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7 Dec 20247 December 2024 by Rhys Jones

SkyTeam has announced a number of changes to the way that you will receive lounge access if you have elite status. This is especially relevant at the moment as both Flying Blue and Virgin Flying Club .....

SkyTeam has announced a number of changes to the way that you will receive lounge access if you have elite .....

22 Jan 202522 January 2025 by Rhys Jones • 22 comments

If you are opted in to British Airways Executive Club marketing emails, you may have received an interesting offer today. If you book a BA short haul Gatwick flight for cash by 23:59 on Monday, you .....

If you are opted in to British Airways Executive Club marketing emails, you may have received an interesting .....

20 Oct 202220 October 2022 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

The security channel in the British Airways First Wing at Heathrow Terminal 5 will close from tomorrow, 9th January, for 3-4 months. There has been no official announcement from the airport or BA that .....

The security channel in the British Airways First Wing at Heathrow Terminal 5 will close from tomorrow, 9th .....

8 Jan 20248 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

Low cost hotel brand citizenM is currently offering a free 3-month trial of their subscription membership, mycitizenM+. However, you'll need to be quick as the free trial ends on Monday 27th February. .....

Low cost hotel brand citizenM is currently offering a free 3-month trial of their subscription membership, .....

25 Feb 202325 February 2023 by Sinead Archer • 13 comments

Later this year, Iberia will be the first airline to take delivery of the extended-range Airbus A321XLR. Internal IAG politics means that the Spanish flag carrier is leap-frogging its sister airline .....

Later this year, Iberia will be the first airline to take delivery of the extended-range Airbus A321XLR. .....

8 Jun 20248 June 2024 by Rhys Jones • 66 comments

More change is going on at New York JFK. After British Airways moved from Terminal 7 to Terminal 8 at the end of last year, Aer Lingus is moving the other way. From 27th April, Aer Lingus flights to .....

More change is going on at New York JFK. After British Airways moved from Terminal 7 to Terminal 8 at the end .....

12 Apr 202312 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

IHG One Rewards is the only hotel scheme which offers multiple ways of earning STATUS points without staying in their hotels. With IHG One Rewards seeing major improvements as part of its relaunch in .....

IHG One Rewards is the only hotel scheme which offers multiple ways of earning STATUS points without staying .....

30 Jul 202430 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

British Airways seems to be dropping Abu Dhabi flights for the summer season next year, which runs from the end of March to the end of October. This could be a little embarrassing because there is an .....

British Airways seems to be dropping Abu Dhabi flights for the summer season next year, which runs from the .....

17 Dec 202417 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 71 comments

When British Airways relaunched short haul flights from London Gatwick in March 2022, there were major changes. It was decided that Gatwick short haul flights would be undertaken by a brand new .....

When British Airways relaunched short haul flights from London Gatwick in March 2022, there were major .....

9 Dec 20229 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Eurostar is now offering you the chance to bid for an upgrade from Eurostar Standard to Eurostar Plus, which is the new name for Standard Premier. I’m not sure when this was introduced, but I .....

Eurostar is now offering you the chance to bid for an upgrade from Eurostar Standard to Eurostar Plus, which .....

20 Nov 202420 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

In February 2022, Barclays launched two Avios-earning Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. These are very, very good products with everything you could ask for, and are easily (in my view) the .....

In February 2022, Barclays launched two Avios-earning Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. These are .....

16 Jun 202516 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

This is my review of the Aloft London Excel hotel at the Excel centre in East London. I last stayed here in 2015 so it was interesting to revisit, nine years on. Very little has changed inside the .....

This is my review of the Aloft London Excel hotel at the Excel centre in East London. I last stayed here in .....

28 Mar 202428 March 2024 by Rob Burgess

Given that Avios seats in premium cabins to Singapore usually disappear instantly when booking opens, the fact that April 2024 to July 2024 is fairly wide open – for FOUR people – counts .....

Given that Avios seats in premium cabins to Singapore usually disappear instantly when booking opens, the fact .....

30 Nov 202330 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments