Today (Thursday) is the first day of the new wave of strikes by Heathrow Terminal 5 security staff. The strikes will run on 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th, 25th, 26th and 27th May. Disruption for most .....

Today (Thursday) is the first day of the new wave of strikes by Heathrow Terminal 5 security staff. The .....

4 May 20234 May 2023 by Rob Burgess

Marriott’s The Luxury Collection brand included five unique hacienda properties on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Merida is the most convenient airport for reaching them. These are, as the .....

Marriott’s The Luxury Collection brand included five unique hacienda properties on the Yucatan Peninsula .....

4 May 20234 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

There is nothing like simplicity when designing a loyalty scheme, and the free breakfast benefit for Titanium Elite or Platnium Elite members of Marriott Bonvoy is nothing like simple. I put together .....

There is nothing like simplicity when designing a loyalty scheme, and the free breakfast benefit for Titanium .....

4 May 20234 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Some readers have been emailed by Uber with a special Avios promotion. You would receive 1,000 bonus Avios for making your next train or coach booking via the Uber app. The offer ends on 16th May and .....

Some readers have been emailed by Uber with a special Avios promotion. You would receive 1,000 bonus Avios for .....

3 May 20233 May 2023 by Rob Burgess

News in brief: Biden drops the US vaccination mandate for air arrivals With unfortunate timing for us, President Biden announced overnight on Sunday (UK time) that he was dropping the covid .....

News in brief: Biden drops the US vaccination mandate for air arrivals With unfortunate timing for us, .....

3 May 20233 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

News in brief: The Iberia Summer 2024 schedule has not been loaded If you’ve tried to book an Iberia Avios redemption for the Summer 2024 flying season (from 31st March 2024 onwards), you will .....

News in brief: The Iberia Summer 2024 schedule has not been loaded If you’ve tried to book an Iberia .....

3 May 20233 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

IHG One Rewards has brought back its Rothesay UK tennis packages for redemption. Last year these were priced at a crazy 1,000 points. This year they start at 2,500 points, which is still just .....

IHG One Rewards has brought back its Rothesay UK tennis packages for redemption. Last year these were priced .....

2 May 20232 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

For the first time in a year – and for the first time since it joined the SkyTeam airline alliance – Virgin Atlantic has launched a special offer for its Virgin Money-issued Reward+ .....

For the first time in a year – and for the first time since it joined the SkyTeam airline alliance .....

2 May 20232 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 138 comments

EDIT: This story became redundant overnight when the Biden administration chose to overrule the CDC and remove vaccination requirements from 11th May. The current coronavirus restrictions in the USA .....

EDIT: This story became redundant overnight when the Biden administration chose to overrule the CDC and remove .....

2 May 20232 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel Offers’ page which contains .....

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in .....

2 May 20232 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

This is our review of the Heathrow Rewards loyalty programme. Is it worth joining Heathrow Rewards?  What are Heathrow Rewards points worth?  How can you transfer them to Avios or other .....

This is our review of the Heathrow Rewards loyalty programme. Is it worth joining Heathrow Rewards?  What .....

2 May 20232 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Six years ago, IAG, the parent of British Airways, launched a new low-cost airline – LEVEL. The airline was launched to compete with the likes of Norwegian, who were offering low-cost long-haul .....

Six years ago, IAG, the parent of British Airways, launched a new low-cost airline – LEVEL. The airline .....

1 May 20231 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

This is our review of the Newport Marriott hotel in Rhode Island (not Wales!). It is the 2nd and final review from my US trip over Easter. I reviewed the InterContinental Boston hotel earlier in the .....

This is our review of the Newport Marriott hotel in Rhode Island (not Wales!). It is the 2nd and final review .....

1 May 20231 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Of all the major hotel groups, Marriott has taken the biggest strides into competing directly with Airbnb with ‘Homes & Villas by Marriott’. For THREE DAYS ONLY, Marriott is offering a .....

Of all the major hotel groups, Marriott has taken the biggest strides into competing directly with Airbnb with .....

1 May 20231 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments