Avios/British Airways

Less than a month after we covered BA's biggest ever route announcement  — Melbourne, Colombo, and frequency boosts across 11 routes — there's been another significant round of schedule changes. This time, the story is in two halves. A bit of geopolitics for you first. A two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran came into effect on 8th April, but it's already under strain. Israel says it doesn't cover Lebanon, Iran briefly closed the Strait of Hormuz again within hours, and

Yesterday we covered Virgin Atlantic's limited-time Tier Point promotion, which can get the lead booker to Silver (or even Gold) from a single holiday booking. You can read that one here . Turns out the timing wasn't a coincidence, because both British Airways Holidays and American Express have now jumped in with their own spring offers. Here's what's available to you. British Airways Holidays: 10,000 bonus Avios offer You can collect 10,000 bonus Avios when you book a packa

It was pointed out to me by a follower this bank holiday weekend that seemingly all Avios business class availability on Iberia to North and South America has disappeared from November onwards. Others reported that BA availability was also missing over this weekend ( Reddit #1 , Reddit #2 ), but this has since reappeared. But it begs the question, what's happening? Using Reward Flight Finder's Worldwide Map search , I searched for a return trip between the dates of 1st Novem

There are very few places left where you are properly, gloriously unreachable, and goodness what a joy it is. No emails. No phone call. No “just looping you in” messages that absolutely did not need looping. Please. For all of our sakes stop. looping. me. in! For years, the inside of an aircraft cabin has been one of them. The last bastion of quiet. A rare pocket of forced peace. And now? British Airways is in the process of rolling out high-speed WiFi powered by Starlink (ye

This is a very different type of flight review for my flight back to Heathrow from Johannesburg with British Airways in economy on the A380. Partly because it’s less of a traditional, neatly structured assessment and more of an opinion piece, but bear with me. Having spent 8 days with zero signal, and zero worries on safari (me and my noble steed Polo below), I was looking forward to heading home. It isn’t often you step off a flight and feel a genuine sense of disbelief that

Avios and Nectar have teamed up to offer bonus points on conversions between the two this Easter. The promo runs until 30 April 2026, works in both directions, and the bonus you receive depends on whether you convert manually or set up auto-conversion. Quick reminder about Avios and Nectar Nectar is Sainsbury's loyalty scheme. You earn Nectar points on your weekly shop, at Argos, through various Nectar app offers, Esso garages, and a handful of other partners. Those points c

We told you they were coming back. British Airways has now confirmed the full details of this year's tier point earning offer for Premium Plus cardholders, and the good news is that the structure is identical to last year. Enrol by 25 January 2027 and spend by 1 February 2027 to earn up to 2,500 British Airways Club tier points on card spend. Here's the breakdown: 750 tier points when you spend £15,000 750 more tier points when you spend a further £5,000 (£20,000 total) 1,00

There’s a particular mood to a late-night long-haul departure if you're leaving from Heathrow. It’s a strange mix of exhaustion, anticipation, and quiet hope that the stars aligns just enough to allow for a few solid hours of sleep somewhere over Africa. On paper, British Airways’ overnight service to Johannesburg in World Traveller Plus (premium economy) should do exactly that. In reality, this flight delivered a combination of a good level of comfort, strong service, but a

American Express reintroduced minimum income requirements for its UK credit cards back in 2023, after several years of taking a more holistic view of applicants' finances. Between 2016 and 2023, Amex looked at the broader picture. Household income, the gap between what you earned and what you spent, your overall financial health. A single person living at home on £25,000 was treated very differently to someone earning £35,000 with a mortgage and two kids. It made sense. But A

Right, this is it, this is the last status match post I'm doing for a while (unless something truly extraordinary happens). I'm conscious how many posts I've done on the subject, but you may want to send this one to that BA loyalist in your life. In just under a week, 31st March 2026, a large number of BA's Bronze, Silver and Gold members are going to lose the perks they've had for years as its become too difficult to retain with the changes they've made. This means no more l