Yesterday I looked at some of the highlights from the miles and points world in 2012. Today, it is worth looking ahead a little to 2013. Avios In general, the last couple of years have seen the .....

Yesterday I looked at some of the highlights from the miles and points world in 2012. Today, it is worth .....

31 Dec 201231 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

So, the end of 2012 is here. And, overall, it has been a good one for the miles and points collector. The stand-out deal, without a doubt, was the Lloyds TSB Avios credit card promotion. There has .....

So, the end of 2012 is here. And, overall, it has been a good one for the miles and points collector. The .....

30 Dec 201230 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

This is Part 2 of a series that I will publish over the next few weeks on getting the most from your Avios. It is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something .....

This is Part 2 of a series that I will publish over the next few weeks on getting the most from your Avios. It .....

20 Dec 201220 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

The good people of Flyertalk spotted something yesterday morning – the ba.com reward search engine has been improved.  Genuinely improved! Before, if you wanted to book a reward flight, it .....

The good people of Flyertalk spotted something yesterday morning – the ba.com reward search engine has .....

12 Dec 201212 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Many people forget that Iberia also has Avios as its reward currency (since BA and Iberia have the same parent) and that you can transfer your Avios into Iberia Plus. (Transfers of Avios to Iberia .....

Many people forget that Iberia also has Avios as its reward currency (since BA and Iberia have the same .....

12 Dec 201212 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

This is an excellent offer … almost as good as the £777 deal to Seoul that British Airways ran recently. Finnair is promoting its services to Chongqing with this very good offer. You can fly, .....

This is an excellent offer … almost as good as the £777 deal to Seoul that British Airways ran .....

10 Dec 201210 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Qantas has started selling seats on its new A380 service from London to Dubai. I got an email yesterday saying that it was offering 380 seats at £380 each: We’re offering 380 seats from £380 .....

Qantas has started selling seats on its new A380 service from London to Dubai. I got an email yesterday saying .....

4 Dec 20124 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Last month, I wrote a mammoth three part series on redeeming your Avios on airberlin.  Why?  Because you will pay 90% less tax on an airberlin business class seat than a BA one – and a £400+ .....

Last month, I wrote a mammoth three part series on redeeming your Avios on airberlin.  Why?  Because you .....

26 Nov 201226 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

With the US being a top tourist destination for Brits, it is worth remembering that Avios can have substantial value when you redeem them for American Airlines or Alaska Airlines flights inside the .....

With the US being a top tourist destination for Brits, it is worth remembering that Avios can have substantial .....

24 Nov 201224 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Malaysia Airlines has confirmed this week that it will be joining BA in the oneworld alliance on 1st February next year. From this date, you will be able to earn and spend Avios on Malaysia Airlines .....

Malaysia Airlines has confirmed this week that it will be joining BA in the oneworld alliance on 1st February .....

17 Nov 201217 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

American Airlines has announced that it is launching a Dublin to New York JFK service from 12th June 2013. The outbound will be a day flight, leaving Dublin at 9am and landing at JFK at 11.30. The .....

American Airlines has announced that it is launching a Dublin to New York JFK service from 12th June 2013. The .....

15 Nov 201215 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

This post is Part 3 of the article that I am running this week about using your Avios to fly long-haul with airberlin. Part 1 can be found here, and Part 2 here. The final part of this post outlines .....

This post is Part 3 of the article that I am running this week about using your Avios to fly long-haul with .....

26 Oct 201226 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 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