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This is our review of the British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not .....
This is our review of the British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card. It is part of our series .....
17 May 202517 May 2025 • 53 comments
A regular question I get asked by readers is how The American Express Business Platinum Card differs from (personal) The Platinum Card. We have a similar articles on how The Platinum Card differs from .....
A regular question I get asked by readers is how The American Express Business Platinum Card differs from .....
22 Apr 202522 April 2025 • 40 comments
As I mentioned in our other article today, Sean Doyle, Chairman and CEO of British Airways, invited us round to his lounge for Christmas drinks on Monday night. Not the lounge of his house – the .....
As I mentioned in our other article today, Sean Doyle, Chairman and CEO of British Airways, invited us round .....
12 Dec 202312 December 2023 • 65 comments
Last week, I was on the BBC’s World Business Report commenting on the release of Heathrow’s 2023 results. Sadly it isn’t on iPlayer so you can’t check out my living room! The .....
Last week, I was on the BBC’s World Business Report commenting on the release of Heathrow’s 2023 .....
28 Feb 202428 February 2024 • 145 comments
There has been some odd shifts in how certain long haul British Airways routes are rewarded this year. Back in January, we reported that British Airways had increased the tier points offered for Hong .....
There has been some odd shifts in how certain long haul British Airways routes are rewarded this year. Back in .....
10 Dec 202310 December 2023 • 33 comments
This is the sixth and last of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two articles. One will list the basic facts of the scheme – .....
This is the sixth and last of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be .....
22 Feb 202522 February 2025 • 8 comments
31st December is, unsurprisingly, the date that a lot of miles and points offers close. I thought it was worth a quick reminder of the key ones which we have covered on the site in recent weeks. .....
31st December is, unsurprisingly, the date that a lot of miles and points offers close. I thought it was worth .....
30 Dec 202430 December 2024 • 6 comments
JetBlue’s financial woes have been widely documented; the airline has failed to turn a profit since before the pandemic, and a new leadership team was brought in earlier this year to try to turn .....
JetBlue’s financial woes have been widely documented; the airline has failed to turn a profit since .....
11 Dec 202411 December 2024 • 46 comments
Take-off and landing slots at Heathrow are a scarce resource but Qatar Airways has managed to get its hands on another pair thanks to Romanian flag carrier TAROM. ACL, which co-ordinates slots at .....
Take-off and landing slots at Heathrow are a scarce resource but Qatar Airways has managed to get its hands on .....
20 Aug 202420 August 2024
This is our review of the La Valette Club lounge in Malta International Airport. Malta International Airport is not big. In fact, it’s so small that it doesn’t have any jetbridges. It .....
This is our review of the La Valette Club lounge in Malta International Airport. Malta International Airport .....
25 May 202525 May 2025 • 18 comments
“You First” is a dedicated call centre set up to help anyone holding a British Airways First Class ticket. Not many people know it exists, which is a shame because – .....
“You First” is a dedicated call centre set up to help anyone holding a British Airways First Class .....
18 Mar 202518 March 2025 • 26 comments
Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. This newsletter is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business .....
Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....
22 Jan 202422 January 2024
Hyatt has launched its latest promotion which is another run-out for Bonus Journeys. Full details, and the registration link, are here. It runs from 6th October to 30th November, and is a very .....
Hyatt has launched its latest promotion which is another run-out for Bonus Journeys. Full details, and the .....
14 Sep 202314 September 2023 • 13 comments
How does the upgrade voucher issued with Barclays Avios Rewards to Barclays Premier customers work? I am spending some time this week looking again (after a lengthy gap) at the Barclays Premier and .....
How does the upgrade voucher issued with Barclays Avios Rewards to Barclays Premier customers work? I am .....
5 Sep 20245 September 2024 • 69 comments
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