If you are planning a trip to Manchester next Spring, Travelzoo has an impressive deal at the 5-star The Lowry hotel. You get a 1-night stay for two people in a River View room plus breakfast AND a .....

If you are planning a trip to Manchester next Spring, Travelzoo has an impressive deal at the 5-star The Lowry .....

15 Dec 202215 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Whilst it has now been forgotten amongst the Avios devaluation discussions, one positive change unveiled last week was the opening up of Aer Lingus and Iberia Avios redemptions to American Express .....

Whilst it has now been forgotten amongst the Avios devaluation discussions, one positive change unveiled last .....

15 Dec 202215 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

With an eye on the weather and on strike action across the rail network, British Airways is offering free rebooking on all flights due to depart Heathrow up to 19th December. What it is NOT doing is .....

With an eye on the weather and on strike action across the rail network, British Airways is offering free .....

14 Dec 202214 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

We’ve now had time to digest the changes to long haul Avios pricing launched last Wednesday. As more examples come to light, it is clear that this is a major devaluation. It has been disguised .....

We’ve now had time to digest the changes to long haul Avios pricing launched last Wednesday. As more .....

14 Dec 202214 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 177 comments

Hilton Honors has rolled out its ‘Tickets with Points’ feature in the UK. This allows you to use your Hilton Honors points to purchase tickets to sporting events, concerts, comedy shows .....

Hilton Honors has rolled out its ‘Tickets with Points’ feature in the UK. This allows you to use .....

14 Dec 202214 December 2022 by Rob Burgess

Reader Anne dropped me a note about the great value currently available via Hilton Honors for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix next year. There are now three Hilton Honors property on Yas Island – a .....

Reader Anne dropped me a note about the great value currently available via Hilton Honors for the Abu Dhabi .....

14 Dec 202214 December 2022 by Rob Burgess

Park Hyatt Hamburg, as regular readers may remember, is closing for good this week. Very regular readers may also remember that this is my wife’s favourite hotel in the world – indeed, we .....

Park Hyatt Hamburg, as regular readers may remember, is closing for good this week. Very regular readers may .....

14 Dec 202214 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

There is an excellent deal running from the UK to Sao Paulo at the moment, via the SkyTeam alliance. You can depart from any UK airport with Air France or KLM flights, and change in either Paris or .....

There is an excellent deal running from the UK to Sao Paulo at the moment, via the SkyTeam alliance. You can .....

14 Dec 202214 December 2022 by Rob Burgess

Going back to a story we originally covered in 2020, Conrad, Hilton’s upscale brand, has finally opened a new resort in Morocco, in the coastal city of Rabat. Located north of Harhouara, 15 .....

Going back to a story we originally covered in 2020, Conrad, Hilton’s upscale brand, has finally .....

14 Dec 202214 December 2022 by Rob Burgess

Radisson’s growing Radisson RED chain has arrived in the north of England with the opening of Radisson RED Liverpool. This looks like a high profile opening for the city, with the hotel .....

Radisson’s growing Radisson RED chain has arrived in the north of England with the opening of Radisson .....

14 Dec 202214 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

One of the oddities about the Avios changes last week, which opened up Reward Flight Saver to Club World and World Traveller Plus, is that First Class redemptions were excluded. There is no real logic .....

One of the oddities about the Avios changes last week, which opened up Reward Flight Saver to Club World and .....

13 Dec 202213 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 110 comments

It is finally possible to redeem Virgin Points at the new Virgin Hotels Edinburgh property. It is in the India Buildings on Victoria Street. This is a temporary offer. The rules are: The cost is .....

It is finally possible to redeem Virgin Points at the new Virgin Hotels Edinburgh property. It is in the India .....

13 Dec 202213 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

Last week the PCS union which represents the lion’s share of civil servants announced that Border Force agents would strike for eight days over the Christmas period. The strikes are due to take .....

Last week the PCS union which represents the lion’s share of civil servants announced that Border Force .....

12 Dec 202212 December 2022 by Rhys Jones • 56 comments

We’ve now had a bit of time to digest the changes to long haul Avios pricing launched last Wednesday. As more examples come to light, it is clear that this is a major devaluation. It has been .....

We’ve now had a bit of time to digest the changes to long haul Avios pricing launched last Wednesday. As .....

12 Dec 202212 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 194 comments