For some reason, Club World flights from Amsterdam to Cape Town are selling for €1,275 (£1,113) return on ba.com at the moment. The ONLY dates I can find going out at this price during peak season .....

For some reason, Club World flights from Amsterdam to Cape Town are selling for €1,275 (£1,113) return on .....

7 Nov 20187 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Virgin Atlantic will be receiving the first of its new A350 long-haul aircraft in 2019. I have long argued that the current Upper Class seat is no longer fit for purpose.  Revolutionary at the time, .....

Virgin Atlantic will be receiving the first of its new A350 long-haul aircraft in 2019. I have long argued .....

7 Nov 20187 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 118 comments

Good new benefits have been launched for British Airways Executive Club members at Twickenham. As we covered a few weeks ago, British Airways has entered into a major sponsorship deal with Twickenham .....

Good new benefits have been launched for British Airways Executive Club members at Twickenham. As we covered a .....

7 Nov 20187 November 2018 by Rob Burgess

Hilton has launched its Winter Sale with decent weekend deals across Europe, Africa and Middle East. Full details are on the Hilton website here. The sale offers up to 25% off the standard Best .....

Hilton has launched its Winter Sale with decent weekend deals across Europe, Africa and Middle East. Full .....

7 Nov 20187 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

Loganair, the airlines which primarily serves the Highlands and islands of Scotland, has announced new routes from Edinburgh for next Summer. Edinburgh to Bergen – 3 x weekly, starting 9th May .....

Loganair, the airlines which primarily serves the Highlands and islands of Scotland, has announced new routes .....

7 Nov 20187 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 73 comments

Lufthansa and SWISS have launched some aggressive deals to Australia out of Paris. Prices are around €2,300 (£2,000) to Melbourne or Sydney. The fare rules are: Tickets must be issued by 16th .....

Lufthansa and SWISS have launched some aggressive deals to Australia out of Paris. Prices are around €2,300 .....

7 Nov 20187 November 2018 by Rob Burgess

I wanted to take a look another look what is out there in the way of UK Star Alliance credit cards, since access to earning via a credit or charge card is often a key factor in choosing a .....

I wanted to take a look another look what is out there in the way of UK Star Alliance credit cards, since .....

6 Nov 20186 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

One of the quirks of British Airways Executive Club is that you can earn Avios and BA tier points when flying on Emirates.  Very few people know this.  All you need to do is book on a Qantas .....

One of the quirks of British Airways Executive Club is that you can earn Avios and BA tier points when flying .....

6 Nov 20186 November 2018 by Anika Burnett • 108 comments

In a surprising move yesterday, Icelandair announced the $18m acquisition of its low-cost Icelandic competitor WOW Air. WOW Air was high up the list of carriers expected to go bust this Winter, .....

In a surprising move yesterday, Icelandair announced the $18m acquisition of its low-cost Icelandic competitor .....

6 Nov 20186 November 2018 by Anika Burnett

Etihad is running a number of offers at the moment as part of its 15th birthday celebrations. For UK residents, the most interesting is a short sale in both Economy and Business. The deadline dates .....

Etihad is running a number of offers at the moment as part of its 15th birthday celebrations. For UK .....

6 Nov 20186 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

EL AL has announced plans to fly from Manchester to Tel Aviv. Services will start on 26th May and operate on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. The aircraft will be a two-class Boeing 737-800. EL AL is .....

EL AL has announced plans to fly from Manchester to Tel Aviv. Services will start on 26th May and operate on .....

6 Nov 20186 November 2018 by Rob Burgess

It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. Our directory of the 16 main UK travel credit and charge cards .....

It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel .....

5 Nov 20185 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 182 comments

If you have started to use Airbnb for some of your travelling, you may have thought that you had to give up earning airline miles from your stays.  This is no longer true. There are three ways of .....

If you have started to use Airbnb for some of your travelling, you may have thought that you had to give up .....

5 Nov 20185 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Applications for the job as our new HfP co-writer close on Wednesday so I thought I would give it a final push today.  The deadline will not be extended – I am back in the office after World .....

Applications for the job as our new HfP co-writer close on Wednesday so I thought I would give it a final .....

5 Nov 20185 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 108 comments