British Airways Executive Club’s latest partner is Bicester Village, the designer shopping outlet mecca in the Chilterns. The link to the BA promotion is here (click on Chic Outlet Shopping). .....

British Airways Executive Club’s latest partner is Bicester Village, the designer shopping outlet mecca .....

20 Sep 201220 September 2012 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

I am a big fan of Reward Flight Saver flights.  These allow you to redeem Avios points for BA or Iberia flights within Europe for a modest level of taxes and charges instead of the £100+ charged on .....

I am a big fan of Reward Flight Saver flights.  These allow you to redeem Avios points for BA or Iberia .....

11 Sep 201211 September 2012 by Rob Burgess

I have written a few posts recently about Reward Flight Saver flights, where British Airways and Iberia cap your ‘taxes and charges’ fee at £27 return for economy, £34 return for .....

I have written a few posts recently about Reward Flight Saver flights, where British Airways and Iberia cap .....

10 Sep 201210 September 2012 by Rob Burgess

31st August was the last day to redeem BMI Diamond Club miles for flights on Virgin Atlantic. Not surprisingly, once BA had bought BMI, it was keen to extract itself from this partnership with a core .....

31st August was the last day to redeem BMI Diamond Club miles for flights on Virgin Atlantic. Not .....

6 Sep 20126 September 2012 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

If you have an active avios.com account, you may have received an e-mail this week with a personalised coupon offering you (and however many other people you want to take with you) £100 off a British .....

If you have an active avios.com account, you may have received an e-mail this week with a personalised coupon .....

17 Aug 201217 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Yesterday’s article about getting 1,000 Avios for setting up a BMI Diamond Club account was picked up by other sites, including arguably the most influential US miles and points site, View from .....

Yesterday’s article about getting 1,000 Avios for setting up a BMI Diamond Club account was picked up by .....

17 Aug 201217 August 2012 by Rob Burgess

I must admit, I was pretty surprised when I read this Flyertalk thread, but it seems that it is correct.  You still receive 1,000 BMI Diamond Club miles – instantly – when you sign up .....

I must admit, I was pretty surprised when I read this Flyertalk thread, but it seems that it is correct.  .....

16 Aug 201216 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

This banner ad is currently running at avios.com: …. and I find it a little odd. The Avios scheme launched in November 2011.  The figure of 48,000 members who have flown since launch only .....

This banner ad is currently running at avios.com: …. and I find it a little odd. The Avios scheme .....

30 Jul 201230 July 2012 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

A quick heads up that the current offer of up to 30% bonus Avios points when you purchase Avios will expire on 2nd August. To quote from the recent email I received: If you want to give your Avios .....

A quick heads up that the current offer of up to 30% bonus Avios points when you purchase Avios will expire on .....

30 Jul 201230 July 2012 by Rob Burgess

Here is a quick update on my post from two weeks ago explaining how BA will now allow you to upgrade travel agent fares using Avios. An interesting tweak has emerged since the soft launch.  This is .....

Here is a quick update on my post from two weeks ago explaining how BA will now allow you to upgrade travel .....

29 Jul 201229 July 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

If you managed to earn, lets say, over 100,000 Avios from the Lloyds TSB ’10 times the Avios’ credit promotion earlier in the year, here is the perfect souvenir for you on eBay. .....

If you managed to earn, lets say, over 100,000 Avios from the Lloyds TSB ’10 times the Avios’ .....

28 Jul 201228 July 2012 by Rob Burgess

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a lengthy piece on Star Alliance airlines who are taking pity on ex-BMI Diamond Club members and matching their old BMI status to enable them to retain status in Star .....

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a lengthy piece on Star Alliance airlines who are taking pity on ex-BMI Diamond .....

26 Jul 201226 July 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

My wife’s BA status match from her Silver BMI Diamond Club card came through a couple of days ago. And, like quite a few other people, BA had messed it up.  This is what is stated will .....

My wife’s BA status match from her Silver BMI Diamond Club card came through a couple of days ago. And, .....

23 Jul 201223 July 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

This is another post in our series on avios.com partners. Bupa has partnered with Avios to offer bonus Avios points to anyone signing up for health insurance or a health assessment.  The headline .....

This is another post in our series on avios.com partners. Bupa has partnered with Avios to offer bonus Avios .....

22 Jul 201222 July 2012 by Rob Burgess