Avios Iberia Plus has launched a new ‘buy Avios’ promotion which runs until 30th July. The offer is: 10% bonus when you buy 2,000 to 15,000 .....

News in brief: Up to 30% bonus when you buy Avios Iberia Plus has launched a new ‘buy Avios’ .....

20 Jul 201720 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

News in brief: Want a job redeeming miles? John from the Nightly.travel hotel booking site sent me an interesting job ad that came across his desk. Seedstars World, an established start-up investor, .....

News in brief: Want a job redeeming miles? John from the Nightly.travel hotel booking site sent me an .....

17 Jul 201717 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 100 comments

News in brief: World Cup 2018 Avios seats available The 2018 World Cup kicks off in Russia on 14th June next year which means – as it is now less than 355 days away – Avios reward seats .....

News in brief: World Cup 2018 Avios seats available The 2018 World Cup kicks off in Russia on 14th June next .....

4 Jul 20174 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 104 comments

News in brief: The Terminal 5 Concorde Room magic door reopens When British Airways opened The First Wing at Terminal 5 earlier this year (review here), they simultaneously closed the direct entrance .....

News in brief: The Terminal 5 Concorde Room magic door reopens When British Airways opened The First Wing at .....

29 Jun 201729 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

News in brief: The future of the Boeing 747-8i Today I will be flying a Boeing 747-8i via Lufthansa for the first and possibly last time, on my way to New York. The 747-8i – a stretched version .....

News in brief: The future of the Boeing 747-8i Today I will be flying a Boeing 747-8i via Lufthansa for the .....

13 Jun 201713 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

News in brief: Small Luxury Hotels to launch new loyalty scheme Via Business Traveller, hotel marketing consortium Small Luxury Hotels of the World has announced that it will scrap its current loyalty .....

News in brief: Small Luxury Hotels to launch new loyalty scheme Via Business Traveller, hotel marketing .....

25 May 201725 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

This is my review of Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Business Class, in its regional intra-Asia configuration. Last year I ran an excellent article, written by a reader, on how to use Avios points to .....

This is my review of Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Business Class, in its regional intra-Asia configuration. Last .....

21 May 201721 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

News in brief: 10% off Qatar Airways flights from the UK The new Qatar Airways services from Cardiff are not yet bookable, but until 13th May you can get 10% off any other Qatar Airways flight .....

News in brief: 10% off Qatar Airways flights from the UK The new Qatar Airways services from Cardiff are not .....

26 Apr 201726 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

News in brief: UK laptop ban on flights to / from certain countries This story was covered extensively in the news yesterday so I don’t want to dwell on it here.  However, if you missed it, the .....

News in brief: UK laptop ban on flights to / from certain countries This story was covered extensively in the .....

22 Mar 201722 March 2017 by Anika Burnett • 73 comments