Airport lounge membership network Priority Pass made the surprise announcement yesterday that it was increasing guest fees by a whopping 20%, from £20 to £24. The change kicks in from 1st December. .....

Airport lounge membership network Priority Pass made the surprise announcement yesterday that it was .....

26 Oct 202226 October 2022 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

If you are in any doubt that air travel is back to normal, take a look at Heathrow’s record-breaking December 2023 performance. With 6.6 million passengers, Heathrow is calling it the biggest .....

If you are in any doubt that air travel is back to normal, take a look at Heathrow’s record-breaking .....

15 Jan 202415 January 2024 by Rhys Jones • 83 comments

IHG has signed a voco hotel on The World Islands Dubai. The website is here. The World Islands project has a chequered history. Virtually abandoned after the financial crisis 15 years ago, the project .....

IHG has signed a voco hotel on The World Islands Dubai. The website is here. The World Islands project has a .....

26 Jan 202426 January 2024 by Rob Burgess

This is our guide to how to use your British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher to book a British Airways Avios reward flight. Whilst we have a long-established ‘expert .....

This is our guide to how to use your British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher to book a .....

11 Mar 202411 March 2024 by Rhys Jones • 96 comments

The launch of the Barclaycard upgrade vouchers, available via Barclays Premier with Barclays Avios Rewards and the two Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards, was a substantial boost for the solo .....

The launch of the Barclaycard upgrade vouchers, available via Barclays Premier with Barclays Avios Rewards and .....

24 Apr 202324 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 22 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 .....

20 Mar 202320 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 60 comments

When Rhys returned from his Virgin Atlantic A330neo inaugural trip to Tampa, he came back with rumours of an aggressive route expansion. We honestly have no idea what is planned, but it is worth .....

When Rhys returned from his Virgin Atlantic A330neo inaugural trip to Tampa, he came back with rumours of an .....

9 Nov 20229 November 2022 by Rob Burgess

If you have plans to fly to New York – and possible further afield – you may want to move fast. British Airways is selling sub-€1,000 business class fares. EDIT: It appears British .....

If you have plans to fly to New York – and possible further afield – you may want to move fast. .....

10 Jan 202310 January 2023 by Rhys Jones • 113 comments

Two quick pieces, with British Airways ideosyncracies in common! Cathay Pacific ‘P’ class business fares do not earn Avios or tier points Back in 2020, during the pandemic, Cathay Pacific .....

Two quick pieces, with British Airways ideosyncracies in common! Cathay Pacific ‘P’ class business .....

1 Oct 20221 October 2022 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

As spotted by Simple Flying, British Airways is bringing its long haul Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft to selected European flights this Spring. This is not the first time this has happened – during .....

As spotted by Simple Flying, British Airways is bringing its long haul Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft to selected .....

5 Feb 20235 February 2023 by Rhys Jones • 77 comments

News in brief from Manchester: Get 25% off Avios flights to Madrid Iberia Express is offering 25% off Avios redemptions from Manchester to Madrid.   This means that Economy tickets are .....

News in brief from Manchester: Get 25% off Avios flights to Madrid Iberia Express is offering 25% off .....

13 Oct 202213 October 2022 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

The aeroroutes.com website published an interesting list yesterday of British Airways short haul service cuts for July 2022. The numbers are huge – far bigger than we imagined. Flights from .....

The aeroroutes.com website published an interesting list yesterday of British Airways short haul service cuts .....

28 Jun 202228 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 117 comments

Thanks to the aeroroutes.com website, we have the updated list of British Airways short haul service cuts for August 2022. This follows on from our article about BA’s flight cancellations in .....

Thanks to the aeroroutes.com website, we have the updated list of British Airways short haul service cuts for .....

12 Jul 202212 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

Hot off the opening of the newly refurbished Aspire lounge in Amsterdam, Aspire is offering 25% off across its UK and Ireland lounges in March. The discount works at the following lounges: To trigger .....

Hot off the opening of the newly refurbished Aspire lounge in Amsterdam, Aspire is offering 25% off across its .....

29 Feb 202429 February 2024 by Rhys Jones