All good things must come to an end and after 41 years Virgin Atlantic has decided to call time on its onboard bars. The move was announced on Tuesday as part of a suite of updates by CEO Shai Weiss .....

All good things must come to an end and after 41 years Virgin Atlantic has decided to call time on its onboard .....

10 Jul 202510 July 2025 by Rhys Jones • 65 comments

Back in 2022, we posted a link to a handy tool. Whilst it keeps getting flagged in our forum we haven’t mentioned it for three years in an article. Via this link you can see the current .....

Back in 2022, we posted a link to a handy tool. Whilst it keeps getting flagged in our forum we haven’t .....

10 Jul 202510 July 2025 by Rob Burgess

British Airways announced three new routes to Europe yesterday. Because flights have only just been loaded to ba.com, Avios availability should be wide open, even at peak periods. The first new route .....

British Airways announced three new routes to Europe yesterday. Because flights have only just been loaded to .....

10 Jul 202510 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

Marseille Provence Airport opened a new terminal extension designed by Foster + Partners last year. The extension almost doubled the size of the airport and allowed it to refurbish the existing .....

Marseille Provence Airport opened a new terminal extension designed by Foster + Partners last year. The .....

10 Jul 202510 July 2025 by Rob Burgess

The Hoxton, which is part of Accor’s Ennismore collection of lifestyle brands, has opened its first Scottish hotel in Edinburgh. The Hoxton has been on a rapid expansion since it merged to .....

The Hoxton, which is part of Accor’s Ennismore collection of lifestyle brands, has opened its first .....

10 Jul 202510 July 2025 by Rob Burgess

As we have covered in earlier articles, the QHotels group seems to be slowly breaking all of its branding agreements as the contracts come up for renewal. In late 2024, QHotels rebranded DoubleTree by .....

As we have covered in earlier articles, the QHotels group seems to be slowly breaking all of its branding .....

10 Jul 202510 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Last weekend we covered the Turkish Airlines ‘one million miles for six continents’ challenge. It did what it says – you would receive 1,000,000 Miles&Smiles miles if you flew to .....

Last weekend we covered the Turkish Airlines ‘one million miles for six continents’ challenge. It .....

9 Jul 20259 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

American Express has announced where its second Centurion lounge in Europe will open, almost four years since it opened its first European location at Heathrow Terminal 3. (Technically, American .....

American Express has announced where its second Centurion lounge in Europe will open, almost four years since .....

9 Jul 20259 July 2025 by Rhys Jones • 18 comments

Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss unveiled a raft of customer experience upgrades at an event in London tonight which we attended. It is a cornucopia of announcements, including: It marks the biggest .....

Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss unveiled a raft of customer experience upgrades at an event in London tonight .....

8 Jul 20258 July 2025 by Rhys Jones • 145 comments

Marriott Bonvoy is bringing its ‘Gourmet Odyssey’ programme back to London, with a six course extravaganza on Saturday 6th September. It is decent value at 40,000 Marriott Bonvoy points .....

Marriott Bonvoy is bringing its ‘Gourmet Odyssey’ programme back to London, with a six course .....

8 Jul 20258 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Three years ago, HSBC Premier undertook a substantial upgrading of its credit card transfer partners. What was a bit of a laughing stock – although Avios was a partner – suddenly became a .....

Three years ago, HSBC Premier undertook a substantial upgrading of its credit card transfer partners. What was .....

8 Jul 20258 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

A little known benefit of Hilton Honors is the ability to earn points on Lyft rides in the United States and Canada. If you find yourself in the US needing to get somewhere, Lyft may appeal to you. .....

A little known benefit of Hilton Honors is the ability to earn points on Lyft rides in the United States and .....

8 Jul 20258 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Is it still worth using ‘Part Pay With Avios’ when booking British Airways flights, now that Nectar is an option? ‘Part Pay With Avios’ has, apparently, been very successful .....

Is it still worth using ‘Part Pay With Avios’ when booking British Airways flights, now that .....

7 Jul 20257 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Whilst this won’t be of interest to our readers with UK, EU, US or other passports which can use the e-gates at London Heathrow, the airport has brought in a Fast Track Arrivals service for .....

Whilst this won’t be of interest to our readers with UK, EU, US or other passports which can use the .....

7 Jul 20257 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments