Have you been struggling to find Avios seats for redemptions or upgrades?  Even though there are cash tickets for sale on the same flight? In this article I want to explain how, and how you can beat .....

Have you been struggling to find Avios seats for redemptions or upgrades?  Even though there are cash tickets .....

2 Jan 20192 January 2019 by Rhys Jones

Can you spend your Avios points on flights on Aer Lingus?   In this article I want to look at how you can use your Avios to fly with partner airlines like Aer Lingus. The good news is that you are .....

Can you spend your Avios points on flights on Aer Lingus?   In this article I want to look at how you can .....

2 Jan 20192 January 2019 by Rhys Jones

Can you spend your Avios points on flights on Alaska Airlines? In this article I want to look at how you can use your Avios to fly with partner airlines like Alaska Airlines. The good news is that you .....

Can you spend your Avios points on flights on Alaska Airlines? In this article I want to look at how you can .....

2 Jan 20192 January 2019 by Rhys Jones

Can you spend your Avios points on flights on Air Italy? In this article I want to look at how you can use your Avios to fly with partner airlines like Air Italy. The good news is that you are not .....

Can you spend your Avios points on flights on Air Italy? In this article I want to look at how you can use .....

2 Jan 20192 January 2019 by Rhys Jones

This article outlines how you can find out what aircraft is operating your British Airways flight. Knowing which aircraft you will be on is important if you want to choose the best seats or figuring .....

This article outlines how you can find out what aircraft is operating your British Airways flight. Knowing .....

2 Jan 20192 January 2019 by Rhys Jones

This is our review of the Hilton London Gatwick Airport hotel, at the South Terminal. With an early morning meeting in the diary to plan Virgin Atlantic’s sponsorship for our Christmas party, I .....

This is our review of the Hilton London Gatwick Airport hotel, at the South Terminal. With an early morning .....

15 Dec 201815 December 2018 by Rhys Jones • 80 comments

This is our review of the Hyatt House Manchester hotel. The hotel became a Hyatt House in January 2020.  This review was written a year earlier when the property originally opened, at which point it .....

This is our review of the Hyatt House Manchester hotel. The hotel became a Hyatt House in January 2020.  This .....

12 Dec 201812 December 2018 by Rhys Jones • 29 comments

This is our review of the new Hyatt Regency Manchester hotel. The hotel was rebranded as Hyatt Regency Manchester in January 2002.  This review was written earlier when it was the Crowne Plaza .....

This is our review of the new Hyatt Regency Manchester hotel. The hotel was rebranded as Hyatt Regency .....

11 Dec 201811 December 2018 by Rhys Jones • 13 comments

This is our review of the Avanti West Coast lounges at London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly railway stations. The reviews were done at the time when the lounges were still operated by Virgin .....

This is our review of the Avanti West Coast lounges at London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly railway .....

8 Dec 20188 December 2018 by Rhys Jones • 31 comments

American Express has just announced that it is opening a new Centurion lounge at Heathrow Terminal 3 in 2019. This will be their first European location and the second non-US lounge, after Hong Kong. .....

American Express has just announced that it is opening a new Centurion lounge at Heathrow Terminal 3 in 2019. .....

6 Dec 20186 December 2018 by Rhys Jones • 129 comments

Last week we got a peek inside the IHG’s new Hotel Indigo Manchester Victoria Station.  This is in the northern part of the city centre and just opposite the new Amazon HQ.  It’s so .....

Last week we got a peek inside the IHG’s new Hotel Indigo Manchester Victoria Station.  This is in the .....

2 Dec 20182 December 2018 by Rhys Jones • 17 comments

IHG’s Black Friday / Cyber Week Promos have just launched for the week ahead.  They expire a week today (30th November) giving you plenty of time to consider your options. This year the .....

IHG’s Black Friday / Cyber Week Promos have just launched for the week ahead.  They expire a week today .....

23 Nov 201823 November 2018 by Rhys Jones • 40 comments

Expedia has decided to join the fray of Black Friday deals with a potentially very generous offer which they have time-limited to a 15 minute booking window tomorrow morning.  You can only get it on .....

Expedia has decided to join the fray of Black Friday deals with a potentially very generous offer which they .....

22 Nov 201822 November 2018 by Rhys Jones • 16 comments

Some of our readers may be old enough to remember British Airways Helicopters and the Airlink service between Heathrow and Gatwick. For those who aren’t, it may come as a surprise that British .....

Some of our readers may be old enough to remember British Airways Helicopters and the Airlink service between .....

17 Nov 201817 November 2018 by Rhys Jones • 38 comments