Virgin Atlantic’s flights to the Indian subcontinent originally started as a way to mop up traffic during covid, when its bread-and-butter routes to the United States were blocked from carrying .....

Virgin Atlantic’s flights to the Indian subcontinent originally started as a way to mop up traffic .....

2 Sep 20222 September 2022 by Rhys Jones • 37 comments

I was at the Andaz Liverpool Street hotel on Tuesday, where Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary was announcing its biggest winter schedule ever, with flights from 21 UK airports. (By a crazy .....

I was at the Andaz Liverpool Street hotel on Tuesday, where Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary was .....

1 Sep 20221 September 2022 by Rhys Jones • 172 comments

This is our review of the Le Méridien Ile Maurice (that’s Mauritius, for anyone who doesn’t speak French!) resort. This was our final stop, after staying at the Sofitel Mauritius .....

This is our review of the Le Méridien Ile Maurice (that’s Mauritius, for anyone who doesn’t speak .....

31 Aug 202231 August 2022 by Rhys Jones • 41 comments

If you have ever been stuck in the queue at immigration at the US border and wondered if there is a better way, there is. Called Global Entry, it is a Customs and Border Protection program that allows .....

If you have ever been stuck in the queue at immigration at the US border and wondered if there is a better .....

30 Aug 202230 August 2022 by Rhys Jones • 214 comments

This is our review of the Westin Turtle Bay Resort & Spa in Balaclava, Mauritius. For our second stop, in between the Sofitel Mauritius L’Imperial in Flic-en-Flac (review here) and the Le .....

This is our review of the Westin Turtle Bay Resort & Spa in Balaclava, Mauritius. For our second stop, in .....

29 Aug 202229 August 2022 by Rhys Jones • 14 comments

This is our guide to how to use your British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher to book a British Airways Avios reward flight. Whilst we have a long-established ‘expert .....

This is our guide to how to use your British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher to book a .....

28 Aug 202228 August 2022 by Rhys Jones • 103 comments

This is our review of the Sofitel L’Imperial hotel and resort in Mauritius. It is the first of three hotel reviews in Mauritius including the Westin Turtle Bay (review here) and Le Meridien Ile .....

This is our review of the Sofitel L’Imperial hotel and resort in Mauritius. It is the first of three .....

27 Aug 202227 August 2022 by Rhys Jones • 16 comments

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that you don’t miss out on any short-notice deals or offers, we also offer this weekly summary .....

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that .....

27 Aug 202227 August 2022 by Rhys Jones

This is my review of the British Airways First Class lounge at Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the .....

This is my review of the British Airways First Class lounge at Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal. This is .....

26 Aug 202226 August 2022 by Rhys Jones • 50 comments

Although not hugely relevant to the UK market, we thought it was worth making you aware of what is happening over at Cathay Pacific, given that it is a partner oneworld airline with British Airways. .....

Although not hugely relevant to the UK market, we thought it was worth making you aware of what is happening .....

26 Aug 202226 August 2022 by Rhys Jones

Since late 2019, British Airways has offered an ‘overnight bag drop’ service at Heathrow, letting you drop your bags off the day before you fly. Gatwick and Edinburgh have had the feature .....

Since late 2019, British Airways has offered an ‘overnight bag drop’ service at Heathrow, letting .....

26 Aug 202226 August 2022 by Rhys Jones

At last …. we have a date for direct Elizabeth Line services from Central London to Heathrow. Although the Elizabeth Line initially opened in May it was on a split service. Trains are currently .....

At last …. we have a date for direct Elizabeth Line services from Central London to Heathrow. Although .....

26 Aug 202226 August 2022 by Rhys Jones • 113 comments

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Qatar Airways has launched an exclusive sale for Privilege Club members. There are discounts of up to 25% off the base fare (excluding taxes and charges) when you .....

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Qatar Airways has launched an exclusive sale for Privilege Club members. .....

25 Aug 202225 August 2022 by Rhys Jones • 56 comments

Flybe has been finalising its Winter schedules, set to start on 30th October and run until the end of March 2023. There are a number of changes, with the launch of 9 new routes according to .....

Flybe has been finalising its Winter schedules, set to start on 30th October and run until the end of March .....

24 Aug 202224 August 2022 by Rhys Jones • 42 comments