If you are planning to fly to Canada this Summer, you need to be aware that random Covid testing has returned for international arrivals at four Canadian airports: It is not clear what percentage of .....

If you are planning to fly to Canada this Summer, you need to be aware that random Covid testing has returned .....

22 Jul 202222 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments

Rhys and I spent Tuesday at the huge Farnborough Airshow, although we spent less than five minutes together as we have very different interests at such events! If you had to choose a day when you .....

Rhys and I spent Tuesday at the huge Farnborough Airshow, although we spent less than five minutes together as .....

21 Jul 202221 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

No1 Lounges – now under the joint ownership of Priority Pass group Collinson and ground services group Swissport – has reopened two additional lounges. Save 15% at London Gatwick The most .....

No1 Lounges – now under the joint ownership of Priority Pass group Collinson and ground services group .....

21 Jul 202221 July 2022 by Rob Burgess

News in brief: The 3-day Heathrow refuelling strike starts today EDIT: The strike has been postponed following a last minute pay offer yesterday evening. Substantial disruption is expected at Heathrow .....

News in brief: The 3-day Heathrow refuelling strike starts today EDIT: The strike has been postponed following .....

21 Jul 202221 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

I’m not sure if this was already officially confirmed or not, but London Air Travel (which seems to be written by a senior BA employee who has access to internal documents) has now reported the .....

I’m not sure if this was already officially confirmed or not, but London Air Travel (which seems to be .....

21 Jul 202221 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

American Express has launched a valuable new benefit for holders of The Platinum Card – £300 per year of restaurant credit. This benefit is guaranteed to run until at least the end of 2024. It .....

American Express has launched a valuable new benefit for holders of The Platinum Card – £300 per year .....

20 Jul 202220 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 361 comments

Accor Live Limitless, the loyalty scheme for Ibis, Novotel, Mercure, Sofitel, Raffles, Fairmont, Pullman etc, has launched a promotion with Club Eurostar. The Accor and Club Eurostar partnership works .....

Accor Live Limitless, the loyalty scheme for Ibis, Novotel, Mercure, Sofitel, Raffles, Fairmont, Pullman etc, .....

20 Jul 202220 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

This is my review of the “51st & Green” preclearance lounge at Dublin Airport as well as the overall US preclearance experience. It is the second part of a series covering a trip from .....

This is my review of the “51st & Green” preclearance lounge at Dublin Airport as well as the .....

20 Jul 202220 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

Our credit cards directory lists 13 different personal credit cards in the UK which offer travel rewards.  For the beginner to this hobby, however, there is one obvious piece of plastic to .....

Our credit cards directory lists 13 different personal credit cards in the UK which offer travel .....

19 Jul 202219 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Back in July, we covered the devaluation of the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer reward chart. In that article, we said that there were no immediate changes to redemptions on partner airlines but that it .....

Back in July, we covered the devaluation of the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer reward chart. In that article, we .....

19 Jul 202219 July 2022 by Rob Burgess

If you have a flight coming up from Heathrow Terminal 4, Plaza Premium has reopened its departure lounge. It is open from 5.30am to 10pm daily. You’ll find it between Gates 1A and 1B, above the .....

If you have a flight coming up from Heathrow Terminal 4, Plaza Premium has reopened its departure lounge. It .....

19 Jul 202219 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

HSBC Premier’s new airline and hotel transfer partners are now live. The partners are as we exclusively revealed in our article two weeks ago. Unfortunately, the weak transfer rate to the hotel .....

HSBC Premier’s new airline and hotel transfer partners are now live. The partners are as we exclusively .....

19 Jul 202219 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit cards. If you are just getting started with miles and points, you have probably realised by now that .....

This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit cards. If .....

18 Jul 202218 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

This is our review of the Aer Lingus Lounge at London Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 2. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews here. It .....

This is our review of the Aer Lingus Lounge at London Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 2. This is part of our .....

18 Jul 202218 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments