I recently booked an award flight for only 7,500 points plus a $2.50 fee. To book this award, I used points from a program that any serious frequent flyer would agree is a must have program in your points and miles award booking arsenal. The award I booked isn’t even the least expensive ticket (in…
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British Airways Re-Books Business Class Award Flight – Tyranny Ends
Happy to report back with some good news regarding our cancelled and rebooked British Airways Business Class award tickets next year. Last week I shared a frustrating award booking story. Our return flight from the Ultimate Golf Trip To Where Golf Began was, sadly, cancelled and rebooked to a completely different day. If we didn’t…
Get 25-30% More Avios Points With British Airways Transfer Bonuses
If you are familiar with Avios points or have read my post on why British Airways are so valuable, you’ll know British Airways Avios points are valuable for both short and long haul flights. My favorite redemption flight with Avios points is the New York to Montreal for only 4,500 Avios Points one-way in coach. If…
Cancellation Without Representation – British Airways Cancels Business Class Award Flight
Earlier this year we booked an ultimate award trip with British Airways and American Airlines. The ultimate golf trip, a once in a lifetime trip for the Weekly Flyer family gents to where the game of golf began. We’ve been very excited and busy tweaking the flights as availability opens up until today, when everything…
BMI Diamond Club Last Month – Find Avios Points Through Transfers From Expiring BMI Miles
The BMI Diamond Club is being folded into the British Airways Executive Club this month for members outside the UK and South West Pacific. This means it is the last month to transfer BMI miles into Avios points. Back in July, we shared the step by step process to transfer any remaining miles out of…
Unlimited British Airways Avios Points
British Airways is offering the ability to earn an unlimited amount of British Airways Avios points through January 31, 2013. Simply register and start earning Avios points when you fly qualifying, round-trip, transatlantic flight in any cabin between now and January 31, 2013. The promotional site states that you’ll be able to earn the bonus points on…
British Airways 40% Transfer Bonus Ends Today
There have been some decent opportunities to quickly pad your airline mile balances lately. A great offer is ending later today where you can get a bonus 40% just for transferring American Express Membership Rewards points. American Express Membership Rewards is offering a 40% bonus on transfers to British Airways Avios points. You have to…
British Airways Avios Google (Stalk Me) Initiative
British Airways may know more about you when you board a flight than you think they do. This may be due in part to their new initiative to search Google images of VIP customers before they flight. According to this CNN Business Traveller article: The program works by pulling together information on frequent travelers —…
Amazing Deal: Miami To Cancun And Back For Only 6,429 Points From American Express Membership Rewards
For a limited time you can redeem for a round trip flight from Miami to Cancun in coach for only 6,429 American Express Membership Rewards points. There are a number of other great short haul award flights that can be booked for this same amount. How To Get The 6,429 Ticket Log Into your American…
British Airways Air Travel Fair Tax On Flying Campaign
If you’ve ever researched, booked or flown on British Airways to the UK, you’ve probably been frustrated by their sky high taxes. Well you are not alone. The CEO of British Airways would like to change that situation too. A message from the British Airways CEO was sent notifying customers of a campaign for A…
Found 6,500 Avios Points + BMI Transfer Issue Solved
We were reminded by DealsWeLike that we can now transfer BMI miles into British Airways Avios Points. Having never flown BMI, we weren’t sure this would apply to us. But rule #1 in the Points and Miles game is to never leave a point or mile (Or martini) on the table. Since we know the…
Purchase British Airways Avios Points For 30% Bonus
British Airways just sent me a promotion offering 30% Avios points with an Avios points purchase. The promotion runs from June 12 through August 2 and will award up to 30% bonus on purchased points. The promotion may be targeted so log into British Airways to check and see if you qualify for the promotion.…
Journey to Easter Island – Trip Motivation and Planning
I often use metrics like ‘Cents Per Mile’ to try to evaluate my decisions for using points and miles. While there is utility in doing such, the truth is that points and miles are really just a silly game to me. My goal in collecting and redeeming points is not to save money I would…
Turks And Caicos + Luxury Traveler’s Choice Hotel Trip Report
With wedding season coming up and having just attended a wedding in Clearwater Beach, we thought we’d share the last destination wedding we attended. Since Alex likes lists so much, we looked up the hotel we stayed at on Turks & Caicos and found it was on the 2012 traveler’s choice luxury list for the…
Confirmed – British Airways Offer Expires June 7th
I’ve confirmed with my sources that the huge bonus Avios points offer from British Airways expired on July 17th. In the past, we’ve shared how powerful Avios points can be with both short and long haul flights. When you can get a one-way ticket for as little as 4,500 Avios points, it is hard not…
Delta Secrets – Low Business Class Award To Tokyo
Delta won the best redemption promotion at the Freddie Awards but they are still one of the most difficult programs to find international business class low level awards. The program weakness is exacerbated when looking for business awards to Asia. But I will give them a nod for having good partners and plenty of ways…
British Airways Family Account – How To Establish And Use One
We fell in love with British Airways Avios points after our first short haul award redemption. But what if you don’t have enough points for an award? Did you know that British Airways allows members to pool their points among family members? The easiest thing to do is to set up a household account and…
My Next Trip: The Most Remote Airport on Earth
It’s been almost 6 full weeks since my last international (points-funded) trip and I am getting antsy. What better time for a ridiculous routing award through South America and into the middle of the Pacific Ocean! It was a sad day for me last year when British Airways transitioned to Avios. While there are some…
Get 25% Bonus Converting Hotel Points To Avios Points
British Airways Executive Club has teamed up with eight hotel partners allowing members to convert hotel points to Avios Points. For a limited time, the hotel to Avios point conversions will provide a 25% bonus. I’ve mentioned a few times how valuable hotel and airline programs can be, so it’s important to consider the conversion…
British Airways Avios Bonus Offer – Great For Short And Long Haul Flights
We first acquired the British Airways credit card back in 2009 when they offered a huge (expired) bonus offer. Since then, British Airways changed their award program from miles to Avios points forever changing British Airways awards. But the Avios points have their own benefits, which you can receive with a new British Airways Avios bonus…