The Virgin Red Room is a private suite of 16 seats at the AO Arena in Manchester and is bookable with Virgin Points for selected shows. We’ve often said that the Red Room is one of the more .....

The Virgin Red Room is a private suite of 16 seats at the AO Arena in Manchester and is bookable with Virgin .....

22 Nov 202322 November 2023 by Sinead Archer • 36 comments

News in brief: Hyatt Place to open near Paddington next year A new Hyatt hotel has quietly appeared on the Hyatt website – Hyatt Place London Paddington. The website is here. From the address, .....

News in brief: Hyatt Place to open near Paddington next year A new Hyatt hotel has quietly appeared on the .....

22 Nov 202322 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

For many years now we’ve been encouraging, via anyone who would listen, BA and American Express to start issuing British Airways Executive Club tier points on credit card spend. We thought that .....

For many years now we’ve been encouraging, via anyone who would listen, BA and American Express to start .....

21 Nov 202321 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 432 comments

News in brief: American Airlines drops Heathrow to Seattle American Airlines is pulling its route between London Heathrow and Seattle. The route launched in March 2021. It was done to support Alaska .....

News in brief: American Airlines drops Heathrow to Seattle American Airlines is pulling its route between .....

21 Nov 202321 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

This is our review of the Westin Yilan hotel in north eastern Taiwan. After a long weekend in Taipei it was time to leave one city for another, albeit a much quieter one. Yilan is on Taiwan’s .....

This is our review of the Westin Yilan hotel in north eastern Taiwan. After a long weekend in Taipei it was .....

21 Nov 202321 November 2023 by Rhys Jones • 8 comments

Lloyds Bank, which has had little to offer to the travel rewards market since it closed its Avios Mastercards some years ago, is dipping a toe back into the water. It has launched a new World Elite .....

Lloyds Bank, which has had little to offer to the travel rewards market since it closed its Avios Mastercards .....

20 Nov 202320 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 83 comments

I get regular emails from readers asking about the position of your Avios points in the event of your death. We wrote an article which explains how British Airways treats your Avios balance after your .....

I get regular emails from readers asking about the position of your Avios points in the event of your death. .....

20 Nov 202320 November 2023 by Rob Burgess

If you have a Priority Pass airport lounge access card, there is finally something to do with it at London City Airport. No, the airport hasn’t opened a lounge. Priority Pass has, however, done .....

If you have a Priority Pass airport lounge access card, there is finally something to do with it at London .....

20 Nov 202320 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

If you are looking for an example of the unnecessary complexities that airlines and loyalty schemes can impose, you will struggle to beat the lounge access rules for Aer Lingus if you have .....

If you are looking for an example of the unnecessary complexities that airlines and loyalty schemes can .....

20 Nov 202320 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments