British Airways announced an overhaul of its short haul economy fare structure yesterday. The good news is that this appears, at least at first glance, to be good news.  The key point for many .....

British Airways announced an overhaul of its short haul economy fare structure yesterday. The good news is .....

26 Feb 201626 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

For today (Friday) only, IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – has brought back its ‘100% buy points bonus’ promotion.  It .....

For today (Friday) only, IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc .....

26 Feb 201626 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

British Airways has launched a new promotion offering a 20% discount on flights on the new routes it is launching this year. The offers covers a very broad mix of destinations, to put it mildly: .....

British Airways has launched a new promotion offering a 20% discount on flights on the new routes it is .....

26 Feb 201626 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

I always like to the bearer of good news, so I’m delighted to be able to say that Plaza Premium will be opening a 200 seat departure lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5. The opening date is not yet .....

I always like to the bearer of good news, so I’m delighted to be able to say that Plaza Premium will be .....

25 Feb 201625 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

News in brief: Marriott launches a UK flash sale Marriott has launched a flash sale which is running until 5pm next Monday 29th. It covers 50 hotels across the UK for weekend stays before 10th April. .....

News in brief: Marriott launches a UK flash sale Marriott has launched a flash sale which is running until 5pm .....

25 Feb 201625 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

This is my review of the Crowne Plaza Salzburg hotel, known locally as The Pitter. On our way back to the UK after half term, we spent a night in Salzburg.  I chose the Crowne Plaza Salzburg .....

This is my review of the Crowne Plaza Salzburg hotel, known locally as The Pitter. On our way back to the UK .....

25 Feb 201625 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

News in brief: Virgin East Coast Edinburgh sale – all seats £25 Virgin East Coast is running a special promotion to push its new ’23 trains per weekday’ timetable to Edinburgh from .....

News in brief: Virgin East Coast Edinburgh sale – all seats £25 Virgin East Coast is running a special .....

24 Feb 201624 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

This is my review of the Plaza Premium lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 2. It is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. Full details of .....

This is my review of the Plaza Premium lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 2. It is part of our series of .....

24 Feb 201624 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

News in brief: Win 100,000 Virgin Flying Club miles I have written about the Virgin Red smartphone app before.  It is a new product which tries to bring together customers from various Virgin Group .....

News in brief: Win 100,000 Virgin Flying Club miles I have written about the Virgin Red smartphone app before. .....

24 Feb 201624 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby – ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. Because you can earn .....

Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby .....

23 Feb 201623 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

Apologies for the delay in covering this announcement (well, it isn’t an announcement as Virgin has not actually notified people about it) due to my holiday last week. I had a few emails .....

Apologies for the delay in covering this announcement (well, it isn’t an announcement as Virgin has not .....

23 Feb 201623 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

News in brief: Get airport lounge passes for £15 via O2 Priority Moments If you are an O2 mobile customer and are signed up to Priority Moments, you can currently buy airport lounge passes for £15 .....

News in brief: Get airport lounge passes for £15 via O2 Priority Moments If you are an O2 mobile customer and .....

23 Feb 201623 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?  This is not as easy an answer as you might think and beginners to this hobby may not be aware of the full range of cards which are .....

What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?  This is not as easy an answer as you might think .....

22 Feb 201622 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

One of the most common questions I receive via email from new readers is whether they can convert their Virgin Flying Club miles to Avios points.  I thought I would save myself some typing in the .....

One of the most common questions I receive via email from new readers is whether they can convert their Virgin .....

22 Feb 201622 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments