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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
For the first time in over a decade, Virgin Atlantic will operate to Canada. Flights to Toronto launch on 30th March 2025. Richard Branson joked that this was “third time lucky” for the .....
For the first time in over a decade, Virgin Atlantic will operate to Canada. Flights to Toronto launch on 30th .....
11 Jun 202411 June 2024 • 47 comments
A day later than planned, and surprisingly not tweeted in advance by Grant Shapps, the Government has updated its travel corridor lists. Nine countries have moved from the Amber list. Seven have moved .....
A day later than planned, and surprisingly not tweeted in advance by Grant Shapps, the Government has updated .....
26 Aug 202126 August 2021 • 55 comments
SAS, which has just joined SkyTeam, has launched a fun promotion. The bottom line is that you can become an SAS EuroBonus points millionaire by taking 15 SkyTeam flights - with 15 different airlines. .....
SAS, which has just joined SkyTeam, has launched a fun promotion. The bottom line is that you can become an .....
10 Oct 202410 October 2024 • 101 comments
You may not have heard of Graduate Hotels. It is a boutique US chain which specialises in high end hotels in ‘University towns’ – which is basically marketing speak for attractive .....
You may not have heard of Graduate Hotels. It is a boutique US chain which specialises in high end hotels in .....
25 May 202225 May 2022 • 79 comments
How do you book flights on SkyTeam alliance members using Virgin Points? This article is Part 4 of our updated ‘Virgin Redemption University’ series. Further articles will follow on .....
How do you book flights on SkyTeam alliance members using Virgin Points? This article is Part 4 of our updated .....
12 Sep 202412 September 2024 • 27 comments
A spectre is haunting aviation – the spectre of failed ‘all business class’ airlines. Countless such airlines have come and gone. In the UK alone this includes Eos and Silverjet in .....
A spectre is haunting aviation – the spectre of failed ‘all business class’ airlines. .....
16 Nov 202316 November 2023 • 82 comments
Last year we covered Bluechain, a company which allows you to pay invoices, business or personal, with a credit card. Bluechain charges your credit card, adds a small fee and sends a bank transfer to .....
Last year we covered Bluechain, a company which allows you to pay invoices, business or personal, with a .....
27 Mar 202527 March 2025 • 152 comments
IHG One Rewards is the only hotel scheme which offers multiple ways of earning STATUS points without staying in their hotels. With IHG One Rewards seeing major improvements as part of its relaunch in .....
IHG One Rewards is the only hotel scheme which offers multiple ways of earning STATUS points without staying .....
30 Jul 202430 July 2024 • 36 comments
Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up here to .....
Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....
29 Apr 202429 April 2024
IHG One Rewards has announced a new global promotion which will launch on 1st January, immediately after the current deal ends. IHG One Rewards is the loyalty scheme covering InterContinental, Holiday .....
IHG One Rewards has announced a new global promotion which will launch on 1st January, immediately after the .....
21 Dec 202321 December 2023 • 27 comments
Unlike British Airways, Virgin Atlantic does not guarantee to make a minimum number of seats available for redemption on each flight. This means that reward seat availability can be patchy or even non .....
Unlike British Airways, Virgin Atlantic does not guarantee to make a minimum number of seats available for .....
27 May 202227 May 2022 • 40 comments
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