The European Commission confirmed yesterday that it intends to allow an airport slot waiver for the Winter 20/21 season, which begins at the end of October. As we have covered in earlier articles, .....

The European Commission confirmed yesterday that it intends to allow an airport slot waiver for the Winter .....

15 Sep 202015 September 2020 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Virgin Atlantic has launched a short-term promotion for holders of its Reward and Reward+ credit cards. This offer runs to 31st October. If you are planning to book a Virgin Atlantic flight or Virgin .....

Virgin Atlantic has launched a short-term promotion for holders of its Reward and Reward+ credit cards. This .....

14 Sep 202014 September 2020 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

London City Airport has opened consultation with its staff over making 239 redundancies. This represents 35% of its employees. The airport is only operating flights to 17 destinations at present. .....

London City Airport has opened consultation with its staff over making 239 redundancies. This represents 35% .....

14 Sep 202014 September 2020 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Last Thursday, I decided to try an experiment. Instead of hot desking at WeWork Victoria, which is my current residence of choice, I thought I would try booking a hotel room for the day. Whilst there .....

Last Thursday, I decided to try an experiment. Instead of hot desking at WeWork Victoria, which is my current .....

14 Sep 202014 September 2020 by Rob Burgess • 96 comments

Is it worth redeeming your Virgin Points to pay, in full or in part, for a Virgin Holidays package?  Let’s take a look. Virgin Atlantic has now ensured its medium term financial survival .....

Is it worth redeeming your Virgin Points to pay, in full or in part, for a Virgin Holidays package?  .....

14 Sep 202014 September 2020 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

British Airways is currently running another ‘buy Avios’ bonus promotion. This is part of its September sale promotion. Until 30th September you will receive 50% bonus Avios when you buy .....

British Airways is currently running another ‘buy Avios’ bonus promotion. This is part of its .....

14 Sep 202014 September 2020 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

If you are a newcomer to the world of Avios, I generally recommend that you try Club Europe business class on short-haul redemptions from Heathrow or Gatwick. I know that this view is not .....

If you are a newcomer to the world of Avios, I generally recommend that you try Club Europe business .....

13 Sep 202013 September 2020 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

World of Hyatt has extended its generous ‘15% off redemptions’ promotion by three months.  It is now good until 4th January 2021. Hyatt has also announced a new promotion which will run .....

World of Hyatt has extended its generous ‘15% off redemptions’ promotion by three months.  It is .....

13 Sep 202013 September 2020 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

This is our review of the Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort in Saariselka, Northern Finland. Due to a continued strong response from readers, we are running another batch of ‘My Favourite Hotel’ reviews .....

This is our review of the Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort in Saariselka, Northern Finland. Due to a continued .....

13 Sep 202013 September 2020 by Anika Burnett • 22 comments