Boarding Priority can be pretty important these days, as overhead bin space remains a premium onboard an aircraft. Virgin Atlantic is enhancing benefits for its Flying Club Red Tier to help, whilst improving the passenger experience. Flying Club Red members will receive a new boarding benefit, which will allow them to board their flights ahead of other customers travelling … [Read more...]
Flying Blue (Air France-KLM) is offering a paid status match – for UK Residents
It seems that Air France-KLM is making the same play that Virgin Atlantic was for new loyalty members, with them offering a paid status match. Flying Blue, the loyalty program of Air France-KLM has partnered with Loyalty Status Co to launch a status match offer for eligible, UK-based, frequent flyers. That's the important bit - this is for UK-based flyers only. Those … [Read more...]
Virgin Atlantic to offer an enhanced status match with British Airways
It seems that Virgin Atlantic is prepared to make some hay out of the news that British Airways is adjusting tier point years, with them launching a status match. Along with a few bonuses. Between now and Valentine’s Day (14th February), Flying Club are offering British Airways Executive Club members an upgraded status match. Executive Club Gold & Silver > … [Read more...]
British Airways to change your Tier Point Collection Year
Some big news from British Airways, as they announce changes to Tier Point collection and how the status year works. Where's the official statement? It's on the British Airways site at https://www.britishairways.com/content/executive-club/faqs/tier-point-collection-changes. Keep it bookmarked. You'll be referring to it as the changes come in. The airline argues this … [Read more...]
Revenue based earning is great…. for airlines. Passengers? Not so much
British Airways made the move to revenue-based earning last year for its loyalty currency- Avios- and I had a quiet prediction for flyers like me, it only could spell bad news. But like everything, I needed hard data to play with - and rather than asking for it - I needed to gather my own. Unless you are paying top whack for fares, expect not to earn as many Avios as … [Read more...]
British Airways to offer Avios-Only flights to… Dubai
British Airways has rolled out a selection of flights, which were bookable with Avios Only (ie, bookable with Avios via the British Airways Executive Club, and not open to the normal booking engines). So far, they've all been short to medium-haul routes. Well, it seems the airline is dipping its toe into long-haul reward offers, with them offering an Avios-only flight … [Read more...]
REMINDER: Last chance to lock in British Airways earnings under the old Avios earning scheme
We're just under a week before British Airways follows its sister airline Iberia, and goes revenue-based earning. And it's still unclear as heck what happens next when you press book and ponder how many points you'll earn. Unless you're paying top fares, you might find yourself earning not a lot. Not as long as this A350-1000 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The … [Read more...]
British Airways announces another batch of Avios Redemption flights
For those of you who missed out before, it's time to get booking on British Airways Avios-only flights. This will offer an extra 1,250 summer holiday fares from as little as £1 + 25,500 Avios. The new options include Florence, Mallorca, Faro, Corfu and Ibiza, with all travel periods falling over the August Bank Holiday. Avios-Only flights were launched earlier this year, on … [Read more...]
Finnair to join the magical world of Avios (Updated)
More movement in the world of loyalty, with Finnair planning to adopt Avois as its Loyalty Currency. The Finnair Plus programme will make the change in early 2024. According to the airline, partnering with IAG Loyalty (the owners of the Avios programme) will bring new opportunities for existing and new Finnair Plus members to collect and use the program’s new loyalty … [Read more...]
British Airways to move to revenue-based Avios Earning
Well, the threats have been made real, with British Airways announcing this morning they are to switch from a fixed Avios per sector earning on flights to earning by how much you spend. The move was mooted when Iberia was the first IAG airline to convert from a per-sector earning to revenue based. British Airways will switch the earning model from 18 October … [Read more...]
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