I’ll get to the Avios part of this deal in a minute, but first some background information …… You might not know the name Dufry, but it is the dominant global duty free retailer. .....

I’ll get to the Avios part of this deal in a minute, but first some background information .....

5 Jun 20185 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

One of the downsides of the fall of Sterling against the Dollar and the Euro since the Brexit vote has been to destroy much – but not all – of the generous arbitrage that used to be .....

One of the downsides of the fall of Sterling against the Dollar and the Euro since the Brexit vote has been to .....

31 May 201831 May 2018 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

We have written many times about the financial benefits of booking long-haul Avios redemptions on Iberia, and via Iberia Plus and not British Airways Executive Club. Taxes are a fraction of what you .....

We have written many times about the financial benefits of booking long-haul Avios redemptions on Iberia, and .....

30 May 201830 May 2018 by Rob Burgess • 83 comments

If you are looking to redeem Avios for flights to Central or South America, you may end up booking BA’s sister airline Iberia. Iberia has an intriguing list of long-haul routes which cover .....

If you are looking to redeem Avios for flights to Central or South America, you may end up booking BA’s .....

26 May 201826 May 2018 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

This is your step by step to moving Avios points from British Airways Executive Club to Iberia Plus, or vice versa.  It is a process that is far more difficult than it should be. The migration from .....

This is your step by step to moving Avios points from British Airways Executive Club to Iberia Plus, or vice .....

23 May 201823 May 2018 by Rob Burgess • 91 comments

Accor and Avios have launched a new ‘bonus Avios’ promotion.  This allows you to earn triple Avios on every stay at a Novotel, Sofitel, Mercure, M Gallery, Ibis, Pullman etc hotel. You .....

Accor and Avios have launched a new ‘bonus Avios’ promotion.  This allows you to earn triple .....

22 May 201822 May 2018 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Iberia Express, Iberia’s regional operation, is currently offering a 50% discount on flights to Madrid in Business Class. It is valid from Manchester, Cardiff and Birmingham.  A return trip on .....

Iberia Express, Iberia’s regional operation, is currently offering a 50% discount on flights to Madrid .....

6 May 20186 May 2018 by Rob Burgess

I have covered a few Iberia Plus promotions on Head for Points recently.  This has led to a few emails asking exactly how you can transfer Avios points from Iberia Plus to British Airways Executive .....

I have covered a few Iberia Plus promotions on Head for Points recently.  This has led to a few emails .....

25 Mar 201825 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 79 comments

A few weeks we wrote about the new A350-900 long-haul aircraft, with an improved business class seat, that are coming into service with Iberia this year. To get the crew familiar with the aircraft .....

A few weeks we wrote about the new A350-900 long-haul aircraft, with an improved business class seat, that are .....

23 Mar 201823 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

Iberia Plus sent out an email last week offering a 20% bonus if you convert your American Express Membership Rewards points into Avios before 31st March. This was a big mistake. In teeny tiny small .....

Iberia Plus sent out an email last week offering a 20% bonus if you convert your American Express Membership .....

5 Mar 20185 March 2018 by Rob Burgess

‘The Club’, the British Airways Executive Club online magazine, is – bizarrely – very rarely the source of any useful information about British Airways Executive Club. Here is .....

‘The Club’, the British Airways Executive Club online magazine, is – bizarrely – very .....

5 Mar 20185 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 98 comments

Iberia Plus and The Economist have brought back their special offer for taking out a subscription. As you can see at this link, you can earn 13,200 Avios in Iberia Plus .....

Iberia Plus and The Economist have brought back their special offer for taking out a .....

4 Mar 20184 March 2018 by Rob Burgess

In a ‘not really unexpected’ move to see off the challenge from Norwegian et al, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia and American Airlines are launching ‘hand baggage only’ fares .....

In a ‘not really unexpected’ move to see off the challenge from Norwegian et al, British Airways, .....

2 Mar 20182 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments

We don’t give LATAM much coverage on Head for Points, even though I have written articles covering redemption opportunities with most of the other oneworld partners. There is one excellent .....

We don’t give LATAM much coverage on Head for Points, even though I have written articles covering .....

13 Feb 201813 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments