The aeroroutes.com website published an interesting list yesterday of British Airways short haul service cuts for July 2022. The numbers are huge – far bigger than we imagined. Flights from .....

The aeroroutes.com website published an interesting list yesterday of British Airways short haul service cuts .....

28 Jun 202228 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 117 comments

Thanks to the aeroroutes.com website, we have the updated list of British Airways short haul service cuts for August 2022. This follows on from our article about BA’s flight cancellations in .....

Thanks to the aeroroutes.com website, we have the updated list of British Airways short haul service cuts for .....

12 Jul 202212 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

Despite running a travel website where we usually cover ways to get away from the UK, we do occasionally get around to reviewing hotels on our doorstep. And let’s face it: in London, we are .....

Despite running a travel website where we usually cover ways to get away from the UK, we do occasionally get .....

21 Apr 202521 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 13 comments

During the pandemic, as a way of providing inspiration for readers who were stuck at home, we ran a 64-part series called ‘My Favourite Hotel’. We decided to break our usual rule about not .....

During the pandemic, as a way of providing inspiration for readers who were stuck at home, we ran a 64-part .....

10 Feb 202510 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

A relatively new development in the frequent flyer world has been the ability to earn tier points towards airline status by booking a package holiday. You have always earned tier points if you booked .....

A relatively new development in the frequent flyer world has been the ability to earn tier points towards .....

15 Mar 202515 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

As you may have seen in the press, British Airways decided that yesterday afternoon was a good time to bury bad news. It announced that it would cut 10,300 more short-haul flights between August and .....

As you may have seen in the press, British Airways decided that yesterday afternoon was a good time to bury .....

7 Jul 20227 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

It’s back – the 60 day block on booking Aer Lingus redemptions with Avios. In November 2023, we reported how Aer Lingus was blocking Avios redemptions made within 60 days of the date of .....

It’s back – the 60 day block on booking Aer Lingus redemptions with Avios. In November 2023, we .....

26 Apr 202526 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Last summer, Virgin Red signed a deal on a box at The O2 arena in London with tickets available for members of Virgin Red and Virgin Flying Club. Marriott Bonvoy, of course, has been doing this for .....

Last summer, Virgin Red signed a deal on a box at The O2 arena in London with tickets available for members of .....

15 Dec 202415 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Virgin Red, the app which lets you earn and spend Virgin Points from non-flying activities, has launched a new offer with sister company with Virgin Wines. Virgin Wines has partnered with Virgin .....

Virgin Red, the app which lets you earn and spend Virgin Points from non-flying activities, has launched a new .....

8 Oct 20248 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Virgin Atlantic’s move to dynamic reward pricing – where every seat, on every flight, is now bookable on Virgin Points as long as you have up to 700,000 points to spare – posed a .....

Virgin Atlantic’s move to dynamic reward pricing – where every seat, on every flight, is now .....

15 Nov 202415 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

You can now make big savings on Avios redemptions to certain mid haul destinations. I suspect this is a permanent change, reflecting the move to short haul aircraft. It means that return Business .....

You can now make big savings on Avios redemptions to certain mid haul destinations. I suspect this is a .....

4 Apr 20244 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments

Eurostar offers three classes of travel on its services from London to Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and beyond, all the way from Eurostar Standard to Eurostar Premier. Last month, Eurostar relaunched .....

Eurostar offers three classes of travel on its services from London to Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and beyond, .....

23 Dec 202423 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Barclays offers two different ways to earn Avios - Premier Banking and credit cards. What you may not know, if you have one of these two products already, is that there are two extra rewards available .....

Barclays offers two different ways to earn Avios - Premier Banking and credit cards. What you may not know, if .....

2 Jan 20252 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

Back in April 2023, Hyatt bought the London-based Mr & Mrs Smith hotel marketing group. Long term readers will know that Mr & Mrs Smith used to have a deal with IHG One Rewards, .....

Back in April 2023, Hyatt bought the London-based Mr & Mrs Smith hotel marketing group. Long term .....

27 Apr 202427 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments