Every year, British Airways parent company, IAG, holds an investor day for the financial community to update it on what is happening.  The 2017 event took place on Friday. The 126 pages of slides .....

Every year, British Airways parent company, IAG, holds an investor day for the financial community to update .....

5 Nov 20175 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 94 comments

News in brief: £15 Amazon discount code ending soon For the last 10 months or so, Amazon has been offering an exclusive £15 discount code for Amex Gold, Green and Platinum cardholders when they .....

News in brief: £15 Amazon discount code ending soon For the last 10 months or so, Amazon has been offering .....

27 Oct 201727 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 109 comments

I recently wrote this l-o-n-g article on how I saw the future of airline credit cards in a world of 0.3% interchange fees.  In summary, I expected to see higher fees, lower miles earning but better .....

I recently wrote this l-o-n-g article on how I saw the future of airline credit cards in a world of 0.3% .....

26 Oct 201726 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 137 comments

News in brief: Attend a Loyalty Fraud Prevention conference in Brighton If you are in the loyalty industry, you might be interested in a major Loyalty Fraud Prevention conference in Brighton, running .....

News in brief: Attend a Loyalty Fraud Prevention conference in Brighton If you are in the loyalty industry, .....

25 Oct 201725 October 2017 by Anika Burnett • 39 comments

The main Hilton Honors promotion this Autumn, ‘Double Points’ (click here to register), offers you double Hilton Honors points on every stay you make before 31st December. I wrote about .....

The main Hilton Honors promotion this Autumn, ‘Double Points’ (click here to register), offers you .....

24 Oct 201724 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Iberia, BA’s sister airline, has announced a new route between Madrid and San Francisco for Summer 2018. This is an opportunity to redeem Avios on a route where it can be tricky to find seats, .....

Iberia, BA’s sister airline, has announced a new route between Madrid and San Francisco for Summer 2018. .....

20 Oct 201720 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Finally some good news for airberlin Topbonus members – and an interesting opportunity for any reader with a Lufthansa Miles & More status card. After airberlin’s filing for insolvency .....

Finally some good news for airberlin Topbonus members – and an interesting opportunity for any reader .....

14 Oct 201714 October 2017 by Anika Burnett • 21 comments

News in brief: Is this the only alternative to HMRC’s credit card ban? Earlier in the week I explained how HMRC is banning tax payments on personal credit cards from 13th January (click here). .....

News in brief: Is this the only alternative to HMRC’s credit card ban? Earlier in the week I explained .....

13 Oct 201713 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 104 comments

IAG’s Spanish low cost carrier Vueling (pronounced bwelin) joined Avios yesterday.  This is worth knowing about because of Vueling’s strong regional presence at UK airports. .....

IAG’s Spanish low cost carrier Vueling (pronounced bwelin) joined Avios yesterday.  This .....

11 Oct 201711 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

Avios (via Iberia Plus) and IHG Rewards Club have joined forces to offer you 500 Avios points for signing up – no stay required. Full details are on the IHG website here. IHG Rewards Club is the .....

Avios (via Iberia Plus) and IHG Rewards Club have joined forces to offer you 500 Avios points for signing up .....

8 Oct 20178 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

It seems strange, but British Airways Executive Club and Iberia Plus do not have the same earning rates for oneworld partner flights.  This means that, in some cases, it is preferable to credit a .....

It seems strange, but British Airways Executive Club and Iberia Plus do not have the same earning rates for .....

5 Oct 20175 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

This is my review of Iberia’s long-haul business class seating. It is almost four years since I flew Iberia’s long-haul business class so I thought it was time to take another look.  We .....

This is my review of Iberia’s long-haul business class seating. It is almost four years since I flew .....

2 Oct 20172 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

This is my review of Iberia Express and its business class product. Over the next few weeks we are going to review the premium cabins of all of the other IAG airlines, apart from British Airways. .....

This is my review of Iberia Express and its business class product. Over the next few weeks we are going to .....

1 Oct 20171 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Whilst you can earn Avios in avios.com, Iberia Plus and British Airways Executive Club, the system is designed so that you can move points from one to the other using ‘Combine My Avios’. .....

Whilst you can earn Avios in avios.com, Iberia Plus and British Airways Executive Club, the system is designed .....

28 Sep 201728 September 2017 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments