Today, our ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review is from Longitude 131, Uluru, Australia.  And it’s not a hotel room – it’s a ‘tented pavilion’. We are currently running this .....

Today, our ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review is from Longitude 131, Uluru, Australia.  And it’s not a .....

20 Jun 202020 June 2020 by Anika Burnett • 19 comments

British Airways has unveiled its revised pay proposal today for cabin crew. This is, it has to be said, an improvement on the original package.  The winners are current Mixed Fleet crew who will see .....

British Airways has unveiled its revised pay proposal today for cabin crew. This is, it has to be said, an .....

19 Jun 202019 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 287 comments

Alex Cruz and Shai Weiss, the CEOs of British Airways and Virgin Atlantic respectively, must wake up in the morning and wonder what they did wrong to end up running a British airline rather than a .....

Alex Cruz and Shai Weiss, the CEOs of British Airways and Virgin Atlantic respectively, must wake up in the .....

19 Jun 202019 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Avios has launched a new partnership with Peasy – a company that helps businesses improve their cashflow by offering Avios or a donation to charity in return for paying bills and invoices early. .....

Avios has launched a new partnership with Peasy – a company that helps businesses improve their cashflow .....

19 Jun 202019 June 2020 by Anika Burnett • 46 comments

Whilst Norwegian has ditched long haul flying until 2021, it is preparing to restart some flights from the UK. From 1st July it intends to operate flights to Oslo and Copenhagen from both London .....

Whilst Norwegian has ditched long haul flying until 2021, it is preparing to restart some flights from the UK. .....

19 Jun 202019 June 2020 by Rhys Jones • 18 comments

Until 29th July, Hyatt is offering (yet another) 30% bonus when you buy World of Hyatt points via this link. This is obviously worth a look if you need to top up your account.  It may also be .....

Until 29th July, Hyatt is offering (yet another) 30% bonus when you buy World of Hyatt points via this link. .....

19 Jun 202019 June 2020 by Rhys Jones

Hong Kong-based hotel group Shangri-La is the latest hotel group to announce a chain-wide set of guidelines and commitments towards traveller well-being.  This will apply across the Shangri-La, .....

Hong Kong-based hotel group Shangri-La is the latest hotel group to announce a chain-wide set of guidelines .....

19 Jun 202019 June 2020 by Rhys Jones

In response to a reader email, I wanted to look today at whether you can transfer Club Eurostar points to a friend or family member. A bit of background …. Club Eurostar replaced Eurostar .....

In response to a reader email, I wanted to look today at whether you can transfer Club Eurostar points to a .....

19 Jun 202019 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

LEVEL Europe, one of the sister airlines of British Airways, has just filed for insolvency. This makes it IAG’s first casualty of the coronavirus pandemic. According to a statement on its .....

LEVEL Europe, one of the sister airlines of British Airways, has just filed for insolvency. This makes it .....

18 Jun 202018 June 2020 by Rhys Jones • 28 comments

It was at the British Airways Christmas media party last year that Alex Cruz announced that the new Boeing 787-10 aircraft would debut on the Atlanta route.  The first British Airways 787-10 was due .....

It was at the British Airways Christmas media party last year that Alex Cruz announced that the new Boeing .....

18 Jun 202018 June 2020 by Rhys Jones • 45 comments

In Part 1 of this article I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby – ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’.  Today .....

In Part 1 of this article I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this .....

18 Jun 202018 June 2020 by Rob Burgess

Whilst most hotel chains have either extended their Spring promotions (Hilton) or are simply running without one at the moment (everyone else), World of Hyatt is carrying on as usual. Hyatt has .....

Whilst most hotel chains have either extended their Spring promotions (Hilton) or are simply running without .....

18 Jun 202018 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

All airlines, except UK-based ones, are now lining up their Government bailouts. We’ve covered the €9 billion handed out to Lufthansa, of which only €3 billion must be repaid, as well as the .....

All airlines, except UK-based ones, are now lining up their Government bailouts. We’ve covered the €9 .....

18 Jun 202018 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Today, our ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review is from the pyramids of Egypt, at the Marriott Mena House. We are currently running this reader-written feature to provide some positivity and inspiration .....

Today, our ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review is from the pyramids of Egypt, at the Marriott Mena House. We are .....

18 Jun 202018 June 2020 by Anika Burnett • 24 comments