Finnair has now adopted Avios as its loyalty currency. This was announced last August and has now gone live in impressively speedy fashion. It joins British Airways, Qatar Airways, Iberia, Vueling and .....

Finnair has now adopted Avios as its loyalty currency. This was announced last August and has now gone live in .....

12 Mar 202412 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

This is our review of the Canopy Cannes hotel. Normally Rob likes to pull rank and do hotel reviews in the South of France, as he did twice last year when he reviewed Carlton Cannes, A Regent Hotel .....

This is our review of the Canopy Cannes hotel. Normally Rob likes to pull rank and do hotel reviews in the .....

12 Mar 202412 March 2024 by Rhys Jones • 20 comments

Aer Lingus has launched a sale on its direct routes from Manchester to the US: You can get £200 off Business Class transatlantic fares departing from Manchester. You can also get £100 off Economy .....

Aer Lingus has launched a sale on its direct routes from Manchester to the US: You can get £200 off Business .....

12 Mar 202412 March 2024 by Rob Burgess

Whilst the run of generous American Express cashback deals with Hilton, Marriott and Hyatt appears to have dried up, Amex has launched a new cashback deal with Preferred Hotels. You will receive £100 .....

Whilst the run of generous American Express cashback deals with Hilton, Marriott and Hyatt appears to have .....

12 Mar 202412 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

This is our guide to how to use your British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher to book a British Airways Avios reward flight. Whilst we have a long-established ‘expert .....

This is our guide to how to use your British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher to book a .....

11 Mar 202411 March 2024 by Rhys Jones • 94 comments

With the team heavily distracted by the huge ITB travel show in Berlin and BA Showcase event in London last week, a few interesting announcements slipped through the net. Here’s a quick .....

With the team heavily distracted by the huge ITB travel show in Berlin and BA Showcase event in London last .....

11 Mar 202411 March 2024 by Rhys Jones • 7 comments

Last July MGM Resorts International and Marriott International announced the launch of ‘MGM Collection with Marriott Bonvoy’. It covers 16 US hotels, mainly in Las Vegas, with a slightly .....

Last July MGM Resorts International and Marriott International announced the launch of ‘MGM Collection .....

11 Mar 202411 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up here to receive this free .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

11 Mar 202411 March 2024 by Rob Burgess

Avios and Uber are launching a competition on Monday which will see four Uber riders win one million Avios. As long as your Uber and British Airways Executive Club accounts are linked, you will .....

Avios and Uber are launching a competition on Monday which will see four Uber riders win one million Avios. As .....

10 Mar 202410 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

IHG is not short of hotel options at Heathrow airport which is good news for anyone looking to boost their IHG One Rewards points, redeem their points for a free room or benefit from their elite .....

IHG is not short of hotel options at Heathrow airport which is good news for anyone looking to boost their IHG .....

10 Mar 202410 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

Is it possible to use a railcard on Stansted Express? If you are trying to book tickets on the official Stansted Express website here, you would probably think that you can’t. After all, there .....

Is it possible to use a railcard on Stansted Express? If you are trying to book tickets on the official .....

10 Mar 202410 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

In April 2023 Barclays added an Avios alternative to the annual upgrade voucher you can earn from the two Barclaycard Avios credit cards and Barclays Premier current accounts. Instead of the voucher, .....

In April 2023 Barclays added an Avios alternative to the annual upgrade voucher you can earn from the two .....

9 Mar 20249 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 114 comments

This is my review of SCHLOSS Roxburghe, a new addition to the Hyatt portfolio located in the Scottish Borders near Kelso. SCHLOSS Roxburghe is a former residence of the Dukes of Roxburghe. In 2018, .....

This is my review of SCHLOSS Roxburghe, a new addition to the Hyatt portfolio located in the Scottish Borders .....

9 Mar 20249 March 2024 by Conny Urban • 37 comments

This is Part 2 of our review of SCHLOSS Roxburghe, a new addition to the Hyatt hotel portfolio located in the Scottish Borders near Kelso. Part 1, click here, looked at the history and location of the .....

This is Part 2 of our review of SCHLOSS Roxburghe, a new addition to the Hyatt hotel portfolio located in the .....

9 Mar 20249 March 2024 by Conny Urban • 15 comments