I had lunch with a reader last week and he gave me an old spreadsheet he had put together.  I agreed to update it and tweak it, and we now have a comprehensive list of the flying time of British .....

I had lunch with a reader last week and he gave me an old spreadsheet he had put together.  I agreed to .....

15 Feb 201715 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

British Airways Executive Club and Hilton Honors have launched a new mileage deal for the Spring. For some people – but not many – this may be more attractive than the main Hilton Honors .....

British Airways Executive Club and Hilton Honors have launched a new mileage deal for the Spring. For some .....

15 Feb 201715 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – has brought back its ‘100% buy points bonus’ promotion.  It is as generous an offer as you will .....

IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – has brought back .....

15 Feb 201715 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

As part of its Valentines Day sale, Virgin Atlantic has launched some aggressive Upper Class fares from Manchester to Boston. See the Virgin Atlantic site here for details. How aggressive? .....

As part of its Valentines Day sale, Virgin Atlantic has launched some aggressive Upper Class fares from .....

14 Feb 201714 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

‘Part Pay With Avios’ has, apparently, been very successful since it was launched.  It allows you to redeem your points for a discount against a cash ticket, although you are not allowed .....

‘Part Pay With Avios’ has, apparently, been very successful since it was launched.  It allows you .....

14 Feb 201714 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

News in brief: Beat ‘buy on board’ with your Priority Pass Last week I wrote about how The Grain Store bar and cafe in Gatwick South had joined Priority Pass and Lounge Club.  Flash your .....

News in brief: Beat ‘buy on board’ with your Priority Pass Last week I wrote about how The Grain .....

14 Feb 201714 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 94 comments

If you have started to use Airbnb for some of your travelling, you may have thought that you had to give up earning airline miles from your stays.  This is no longer true. (If you’ve never used .....

If you have started to use Airbnb for some of your travelling, you may have thought that you had to give up .....

14 Feb 201714 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Wealth management group Nutmeg has brought back its generous Avios offer, just two months after the previous offer closed. You will receive up to 10,000 Avios points when you open a Stocks & .....

Wealth management group Nutmeg has brought back its generous Avios offer, just two months after the previous .....

13 Feb 201713 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

I recently covered the new Finnair sale to Asia.  There are two other sales going on at the moment which I have decided to pull together in one article.  The key thing that links all three is that, .....

I recently covered the new Finnair sale to Asia.  There are two other sales going on at the moment which I .....

13 Feb 201713 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 71 comments