easyJet has announced today that it is to close its bases at London Stansted, London Southend and Newcastle subject to a legally required consultation process. It has also opened consultations over a .....

easyJet has announced today that it is to close its bases at London Stansted, London Southend and Newcastle .....

30 Jun 202030 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Curve Card is back in action via a new processing deal with Checkout.com.  This is a pretty impressive turnaround given that their previous payment processor, Wirecard, was closed down with no notice .....

Curve Card is back in action via a new processing deal with Checkout.com.  This is a pretty impressive .....

30 Jun 202030 June 2020 by Rob Burgess

Manchester Airport has announced that its directly-owned airport lounges will open on 11th July. This means you can now book the Escape lounges in Terminal 1 and Terminal 3.  The 1903 Lounges and .....

Manchester Airport has announced that its directly-owned airport lounges will open on 11th July. This means .....

30 Jun 202030 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 106 comments

The Financial Conduct Authority closed down Wirecard UK this morning after the parent company filed for insolvency in Germany.  This came after the discovery of a €1.9 billion fraud. (If .....

The Financial Conduct Authority closed down Wirecard UK this morning after the parent company filed for .....

26 Jun 202026 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 193 comments

The future of Virgin Australia seems secure, at least for now, after Bain Capital agreed a deal to buy the airline from the administrators. The deal will still require creditor approval but this is .....

The future of Virgin Australia seems secure, at least for now, after Bain Capital agreed a deal to buy the .....

26 Jun 202026 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

This is our review of easyJet Plus.  Is it worth the membership fee? easyJet has a loyalty scheme, Flight Club, although they like to keep it low key and it is strictly ‘invite .....

This is our review of easyJet Plus.  Is it worth the membership fee? easyJet has a loyalty scheme, .....

26 Jun 202026 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

easyJet has announced a further beefing up of its schedule, presumably with more knowledge than we have about the new ‘travel corridors’ and ‘air bridges’ to be announced on .....

easyJet has announced a further beefing up of its schedule, presumably with more knowledge than we have about .....

25 Jun 202025 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Have you been waiting weeks for your renewed passport to come back? MoneySavingExpert published a slightly worrying article this week about the problems currently facing the Passport Office. For the .....

Have you been waiting weeks for your renewed passport to come back? MoneySavingExpert published a slightly .....

25 Jun 202025 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 106 comments

This is our review of the Amex Cashback cards, specifically the American Express Platinum Cashback and American Express Platinum Cashback Everyday credit cards. Head for Points is primarily about .....

This is our review of the Amex Cashback cards, specifically the American Express Platinum Cashback and .....

23 Jun 202023 June 2020 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of the Expedia Rewards loyalty scheme. Expedia introduced its loyalty scheme Expedia Rewards (originally called Expedia+) to the UK market several years ago. It has not set the .....

This is our review of the Expedia Rewards loyalty scheme. Expedia introduced its loyalty scheme Expedia .....

22 Jun 202022 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Today, our ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review is from Longitude 131, Uluru, Australia.  And it’s not a hotel room – it’s a ‘tented pavilion’. We are currently running this .....

Today, our ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review is from Longitude 131, Uluru, Australia.  And it’s not a .....

20 Jun 202020 June 2020 by Anika Burnett • 19 comments

Whilst Norwegian has ditched long haul flying until 2021, it is preparing to restart some flights from the UK. From 1st July it intends to operate flights to Oslo and Copenhagen from both London .....

Whilst Norwegian has ditched long haul flying until 2021, it is preparing to restart some flights from the UK. .....

19 Jun 202019 June 2020 by Rhys Jones • 18 comments

LEVEL Europe, one of the sister airlines of British Airways, has just filed for insolvency. This makes it IAG’s first casualty of the coronavirus pandemic. According to a statement on its .....

LEVEL Europe, one of the sister airlines of British Airways, has just filed for insolvency. This makes it .....

18 Jun 202018 June 2020 by Rhys Jones • 28 comments

All airlines, except UK-based ones, are now lining up their Government bailouts. We’ve covered the €9 billion handed out to Lufthansa, of which only €3 billion must be repaid, as well as the .....

All airlines, except UK-based ones, are now lining up their Government bailouts. We’ve covered the €9 .....

18 Jun 202018 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments