If you want to guarantee yourself the best chance of booking the Avios reward flights you want, it is important to know when British Airways releases Avios reward flights. It is fairly easy to .....

If you want to guarantee yourself the best chance of booking the Avios reward flights you want, it is .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

I am often asked by readers ‘how far in advance can I book with my Avios points?’.  Today I wanted to look at how the system works. The British Airways booking system lets you book .....

I am often asked by readers ‘how far in advance can I book with my Avios points?’.  Today I .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

Today I want to look at if you can use Avios points to get into an airport lounge. British Airways has a very impressive set of lounges at its London hubs, as well as some surprising gems .....

Today I want to look at if you can use Avios points to get into an airport lounge. British Airways has a .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

Today I want to look at if you can pay to get into British Airways airport lounges. British Airways has a very impressive set of lounges at its London hubs, as well as some surprising gems .....

Today I want to look at if you can pay to get into British Airways airport lounges. British Airways has a .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

LNER, the East Coast rail franchise holder, launched a new loyalty programme three year ago – ‘LNER Perks’. This was not wholly unexpected. LNER had dropped out of Nectar a couple of .....

LNER, the East Coast rail franchise holder, launched a new loyalty programme three year ago – .....

24 Dec 202324 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Radisson Rewards points from expiring?’ or ‘When do my Radisson Rewards points expire?’. This series, which .....

I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Radisson Rewards points from .....

27 Oct 202327 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 8 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 .....

30 Oct 202330 October 2023 by Rob Burgess

A few people asked why we have not published anything over the weekend on the proposed quarantine measures for people entering the United Kingdom. The reason is that we were keen to see the exact .....

A few people asked why we have not published anything over the weekend on the proposed quarantine measures for .....

11 May 202011 May 2020 by Rob Burgess • 94 comments

This is our review of Ethiopian Airlines Cloud 9 (business class), flying between Addis Ababa and London Heathrow. After trying out Ethiopian Airlines on a fifth freedom route between Manchester and .....

This is our review of Ethiopian Airlines Cloud 9 (business class), flying between Addis Ababa and London .....

13 Feb 202313 February 2023 by Rhys Jones • 52 comments

Our article on Monday on the British Airways policy for unaccompanied children was far more popular than we expected, so I thought it was worth taking a look at how Virgin Atlantic tackles the same .....

Our article on Monday on the British Airways policy for unaccompanied children was far more popular than we .....

16 Aug 202316 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

This is our review of the W Mexico City hotel. Keen to get some respite from the British winter, and having heard some excellent feedback about Mexico, I decided to head over for a week, starting with .....

This is our review of the W Mexico City hotel. Keen to get some respite from the British winter, and having .....

11 Mar 202311 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 40 comments

I was at the Andaz Liverpool Street hotel on Tuesday, where Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary was announcing its biggest winter schedule ever, with flights from 21 UK airports. (By a crazy .....

I was at the Andaz Liverpool Street hotel on Tuesday, where Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary was .....

1 Sep 20221 September 2022 by Rhys Jones • 175 comments

In February we wrote about a new Hyatt hotel opening on the Greek island of Santorini. The hotel has now opened as part of The Unbound Collection, a collection of independent luxury hotels operating .....

In February we wrote about a new Hyatt hotel opening on the Greek island of Santorini. The hotel has now .....

12 Aug 202212 August 2022 by Rhys Jones

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. You are receiving this as a previous subscriber to Malcolm .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

12 Jun 202312 June 2023 by Rob Burgess