Earlier this year we ran an article about redeeming Virgin Flying Club miles on ANA flights from London.  It is one of the best uses of Virgin Flying Club miles at 95,000 miles for a return business .....

Earlier this year we ran an article about redeeming Virgin Flying Club miles on ANA flights from London.  It .....

13 Jul 201913 July 2019 by Rhys Jones • 24 comments

IHG Rewards Club is currently offering a widely targeted offer of 15,000 IHG Rewards Club points if you sign up for InterContinental Ambassador by 10th August. I had a lot of emails this week asking .....

IHG Rewards Club is currently offering a widely targeted offer of 15,000 IHG Rewards Club points if you sign .....

13 Jul 201913 July 2019 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

British Airways Executive Club has announced a 40% transfer bonus for anyone who earned Avios from Shell Drivers Club in the past three years. The bonus will run until the end of 2019.  It is not .....

British Airways Executive Club has announced a 40% transfer bonus for anyone who earned Avios from Shell .....

13 Jul 201913 July 2019 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Totally separate to the British Airways cabin crew and pilot pay dispute, the Unite union has announced a series of six strikes by its workers at Heathrow. These will cover: Friday 26th July Saturday .....

Totally separate to the British Airways cabin crew and pilot pay dispute, the Unite union has announced a .....

13 Jul 201913 July 2019 by Rob Burgess

Heathrow airport and First Bus have launched a new RailAir coach link from Guildford railway station to the airport. It is timed to connect with fast trains from Portsmouth, Petersfield, Havant and .....

Heathrow airport and First Bus have launched a new RailAir coach link from Guildford railway station to the .....

13 Jul 201913 July 2019 by Rob Burgess • 98 comments

With the schools breaking up, I am currently running updated versions of my annual travel planning series.  This will cover the best ways of earning or redeeming miles and .....

With the schools breaking up, I am currently running updated versions of my annual travel .....

12 Jul 201912 July 2019 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

Bjorn Kjos, the founder and major shareholder in Norwegian, stood down as CEO yesterday after 17 years.  He is being replaced on an interim basis by the CFO, Geir Karlson. There is an interesting .....

Bjorn Kjos, the founder and major shareholder in Norwegian, stood down as CEO yesterday after 17 years.  He .....

12 Jul 201912 July 2019 by Rob Burgess • 158 comments

IHG Rewards Club has been running a major UK status match campaign recently. If you have status in any other hotel programme, you can match it to Spire Elite, Platinum Elite or Gold Elite in IHG .....

IHG Rewards Club has been running a major UK status match campaign recently. If you have status in any other .....

12 Jul 201912 July 2019 by Rob Burgess

Qatar Airways has an interesting Business Class deal from Prague to Chiang Mai.   Prague is easy to reach from virtually all of the UK, and this trip would generate 560 British Airways tier points. .....

Qatar Airways has an interesting Business Class deal from Prague to Chiang Mai.   Prague is easy to reach .....

12 Jul 201912 July 2019 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of the Malaysia Airlines first class lounge in the international Satellite terminal at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). This review is part of our series on Malaysia .....

This is our review of the Malaysia Airlines first class lounge in the international Satellite terminal at .....

12 Jul 201912 July 2019 by Rhys Jones • 9 comments

British Airways has re-opened its lounge in San Francisco with a brand new look. Late last year we reported that British Airways had closed its lounge at San Francisco airport for .....

British Airways has re-opened its lounge in San Francisco with a brand new look. Late last year we reported .....

11 Jul 201911 July 2019 by Rhys Jones • 41 comments

Finnair announced yesterday that it is launching a new route to Busan in South Korea next year. This will be the first direct flight to Busan from anywhere in Europe.  As Finnair is a British Airways .....

Finnair announced yesterday that it is launching a new route to Busan in South Korea next year. This will be .....

11 Jul 201911 July 2019 by Rob Burgess • 160 comments

10 day ago we wrote about a new spend-based bonus promotion launched by American Express for many people – but not everyone – who have Preferred Rewards Gold or The Platinum Card. The .....

10 day ago we wrote about a new spend-based bonus promotion launched by American Express for many people .....

11 Jul 201911 July 2019 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

YOTEL dropped us a note yesterday to highlight their new Edinburgh hotel, which opens on 19th August. This is not an airport site – it is on Queen Street in the City Centre.  Standard rooms are .....

YOTEL dropped us a note yesterday to highlight their new Edinburgh hotel, which opens on 19th August. This is .....

11 Jul 201911 July 2019 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments