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Avis Budget Group is the exclusive car rental partner of British Airways which means you can earn Avios when you rent from them. We looked at how to earn Avios from Budget car rentals in this article. .....
Avis Budget Group is the exclusive car rental partner of British Airways which means you can earn Avios when .....
12 Nov 202412 November 2024 • 23 comments
One of least known and often useful features of Marriott Bonvoy is the ability to transfer points from one member to another for free. The only snag was that, historically, you had to call Marriott .....
One of least known and often useful features of Marriott Bonvoy is the ability to transfer points from one .....
21 Nov 202421 November 2024 • 1 comment
We like to run slightly eclectic pieces on weekends, so I thought it was worth taking another look at the two long-forgotten but still standing air terminals which used to exist in Central London. The .....
We like to run slightly eclectic pieces on weekends, so I thought it was worth taking another look at the two .....
17 Nov 202417 November 2024 • 14 comments
I was reminded this week that we haven’t talked about the ‘secret’ tunnel between the three parts of Heathrow Terminal 5 for a while. When travelling between the main building in .....
I was reminded this week that we haven’t talked about the ‘secret’ tunnel between the three .....
22 Nov 202422 November 2024 • 48 comments
What is a hotel mattress run, and how do you do one? I thought I would take a look at the concept of ‘mattress runs’ today. A ‘mattress run’ involves booking a .....
What is a hotel mattress run, and how do you do one? I thought I would take a look at the concept of .....
9 Dec 20249 December 2024 • 61 comments
We often get questions about how to gift a hotel reward night to someone else. This is usually fiddlier than it should be, and often not possible if you want to stick strictly to the T&C of the .....
We often get questions about how to gift a hotel reward night to someone else. This is usually fiddlier than .....
14 Nov 202414 November 2024 • 4 comments
Emirates Skywards has been a Heathrow Rewards transfer partner for many years. The transfer rate is the same as for Heathrow’s other airline partners. 250 Heathrow Rewards points gets you .....
Emirates Skywards has been a Heathrow Rewards transfer partner for many years. The transfer rate is the same .....
3 Nov 20243 November 2024 • 1 comment
One thing that often surprises people who are travelling in British Airways Club World for the first time is that seat reservations are not free at the time of booking. British Airways is one of the .....
One thing that often surprises people who are travelling in British Airways Club World for the first time is .....
10 Dec 202410 December 2024 • 90 comments
If you travel on business, earning airline miles from your hotel stays is an easy way of running up your Avios balance. You should never take airline miles by default, as it is normally better .....
If you travel on business, earning airline miles from your hotel stays is an easy way of running up your Avios .....
16 Dec 202416 December 2024 • 3 comments
This is our review of the new Park Hyatt London River Thames hotel. Regular readers will remember that we were invited to a media event in the Presidential Suite to celebrate the opening of the hotel, .....
This is our review of the new Park Hyatt London River Thames hotel. Regular readers will remember that we were .....
13 Nov 202413 November 2024 • 43 comments
A reader mentioned recently that we hadn’t done a dedicated article on the additional Club World business class availability that comes with the British Airways American Express Premium Plus .....
A reader mentioned recently that we hadn’t done a dedicated article on the additional Club World .....
2 Nov 20242 November 2024 • 66 comments
Accor Live Limitless, the loyalty programme for ibis, Novotel, Mercure, Pullman, Sofitel, Raffles etc, has launched an interesting new promotion. Instead of giving you a small number of bonus points, .....
Accor Live Limitless, the loyalty programme for ibis, Novotel, Mercure, Pullman, Sofitel, Raffles etc, has .....
19 Oct 202419 October 2024
Earlier this week we covered a good double-dip deal running with The Wine Flyer, the Avios wine retailer. You would receive 3,000 bonus Avios for spending £129.99 on a 12-bottle mixed case or 5,000 .....
Earlier this week we covered a good double-dip deal running with The Wine Flyer, the Avios wine retailer. You .....
19 Oct 202419 October 2024
When Marriott Bonvoy was launched, it lost one useful feature from the old Marriott Rewards programme – the ‘soft landing’. This came as a surprise to many in its first year because .....
When Marriott Bonvoy was launched, it lost one useful feature from the old Marriott Rewards programme – .....
6 Nov 20246 November 2024 • 9 comments
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