What is the best way to spend your British Airways On Business points? Here’s something we’ve never seen published before.  There are odd discrepancies in reward pricing between .....

What is the best way to spend your British Airways On Business points? Here’s something we’ve .....

9 Jun 20209 June 2020 by Rhys Jones • 10 comments

The key hotel chains are extending their coronavirus flexible booking policies. These policies were first introduced a few months ago with many due to expire at the end of June. We are now seeing a .....

The key hotel chains are extending their coronavirus flexible booking policies. These policies were first .....

9 Jun 20209 June 2020 by Rhys Jones • 42 comments

British Airways has cut its exclusive Gold member benefits for members who stay at Langham hotels and who enrol in the ‘1865’ loyalty scheme. As recently as August last year we wrote .....

British Airways has cut its exclusive Gold member benefits for members who stay at Langham hotels and who .....

8 Jun 20208 June 2020 by Rhys Jones

American Airlines has confirmed its plans to add additional routes from London Heathrow. From 5th August, flights to Charlotte, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Raleigh-Durham will resume. Phoenix will .....

American Airlines has confirmed its plans to add additional routes from London Heathrow. From 5th August, .....

8 Jun 20208 June 2020 by Rhys Jones • 18 comments

From tomorrow, all arrivals into the UK must complete a 14-day quarantine.  We thought you might be interested to see the form that all that incoming travellers, including UK residents, must .....

From tomorrow, all arrivals into the UK must complete a 14-day quarantine.  We thought you might be .....

7 Jun 20207 June 2020 by Rhys Jones • 155 comments

Virgin Atlantic has just announced that it hopes to restart passenger flying in July. The airline seems to have changed its mind recently after stating that it didn’t intend to restart flying .....

Virgin Atlantic has just announced that it hopes to restart passenger flying in July. The airline seems to .....

4 Jun 20204 June 2020 by Rhys Jones • 53 comments

What is the British Airways On Business scheme redemption chart?  How many On Business points do you need to fly to a particular city? It is surprisingly tricky to find out how many On Business .....

What is the British Airways On Business scheme redemption chart?  How many On Business points do you need to .....

1 Jun 20201 June 2020 by Rhys Jones

A reader recently got in touch to suggest we write an article on how you are protected if you book cash flights now for later this year or early 2021. It was a good idea.  After all, you may wish to .....

A reader recently got in touch to suggest we write an article on how you are protected if you book cash .....

1 Jun 20201 June 2020 by Rhys Jones • 70 comments

easyJet has announced that it wants to reduce its workforce by up to 30% as a result of coronavirus. It joins British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and low-cost peer Ryanair in making significant .....

easyJet has announced that it wants to reduce its workforce by up to 30% as a result of coronavirus. It joins .....

29 May 202029 May 2020 by Rhys Jones • 13 comments

In recent weeks we have extensively covered British Airways’ proposal to make 12,000 staff redundant as well as move all remaining cabin crew to a single, lower paying contract.  We have also .....

In recent weeks we have extensively covered British Airways’ proposal to make 12,000 staff redundant as .....

27 May 202027 May 2020 by Rhys Jones • 151 comments

Earlier this year SeatSpy launched as a new tool to search redemption flight availability on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. It is by far the easiest way of seeing Avios and Virgin Atlantic .....

Earlier this year SeatSpy launched as a new tool to search redemption flight availability on British Airways .....

26 May 202026 May 2020 by Rhys Jones • 7 comments

British Airways has added the option to take Avios rather than a cash refund or voucher if your flight is cancelled. This only applies to normal cash tickets, not the taxes element of Avios .....

British Airways has added the option to take Avios rather than a cash refund or voucher if your flight is .....

20 May 202020 May 2020 by Rhys Jones • 86 comments

Taking a leaf from Qatar Airway’s book, Avios Group has announced it will be donating 210 million Avios to NHS staff. You can also donate your own Avios so that more staff will be able to .....

Taking a leaf from Qatar Airway’s book, Avios Group has announced it will be donating 210 million Avios .....

18 May 202018 May 2020 by Rhys Jones • 52 comments

Gatwick Airport is not having the best of times at the moment.  No airport is having a great May, obviously, but at least Heathrow knows that the high value of its slots means that airlines will do .....

Gatwick Airport is not having the best of times at the moment.  No airport is having a great May, obviously, .....

18 May 202018 May 2020 by Rhys Jones • 99 comments