This is our review of the Etihad First Class Lounge in Abu Dhabi Terminal 3. This article follows on from my review of Etihad’s A380 Business Studio seat, from London to Abu Dhabi, and the .....

This is our review of the Etihad First Class Lounge in Abu Dhabi Terminal 3. This article follows on from my .....

6 Aug 20236 August 2023 by Rhys Jones • 31 comments

This is our review of the Business Studio seat on Etihad’s A380 fleet. After three years in storage, Etihad’s A380s are back and plying the London – Abu Dhabi route. I was on the first .....

This is our review of the Business Studio seat on Etihad’s A380 fleet. After three years in storage, .....

4 Aug 20234 August 2023 by Rhys Jones • 36 comments

News in brief: Catch Rhys on the Simple Flying podcast Yesterday Rhys recorded an edition of the Simple Flying podcast to discuss his trip to Abu Dhabi on the inaugural A380. You can listen to it here .....

News in brief: Catch Rhys on the Simple Flying podcast Yesterday Rhys recorded an edition of the Simple Flying .....

29 Jul 202329 July 2023 by Rhys Jones

This is our review of the Etihad First and Business Class Lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 4. It is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You can see all of the reviews .....

This is our review of the Etihad First and Business Class Lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 4. It is part of .....

27 Jul 202327 July 2023 by Rhys Jones • 29 comments

Inaugural? …. but hasn’t Etihad been flying its A380s for years? Well, yes. But yesterday marked the first time they have been in passenger service in over three years – since 24th .....

Inaugural? …. but hasn’t Etihad been flying its A380s for years? Well, yes. But yesterday marked .....

26 Jul 202326 July 2023 by Rhys Jones • 88 comments

American Express has started to notify people about the changes to the T&C on their cards which are coming in from 2nd October. Whilst lengthy, there is nothing to concern most people apart from .....

American Express has started to notify people about the changes to the T&C on their cards which are coming .....

13 Jul 202313 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

Etihad is running a short term flash sale via a 20% discount code. You save a straight 20% on the base fare (ie the price excluding taxes and charges) in Economy and Business. The rules are: These .....

Etihad is running a short term flash sale via a 20% discount code. You save a straight 20% on the base fare .....

12 Jun 202312 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Etihad Guest has launched another of its occasional transfer bonuses from HSBC Premier credit cards and various hotel programmes. Details are on the Etihad website here. This one is poorer than others .....

Etihad Guest has launched another of its occasional transfer bonuses from HSBC Premier credit cards and .....

6 Apr 20236 April 2023 by Rob Burgess

Etihad has launched an interesting cashback offer with American Express. If you are targetted for this offer via your online card statement page, and you opt in, you will receive £100 cashback when .....

Etihad has launched an interesting cashback offer with American Express. If you are targetted for this offer .....

23 Mar 202323 March 2023 by Rob Burgess

How can you earn Etihad Guest miles from UK credit cards? Etihad Guest no longer has its own UK credit card. It used to have a UK card, issued by MBNA. The card (image below) was withdrawn in mid 2018 .....

How can you earn Etihad Guest miles from UK credit cards? Etihad Guest no longer has its own UK credit card. .....

1 Mar 20231 March 2023 by Rob Burgess

Etihad has launched a short sale, valid for bookings made by 20th January. You can travel for any period up to 10th October 2023. As normally happens with the Middle Eastern airlines – however .....

Etihad has launched a short sale, valid for bookings made by 20th January. You can travel for any period up to .....

11 Jan 202311 January 2023 by Rob Burgess

After much speculation, Etihad has confirmed it is bringing back part of its A380 fleet next year. It is further evidence of just how well travel is recovering from the pandemic, as Etihad initially .....

After much speculation, Etihad has confirmed it is bringing back part of its A380 fleet next year. It is .....

10 Dec 202210 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

This article looks at how to book Oman Air flights using frequent flyer miles. In 2019 I did a trip to Oman, a country I had wanted to visit for some time, with Oman Air.  I had planned to return .....

This article looks at how to book Oman Air flights using frequent flyer miles. In 2019 I did a trip to Oman, a .....

27 Nov 202227 November 2022 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Back in December 2016, Head for Points caused chaos with Avis UK. Iberia Plus was offering 18,700 Avios for a 3-day Avis car rental over a specific weekend. In 2016 it was perfectly possible to get a .....

Back in December 2016, Head for Points caused chaos with Avis UK. Iberia Plus was offering 18,700 Avios for a .....

30 Oct 202230 October 2022 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments