This is our review of the Principal York hotel. This hotel is part of IHG and IHG One Rewards despite being unbranded. Two years ago I had a terrible stay at the Principal York hotel. I didn’t .....

This is our review of the Principal York hotel. This hotel is part of IHG and IHG One Rewards despite being .....

13 Aug 202213 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 121 comments

News in brief: Win a trip to Spaceport Cornwall with Virgin Red Later this year, Virgin Orbit will launch satellites from UK soil. This is not only a first for Virgin Orbit but also the first-ever UK .....

News in brief: Win a trip to Spaceport Cornwall with Virgin Red Later this year, Virgin Orbit will launch .....

13 Aug 202213 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that you don’t miss out on any short-notice deals or offers, we also offer this weekly summary .....

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that .....

13 Aug 202213 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

News in brief: British Airways launches flights to Aruba and Georgetown British Airways has been filing its schedules for 2023 this week, and as part of that it has launched a number of new routes. .....

News in brief: British Airways launches flights to Aruba and Georgetown British Airways has been filing its .....

12 Aug 202212 August 2022 by Rhys Jones • 39 comments

Hotels.com Rewards has launched an attractive ‘Double Stamps’ promotion.  This means that you will be getting back 20% of what you spend, ex-VAT, as credit towards a reward night in the .....

Hotels.com Rewards has launched an attractive ‘Double Stamps’ promotion.  This means that you will be .....

12 Aug 202212 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Well, this is a surprise, and a good bit of marketing by O2. O2 has opened its own airport lounge at Gatwick’s North Terminal. Entry is FREE to O2 mobile customers and anyone else who gets .....

Well, this is a surprise, and a good bit of marketing by O2. O2 has opened its own airport lounge at .....

11 Aug 202211 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

News in brief: British Airways adds back Lyon flights We ran an article on Monday about British Airways opening up its Salzburg and Geneva routes from Gatwick for Winter 2022 / Spring 2023. Avios .....

News in brief: British Airways adds back Lyon flights We ran an article on Monday about British Airways .....

11 Aug 202211 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

American Express is currently running a ‘best ever’ sign-up bonus of 60,000 Membership Rewards points plus a £200 Amex Travel credit when you take out The Platinum Card. This would .....

American Express is currently running a ‘best ever’ sign-up bonus of 60,000 Membership Rewards .....

11 Aug 202211 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

British Airways has just loaded a number of new flights to the Caribbean for next Spring and Summer, and Avios availability is wide open. The new flights are from bith Heathrow and Gatwick and .....

British Airways has just loaded a number of new flights to the Caribbean for next Spring and Summer, and Avios .....

10 Aug 202210 August 2022 by Rhys Jones • 53 comments

British Airways has just relaunched its Winter ski flights for later this year and early 2023. These are the first ski flights from Gatwick since early 2020, and the first for new BA shorthaul Gatwick .....

British Airways has just relaunched its Winter ski flights for later this year and early 2023. These are the .....

9 Aug 20229 August 2022 by Rhys Jones • 40 comments

IHG One Rewards has been trailing these packages for a while and they are now live. If you want to attend the Leeds or Reading festivals this year, with VIP privileges, it’s your lucky day. The .....

IHG One Rewards has been trailing these packages for a while and they are now live. If you want to attend the .....

9 Aug 20229 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Virgin is further rolling out ‘preferred’ seating charges in the Premium cabin, following its introduction in economy last year. The bottom line, however, is that you don’t need to .....

Virgin is further rolling out ‘preferred’ seating charges in the Premium cabin, following its .....

9 Aug 20229 August 2022 by Rhys Jones • 70 comments

If you are considering travelling to Japan next year as the country starts to reopen, the obvious options – especially if you want to earn Avios and British Airways tier points – are .....

If you are considering travelling to Japan next year as the country starts to reopen, the obvious options .....

9 Aug 20229 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

News in brief: A second The Ritz-Carlton debuts in Manhattan Marriott has opened a new The Ritz-Carlton hotel in New York. The brand new The Ritz-Carlton New York NoMad complements the existing .....

News in brief: A second The Ritz-Carlton debuts in Manhattan Marriott has opened a new The Ritz-Carlton hotel .....

9 Aug 20229 August 2022 by Rhys Jones • 8 comments