Yesterday we published details of the British Airways rebooking policy for anyone wanting to change their flight this week due to the rail strikes or weather issues. The policy only applied to .....

Yesterday we published details of the British Airways rebooking policy for anyone wanting to change their .....

15 Dec 202215 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Iberia has achieved the impossible: it has installed a new business class seat one year ahead of schedule. Whilst other airline cabin refurbishments languish years behind, Iberia has skipped ahead and .....

Iberia has achieved the impossible: it has installed a new business class seat one year ahead of schedule. .....

15 Dec 202215 December 2022 by Rhys Jones • 49 comments

Emirates, you may not know, has its own online shopping mall. This is similar to the British Airways eStore or Virgin Atlantic’s Shops Away. You can find it here. Until 31st December, there is a .....

Emirates, you may not know, has its own online shopping mall. This is similar to the British Airways eStore or .....

15 Dec 202215 December 2022 by Rob Burgess

A new benefit added to the American Express Platinum card this year is £300 of annual dining credit. You receive: The credit resets on 1st January so if you haven’t used your 2022 allowance .....

A new benefit added to the American Express Platinum card this year is £300 of annual dining credit. You .....

15 Dec 202215 December 2022 by Rob Burgess

If you are planning a trip to Manchester next Spring, Travelzoo has an impressive deal at the 5-star The Lowry hotel. You get a 1-night stay for two people in a River View room plus breakfast AND a .....

If you are planning a trip to Manchester next Spring, Travelzoo has an impressive deal at the 5-star The Lowry .....

15 Dec 202215 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Whilst it has now been forgotten amongst the Avios devaluation discussions, one positive change unveiled last week was the opening up of Aer Lingus and Iberia Avios redemptions to American Express .....

Whilst it has now been forgotten amongst the Avios devaluation discussions, one positive change unveiled last .....

15 Dec 202215 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

With an eye on the weather and on strike action across the rail network, British Airways is offering free rebooking on all flights due to depart Heathrow up to 19th December. What it is NOT doing is .....

With an eye on the weather and on strike action across the rail network, British Airways is offering free .....

14 Dec 202214 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

We’ve now had time to digest the changes to long haul Avios pricing launched last Wednesday. As more examples come to light, it is clear that this is a major devaluation. It has been disguised .....

We’ve now had time to digest the changes to long haul Avios pricing launched last Wednesday. As more .....

14 Dec 202214 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 177 comments

Hilton Honors has rolled out its ‘Tickets with Points’ feature in the UK. This allows you to use your Hilton Honors points to purchase tickets to sporting events, concerts, comedy shows .....

Hilton Honors has rolled out its ‘Tickets with Points’ feature in the UK. This allows you to use .....

14 Dec 202214 December 2022 by Rob Burgess

Reader Anne dropped me a note about the great value currently available via Hilton Honors for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix next year. There are now three Hilton Honors property on Yas Island – a .....

Reader Anne dropped me a note about the great value currently available via Hilton Honors for the Abu Dhabi .....

14 Dec 202214 December 2022 by Rob Burgess

Park Hyatt Hamburg, as regular readers may remember, is closing for good this week. Very regular readers may also remember that this is my wife’s favourite hotel in the world – indeed, we .....

Park Hyatt Hamburg, as regular readers may remember, is closing for good this week. Very regular readers may .....

14 Dec 202214 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

There is an excellent deal running from the UK to Sao Paulo at the moment, via the SkyTeam alliance. You can depart from any UK airport with Air France or KLM flights, and change in either Paris or .....

There is an excellent deal running from the UK to Sao Paulo at the moment, via the SkyTeam alliance. You can .....

14 Dec 202214 December 2022 by Rob Burgess

Going back to a story we originally covered in 2020, Conrad, Hilton’s upscale brand, has finally opened a new resort in Morocco, in the coastal city of Rabat. Located north of Harhouara, 15 .....

Going back to a story we originally covered in 2020, Conrad, Hilton’s upscale brand, has finally .....

14 Dec 202214 December 2022 by Rob Burgess

Radisson’s growing Radisson RED chain has arrived in the north of England with the opening of Radisson RED Liverpool. This looks like a high profile opening for the city, with the hotel .....

Radisson’s growing Radisson RED chain has arrived in the north of England with the opening of Radisson .....

14 Dec 202214 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments