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Europe for the Holidays: British Airways Galleries First Lounge London Heathrow and British Airways Club Europe London to Zürich

For my flight to London, I booked an Avios award in Club Europe for 9k Avios points.  While coach would have been good enough, this decision–similar to my flight from Berlin–was driven by award availability rather than personal preference. After … Continue reading

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Europe for the Holidays: British Airways Terraces Lounge and Club Europe Berlin to London

For my flight to London, I booked a ticket in Club Europe with 9k Avios points.  This choice wound up being driven by award availability (or the lack thereof in coach), rather than any particular desire to fly intra-European business … Continue reading

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Italy: An Introduction

With Emirates introduction of JFK-MXP-DXB service, a fare war broke out in the fall, driving base fares for New York to Milan to laughably low levels:  $10 round trip.  Of course, thanks to a $516 fuel surcharge, it’s not a … Continue reading

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Another oneworld Premium Fare Promotion

American and British Airways are once again offering bonus miles on roundtrip itineraries from the United States and Canada to Europe.  Registration with the respective programs (AAdvantage and Executive Club) is required. Each “full fare” roundtrip itinerary earns 20k miles. … Continue reading

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25% Avios Sale for US Originating Itineraries

One Mile at a Time and View from the Wing both note that the 25% off sale that I discussed yesterday is applicable to itineraries originating the United States, not just London.  As a US-originating roundtrip is far simpler than … Continue reading

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25% Point Discount on Avios ex-London

View from the Wing that Avios is offering a 6 day sale for 25% off points needed for award bookings originating from London.  The upcoming 30% transfer bonus from Membership Rewards starting December 3rd doesn’t quite coincide with the promotion. … Continue reading

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Does the BA Visa companion pass have any value?

Yesterday, I wrote about upgrading with British Airways Avios as a cheaper way to fly Club World.  Ultimately, the fuel surcharge jump from World Traveler Plus to Club World offset most of the savings, but it still wound up being … Continue reading

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Premium Cabin Mileage Bonuses

American and British Airways recently kicked off  a promotion for roundtrip travel in premium cabins/near-full fare economy between the U.S. and Europe, September 25th, 2012 through January 31st, 2013.  The promotion has tiers according to the number of trips taken: … Continue reading

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British Airways Galleries Lounge Brussels

With 30 minutes free between security and boarding, it was time to visit the British Airways lounge. Our American 757 for the flight was nearby, although occluded by a railing. Without an upgrade to business class yet, it was time … Continue reading

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Free 1000 British Airways Avios

While BMI is nearly gone, it is still taking membership applications for its loyalty program, Diamond Club.  Creating a new account with voucher code “1JA1KD” yields 1k bmi miles that can be transfered to Avios.

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