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American Express has launched a new wave of hotel cashback deals. Whatever you are planning this Spring, you are likely to find a deal for you. As usual, these offers may or may not appear somewhere .....
American Express has launched a new wave of hotel cashback deals. Whatever you are planning this Spring, you .....
26 Apr 202226 April 2022 • 38 comments
Aer Lingus is continuing to rebuild its long-haul network from Dublin with the (re)launch of flights to Philadelphia last week. The airline has a lot more planned for the Summer 2022 season including: .....
Aer Lingus is continuing to rebuild its long-haul network from Dublin with the (re)launch of flights to .....
10 Apr 202210 April 2022 • 22 comments
Welcome, Norse Atlantic Airways. Laugh or cry, but you haven’t seen the end of Norway’s attempts to succeed in low-cost long-haul flying. With the original airline now virtually dead, .....
Welcome, Norse Atlantic Airways. Laugh or cry, but you haven’t seen the end of Norway’s attempts .....
19 Mar 202119 March 2021 • 34 comments
When we compare the major hotel loyalty schemes on Head for Points, we generally look at them in terms of the number of nights you need to stay in order to earn elite status. For most people, this is .....
When we compare the major hotel loyalty schemes on Head for Points, we generally look at them in terms of the .....
15 Apr 202415 April 2024 • 37 comments
The Club Eurostar programme relaunched on Sunday after a short closure of its website. At first glance it may seem that little has changed – all of the old ways to earn and redeem are still .....
The Club Eurostar programme relaunched on Sunday after a short closure of its website. At first glance it may .....
4 Oct 20234 October 2023 • 127 comments
Six months after launching regular flights from Gatwick to New York, low-cost transatlantic airline Norse Atlantic is kicking off two more destinations for the summer holidays. The new services are .....
Six months after launching regular flights from Gatwick to New York, low-cost transatlantic airline Norse .....
16 Feb 202316 February 2023 • 30 comments
Lifetime status is a popular perk among the hotel chains. In general, lifetime status usually requires such a high threshold that you would wonder why such a person would ever want to set foot in .....
Lifetime status is a popular perk among the hotel chains. In general, lifetime status usually requires such a .....
26 Feb 202526 February 2025 • 30 comments
This is our review of aether, the ‘pay to use’ VIP terminal at Manchester Airport. In November 2019 Rob reviewed the brand new PremiAir VIP terminal at Manchester and was very impressed. Little .....
This is our review of aether, the ‘pay to use’ VIP terminal at Manchester Airport. In November 2019 Rob .....
3 Feb 20253 February 2025 • 90 comments
HSBC runs regular 25% bonuses on conversions of HSBC Premier credit card points to British Airways Club Avios. A new bonus is now live, but there is something different this time: What are the rules .....
HSBC runs regular 25% bonuses on conversions of HSBC Premier credit card points to British Airways Club Avios. .....
2 May 20252 May 2025 • 18 comments
The mystery of the missing British Airways First Class Avios redemptions over the past year is one that even Sherlock Holmes himself would have struggled with. Personally, I assumed that this was due .....
The mystery of the missing British Airways First Class Avios redemptions over the past year is one that even .....
8 Jun 20228 June 2022 • 46 comments
For over two years now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. It is by far the easiest way of seeing Avios and Virgin Points .....
For over two years now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British .....
14 Jul 202214 July 2022 • 41 comments
As we headed into 2025, a flurry of emails from airport press offices hit my inbox with news of record passenger numbers. Heathrow, Stansted, Manchester and others all crowed of reaching new highs and .....
As we headed into 2025, a flurry of emails from airport press offices hit my inbox with news of record .....
17 Mar 202517 March 2025 • 97 comments
Last year IHG launched its new IHG One Rewards loyalty programme, which covers Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, InterContinental, Holiday Inn Express etc. We were very pleasantly surprised .....
Last year IHG launched its new IHG One Rewards loyalty programme, which covers Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, .....
16 Dec 202316 December 2023 • 48 comments
Want to visit Japan using Virgin Points? It is now a decade since Virgin Atlantic dropped Tokyo (part of a route bonfire that also saw Cape Town, Vancouver and Mumbai canned) but luckily it has .....
Want to visit Japan using Virgin Points? It is now a decade since Virgin Atlantic dropped Tokyo (part of a .....
26 Jan 202426 January 2024 • 35 comments
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