British Airways has announced a shake-up of its services to the Middle East.  This is either crazy or ambitious, depending on how you see it, as they are throwing in more resources whilst competing .....

British Airways has announced a shake-up of its services to the Middle East.  This is either crazy or .....

14 May 201614 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

News in brief: Cathay Pacific sale prices reduced further – and earn Avios Cathay Pacific sent me a press release about their current sale, and before I got around to running it I had another .....

News in brief: Cathay Pacific sale prices reduced further – and earn Avios Cathay Pacific sent me a .....

12 May 201612 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

Europcar is a major player on the car rental scene in Europe (the company is based in France) although it has a lower profile than the big boys, Hertz and Avis. It is very possible that your travels .....

Europcar is a major player on the car rental scene in Europe (the company is based in France) although it has .....

8 May 20168 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Qatar Airways has launched a limited batch of Avios and BA tier point earning sale fares.  These are only available until Monday but you can book for any date in the next 12 months. This is not a .....

Qatar Airways has launched a limited batch of Avios and BA tier point earning sale fares.  These are only .....

7 May 20167 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 156 comments

News in brief: Aer Lingus and Iberia to become A380 customers? In this interesting article, Willie Walsh – Chief Executive of BA’s parent IAG – says that he is considering A380 .....

News in brief: Aer Lingus and Iberia to become A380 customers? In this interesting article, Willie Walsh .....

28 Apr 201628 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

Today is the last day to book the excellent deals currently available in the Qatar Airways UK sale.  For certain destinations, the pricing is unprecedented for UK-departing business class flights. .....

Today is the last day to book the excellent deals currently available in the Qatar Airways UK sale.  For .....

25 Apr 201625 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

The Qatar Airways UK sale which finished on Monday does not seem to have the impact they hoped.  That is great news for you because it has bounced back with pricing which is unprecedented for .....

The Qatar Airways UK sale which finished on Monday does not seem to have the impact they hoped.  That is .....

20 Apr 201620 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 117 comments

Qatar Airways has just launched a new ex-UK sale.  This features some fantastic prices given that you are departing from the UK and not somewhere else in Europe. The headline fare is Birmingham to .....

Qatar Airways has just launched a new ex-UK sale.  This features some fantastic prices given that you are .....

19 Apr 201619 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Since the Avios devaluation last year, flights from the UK to the Middle East have cost 120,000 Avios in Business Class on either Qatar Airways or British Airways. You can reduce this to 100,000 Avios .....

Since the Avios devaluation last year, flights from the UK to the Middle East have cost 120,000 Avios in .....

19 Apr 201619 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

Qatar Airways is currently running a sale from the UK.  This includes, as of a few weeks ago, Birmingham. There are some decent economy deals available (Dubai from £315 for example) but I want to .....

Qatar Airways is currently running a sale from the UK.  This includes, as of a few weeks ago, Birmingham. .....

17 Apr 201617 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

News in brief: Get £100 off the Air New Zealand Skycouch to Los Angeles Regular readers will know that we gave away a flight to Los Angeles on the Air New Zealand Skycouch last year. The Skycouch, .....

News in brief: Get £100 off the Air New Zealand Skycouch to Los Angeles Regular readers will know that we .....

7 Apr 20167 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

This is part of my trip report on my Middle East visit last week.  I have already looked at the Qatar Airways Premium Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4 and Qatar Airways A380 Business Class. This article .....

This is part of my trip report on my Middle East visit last week.  I have already looked at the Qatar Airways .....

10 Mar 201610 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

This is my review of Business Class on a Qatar Airways A380, from London to Doha. As I explained yesterday, I travelled down to the Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah last week as the guest of Qatar Airways. .....

This is my review of Business Class on a Qatar Airways A380, from London to Doha. As I explained yesterday, I .....

9 Mar 20169 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

This is my review of the Qatar Airways Premium Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. Last time I .....

This is my review of the Qatar Airways Premium Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4. This is part of our series of .....

8 Mar 20168 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments