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The first European airline bail-out (if you don’t include the nationalisation of Alitalia, which was already doomed!) has been finalised. A 2nd bail-out, for Finnair, is expected to be agreed .....
The first European airline bail-out (if you don’t include the nationalisation of Alitalia, which was .....
21 Mar 202021 March 2020 • 139 comments
In a bit of a blow for our household, Waitrose will no longer be awarding Virgin Flying Club miles from 26th March. This is not necessarily anything to do with coronavirus and/or the financial .....
In a bit of a blow for our household, Waitrose will no longer be awarding Virgin Flying Club miles from 26th .....
21 Mar 202021 March 2020 • 150 comments
This is our review of the Aspire Lounge at Inverness Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You can see all of the reviews here. This is the final article .....
This is our review of the Aspire Lounge at Inverness Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport .....
21 Mar 202021 March 2020 • 19 comments
Our ‘Credit Cards’ page lists 16 different credit cards in the UK which offer travel rewards. For the beginner to this hobby, however, there is one obvious piece of plastic to start .....
Our ‘Credit Cards’ page lists 16 different credit cards in the UK which offer travel rewards. .....
20 Mar 202020 March 2020
There is still a big question mark over how British Airways will operate for the next couple of months. IAG, BA’s parent company, has said that it intends to ground 75% of flights from April but .....
There is still a big question mark over how British Airways will operate for the next couple of months. IAG, .....
20 Mar 202020 March 2020 • 179 comments
Iberia, the sister airline of British Airways, issued a statement yesterday saying that it had asked the ‘labour authorities’ for permission to make the majority of employees temporarily .....
Iberia, the sister airline of British Airways, issued a statement yesterday saying that it had asked the .....
20 Mar 202020 March 2020
British Airways has announced that it is suspending all flights from London City Airport from Monday 23rd March. The suspension is initially set to run until Saturday 4th April although you would .....
British Airways has announced that it is suspending all flights from London City Airport from Monday 23rd .....
20 Mar 202020 March 2020 • 77 comments
Our main article today is about BA’s unwillingness to let you claim an online cash refund for an Avios flight. We have now found a way of triggering a cash refund – as opposed to a voucher .....
Our main article today is about BA’s unwillingness to let you claim an online cash refund for an Avios .....
19 Mar 202019 March 2020 • 1117 comments
Why is British Airways deliberately blocking online cash refunds for Avios BA flight bookings? One topic has dominated my inbox and the HFP comments over the last couple of days – the withdrawal .....
Why is British Airways deliberately blocking online cash refunds for Avios BA flight bookings? One topic has .....
19 Mar 202019 March 2020 • 254 comments
Does EC261 compensation apply at the moment, with coronavirus wrecking flight schedules? The European Commission published a document yesterday with the catchy title of ‘Interpretative .....
Does EC261 compensation apply at the moment, with coronavirus wrecking flight schedules? The European .....
19 Mar 202019 March 2020 • 147 comments
This is our review of the new Courtyard by Marriott Inverness Airport hotel. In our article yesterday, we looked at why Inverness Airport has become an attractive starting point for people looking to .....
This is our review of the new Courtyard by Marriott Inverness Airport hotel. In our article yesterday, we .....
19 Mar 202019 March 2020 • 21 comments
American Express has doubled the sign up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card. (Rob’s note: Whilst it is unlikely that you are travelling anywhere in the next few weeks, .....
American Express has doubled the sign up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card. .....
18 Mar 202018 March 2020 • 184 comments
Inverness Airport is not much to look at, although I’ve seen far worse. The entire airport seems about the size of the Business Class Lounge at the Qatar Airways base in Doha. It has, however, .....
Inverness Airport is not much to look at, although I’ve seen far worse. The entire airport seems about .....
18 Mar 202018 March 2020 • 81 comments
The Foreign Office has just issued a statement advising against all non-essential foreign travel for at least the next 30 days. The full statement is below. On the upside, it is possible that such .....
The Foreign Office has just issued a statement advising against all non-essential foreign travel for at least .....
17 Mar 202017 March 2020 • 163 comments
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