The Foreign Office has just announced that you should avoid ‘all but essential’ travel to the United States: “The FCO advise against all but essential travel to the USA, due to .....

The Foreign Office has just announced that you should avoid ‘all but essential’ travel to the .....

15 Mar 202015 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

A new wave of countries have banned foreign visitors, including UK citizens, in the last few hours due to coronavirus: Coronavirus in Poland Poland will close its border on 15th March.  This will be .....

A new wave of countries have banned foreign visitors, including UK citizens, in the last few hours due to .....

13 Mar 202013 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

The European Commission has published its draft proposals to relieve airlines of the obligation to operate a flight on 80% of its scheduled dates each season or forfeit the relevant take off and .....

The European Commission has published its draft proposals to relieve airlines of the obligation to operate a .....

13 Mar 202013 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

Here is a quick lunchtime update of the latest countries to put blocks in place due to coronavirus. Coronavirus and Singapore: This does not currently cover the UK. However, if you have a trip to .....

Here is a quick lunchtime update of the latest countries to put blocks in place due to coronavirus. .....

13 Mar 202013 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

Three more countries have placed restrictions on UK travellers tonight due to coronavirus, which effectively means that they are off-limits to most of us.  This is on top of the Czech Republic which .....

Three more countries have placed restrictions on UK travellers tonight due to coronavirus, which effectively .....

12 Mar 202012 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments

Reuters is reporting that the Czech Republic will close its land borders to travellers crossing from Germany and Austria as it struggles to deal with coronavirus. Of more relevance, the country will .....

Reuters is reporting that the Czech Republic will close its land borders to travellers crossing from Germany .....

12 Mar 202012 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

This is our review of the ebookers BONUS+ loyalty scheme.  Is it good enough to persuade you to book your flights and hotel on ebookers? In 2018 we reviewed Expedia’s loyalty programme, .....

This is our review of the ebookers BONUS+ loyalty scheme.  Is it good enough to persuade you to book your .....

12 Mar 202012 March 2020 by Rhys Jones • 14 comments

I thought we might get through the day without a coronavirus announcement, but it’s not going to happen. India has just announced that ALL tourist visas will be suspended on 13th March.   For .....

I thought we might get through the day without a coronavirus announcement, but it’s not going to happen. .....

11 Mar 202011 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

We wrote last week about how Loganair, Eastern and Blue Islands were stepping in to pick up various ex-Flybe routes. Aurigny, the small Channel Islands airline, has now announced that it will restart .....

We wrote last week about how Loganair, Eastern and Blue Islands were stepping in to pick up various ex-Flybe .....

10 Mar 202010 March 2020 by Rob Burgess

Air New Zealand is ending services from the UK in October when it closes its Heathrow – Los Angeles – Auckland route. Our article on the Air New Zealand UK closure is here. Forbes is .....

Air New Zealand is ending services from the UK in October when it closes its Heathrow – Los Angeles .....

10 Mar 202010 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

There were three core travel-related coronavirus updates on Monday evening. All of Italy has been placed under lockdown The ‘lockdown’ in place in Northern Italy will be extended to the .....

There were three core travel-related coronavirus updates on Monday evening. All of Italy has been placed under .....

9 Mar 20209 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 91 comments

It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. Our directory of the 16 main UK travel credit and charge cards .....

It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel .....

9 Mar 20209 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Radiot 4’s documentary strand ‘File on Four’ ran an episode last week on ‘fume events’, when toxic gas leaks into the aircraft cabin during flight. If you’ve got 37 .....

Radiot 4’s documentary strand ‘File on Four’ ran an episode last week on ‘fume .....

9 Mar 20209 March 2020 by Rob Burgess

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

8 Mar 20208 March 2020 by Rhys Jones • 54 comments