Last September, we shared a first look at Virgin’s new social space on the leisure configured A350s called ‘The Booth’. The ‘leisure A350’ is a new variant of the .....

Last September, we shared a first look at Virgin’s new social space on the leisure configured A350s .....

6 Apr 20226 April 2022 by Rhys Jones

News in brief: British Airways peak/off-peak Avios analysis A couple of weeks ago we published the British Airways peak and off peak calendar for Avios redemptions in 2023. Our friend Andrew has taken .....

News in brief: British Airways peak/off-peak Avios analysis A couple of weeks ago we published the British .....

6 Apr 20226 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 23 comments

The launch dates for JetBlue’s flights between London and Boston have finally been confirmed. Whilst the airline launched direct flights to New York last year its Boston route has taken a little .....

The launch dates for JetBlue’s flights between London and Boston have finally been confirmed. Whilst the .....

5 Apr 20225 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 36 comments

2020 was to be an important year for British Airways and American Airlines as their transatlantic joint venture (together with Finnair and Iberia) was up for renewal with competition regulators. .....

2020 was to be an important year for British Airways and American Airlines as their transatlantic joint .....

5 Apr 20225 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Finnair is having to make considerable adjustments to its network as it contends with Russian airspace closures. One of these is the (re-)launch of flights to Mumbai after a thirteen year hiatus. The .....

Finnair is having to make considerable adjustments to its network as it contends with Russian airspace .....

5 Apr 20225 April 2022 by Rhys Jones

IHG has launched an offer for anyone with grandchildren. Until 20th April you can book two rooms for the price of one at selected IHG hotels in the UK, France and Germany. You can book for stays until .....

IHG has launched an offer for anyone with grandchildren. Until 20th April you can book two rooms for the price .....

5 Apr 20225 April 2022 by Rhys Jones

London Marriott County Hall (which we have previously reviewed here) is running an innovative offer to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Anyone called Elizabeth can enjoy a free afternoon .....

London Marriott County Hall (which we have previously reviewed here) is running an innovative offer to .....

5 Apr 20225 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 70 comments

Avios collectors in Ireland are facing a blow as the Aer Lingus AerClub programme losing its supermarket partner, SuperValu. (As a reminder, our coverage of Avios Ireland (AerClub) is exclusively on .....

Avios collectors in Ireland are facing a blow as the Aer Lingus AerClub programme losing its supermarket .....

5 Apr 20225 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

American Express has launched a cashback offer which is surprisingly generous – £100 back when you spend £200+ with Eastern Airways by 1st August. The offer is only open to the first 3,700 users .....

American Express has launched a cashback offer which is surprisingly generous – £100 back when you spend .....

4 Apr 20224 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 36 comments

In March 2022, Barclays launched two brand new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. These cards should fundamentally change your Avios collecting strategy if you are based in the UK. The .....

In March 2022, Barclays launched two brand new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. These cards should .....

4 Apr 20224 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 274 comments

This is our review of Le Meridien hotel in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It is the third hotel review from my family holiday in Thailand. You can read our review of the St Regis Bangkok here and our review of .....

This is our review of Le Meridien hotel in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It is the third hotel review from my family .....

4 Apr 20224 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 43 comments

Trying to buy some trainers for my son from the Decathlon website on Friday, I was reminded of an interesting trick which you can use at retailers which do not take American Express. This assumes that .....

Trying to buy some trainers for my son from the Decathlon website on Friday, I was reminded of an interesting .....

4 Apr 20224 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments

This is our review of the Courtyard London Gatwick Airport hotel, part of Marriott Bonvoy. It is probably the last stop in our tour of Courtyard hotels at UK airports. We started this trip just before .....

This is our review of the Courtyard London Gatwick Airport hotel, part of Marriott Bonvoy. It is probably the .....

3 Apr 20223 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Dutch reader Roberto dropped me a note to highlight the opening of the first airport lounge at Rotterdam The Hague Airport in the Netherlands. Operated by PrimaVista, the lounge covers 150 square .....

Dutch reader Roberto dropped me a note to highlight the opening of the first airport lounge at Rotterdam The .....

3 Apr 20223 April 2022 by Rob Burgess