This is our review of the Ciragan Palace Kempinski Istanbul hotel on the shores of the Bosphorus. Turkey had been on our list for a family holiday for a long time – we had to cancel a previous .....

This is our review of the Ciragan Palace Kempinski Istanbul hotel on the shores of the Bosphorus. Turkey had .....

21 Sep 202421 September 2024 by Conny Urban • 48 comments

British Airways appears to have cancelled all flights from Southampton Airport for Summer 2025. Passengers received emails last night saying that their flights had been cancelled, and services seem to .....

British Airways appears to have cancelled all flights from Southampton Airport for Summer 2025. Passengers .....

21 Sep 202421 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 62 comments

As a semi-low-cost-carrier, JetBlue has long operated on a model which made it believe that it did not need to provide lounges to its customers. The model started to creak when it launched long haul .....

As a semi-low-cost-carrier, JetBlue has long operated on a model which made it believe that it did not need to .....

21 Sep 202421 September 2024 by Rhys Jones

Latin American airline LATAM (multiple airlines really, under the same name) has started refurbishment of 24 of its Boeing 787 fleet. In the process, it will introduce a brand new business class seat. .....

Latin American airline LATAM (multiple airlines really, under the same name) has started refurbishment of 24 .....

21 Sep 202421 September 2024 by Rhys Jones • 19 comments

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit card news, hints and tips. Please forward it to any friends or family who you think may be .....

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit .....

21 Sep 202421 September 2024 by Rhys Jones

There is good news for passengers on Emirates flights from London Stansted, with the Emirates lounge finally opening yesterday. This is actually good news for EVERYONE who uses Stansted and who holds .....

There is good news for passengers on Emirates flights from London Stansted, with the Emirates lounge finally .....

20 Sep 202420 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

This is our review of the Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly, which used to be a Macdonald hotel. I was invited to Manchester last week for the opening party, which was a surprisingly big budget and .....

This is our review of the Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly, which used to be a Macdonald hotel. I was .....

20 Sep 202420 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

Is it worth redeeming your Virgin Points to pay, in full or in part, for a Virgin Atlantic Holidays package?  Let’s take a look. This article is Part 8 of our updated ‘Virgin .....

Is it worth redeeming your Virgin Points to pay, in full or in part, for a Virgin Atlantic Holidays .....

20 Sep 202420 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Not many people know that IHG – owner of the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc hotel brands – has a scheme aimed at travel bookers and small businesses.  It is called .....

Not many people know that IHG – owner of the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc hotel .....

20 Sep 202420 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Airline operations are finely tuned: not much has to go wrong before things quickly fall apart. For British Airways, the struggle this past summer has been aircraft availability: specifically, its .....

Airline operations are finely tuned: not much has to go wrong before things quickly fall apart. For British .....

19 Sep 202419 September 2024 by Rhys Jones • 147 comments

Hilton has added the final batch of 100 Small Luxury Hotels properties to its website. This means that of the 560 hotels in Small Luxury Hotels, 400 have agreed to join the Hilton partnership and are .....

Hilton has added the final batch of 100 Small Luxury Hotels properties to its website. This means that of the .....

19 Sep 202419 September 2024 by Rob Burgess

At 9.29am yesterday morning, we received a press release from easyJet entitled “easyJet announces brand new route to Georgia with UK’s only direct flights to Tbilisi“. It didn’t .....

At 9.29am yesterday morning, we received a press release from easyJet entitled “easyJet announces brand .....

19 Sep 202419 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

News in brief: Global Hotel Alliance adds 32 hotels Global Hotel Alliance is a marketing group used by almost 40 upmarket hotel brands with a total of 800+ combined properties in over 100 .....

News in brief: Global Hotel Alliance adds 32 hotels Global Hotel Alliance is a marketing group used by .....

19 Sep 202419 September 2024 by Rhys Jones

After trialling £10 tickets in August, Heathrow Express has decided to make the offer permanent. Book at least 60 days in advance and you now pay just £10 one-way for the 15-minute Paddington to .....

After trialling £10 tickets in August, Heathrow Express has decided to make the offer permanent. Book at .....

19 Sep 202419 September 2024 by Rhys Jones • 49 comments