On Monday we were the first to highlight the six-month extension given to all outstanding British Airways American Express 2-4-1 vouchers. Whilst not unexpected, this was still a welcome move and one .....

On Monday we were the first to highlight the six-month extension given to all outstanding British Airways .....

25 Mar 202025 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

If you have Marriott Bonvoy status, you should take a quick look online and see what it shows. During Sunday, Marriott Bonvoy dropped the status of a lot of people – including myself – who .....

If you have Marriott Bonvoy status, you should take a quick look online and see what it shows. During Sunday, .....

25 Mar 202025 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Following a number of days of talks with British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, easyJet and representatives from UK airports, the Government has refused to provide a package of financial support for the UK .....

Following a number of days of talks with British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, easyJet and representatives from UK .....

24 Mar 202024 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 202 comments

It’s a tough competition out there to see which airline will be least responsive in failing to give customers the refund to which they are legally entitled for a cancelled flight. The winner is .....

It’s a tough competition out there to see which airline will be least responsive in failing to give .....

24 Mar 202024 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 86 comments

This is the second part of my article on how I prepared for my 24 hour flight from London to Sydney …. in Economy.  Part 1 is here if you missed it yesterday. When we left off yesterday, I was .....

This is the second part of my article on how I prepared for my 24 hour flight from London to Sydney …. .....

24 Mar 202024 March 2020 by Rhys Jones • 68 comments

With absolutely zero fanfare – in fact, with no notification of any sort – all British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion vouchers have been extended by six months. My vouchers were .....

With absolutely zero fanfare – in fact, with no notification of any sort – all British Airways .....

23 Mar 202023 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 145 comments

The Independent reports today that the Government is about to suspend the rules which guarantee you a swift refund when you cancel a package holiday. The article is here. One intriguing feature of my .....

The Independent reports today that the Government is about to suspend the rules which guarantee you a swift .....

23 Mar 202023 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

There is increasing speculation that the UK Government may move to take partial control of British Airways, easyJet and Virgin Atlantic this week as part of a bail-out of the aviation sector. It may .....

There is increasing speculation that the UK Government may move to take partial control of British Airways, .....

23 Mar 202023 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 152 comments

You may remember, late last year, the exceptional Qantas centenary sale, with 100 Golden Tickets from London to Sydney return for £205. It was an offer too good to miss.  I had honed my .....

You may remember, late last year, the exceptional Qantas centenary sale, with 100 Golden Tickets from London .....

23 Mar 202023 March 2020 by Rhys Jones • 64 comments

The Mayor of London has secured a deal with IHG to take over two of its London hotels for the next 12 weeks. Rough sleepers in London will be encouraged to move into the hotels, with FreeNow and Gett .....

The Mayor of London has secured a deal with IHG to take over two of its London hotels for the next 12 weeks. .....

23 Mar 202023 March 2020 by Rob Burgess

EDIT: Emirates has changed its mind again.  It now looks as if all passengers services, including the UK, WILL be suspended from Wednesday. The Middle Eastern airlines have, so far, been doing their .....

EDIT: Emirates has changed its mind again.  It now looks as if all passengers services, including the UK, .....

23 Mar 202023 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

British Airways issued a notice to the travel trade on Sunday evening to warn that the call centre in Delhi has been closed down by the Indian Government.   This is part of a coronavirus clampdown. .....

British Airways issued a notice to the travel trade on Sunday evening to warn that the call centre in Delhi .....

22 Mar 202022 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

We told you yesterday that you will no longer be able to earn Virgin Flying Club points at Waitrose from 26th March. What I didn’t realise at the time is that the Virgin Atlantic deal with .....

We told you yesterday that you will no longer be able to earn Virgin Flying Club points at Waitrose from 26th .....

22 Mar 202022 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Whilst this is unlikely to be hugely relevant, given the lack of travelling at present, hotels are still open in the UK and people are still staying in them.  I also know that some people are moving .....

Whilst this is unlikely to be hugely relevant, given the lack of travelling at present, hotels are still open .....

22 Mar 202022 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments