This is our review of the Principal York hotel. This hotel is part of IHG and IHG One Rewards despite being unbranded. (EDIT: The Principal York hotel left IHG in October 2022.) Two years ago I had a .....

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 • 118 comments

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty programme, is running a bonus promotion for anyone who is looking to top up their account. This offer is the best we have seen for a .....

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty programme, is running a bonus promotion for anyone who is .....

13 Aug 202213 August 2022 by Rob Burgess

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 • 4 comments

In February we wrote about a new Hyatt hotel opening on the Greek island of Santorini. The hotel has now opened as part of The Unbound Collection, a collection of independent luxury hotels operating .....

In February we wrote about a new Hyatt hotel opening on the Greek island of Santorini. The hotel has now .....

12 Aug 202212 August 2022 by Rhys Jones

Whilst Tesco and Avios have gone their separate ways, Virgin Atlantic remains a Tesco Clubcard partner. Virgin Atlantic has launched another bonus if you agree to convert your future Clubcard points. .....

Whilst Tesco and Avios have gone their separate ways, Virgin Atlantic remains a Tesco Clubcard partner. Virgin .....

12 Aug 202212 August 2022 by Rhys Jones

British Airways has been filing its schedules for 2023 this week, and as part of that it has launched a number of new routes. Ski flights from Gatwick (click to read) have relaunched, as have a number .....

British Airways has been filing its schedules for 2023 this week, and as part of that it has launched a number .....

12 Aug 202212 August 2022 by Rhys Jones • 38 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 • 26 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 • 61 comments

We ran an article on Monday about British Airways opening up its Salzburg and Geneva routes from Gatwick for Winter 2022 / Spring 2023. Avios seats were wide open at the time of writing – indeed .....

We ran an article on Monday about British Airways opening up its Salzburg and Geneva routes from Gatwick for .....

11 Aug 202211 August 2022 by Rob Burgess

We rarely publicise hotel ‘signings’, because in many cases the hotel never actually opens, or opens under a different – usually lower – brand to the one originally promised .....

We rarely publicise hotel ‘signings’, because in many cases the hotel never actually opens, or .....

11 Aug 202211 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 15 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 • 33 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