Frequent Flyer Programs

In September, I brought you news of a British Airways offer to buy AVIOS and a similiar offer from American Airlines. The British Airways offer was rewarding buyers with bonus AVIOS, but the American Airlines offer included no such incentive. I wonder whether that offer didn’t receive the results they hoped, …

This weekend, I’m treating my husband to a birthday weekend in Italy. I’ve used AVIOS for our flights to Turin in Club Class and have booked the luxury Park Hotel Billia in the foothills of the alps using hotels.com. As we are flying from Gatwick, we are getting our first taste …

The British Airways companion ticket, also known as a companion pass, companion voucher or travel together ticket, can literally save you thousands on business or first class tickets. However, many people ignore the benefits of this voucher, making the mistake of thinking it offers little value. This may be true if you …

Is this the beginning of the end for the free British Airways AMEX? Last week, AMEX lost their battle with the EU and now have to cap the interchange fee at 0.3%. This effects most travel American Express credit cards including British Airways and Starwood SPG Rewards cards and means …