Economy Class & Beyond

Avios with your Uber? British Airways and Uber announces a tie-up

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Uber users will soon be able to collect Avios on every journey they take by car, coach or train booked via the Uber app.   To ride, to earn. To achieve this, you will need to link your British Airways Executive Club and Uber accounts. Members of the airline’s loyalty programme will be eligible to collect 1 Avios for every £1 spent on any ride, whether that be by car, coach … [Read more...]

Iberia to switch to revenue based Avios earning, British Airways to follow

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It seems that Iberia is switching over to a revenue-based model on how to earn miles. And it is only going to spread it seems...   Iberia Airbus A330-300 at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond For those who accumulate miles using Iberia Plus, soon the airline will switch to how you gain miles, with all purchases of part of a ticket counting to your … [Read more...]

Delta Air Lines and Starbucks announce a loyalty tie-up

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Obviously, I was not hallucinating when I heard this yesterday morning in a jetlagged state. Delta Air Lines and Starbucks have announced a tie-up, where members can link accounts to earn one mile per $1 spent at Starbucks and double Stars on days travelling on Delta. Now departing to a participating branch of Starbucks.  Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The … [Read more...]

British Airways offers 50% bonuses on Avois purchases

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For those who need to top up their Avios balance, British Airways is offering a 50% bonus purchase on Avois British Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner - Image, Economy Class and Beyond In the example cited by BA, if you buy 10,000 Avios before 19 December 2021, you’ll actually get 15,000 Avios. 20,000 becomes 30,000, 100,000 becomes 150,000. You can purchase them at … [Read more...]

British Airways extends Tier statuses for more of its passengers

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In a sign that the summer season hasn't gone as well as expected British Airways is extending Frequent Flyer status for more of its customers.  British Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner - Image, Economy Class and Beyond British Airways Executive Club Members who are currently tiered (Bronze/Silver/Gold)with a Tier Point collection end date between January – March … [Read more...]

British Airways boosts “Pay with Avios” this weekend

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If you have a battle pile of Avios, and wanting to get away with them, this weekend British Airways is offering boosts when part-paying with them. With Avios part payment, you can reduce the cost of a British Airways flight. Even better, for this weekend only your Avios could be worth up to four times more than usual, meaning that somewhere far away just got a lot … [Read more...]

British Airways Doubles Avios seat availability!

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British Airways is trying hard to convince its members of the Avios loyalty scheme - with the airline doubling the number of reward seats. British Airways Boeing 777-300ER taking off from London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airline is promising to release over 250,000 additional reward seats made available, for travel from 28 July. British Airways has … [Read more...]

The long road to TAP Miles&Go status match

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With the glimpse of travel opening up... I feel the need to diversify. And as we all know, the longer you have been playing with frequent miles diverse it gets. However, last year TAP Air Portugal opened Miles&Go to people who wanted to join their programme with a status match and miles purchase. The status match programme is still running at the time of writing and … [Read more...]

British Airways offers 50% bonus on Avios purchases

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It seems British Airways is offering a bonus Avios on purchases. Is it worth it? British Airways Boeing 777-300ER taking off from London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. British Airways is tempting passengers with the prospect of travel and for those who want to expand their Avios balance at the same time. For those who need extra Avios, the airline is … [Read more...]

Emirates and flyDubai to offer Double Tier points

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If you're going via Dubai, Emirates and flydubai have rolled out an offer for its frequent flyers - Double Tier Miles.  Double Tier Points? Yes please! - Image, Emirates. The offer for Emirates Skywards members will help you fast-track to higher tier status. Members can automatically earn double Tier Miles on all Emirates and flydubai flights … [Read more...]