Reminder: Transfer your Diamond Club Avios out of your account!
This is a remind for readers to transfer their remaining Avios out of their Diamond Club accounts, and to book tickets with their 10% discount vouchers.
Musings
British Airways credit card fee is changing. 1% flat fees introduced.
In another move to generate ancillary revenue, the British Airways credit card fee will change from £5 per booking to 1%. This will impact anyone who buys tickets over £500.
Amazon Prime free trial, watch The Grand Tour
Amazon Prime Free Trial is a great way to prepare yourself for the upcoming Black Friday sales, as well as watching The Grand Tour at no cost.
Going to World Travel Market London next week? Let me know!
World Travel Market London starts next week and no doubt people are going through the list of thousands of attendees to see who is going. I will be attending as on a Press badge on all three days, so will no doubt enjoy all the fun and actions over the whole event. If you are…
FOREX bank transfers in under 20 minutes with TransferWise.
Transferwise is known to be the leading foreign exchange bank transfer service, but my latest transaction really did surprise me with its efficiency!
Triple Avios and Triple OnBusiness Points. Register now!
British Airways has a decent triple Avios and triple OnBusiness points promotion for which you should register. Key terms and examples are included in this blog post.
My 5 favourite Flyertalk threads
Flyertalk can be truly overwhelming if you do not know where to navigate. While the threads you might follow will vary based on your geography and travel patterns, I wanted to present my favourites
Negotiating with AMEX Netherlands on annual fees
My Netherlands AMEX Gold Card is up for renewal but they’re playing a hardball on retention offers. Time to play hang up and call again?
Flying Blue September Promo Awards out now – full list here.
Flying Blue’s list of September Promo Award destinations are out now. A full, easy-to-view list is included in this post.
The end of BMI Diamond Club.
The BMI Diamond Club’s official end has been announced. There were some decent features even during its years as a British Airways subsidiary, but this will soon finish.
British Airways allows free transfers in North Korea!
This British Airways fare has an unusual rule allowing free transfers in North Korea. Help me see whether it is bookable or not!
Going nomadic!
I just waved an overdue goodbye to The Netherlands a couple of weeks ago. The last 3 years since I moved there took the buzz out of my life and I really had to get out.
New countries added to the UK’s Registered Traveller Service.
The UK’s Registered Traveller Service has included 4 new countries for eligible citizens.
Also Syrian? Only Syrian.
Do you know the rules regarding the US Visa Waiver Program and their recent changes? Make sure you do before you next travel to there!
I tried a clickbait experiment yesterday. Here are my reflections.
Having been reading a bit on online marketing in the last few weeks, one of the topics that arose was “clickbaiting”, which means writing a fairly sensasionalist headline. It’s a controversial topic, but time and time again it brings in significant numbers of readers. I know a few BoardingArea bloggers who do this kind of…