Etihad is running a short term flash sale via a 20% discount code. You save a straight 20% on the base fare (ie the price excluding taxes and charges) in Economy and Business. The rules are: These .....

Etihad is running a short term flash sale via a 20% discount code. You save a straight 20% on the base fare .....

12 Jun 202312 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

American Express has made two announcements today. The first, covered in a separate article, is the temporary offer of a £400 Amex Travel credit when you apply for The Platinum Card and spent £6,000 .....

American Express has made two announcements today. The first, covered in a separate article, is the temporary .....

3 Jul 20243 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 103 comments

If you haven’t stocked up on wine yet for Christmas, Virgin Wines has launched a generous offer for anyone with 15,500 Virgin Points to spare. You can order a Virgin Wines advent calendar, .....

If you haven’t stocked up on wine yet for Christmas, Virgin Wines has launched a generous offer for .....

31 Oct 202431 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

How many tier points do you earn from a British Airways flight? We haven’t updated our tier point calculator for a while so it was time for a refresh. I think all the new routes have been added .....

How many tier points do you earn from a British Airways flight? We haven’t updated our tier point .....

24 Mar 202424 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

Over the next week we will be publishing reviews of three Hilton resorts in the Seychelles: the new Canopy Seychelles (review here), the new Waldorf Astoria Platte Island (review here) and Mango .....

Over the next week we will be publishing reviews of three Hilton resorts in the Seychelles: the new Canopy .....

5 Aug 20245 August 2024 by Rhys Jones • 40 comments

Yesterday, we published three articles profiling three changes that British Airways is rolling out to its customer experience and route network, including: There were, however, even more announcements .....

Yesterday, we published three articles profiling three changes that British Airways is rolling out to its .....

6 Mar 20246 March 2024 by Rhys Jones • 135 comments

There has been a lot of confusion about yesterday’s announcement that British Airways will be moving everyone onto aligned tier point collection years, starting on 1st April 2025. The .....

There has been a lot of confusion about yesterday’s announcement that British Airways will be moving .....

6 Feb 20246 February 2024 by Rhys Jones • 206 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: We ran a separate piece here which .....

Global Hotel Alliance, and its GHA DISCOVERY loyalty programme, has been pushing its way onto our radar over .....

24 Aug 202424 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

News in brief: Plaza Premium’s T3 arrivals lounge has reopened Plaza Premium has reopened its arrivals lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 3. We will have the full story next week because we are .....

News in brief: Plaza Premium’s T3 arrivals lounge has reopened Plaza Premium has reopened its arrivals .....

11 Sep 202511 September 2025 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

This is our review of the Great Scotland Yard Hotel, part of Hyatt’s Unbound Collection and probably the best Hyatt property in London. Part 1, click here, looked at the location, the rooms and .....

This is our review of the Great Scotland Yard Hotel, part of Hyatt’s Unbound Collection and probably the .....

23 Mar 202423 March 2024 by Conny Urban • 3 comments

This is our review of Air India’s new A350-900 from London to Delhi in business class. An airline in the middle of a five-year transformation is not one you expect to deliver a world-class .....

This is our review of Air India’s new A350-900 from London to Delhi in business class. An airline in the .....

15 Apr 202515 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 156 comments

German car rental group SIXT and Marriott Bonvoy have been partners for 24 years, and the two have just announced a deepening of the relationship. Two things have been improved: In my admittedly .....

German car rental group SIXT and Marriott Bonvoy have been partners for 24 years, and the two have just .....

25 Feb 202425 February 2024 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

This is our review of the Park Hyatt Milan, Italy, hotel. After a fantastic stay at the Park Hyatt Vienna (review here) back in 2022, still one of the best hotels I’ve ever visited, I was keen .....

This is our review of the Park Hyatt Milan, Italy, hotel. After a fantastic stay at the Park Hyatt Vienna .....

22 Apr 202422 April 2024 by Rhys Jones • 12 comments

Is it still worth using ‘Part Pay With Avios’ when booking British Airways flights, now that Nectar is an option? ‘Part Pay With Avios’ has, apparently, been very successful .....

Is it still worth using ‘Part Pay With Avios’ when booking British Airways flights, now that .....

7 Jul 20257 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments