The Plaza Premium Group is a Hong Kong based company specialising in premium travel services including airport transit, meet and greets, airport dining and airport lounges.  They have carved out a .....

The Plaza Premium Group is a Hong Kong based company specialising in premium travel services including airport .....

25 Feb 202025 February 2020 by Rhys Jones • 30 comments

British Airways has confirmed that it is offering thousands more seats for Avios redemption across its network for the next few months. We wrote last week that we had been seeing increased Avios seat .....

British Airways has confirmed that it is offering thousands more seats for Avios redemption across its network .....

24 Feb 202024 February 2020 by Rhys Jones • 105 comments

For most of us, the luxury of a private jet is beyond our reach. They cost millions to buy and thousands to charter and (worst of all) you can neither earn or burn airline miles. On occasion, however, .....

For most of us, the luxury of a private jet is beyond our reach. They cost millions to buy and thousands to .....

24 Feb 202024 February 2020 by Rhys Jones • 57 comments

There are two pieces of Virgin Atlantic news today: Virgin Atlantic adds a third weekly Havana service Havana appears to be playing an increasingly important part in the Virgin Atlantic route network. .....

There are two pieces of Virgin Atlantic news today: Virgin Atlantic adds a third weekly Havana service Havana .....

20 Feb 202020 February 2020 by Rhys Jones • 44 comments

You may have heard of North Island Resort in the Seychelles. If the name rings a bell, it is because it is where Prince William went on honeymoon, as did George and Amal Clooney.  It is situated 30km .....

You may have heard of North Island Resort in the Seychelles. If the name rings a bell, it is because it is .....

19 Feb 202019 February 2020 by Rhys Jones • 190 comments

Malaysia Airlines is currently offering sale fares for travel until 31st January 2021. Malaysia Airlines flies a new A350 between London and Kuala Lumpur.  Rhys reviewed their Business Suite .....

Malaysia Airlines is currently offering sale fares for travel until 31st January 2021. Malaysia Airlines flies .....

19 Feb 202019 February 2020 by Rhys Jones

It’s no news to anyone that trying to find reward flight availability on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic can be a bit of a nightmare.  Neither airline makes it particularly easy to see when .....

It’s no news to anyone that trying to find reward flight availability on British Airways and Virgin .....

17 Feb 202017 February 2020 by Rhys Jones • 116 comments

Alaska Airlines announced yesterday that it will be joining the oneworld airline alliance.  This is a welcome boost for the alliance following the resignation of LATAM.  Royal Air Maroc is already .....

Alaska Airlines announced yesterday that it will be joining the oneworld airline alliance.  This is a welcome .....

14 Feb 202014 February 2020 by Rhys Jones • 37 comments

Virgin Atlantic is relaunching flights to Cape Town. Virgin Atlantic has slowly been growing its route network again after several years of cuts, buoyed by the arrival of new aircraft.  Last year it .....

Virgin Atlantic is relaunching flights to Cape Town. Virgin Atlantic has slowly been growing its route network .....

12 Feb 202012 February 2020 by Rhys Jones • 38 comments

Accor Hotels, which owns Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman / Raffles / Swissotel / Fairmont etc, has brought back its potentially generous promotion to earn 6,000 bonus Avios or .....

Accor Hotels, which owns Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman / Raffles / Swissotel / .....

6 Feb 20206 February 2020 by Rhys Jones • 41 comments

The latest travel company to offer a cashback offer on American Express cards is Qatar Airways. The offer is £80 back on £800+ spend. We have had numerous comments from people who have this offer so .....

The latest travel company to offer a cashback offer on American Express cards is Qatar Airways. The offer is .....

5 Feb 20205 February 2020 by Rhys Jones • 113 comments

The 2020 Olympics is proving to be a good opportunity for authorities, airports and airlines to tweak many long haul flights to Tokyo. For the last decade or so British Airways has offered two daily .....

The 2020 Olympics is proving to be a good opportunity for authorities, airports and airlines to tweak many .....

5 Feb 20205 February 2020 by Rhys Jones

British Airways is bringing genuine improvements to its World Traveller economy cabin in the form of a new cushion and blanket design for passengers (photo below). After the World Traveller Plus .....

British Airways is bringing genuine improvements to its World Traveller economy cabin in the form of a new .....

4 Feb 20204 February 2020 by Rhys Jones • 146 comments

American Express is currently offering £100 cashback on purchases of £1,000 or more with Malaysia Airlines. It appears to be highly targetted and does not seem to be on any of the British Airways .....

American Express is currently offering £100 cashback on purchases of £1,000 or more with Malaysia Airlines. .....

4 Feb 20204 February 2020 by Rhys Jones