Lufthansa Premium Economy fares between UK and Asia from £485 / €566.
A good number of premium economy fares on Lufthansa and LOT heading towards Middle East and Asia from £485.
British Airways launches new Dreamliner B787-10 route to Atlanta. Competing against Delta perhaps?
British Airways announced it will take delivery of twelve new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners early next year. This article describes the difference between this and other aircraft with Club Suites.
Free Club 1 Hotels membership, worth $99 and probably a whole lot more in savings!
Club 1 Hotels are offering PTBM readers a year’s free membership to book greatly-discounted rates on hotels, cruises, golfing rounds etc. I was even impressed by my own search results!
Great Qatar Airways business class to Asia (inc. QSuite) fares out of Oslo – from €1411
Qatar Airways offering great fares out of Scandinavia towards South Asia, including QSuite routes for just €1411. This would get you very close to British Airways silver in just one return trip.
Great deal: Premium Economy, Portugal to South America from €942 on American Airlines / Iberia
Iberia have great fares in Premium economy from Portugal heading down to Latin American for the first half of 2020.
Decent Tier Point run fare, £647 (£1.8/TP), Kuwait to Bangkok via Sri Lanka. Travel by December 2019.
Great British Airways Executive Club Tier Point run fare starting from the Middle East. Head over to Kuwait and onwards to Thailand! £1.8/TP for this particular fare.
Reminder: Last few days to book half-price Avios redemptions
This is your final call for half-price Avios redemptions! Relevant links all summarised in this article.
Iberia announces Washington DC route – Avios redemption opportunities galore!
Iberia launch a new route to Washington DC, which hits their sweet spot of Zone 5 Avios redemptions, meaning you can fly business class return for 68,000 Avios plus €184. Our article describes what you must do to hit this price point.
Good fare: Nepal to Paris, Etihad A380 business class £1169/€1364/$1500. Further 10% discount for Amex users
Great fare on Etihad business class if you can position yourself in Nepal. There is no advanced purchase date requirement, and no minimum stay either. Don’t forget a 10% discount if you are an American Express cardholder too.
IHG “Cyber Sale” 25% off bookings for IHG Rewards Club Members.
IHG have launched a “Cyber Sale” which gives IHG Rewards Club members rates of up to 25% off. Book before 17th December 2019!
Fare deal: Dublin to Beijing via Copenhagen, SAS business class €1,562 / £1339 return
SAS have a pretty competitive fare heading to Beijing. SAS is a much-underrated airline in the frequent flyer community due to its high earning power towards Star Alliance gold.
100 Free Avios through Iberia. 300,000 Avios if you’re lucky.
Iberia have a promotion to earn 100 Avios for hardly any effort, and if you’re lucky you can also win 300,000 Avios if your entry is selected. I wouldn’t worry too much about trying to win the grand prize though!
18 Avios per £1 spent on chocolate! Up to triple Avios in British Airways eStore for UK residents.
It’s retail season! Like many air miles enthusiasts, you may end up buying your gifts for your loved ones based on which gives the most Avios. Let’s make that a bit easier for you with some Avios eStore promotions – up to triple Avios!
Newly refurbished British Airways Lounge at Johannesburg now open
British Airways Lounge in Johannesburg has been reopened, which will be good news for both BA and Comair passengers. The lounge is part of its centenary £6.5bn investment programme.
Virgin to increase Manchester operations. Capacity increases of 11%. Opens extra high street retail stores
Virgin Atlantic will be increasing flights from Manchester for its summer 2020 schedule. There will be an increase of around 43,000 seats, equating to 5 extra flights per week, and Gatwick also sees an expanded offering too.