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As we covered yesterday, Virgin Atlantic had increased the ‘carrier imposed surcharge’ (which it pockets) to £900 on transatlantic redemptions in Upper Class. This took the total .....
As we covered yesterday, Virgin Atlantic had increased the ‘carrier imposed surcharge’ (which it .....
27 Mar 202427 March 2024 • 121 comments
We’ve covered JetBlue in considerable detail on HfP since it launched its London flights a few years ago, but before I review it (published tomorrow and Wednesday) I wanted to dig a little .....
We’ve covered JetBlue in considerable detail on HfP since it launched its London flights a few years .....
13 May 202413 May 2024 • 43 comments
The Lufthansa Miles & More scheme is certainly not perfect, but it does have some good reasons to use it. As I covered in an article about my trip to the Middle East over Christmas 2020, .....
The Lufthansa Miles & More scheme is certainly not perfect, but it does have some good reasons to use .....
25 Mar 202425 March 2024 • 10 comments
With only a couple of weeks left until British Airways Holidays ends its double tier points deal (and you would need to travel by 31st March, not just book), Virgin Atlantic Holidays has launched an .....
With only a couple of weeks left until British Airways Holidays ends its double tier points deal (and you .....
13 Mar 202513 March 2025 • 30 comments
Not many Avios collectors know that you can now double-up when you stay at any Accor hotel. As well as earning Accor Live Limitless points as usual from your Novotel, Mercure, Raffles, Fairmont, .....
Not many Avios collectors know that you can now double-up when you stay at any Accor hotel. As well as earning .....
15 May 202315 May 2023 • 10 comments
Hilton Honors appears to have snuck through a series of points price increases at some of its very top properties. It only appears to impact a small percentage of hotels, although the impact on the .....
Hilton Honors appears to have snuck through a series of points price increases at some of its very top .....
18 May 202518 May 2025 • 80 comments
GHA DISCOVERY, the loyalty programme for Global Hotel Alliance, has been making a name for itself over the last couple of years with a mix of easy to earn status, generous elite benefits and .....
GHA DISCOVERY, the loyalty programme for Global Hotel Alliance, has been making a name for itself over the .....
28 Apr 202528 April 2025 • 71 comments
Two bits of Virgin Atlantic news: What’s happening to the Seoul route? Odd things are happening with Virgin Atlantic’s long promised route to Seoul. As we covered here, tickets went on .....
Two bits of Virgin Atlantic news: What’s happening to the Seoul route? Odd things are happening with .....
28 Jun 202528 June 2025 • 35 comments
Last summer, Virgin Red signed a deal on a box at The O2 arena in London with tickets available for members of Virgin Red and Virgin Flying Club. Marriott Bonvoy, of course, has been doing this for .....
Last summer, Virgin Red signed a deal on a box at The O2 arena in London with tickets available for members of .....
15 Dec 202415 December 2024 • 28 comments
It turns out that it has been five years since we wrote about the American Express lounge at The O2 arena in London. I got to visit it for the first time recently (I’m normally hiding away in .....
It turns out that it has been five years since we wrote about the American Express lounge at The O2 arena in .....
1 Sep 20241 September 2024 • 33 comments
This is our review of Hilton’s Conrad Osaka hotel in Japan. After two nights in Nagoya (TIAD Nagoya hotel review here) I took the Shinkansen bullet train about 50 minutes west to Osaka. Both .....
This is our review of Hilton’s Conrad Osaka hotel in Japan. After two nights in Nagoya (TIAD Nagoya .....
29 Sep 202429 September 2024 • 31 comments
News in brief: Wizz Air now accepts American Express After Loganair signed a deal with American Express, Wizz Air was apparently the last ‘major’ carrier flying internationally from the UK .....
News in brief: Wizz Air now accepts American Express After Loganair signed a deal with American Express, Wizz .....
28 Jun 202528 June 2025 • 26 comments
Did you know that both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic offer a cooling off period for new bookings? Whilst it is not widely publicised, both airlines let you refund your booking – in full .....
Did you know that both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic offer a cooling off period for new bookings? Whilst .....
30 Aug 202430 August 2024 • 56 comments
Back in May, Virgin Red took over a box at The O2 in London with seats to be made available to members for points. This will replace the box at the AO Arena in Manchester which will close after the .....
Back in May, Virgin Red took over a box at The O2 in London with seats to be made available to members for .....
29 Jun 202429 June 2024 • 13 comments
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