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Travellers to Qatar now need compulsory insurance from a Doha-based company

Anyone travelling on Qatar Airways in recent months will have noticed that the airline requires you to present travel insurance documents at check in, even if connecting. This came as a surprise to my .....

Anyone travelling on Qatar Airways in recent months will have noticed that the airline requires you to present .....

3 Feb 20233 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments

Is it worth joining Point A Hotels ‘A List’ programme?

This is our review of Point A Hotels and the ‘A-List’ loyalty programme. Head for Points tends to focus on the main global hotel brands – Hilton, Marriott etc – and their .....

This is our review of Point A Hotels and the ‘A-List’ loyalty programme. Head for Points tends to .....

3 Feb 20233 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Get a 50% bonus using Amex Membership Rewards to pay BA, Virgin, Ryanair and Emirates

If you have an American Express card which earns Membership Rewards points, you can (if targetted) get a 50% bonus when you redeem your Membership Rewards points to cover the cost of flights on .....

If you have an American Express card which earns Membership Rewards points, you can (if targetted) get a 50% .....

2 Feb 20232 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Get IHG One Rewards Platinum hotel status until December 2024 with just five nights

IHG One Rewards has brought back its ‘fast track’ promotion for elite status. It is, on the face of it, very generous but you need to remember that IHG One Rewards Platinum Elite status .....

IHG One Rewards has brought back its ‘fast track’ promotion for elite status. It is, on the face .....

2 Feb 20232 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

A Mandarin Oriental hotel is coming to Mallorca

In what could be a very interesting development, Mandarin Oriental has announced that it will manage a new resort in Mallorca, scheduled to open during the second half of 2024. This is not a new .....

In what could be a very interesting development, Mandarin Oriental has announced that it will manage a new .....

2 Feb 20232 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Virgin Hotels Edinburgh extends its Virgin Points offer

Virgin Red has extended the opportunity to redeem Virgin Points at the new Virgin Hotels Edinburgh property. It is in the India Buildings on Victoria Street. The new rules are: The cost is 35,000 .....

Virgin Red has extended the opportunity to redeem Virgin Points at the new Virgin Hotels Edinburgh property. .....

2 Feb 20232 February 2023 by Rob Burgess

Qatar Airways and Airbus kiss and make up – the A350 fleet will return to the skies

After years of legal wrangles, Qatar Airways and Airbus have decided to kiss and make up. The airline will drop its legal case, currently running in the High Court in London, alleging faults on its .....

After years of legal wrangles, Qatar Airways and Airbus have decided to kiss and make up. The airline will .....

2 Feb 20232 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Lots of First Class and business class Avios availability to Johannesburg has appeared

Reader stankpa flagged up that a lot of First Class and Business Class availability to Johannesburg on Avios had appeared. She wasn’t wrong. Take a look at the screenshot below from SeatSpy, our .....

Reader stankpa flagged up that a lot of First Class and Business Class availability to Johannesburg on Avios .....

1 Feb 20231 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

What are the benefits of the Virgin Atlantic Reward Plus Mastercard credit card?

Why should you get the Virgin Atlantic Reward Plus Mastercard credit card? Today, I want to look at the top 10 card benefits you will receive if you apply for a Virgin Atlantic Reward Plus Mastercard .....

Why should you get the Virgin Atlantic Reward Plus Mastercard credit card? Today, I want to look at the top 10 .....