Is there a risk of losing your Avios points and Virgin Flying Club points if the airlines go bankrupt?  And is it even a realistic possibility? To be honest, this isn’t an article I wanted to .....

Is there a risk of losing your Avios points and Virgin Flying Club points if the airlines go bankrupt?  And .....

17 Mar 202017 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 336 comments

I just wanted to drop this in quickly for anyone who is flying on Tuesday. According to a post on Flyertalk on Monday evening from someone who is known to be a British Airways employee, the Terminal 5 .....

I just wanted to drop this in quickly for anyone who is flying on Tuesday. According to a post on Flyertalk on .....

16 Mar 202016 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

Following our updates this morning regarding Virgin Atlantic cutting 75% of flights and IAG’s suspension of 75% of services across the group, Norwegian has just announced that it will be cancelling .....

Following our updates this morning regarding Virgin Atlantic cutting 75% of flights and IAG’s suspension of .....

16 Mar 202016 March 2020 by Sinead Archer • 16 comments

Following the announcement by IAG this morning that BA, Iberia and Aer Lingus will – between them – be grounding 75% of their capacity on 1st April, Virgin Atlantic has now announced what .....

Following the announcement by IAG this morning that BA, Iberia and Aer Lingus will – between them .....

16 Mar 202016 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 73 comments

As we ran a number of articles last week on countries blocking entry for UK citizens, I thought I would do another update. This may become academic given that British Airways will be grounding most of .....

As we ran a number of articles last week on countries blocking entry for UK citizens, I thought I would do .....

16 Mar 202016 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus amongst other airlines, put out a Stock Market announcement this morning. The group is to cut capacity – in terms of miles flown .....

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus amongst other airlines, put out a Stock .....

16 Mar 202016 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 121 comments

One of our other articles today looks at the new Virgin Atlantic policy for extending your Virgin Flying Club status and vouchers due to coronavirus – read here. We have, unsurprisingly, had a .....

One of our other articles today looks at the new Virgin Atlantic policy for extending your Virgin Flying Club .....

16 Mar 202016 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 130 comments

As we wrote on Friday, IHG Rewards Club has reduced the qualification threshold for its top tier Spire Elite status. Spire Elite usually requires you to earn 75,000 base points in a calendar year.  .....

As we wrote on Friday, IHG Rewards Club has reduced the qualification threshold for its top tier Spire Elite .....

16 Mar 202016 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

I have had a lot of emails in recent days asking “Will Virgin Atlantic extend my Flying Club status?”. The good news is that Virgin Atlantic has beaten British Airways to the punch and .....

I have had a lot of emails in recent days asking “Will Virgin Atlantic extend my Flying Club .....

16 Mar 202016 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Is this a sign of things to come? SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System) which operates from and across Denmark, Norway and Sweden is, effectively, closing down for the forseeable future. Virtually all .....

Is this a sign of things to come? SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System) which operates from and across Denmark, .....

15 Mar 202015 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 79 comments

The Foreign Office has just announced that you should avoid ‘all but essential’ travel to the United States: “The FCO advise against all but essential travel to the USA, due to .....

The Foreign Office has just announced that you should avoid ‘all but essential’ travel to the .....

15 Mar 202015 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

There is an interesting offer from the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph showing on a lot of American Express accounts at the moment. To see if you are targeted, you need to look under the .....

There is an interesting offer from the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph showing on a lot of American .....

15 Mar 202015 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

If you are in a pickle due to your domestic travel arrangements unravelling, Hertz has stepped up to the plate with a good offer. Until the end of March, Hertz has removed all surcharges on one-way .....

If you are in a pickle due to your domestic travel arrangements unravelling, Hertz has stepped up to the plate .....

15 Mar 202015 March 2020 by Rob Burgess

With unfortunate timing, given that the Foreign Office is now recommending you avoid ‘all but essential’ travel to Madrid, IHG has opened the Hotel Indigo Madrid Princesa. This is the 3rd .....

With unfortunate timing, given that the Foreign Office is now recommending you avoid ‘all but .....

15 Mar 202015 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments