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Virgin Holidays offering ‘flight and hotel’ package savings this weekend

News in brief: Get a 75% bonus when you buy IHG hotel points Until 28th February you can buy IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – points with a .....

News in brief: Get a 75% bonus when you buy IHG hotel points Until 28th February you can buy IHG Rewards .....

by Rob Burgess

The YOTEL San Francisco hotel will open on 1st March

I did an article yesterday on the opening of the new Virgin Hotels San Francisco, which has special offers for Virgin Flying Club members. At the cheaper end of the scale, YOTEL is opening in San .....

I did an article yesterday on the opening of the new Virgin Hotels San Francisco, which has special offers for .....

by Rob Burgess111 comments

Lufthansa will devalue the Miles & More reward chart – book now

Lufthansa is devaluing Miles & More on 9th May.  Members have not been emailed yet but there is an announcement on the M&M home page. You can see the new reward chart here (PDF).  .....

Lufthansa is devaluing Miles & More on 9th May.  Members have not been emailed yet but there is an .....

by Rob Burgess38 comments

Finnair adds a second long haul aircraft on Helsinki flights from Heathrow

From the start of the summer timetable at the end of March, Finnair is adding a 2nd daily long haul aircraft to the Heathrow – Helsinki route. The 10.20 and 18.10 departures from Heathrow are .....

From the start of the summer timetable at the end of March, Finnair is adding a 2nd daily long haul aircraft .....

by Rob Burgess

How to book low-tax Avios redemption flights on Cathay Pacific to Asia

Last June, the Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific launched a 4-weekly service to Dublin. I haven’t looked at Cathay Pacific redemptions since this service launched, so I thought it was worth .....

Last June, the Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific launched a 4-weekly service to Dublin. I haven’t .....

by Rob Burgess100 comments

Take advantage of the Virgin Hotels San Francisco launch offer

The new Virgin Hotels chain is gearing up to open in San Francisco next month, following the successful launch of the first property in Chicago three years ago. It is a new-build property at 250 .....

The new Virgin Hotels chain is gearing up to open in San Francisco next month, following the successful launch .....

by Rob Burgess237 comments

What is happening to the Starwood and Marriott UK credit cards?

Over in the US, a major rebranding of the Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest credit cards has been announced ahead of the launch of Marriott Bonvoy on 13th February. Over here …. .....

Over in the US, a major rebranding of the Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest credit cards has been .....

by Rob Burgess

IAG will not be bidding for Norwegian Air and is selling its shareholding

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, issued a statement to the Stock Exchange on Thursday morning. Short and sweet, it says: “UPDATE ON NORWEGIAN AIR SHUTTLE ASA International Airlines .....

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, issued a statement to the Stock Exchange on Thursday morning. .....

by Rob Burgess26 comments

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