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After a quiet few years, airlines are making up for lost time by launching new business class seats. 2024 will be an exciting year for travellers as some of the world’s best airlines introduce .....
After a quiet few years, airlines are making up for lost time by launching new business class seats. 2024 will .....
2 Jan 20242 January 2024 • 69 comments
I get a steady stream of emails asking about how to book Avios tickets to Australia or New Zealand. Before the pandemic, my honest answer was ‘don’t bother – use cash’. .....
I get a steady stream of emails asking about how to book Avios tickets to Australia or New Zealand. .....
17 Feb 202517 February 2025 • 119 comments
Virgin Atlantic has never been one to follow the pack, so when it opened its first business class lounge at Gatwick Airport in 1990 it was called the Clubhouse. The name has stuck ever since. Back in .....
Virgin Atlantic has never been one to follow the pack, so when it opened its first business class lounge at .....
26 Aug 202426 August 2024 • 54 comments
Millennium & Copthorne is a hotel chain with a presence across the UK, Asia, North America and New Zealand. It relaunched its loyalty scheme as My Millennium in 2016, and just has just given it a .....
Millennium & Copthorne is a hotel chain with a presence across the UK, Asia, North America and New .....
25 Nov 202425 November 2024 • 5 comments
Virgin Atlantic has followed Flying Blue (see our article here) in launching a status match for dissaffected British Airways Executive Club members. The Virgin Atlantic match does not have the £99 .....
Virgin Atlantic has followed Flying Blue (see our article here) in launching a status match for dissaffected .....
16 Jan 202516 January 2025 • 70 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
Airlines have long told of an era where connecting to friends, family and (dare I say it) work is as easy from 35,000 feet as it is on the ground. But this future has been surprisingly elusive – .....
Airlines have long told of an era where connecting to friends, family and (dare I say it) work is as easy from .....
3 Oct 20243 October 2024 • 153 comments
I wanted to remind you that today, 14th February, is your last day to take advantage of the Virgin Atlantic status match for British Airways Executive Club members. You can find full details, and .....
I wanted to remind you that today, 14th February, is your last day to take advantage of the Virgin Atlantic .....
14 Feb 202414 February 2024 • 61 comments
Back in March, Virgin Atlantic officially became a member of the SkyTeam alliance, joining partners such as Delta, Air France and KLM. One of the main concerns we had when Virgin Atlantic announced .....
Back in March, Virgin Atlantic officially became a member of the SkyTeam alliance, joining partners such as .....
27 Jun 202327 June 2023 • 32 comments
On Thursday I was in Paris for the opening of the new Star Alliance non-Schengen lounge in Charles de Gaulle Airport. It is the seventh Star Alliance-branded lounge to open and all of the senior team .....
On Thursday I was in Paris for the opening of the new Star Alliance non-Schengen lounge in Charles de Gaulle .....
16 Oct 202316 October 2023 • 61 comments
Air New Zealand is ending services from the UK in October when it closes its Heathrow – Los Angeles – Auckland route. Our article on the Air New Zealand UK closure is here. Forbes is .....
Air New Zealand is ending services from the UK in October when it closes its Heathrow – Los Angeles .....
10 Mar 202010 March 2020 • 69 comments
In my previous article, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Marriott Bonvoy loyalty scheme. This article is my personal opinion, highlighting areas where I think you might want to focus. The .....
In my previous article, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Marriott Bonvoy loyalty scheme. This article .....
9 Feb 20259 February 2025 • 12 comments
Black Friday offers seem to be more muted this year. It seems that most people have woken up to the fact that few companies are going to offer their best deals four weeks before Christmas. The good .....
Black Friday offers seem to be more muted this year. It seems that most people have woken up to the fact .....
28 Nov 201928 November 2019 • 58 comments
Today I wanted to take a look at a regularly asked question – “Where can you fly using Virgin Points?” This is especially pertinent as you can – until 6th June – get a .....
Today I wanted to take a look at a regularly asked question – “Where can you fly using Virgin .....
7 May 20227 May 2022 • 41 comments
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