Ras Al-Khaimah, if you are not familiar with it, is a sister Emirate to Dubai in the UAE. There isn’t a lot going on in Ras outside of its hotels. There are three indisputable truths, however: .....

Ras Al-Khaimah, if you are not familiar with it, is a sister Emirate to Dubai in the UAE. There isn’t a .....

24 Jul 202124 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 20 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 .....

24 Jul 202124 July 2021 by Rhys Jones

Timed to coincide with the opening ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, British Airways – Official Airline Partner of Team GB and Paralympics GB – has launched a flash sale. You can .....

Timed to coincide with the opening ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, British Airways – Official .....

23 Jul 202123 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 110 comments

Heathrow has confirmed that the £5 ‘Forecourt Access Charge’ will launch in October. This was announced as a speculative idea late last year, impacting everyone wishing to drop off or .....

Heathrow has confirmed that the £5 ‘Forecourt Access Charge’ will launch in October. This was .....

23 Jul 202123 July 2021 by Rhys Jones • 122 comments

Aer Lingus dropped us a note yesterday to highlight the fact that Ireland is open again and welcoming fully vaccinated UK visitors. (Frankly, looking at the restrictions, you should keep well away if .....

Aer Lingus dropped us a note yesterday to highlight the fact that Ireland is open again and welcoming fully .....

23 Jul 202123 July 2021 by Rob Burgess

There is some good for anyone flying out of London Gatwick today, as the No1 Lounge and Clubrooms in the North Terminal (the only functioning terminal) reopen. These are the first No1 Lounges to .....

There is some good for anyone flying out of London Gatwick today, as the No1 Lounge and Clubrooms in the North .....

23 Jul 202123 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

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

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

23 Jul 202123 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Hilton has launched an exceptionally strong offer for 50 of its leading luxury hotels. This offer is ONLY available if you book via a luxury travel agent who is signed up to Hilton’s Impresario .....

Hilton has launched an exceptionally strong offer for 50 of its leading luxury hotels. This offer is ONLY .....

22 Jul 202122 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Hilton has brought back its offer of a 100% bonus when you purchase 20,000+ points. Your options are limited though – you can only buy in chunks of 20,000 points with a cap of 80,000 points, .....

Hilton has brought back its offer of a 100% bonus when you purchase 20,000+ points. Your options are limited .....

22 Jul 202122 July 2021 by Rhys Jones

We’ve written before about how you can use Zipcar Flex to rent a car and drop off a car directly at Heathrow Terminal 5. It’s actually my preferred (and fastest) way of getting to the .....

We’ve written before about how you can use Zipcar Flex to rent a car and drop off a car directly at .....

22 Jul 202122 July 2021 by Rhys Jones • 34 comments

Today I want to look at the benefits of the Barclaycard Select Cashback credit card for businesses. Let me answer the obvious question first. Why are we covering it, given that it doesn’t earn .....

Today I want to look at the benefits of the Barclaycard Select Cashback credit card for businesses. Let me .....

22 Jul 202122 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

The inability to guarantee connecting hotel rooms has been a MASSIVE bug bear of mine. To be honest, it is no longer such a big issue as our children get older, but we struggled with it for years. Is .....

The inability to guarantee connecting hotel rooms has been a MASSIVE bug bear of mine. To be honest, it is no .....

21 Jul 202121 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

This is our review of the new Middleton lounge at Teesside International Airport (formerly Durham Tees Valley Airport). It is one of two lounges, the second of which is yet to open, which will replace .....

This is our review of the new Middleton lounge at Teesside International Airport (formerly Durham Tees Valley .....

21 Jul 202121 July 2021 by Rhys Jones • 22 comments

Here’s some exciting news, at least in the context of the rest of the news so far this week. Online transfers of Avios into Nectar points are due to return at 9am, Wednesday 21st. Let’s .....

Here’s some exciting news, at least in the context of the rest of the news so far this week. Online .....

20 Jul 202120 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments