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What are the fees if you want to cancel or change an Avios flight? Today I want to run through how the process works. The simple answer is that there is a £35 charge per person for cancelling .....
What are the fees if you want to cancel or change an Avios flight? Today I want to run through how the .....
1 Feb 20241 February 2024
Marriott Bonvoy has released a new batch of tickets for its box at The O2 arena in London. If you’ve never been, this is a great way to see a concert – or at least it is about as good as .....
Marriott Bonvoy has released a new batch of tickets for its box at The O2 arena in London. If you’ve .....
14 Oct 202214 October 2022
It is very rare that we see as many credit and charge cards running ‘special’ sign-up bonuses at once as we see at the moment. Whilst this is great news for you, it is also easy to get .....
It is very rare that we see as many credit and charge cards running ‘special’ sign-up bonuses at .....
11 May 202311 May 2023 • 17 comments
Wizz Air has followed US airline Frontier to become the first European airline to launch an unlimited flight subscription package. Wizz Air is selling 10,000 of these annual ‘All You Can .....
Wizz Air has followed US airline Frontier to become the first European airline to launch an unlimited flight .....
15 Aug 202415 August 2024 • 125 comments
This is our review of the new Edinburgh Marriott Hotel Holyrood, which used to be a Macdonald hotel. In November last year Rob wrote an article about two former Macdonald Hotels in Manchester and .....
This is our review of the new Edinburgh Marriott Hotel Holyrood, which used to be a Macdonald hotel. In .....
16 Jul 202416 July 2024 • 26 comments
What are Club Eurostar points worth? 18 months ago Club Eurostar had a relaunch which doubled the cost of free trips – albeit with a higher earning rate going forward and a status bonus for .....
What are Club Eurostar points worth? 18 months ago Club Eurostar had a relaunch which doubled the cost of free .....
22 Apr 202522 April 2025 • 14 comments
Which hotels at Heathrow airport are walkable from the terminals, and don’t require a bus ride? Whilst you are virtually guaranteed to be paying more to sleep within Heathrow airport, you .....
Which hotels at Heathrow airport are walkable from the terminals, and don’t require a bus ride? Whilst .....
12 Mar 202512 March 2025 • 68 comments
A month ago Rhys sat down with Rami El-Dahshan, the new CEO of No1 Lounges, to chat about his plans – see here. By coincidence I had agreed to have a similar chat with Bora Isbulan, the Deputy .....
A month ago Rhys sat down with Rami El-Dahshan, the new CEO of No1 Lounges, to chat about his plans – .....
3 Mar 20253 March 2025 • 35 comments
Global Hotel Alliance, and its GHA DISCOVERY loyalty programme, has been pushing its way onto our radar over the last couple of years. This is down to three things: There are also regular American .....
Global Hotel Alliance, and its GHA DISCOVERY loyalty programme, has been pushing its way onto our radar over .....
7 Jul 20247 July 2024 • 12 comments
Monday was a busier-than-usual day for IHG Hotels & Resorts. It added over 100 hotels in Germany in one go, through a franchise deal with NOVUM Hospitality. It will see two IHG brands – .....
Monday was a busier-than-usual day for IHG Hotels & Resorts. It added over 100 hotels in Germany in one .....
17 Apr 202417 April 2024 • 93 comments
Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Head for Points tends to focus on the first two types. I thought it was worth a look at the four loyalty .....
Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Head for Points .....
25 Oct 202425 October 2024 • 43 comments
This is the fifth of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two articles. One will list the facts of the scheme, basically, “How does .....
This is the fifth of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over .....
15 Feb 202515 February 2025 • 10 comments
Yesterday we ran an article covering the new benefits that Aer Lingus AerClub elite members will get when flying on British Airways. A lot of readers asked if the deal worked the other way – and .....
Yesterday we ran an article covering the new benefits that Aer Lingus AerClub elite members will get when .....
22 Nov 202422 November 2024 • 37 comments
British Airways has launched two new Avios-only flghts for Easter 2025. These are bookable now. Both flights will operate on Friday 18th April which is Good Friday, returning eight days later. There .....
British Airways has launched two new Avios-only flghts for Easter 2025. These are bookable now. Both flights .....
25 Jul 202425 July 2024 • 32 comments
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