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Do you earn extra Avios if you book with BA Holidays? BA Holidays are packaged by British Airways and normally include flights, car rental and sometimes hotel bookings. In this article .....
Do you earn extra Avios if you book with BA Holidays? BA Holidays are packaged by British Airways and normally .....
1 Feb 20241 February 2024
A relatively new development in the frequent flyer world has been the ability to earn tier points towards airline status by booking a package holiday. You have always earned tier points if you booked .....
A relatively new development in the frequent flyer world has been the ability to earn tier points towards .....
15 Mar 202515 March 2025 • 14 comments
Apple’s AirTag is practically made for frequent travellers. The small £2-sized tracking device is ideal for making sure your bags come with you, and knowing where they are when they .....
Apple’s AirTag is practically made for frequent travellers. The small £2-sized tracking device is ideal .....
21 Dec 202421 December 2024 • 85 comments
This is our review of the Park Hyatt Saigon hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This is the first of four hotel reviews from a recent trip to Vietnam. My first time there was in 2019, as part of a .....
This is our review of the Park Hyatt Saigon hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This is the first of four .....
1 Dec 20241 December 2024 • 30 comments
In 2022 IHG launched its new IHG One Rewards loyalty programme, which covers Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, InterContinental, Holiday Inn Express etc. We were very pleasantly surprised with .....
In 2022 IHG launched its new IHG One Rewards loyalty programme, which covers Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Hotel .....
22 Jun 202522 June 2025 • 42 comments
News in brief: Save an extra £200 on short haul BA Holidays Whilst the British Airways sale is now over, BA Holidays is running a special deal on selected beach destinations for the next few days. .....
News in brief: Save an extra £200 on short haul BA Holidays Whilst the British Airways sale is now over, BA .....
20 Mar 202420 March 2024
One of the oddities about the launch of Reward Flight Saver to Club World (Business Class) and World Traveller Plus 18 months ago was that First Class redemptions were excluded. There was no real .....
One of the oddities about the launch of Reward Flight Saver to Club World (Business Class) and World Traveller .....
10 Jun 202410 June 2024 • 63 comments
Does British Airways charge for seat selection, and in what classes? Like most airlines, British Airways now charges customers for early seat selection. In this article we’ll look at what the .....
Does British Airways charge for seat selection, and in what classes? Like most airlines, British Airways now .....
1 Feb 20241 February 2024
British Airways has announced two new routes from Edinburgh for summer 2024. Flights will be operated by BA Cityflyer, the subsidiary which operates from London City Airport during the week. These .....
British Airways has announced two new routes from Edinburgh for summer 2024. Flights will be operated by BA .....
9 Dec 20239 December 2023 • 31 comments
News in brief: Border Force strike action this week suspended The threatend strike by Border Force officers at Heathrow this week has been suspended. The Public and Commercial Services Union has .....
News in brief: Border Force strike action this week suspended The threatend strike by Border Force officers at .....
8 Apr 20248 April 2024 • 62 comments
News in brief: Bid (a lot of) Avios for British Grand Prix Paddock Club tickets Qatar Airways Privilege Club has opened the bidding on two x 3-day Paddock Club VIP packages for the British Grand Prix .....
News in brief: Bid (a lot of) Avios for British Grand Prix Paddock Club tickets Qatar Airways Privilege Club .....
1 May 20241 May 2024
A new wave of Avios devaluations has been unveiled for selected partner airlines. Intriguingly, this is the second change in seven months for American Airlines and Alaska Airlines. Clearly the first .....
A new wave of Avios devaluations has been unveiled for selected partner airlines. Intriguingly, this is the .....
15 Jul 202415 July 2024 • 82 comments
This is our review of the Grand Hyatt Barcelona hotel. It is one of two Barcelona reviews we’ll be running in July because, before I accepted an invitation from Hyatt, I had already booked a .....
This is our review of the Grand Hyatt Barcelona hotel. It is one of two Barcelona reviews we’ll be .....
12 Jul 202412 July 2024 • 28 comments
Do you have Marriott Bonvoy Platinum, Titanium or Ambassador status, but no status with British Airways? Fed up of paying for British Airways seat selection? Be fed up no longer! Your problems are .....
Do you have Marriott Bonvoy Platinum, Titanium or Ambassador status, but no status with British Airways? Fed .....
26 Feb 202426 February 2024 • 33 comments
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