If you think you are able to plan ahead, then your Heathrow Express (HEX) tickets can be significantly cheaper than their standard astronomical prices. I used to joke that on a price-per-mile basis the concorde was cheaper than HEX, I think it still holds true!
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…
Free status brings benefits in all sorts of programmes, so why not grab this one while you can? Remember, you can always borrow an address off someone!
British Airways, Iberia, LAN Airlines and TAM Airlines may soon be code sharing Transatlantic flights between Europe and South America. Could we be seeing more opportunities for air miles?
I like Oneworld as it is the only alliance that gives mid-tier members the opportunity to use their business class lounges. Star Alliance and Skyteam both require top-tier before granting that benefit.
Travel bloggers and websites often try to claim some notoriety by spotting error fares. Using the guidelines in this post, you can assess with confidence whether it really is one or not.
The collapse in global oil prices has been making its mark in the airline industry. Long haul air fares are at the lowest I seen in over a decade! If you have never used it before, try using Kayak as a first screening.
Struggling with trying to get friends into the air miles hobby? Just learn from Tim’s experiences and save yourself some time.
Check your emails for a special credit from Lufthansa. There are status miles being given away for their poor service record this year.
Global Entry for UK citizens is now fully live. You can find the link to start your application within this post.
UK Citizens can finally apply for Global Entry again after a successful trial period in late 2013 where over 1400 UK citizens were accepted into the programme. This post describes the process from here on, and the start date.
The launch of InsideFlyerUK should bring a nice change from the often US-centric websites. Join the founders at the launch party!
British Airways Executive Club just announced some unfavourable Avios redemption rate hikes. While 66% increase is the headline figure, maybe we can sigh a breath of relief that this could have been far worse.
One of the best Avios spending promotions in a while has sprung upon us. Until the middle of October you can redeem your Avios for a solid 1.67p each.
An excerpt from my video diary of a JER-AMS Tier Point run from earlier in the year. Here you can see how easy it is to do straight turnarounds at Amsterdam.