How many Virgin Points do you need to fly to a particular city? This article is Part 2 of our updated ‘Virgin Redemption University’ series. Further articles will follow on different .....

How many Virgin Points do you need to fly to a particular city? This article is Part 2 of our updated .....

10 Sep 202410 September 2024 by Rhys Jones • 13 comments

Lufthansa and SWISS have brought back their attractive flight deals to Dubai. We covered these deals a few weeks and now they are back. For £1,126 from London this is an exceptionally good deal for a .....

Lufthansa and SWISS have brought back their attractive flight deals to Dubai. We covered these deals a few .....

27 Jun 202427 June 2024 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

What is the best way to spend Nectar points? It is now three years since Avios and Nectar unveiled their partnership. The lustre has faded somewhat since then due to two sharp devaluations, neither of .....

What is the best way to spend Nectar points? It is now three years since Avios and Nectar unveiled their .....

31 Jul 202431 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

Can you spend your Avios points on flights on Royal Jordanian? In this article I want to look at how you can use your Avios to fly with partner airlines like Royal Jordanian. I have done this .....

Can you spend your Avios points on flights on Royal Jordanian? In this article I want to look at how you can .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

Can you spend your Avios points on flights on Japan Airlines? In this article I want to look at how you can use your Avios to fly with partner airline Japan Airlines. The good news is that you are not .....

Can you spend your Avios points on flights on Japan Airlines? In this article I want to look at how you can .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

If you have a Priority Pass airport lounge access card, there is finally something to do with it at London City Airport. No, the airport hasn’t opened a lounge. Priority Pass has, however, done .....

If you have a Priority Pass airport lounge access card, there is finally something to do with it at London .....

20 Nov 202320 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

I was in Norway last week, seeing how Norse Atlantic’s Premium cabin performed as a short-haul seat on the Gatwick to Oslo route. (‘Very well’ is the answer as my Norse Atlantic .....

I was in Norway last week, seeing how Norse Atlantic’s Premium cabin performed as a short-haul seat on .....

24 Aug 202224 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

Whenever we write about travelling in business class to Australia or New Zealand, we generally suggest cash over Avios. There are a number of reasons for this: This is why the current Cathay Pacific .....

Whenever we write about travelling in business class to Australia or New Zealand, we generally suggest cash .....

25 Oct 202425 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 42 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 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

This is our review of the Courtyard Hamburg City hotel, part of Marriott Bonvoy. After two failed attempts (one due to a flight cancellation and the other after being invited to an Airbus factory tour .....

This is our review of the Courtyard Hamburg City hotel, part of Marriott Bonvoy. After two failed attempts .....

20 Apr 202520 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 14 comments

One fascinating change to Avios in recent years was the opening up of Aer Lingus and Iberia for American Express 2-4-1 Companion Voucher redemptions. The Aer Lingus option is especially interesting .....

One fascinating change to Avios in recent years was the opening up of Aer Lingus and Iberia for American .....

1 Dec 20241 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

This is our review of the Canopy Paris Eiffel Tower hotel. Hilton is currently running its latest sale for hotels and resorts in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You can get up to 20% .....

This is our review of the Canopy Paris Eiffel Tower hotel. Hilton is currently running its latest sale for .....

13 Jul 202413 July 2024 by Rhys Jones • 7 comments

British Airways has, finally, issued some guidance to passengers using Heathrow Terminal 5 between tomorrow and 9th April. Services through the terminal are expected to be hugely disrupted due to a .....

British Airways has, finally, issued some guidance to passengers using Heathrow Terminal 5 between tomorrow .....

30 Mar 202330 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 217 comments

Something seems to be ‘up’ with the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse network in the United States. This seems to be linked to Virgin Atlantic’s membership of SkyTeam, which is expected to .....

Something seems to be ‘up’ with the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse network in the United States. This .....

27 Feb 202327 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments