As you can see from the picture below, the Hilton Garden Inn hotel at Old Trafford cricket ground in Manchester occupies a unique position. Many of the rooms directly overlook the pitch. This has .....

As you can see from the picture below, the Hilton Garden Inn hotel at Old Trafford cricket ground in .....

22 Apr 202222 April 2022 by Rob Burgess

Manchester Airport has confirmed that Terminal 3 will reopen on 22nd April. Regular readers will know that the opening was originally planned for 27th March, before being pulled at the last minute .....

Manchester Airport has confirmed that Terminal 3 will reopen on 22nd April. Regular readers will know that the .....

22 Apr 202222 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

For the first time in 18 months – an unusually long gap for this offer – Avios has brought back its ‘bonus when you transfer your hotel loyalty points to British Airways .....

For the first time in 18 months – an unusually long gap for this offer – Avios has brought back .....

21 Apr 202221 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

This is our review of the Aspire Lounge at George Best Belfast City Airport. It is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. After a fun .....

This is our review of the Aspire Lounge at George Best Belfast City Airport. It is part of our series of .....

21 Apr 202221 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 19 comments

British Airways is about to announce another 12 months extension of elite status for some Executive Club members. The screw continues to tighten, however. This latest extension will only benefit Gold .....

British Airways is about to announce another 12 months extension of elite status for some Executive Club .....

20 Apr 202220 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 190 comments

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you will have seen the widespread travel chaos that has been unfolding at airports nationwide over the past two weeks. The Easter school holidays have been .....

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you will have seen the widespread travel chaos that has been .....

20 Apr 202220 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 148 comments

American Express is currently running a ‘you will never see better’ bonus of 60,000 Membership Rewards points when you take out The Platinum Card and spend £6,000 in your first six .....

American Express is currently running a ‘you will never see better’ bonus of 60,000 Membership .....

20 Apr 202220 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

In a surprise move, the US federal mask mandate on public transport – including planes and trains – has been scrapped following a ruling by US District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in .....

In a surprise move, the US federal mask mandate on public transport – including planes and trains .....

19 Apr 202219 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 67 comments

This is our review of the Grand Hyatt Berlin hotel. If you read any US travel blogs, you will know that World of Hyatt’s Globalist status is generally treated as the holy grail of hotel loyalty. .....

This is our review of the Grand Hyatt Berlin hotel. If you read any US travel blogs, you will know that World .....

19 Apr 202219 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 87 comments

The Jurys Inn hotel brand is to disappear this year, after its Israeli owners decided to rename its 35 hotels. All of the remaining sites are to be rebranded as Leonardo, which is the biggest hotel .....

The Jurys Inn hotel brand is to disappear this year, after its Israeli owners decided to rename its 35 hotels. .....

19 Apr 202219 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

The Emirates Skywards website is now letting you redeem miles for tickets for the Queen’s Club tennis tournament in London. Branded as the ‘cinch Champtionships’ this year, it is the .....

The Emirates Skywards website is now letting you redeem miles for tickets for the Queen’s Club tennis .....

19 Apr 202219 April 2022 by Rob Burgess

Regular readers will remember that Rhys reviewed the Phulay Bay resort in Krabi, Thailand, earlier this month. Two images are below. Phulay Bay is part of the ‘Ritz Carlton Reserve’ brand, .....

Regular readers will remember that Rhys reviewed the Phulay Bay resort in Krabi, Thailand, earlier this month. .....

19 Apr 202219 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

American Express is currently running a ‘it won’t get any better’ limited time bonus of 60,000 Membership Rewards points when you take out The Platinum Card. This would convert into .....

American Express is currently running a ‘it won’t get any better’ limited time bonus of .....

19 Apr 202219 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

My email inbox is a decent guide to what is currently causing issues in the travel loyalty industry, and it’s also a way of teasing out problems which we hadn’t previously considered. Over .....

My email inbox is a decent guide to what is currently causing issues in the travel loyalty industry, and .....

18 Apr 202218 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 108 comments