News in brief from Manchester: Get 25% off Avios flights to Madrid Iberia Express is offering 25% off Avios redemptions from Manchester to Madrid.   This means that Economy tickets are .....

News in brief from Manchester: Get 25% off Avios flights to Madrid Iberia Express is offering 25% off .....

13 Oct 202213 October 2022 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

This is our review of The St Regis Dubai The Palm hotel. The St Regis Dubai The Palm is one of two St Regis hotels in Dubai – the other one is located in downtown Dubai and is more .....

This is our review of The St Regis Dubai The Palm hotel. The St Regis Dubai The Palm is one of two St Regis .....

27 May 202427 May 2024 by Rhys Jones • 62 comments

This is our review of the Park Hyatt Zurich hotel. Coming back from Lake Constance from a 50th birthday party, I stopped over in Zurich for two nights to continue our unofficial series of reviews of .....

This is our review of the Park Hyatt Zurich hotel. Coming back from Lake Constance from a 50th birthday party, .....

24 Jun 202424 June 2024 by Conny Urban • 12 comments

If you have booked a flight with a British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher, can you upgrade it? Last week, a question dropped into my inbox from a reader who had already booked .....

If you have booked a flight with a British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher, can you upgrade .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rhys Jones

Hyatt has launched its latest promotion which is another run-out for Bonus Journeys. Full details, and the registration link, are here. It runs from 6th October to 30th November, and is a very .....

Hyatt has launched its latest promotion which is another run-out for Bonus Journeys. Full details, and the .....

14 Sep 202314 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

31st December is, unsurprisingly, the date that a lot of miles and points offers close. I thought it was worth a quick reminder of the key ones which we have covered on the site in recent weeks. .....

31st December is, unsurprisingly, the date that a lot of miles and points offers close. I thought it was worth .....

30 Dec 202430 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

This is our review of the La Valette Club lounge in Malta International Airport. Malta International Airport is not big. In fact, it’s so small that it doesn’t have any jetbridges. It .....

This is our review of the La Valette Club lounge in Malta International Airport. Malta International Airport .....

25 May 202525 May 2025 by Rhys Jones • 18 comments

“You First” is a dedicated call centre set up to help anyone holding a British Airways First Class ticket.  Not many people know it exists, which is a shame because – .....

“You First” is a dedicated call centre set up to help anyone holding a British Airways First Class .....

18 Mar 202518 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Take-off and landing slots at Heathrow are a scarce resource but Qatar Airways has managed to get its hands on another pair thanks to Romanian flag carrier TAROM. ACL, which co-ordinates slots at .....

Take-off and landing slots at Heathrow are a scarce resource but Qatar Airways has managed to get its hands on .....

20 Aug 202420 August 2024 by Rhys Jones

JetBlue’s financial woes have been widely documented; the airline has failed to turn a profit since before the pandemic, and a new leadership team was brought in earlier this year to try to turn .....

JetBlue’s financial woes have been widely documented; the airline has failed to turn a profit since .....

11 Dec 202411 December 2024 by Rhys Jones • 46 comments

Last week, I was on the BBC’s World Business Report commenting on the release of Heathrow’s 2023 results. Sadly it isn’t on iPlayer so you can’t check out my living room! The .....

Last week, I was on the BBC’s World Business Report commenting on the release of Heathrow’s 2023 .....

28 Feb 202428 February 2024 by Rhys Jones • 145 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. This newsletter is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

22 Jan 202422 January 2024 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of the British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not .....

This is our review of the British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card. It is part of our series .....

17 May 202517 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

In February 2022, Barclays launched two new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. These are very, very good products with everything you could ask for, and are easily (in my view) the most .....

In February 2022, Barclays launched two new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. These are very, very .....

3 Jan 20253 January 2025 by Rob Burgess