The No1 Lounge at Birmingham International suffers, along with its sister lounges at Gatwick and Heathrow T3, with capacity problems.  This is especially acute in the mornings, when Priority Pass .....

The No1 Lounge at Birmingham International suffers, along with its sister lounges at Gatwick and Heathrow T3, .....

18 Jun 201818 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

Last Monday we announced our first Head for Points Summer party, in the light, sunny and airy Glasshouse suite at the Holiday Inn Camden Lock. We proposed Tuesday 3rd July.  Unfortunately, as we .....

Last Monday we announced our first Head for Points Summer party, in the light, sunny and airy Glasshouse suite .....

17 Jun 201817 June 2018 by Anika Burnett

I’m not sure that I knew Norwich International Airport even had an Executive Lounge but it does and it has now joined Priority Pass. (EDIT:  apparently the lounge was in Priority Pass in the .....

I’m not sure that I knew Norwich International Airport even had an Executive Lounge but it does and it .....

16 Jun 201816 June 2018 by Rob Burgess

Polish airline LOT has announced a new twice-daily service from Warsaw to London City Airport. This will launch on 7th January 2019. LOT is acquiring 4 x brand new Embraer 190 aircraft which will used .....

Polish airline LOT has announced a new twice-daily service from Warsaw to London City Airport. This will .....

16 Jun 201816 June 2018 by Rob Burgess

London-based readers will almost certainly have seen, if they haven’t been personally impacted, the chaos surrounding the new Thameslink rail timetable.  Due to a lack of driver training on the .....

London-based readers will almost certainly have seen, if they haven’t been personally impacted, the .....

14 Jun 201814 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

The Aspire Lounge in Gatwick’s North (easyJet) terminal has now reopened following a refurbishment.  It is now a Club Aspire lounge. For those who care about the business side of things, .....

The Aspire Lounge in Gatwick’s North (easyJet) terminal has now reopened following a refurbishment.  It .....

13 Jun 201813 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 104 comments

This is our brief review of the refurbished Spitfire Lounge at Southampton Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews here. The Breeze .....

This is our brief review of the refurbished Spitfire Lounge at Southampton Airport. This is part of our series .....

10 Jun 201810 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

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 .....

10 Jun 201810 June 2018 by Anika Burnett • 16 comments

This is our review of Monzo and its 0% FX fees debit card. The Monzo website is here but you need to download their app if you want to open an account. Why should I get a 0% foreign exchange fee card .....

This is our review of Monzo and its 0% FX fees debit card. The Monzo website is here but you need to download .....

9 Jun 20189 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 79 comments

Primera Air’s attempts to operate low-cost transatlantic flights from the UK have not gone to plan, partly due to delays in receiving the planned aircraft. A slug of short notice cancellations .....

Primera Air’s attempts to operate low-cost transatlantic flights from the UK have not gone to plan, .....

8 Jun 20188 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 120 comments

Oman Air has a number of sale bargains out of Paris which look very attractive if you can get over to Charles De Gaulle easily. These fares are booking via the Oman Air website here until 11th June, .....

Oman Air has a number of sale bargains out of Paris which look very attractive if you can get over to Charles .....

5 Jun 20185 June 2018 by Rob Burgess

Airbnb is growing in popularity and becoming more and more a preferred choice when travelling. There are even ways of earning miles when staying at an Airbnb or hosting guests. With a growing number .....

Airbnb is growing in popularity and becoming more and more a preferred choice when travelling. There are even .....

4 Jun 20184 June 2018 by Anika Burnett

This is my review of the Virgin Money Travel Mastercard credit card. All miles and points credit cards charge a 3% foreign exchange fee.  Even if your card offers bonus points for spending .....

This is my review of the Virgin Money Travel Mastercard credit card. All miles and points credit cards charge .....

2 Jun 20182 June 2018 by Anika Burnett

With remarkably little notice, the launch of scheduled air services from Carlisle Lake District Airport, planned for Monday 4th June, has been postponed until 3rd September. The airport blamed this on .....

With remarkably little notice, the launch of scheduled air services from Carlisle Lake District Airport, .....

2 Jun 20182 June 2018 by Anika Burnett