There was some discussion in the Comments section on Friday about the spread of ‘resort fees’ or ‘destination fees’ to New York.  We mentioned this briefly on HfP a year ago .....

There was some discussion in the Comments section on Friday about the spread of ‘resort fees’ or .....

26 Feb 201826 February 2018 by Anika Burnett • 111 comments

I receive regular emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Marriott Bonvoy points from expiring?’ or ‘When do my Marriott Bonvoy points expire?’.  This new series .....

I receive regular emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Marriott Bonvoy points from .....

26 Feb 201826 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

In Lesson 15 of our Avios Redemption University series we discussed Avios redemptions on Flybe. What’s interesting is that a standard cash ticket bought on Flybe does not include checked luggage .....

In Lesson 15 of our Avios Redemption University series we discussed Avios redemptions on Flybe. What’s .....

25 Feb 201825 February 2018 by Anika Burnett • 90 comments

KLM has currently got some good Business Class fare offers running.  The lead prices based on departure from Heathrow are: Abu Dhabi from £1,269 Bangkok from £1,489 Bangakore from £1,459 Beijing .....

KLM has currently got some good Business Class fare offers running.  The lead prices based on departure from .....

25 Feb 201825 February 2018 by Anika Burnett

As Miles & More miles are harder to collect in the UK than Avios, it’s worth taking a look at the current promotion with The Economist.  It is, however, worse than their previous offers. If .....

As Miles & More miles are harder to collect in the UK than Avios, it’s worth taking a look at the .....

25 Feb 201825 February 2018 by Anika Burnett

British Airways has brought back its ‘Free upgrade to First’ promotion.  This runs a couple of time each year.  We don’t often focus on it but this time we thought it was worth .....

British Airways has brought back its ‘Free upgrade to First’ promotion.  This runs a couple of .....

25 Feb 201825 February 2018 by Anika Burnett • 37 comments

I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Le Club AccorHotels points from expiring?’ or ‘When do my Le Club AccorHotels points expire?’. This new .....

I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Le Club AccorHotels points from .....

25 Feb 201825 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

We have got together with Qatar Airways to run another exclusive competition.  On Monday we will be launching the most generous mileage competition we have ever run. There will be two prizes of .....

We have got together with Qatar Airways to run another exclusive competition.  On Monday we will be .....

24 Feb 201824 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

British Airways has launched some attractive Club World fares to the US and Canada for Autumn and Winter travel.  These are not being advertised by BA as far as I can see, but they are out there and .....

British Airways has launched some attractive Club World fares to the US and Canada for Autumn and Winter .....

24 Feb 201824 February 2018 by Rob Burgess

Virgin Atlantic has brought back its occasional ‘Miles Booster’ promotion with a 30% bonus.  This allows you to buy Virgin Flying Club miles very cheaply if you have a Virgin Atlantic .....

Virgin Atlantic has brought back its occasional ‘Miles Booster’ promotion with a 30% .....

24 Feb 201824 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments

I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my IHG Rewards Club points from expiring?’ or ‘When do my IHG Rewards Club points expire?’. This new series .....

I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my IHG Rewards Club points from .....

24 Feb 201824 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Etihad has been unveiling a steady drip drip of cuts to its Business Class service over the last year or so, in what will clearly end up being a failed attempt to improve its financial position. Some .....

Etihad has been unveiling a steady drip drip of cuts to its Business Class service over the last year or so, .....

23 Feb 201823 February 2018 by Rob Burgess

We were with the Heathrow Express team at the Business Travel Show yesterday.  They confirmed that – whilst ba.com has not been updated – the offer of free First Class upgrades on .....

We were with the Heathrow Express team at the Business Travel Show yesterday.  They confirmed that – .....

23 Feb 201823 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

On Wednesday we wrote about the plans by British Airways to cap Club Europe at seven rows due to the lack of galley space on its new and ‘to be refurbished’ short haul aircraft. Our .....

On Wednesday we wrote about the plans by British Airways to cap Club Europe at seven rows due to the lack of .....

23 Feb 201823 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 123 comments