Virgin Atlantic is relaunching flights to Cape Town. Virgin Atlantic has slowly been growing its route network again after several years of cuts, buoyed by the arrival of new aircraft.  Last year it .....

Virgin Atlantic is relaunching flights to Cape Town. Virgin Atlantic has slowly been growing its route network .....

12 Feb 202012 February 2020 by Rhys Jones • 38 comments

As you probably saw in the press over New Year, Travelex recently suffered one of the most damaging cyber attacks ever seen in the UK. Hackers took control of the Travelex IT system and demanded $6m .....

As you probably saw in the press over New Year, Travelex recently suffered one of the most damaging cyber .....

12 Feb 202012 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

News in brief: We have a winner of our Cruise118 competition Thank you to everyone who entered our recent Cruise118 competition. Congratulations to Ruth H, who was the lucky winner of 100,000 Avios. .....

News in brief: We have a winner of our Cruise118 competition Thank you to everyone who entered our recent .....

12 Feb 202012 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 177 comments

News in brief: Exclusive pictures of the new Virgin Atlantic A350 tray table …. There is a lot to like about the new Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Suite which launched on the A350 last year.  .....

News in brief: Exclusive pictures of the new Virgin Atlantic A350 tray table …. There is a lot to like .....

12 Feb 202012 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 95 comments

Air Italy, the Italian airline which was 49% owned by Qatar Airways, has been placed into liquidation. Air Italy was an Avios partner, and indeed used Avios as its loyalty currency.  We didn’t .....

Air Italy, the Italian airline which was 49% owned by Qatar Airways, has been placed into liquidation. Air .....

11 Feb 202011 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Whilst nowhere near as generous as the Lufthansa / SWISS ‘2-4-1’ offers which also launched yesterday, British Airways has launched some decent offers to celebrate Valentine’s Day .....

Whilst nowhere near as generous as the Lufthansa / SWISS ‘2-4-1’ offers which also launched .....

11 Feb 202011 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 108 comments

World of Hyatt has launched its new Spring promotion. It is another outing for the ‘Bonus Journeys’ offer which ran last Autumn. Unfortunately, Hyatt still hasn’t got the message .....

World of Hyatt has launched its new Spring promotion. It is another outing for the ‘Bonus .....

11 Feb 202011 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

The Lufthansa and SWISS ‘2-4-1’ sale continues. Frankly, it has reached new levels of madness.  £1,400 for return Business Class flights to Australia or New Zealand are virtually unheard .....

The Lufthansa and SWISS ‘2-4-1’ sale continues. Frankly, it has reached new levels of madness.  .....

10 Feb 202010 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

This is, rather unlikely I admit, our review of Ryanair. Back in December, Ryanair launched a huge ‘£5 one-way’ flight sale.  This was flagged in our comments section and there was some .....

This is, rather unlikely I admit, our review of Ryanair. Back in December, Ryanair launched a huge ‘£5 .....

10 Feb 202010 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 110 comments

This is part two of my Ryanair flight review. Part one of my Ryanair review can be found here and covers my (successful) attempts to avoid paying a single extra penny for seat selection or cabin .....

This is part two of my Ryanair flight review. Part one of my Ryanair review can be found here and covers my .....

10 Feb 202010 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

British Airways is now publicising the fact that you can check in your bags at Heathrow on the day before you fly. Take a look at this page of ba.com. Whilst it has only just been added to the .....

British Airways is now publicising the fact that you can check in your bags at Heathrow on the day before you .....

10 Feb 202010 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 177 comments

As we covered recently, the Aspire lounge at Luton Airport is currently closed for a major renovation. Aspire has sent us a few CGI pictures of what we can expect from mid March when it re-opens. If .....

As we covered recently, the Aspire lounge at Luton Airport is currently closed for a major renovation. Aspire .....

10 Feb 202010 February 2020 by Rob Burgess

If you are a regular traveller without status, finding somewhere to sit and relax in a departure hall can be a minefield.  If this sounds like you, it could be worth considering signing up to an .....

If you are a regular traveller without status, finding somewhere to sit and relax in a departure hall can be a .....

10 Feb 202010 February 2020 by Sinead Archer • 12 comments

One of the quirks of American Express Platinum is that you get more benefits than Amex actually tells you about.  This is because some American Express partners have reciprocal deals with other .....

One of the quirks of American Express Platinum is that you get more benefits than Amex actually tells you .....

9 Feb 20209 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 94 comments