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 .....

16 Jul 202316 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that you don’t miss out on any short-notice deals or offers, we also offer this weekly summary .....

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that .....

2 Jul 20222 July 2022 by Rob Burgess

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, has finally struck a deal to buy the remaining 80% stake in Spanish airline Air Europa that it does not own for €400 million. The seller is Spanish .....

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, has finally struck a deal to buy the remaining 80% stake in .....

23 Feb 202323 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

This is my review of the British Airways lounge at Edinburgh Airport. It is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews here. Late last year (2023), .....

This is my review of the British Airways lounge at Edinburgh Airport. It is part of our series of reviews of .....

19 Feb 202419 February 2024 by Rhys Jones • 38 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 by Rhys Jones • 63 comments

This is our review of the new Hampton by Hilton London City hotel in Aldgate East / Whitechapel. Over the past few years we’ve seen a number of new hotels pop up just East of the City of London, .....

This is our review of the new Hampton by Hilton London City hotel in Aldgate East / Whitechapel. Over the past .....

26 May 202326 May 2023 by Rhys Jones • 40 comments

Flybe has been finalising its Winter schedules, set to start on 30th October and run until the end of March 2023. There are a number of changes, with the launch of 9 new routes according to .....

Flybe has been finalising its Winter schedules, set to start on 30th October and run until the end of March .....

24 Aug 202224 August 2022 by Rhys Jones • 43 comments

Very quietly, American Express has rolled out an app which allows American Express Platinum cardholders to book its special Platinum events. This is more beneficial than it seems. American Express .....

Very quietly, American Express has rolled out an app which allows American Express Platinum cardholders to .....

5 Aug 20215 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

Best Western is the most recent major hotel chain to become a British Airways partner.  Whilst you have been able to earn Avios for the past few years, many people still seen unaware of the .....

Best Western is the most recent major hotel chain to become a British Airways partner.  Whilst you have .....

15 Mar 202315 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Flybe has finally revealed its route network for when it officially restarts its flying programme on 13th April. Flights start at £19.99 one-way, which includes a £10 discount valid today (Tuesday) .....

Flybe has finally revealed its route network for when it officially restarts its flying programme on 13th .....

22 Mar 202222 March 2022 by Rhys Jones • 46 comments

One thing I picked up on my trip to ITB in Berlin this week was a discount code for BMI Regional. Discount code captain will get you 10% off your next flight. It is valid for bookings by, .....

One thing I picked up on my trip to ITB in Berlin this week was a discount code for BMI Regional. .....

9 Mar 20189 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 86 comments

This is my review of The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne. If you ever wanted proof that American Express hotel cashback offers work, this is it. We were looking for somewhere new to go for a weekend break and .....

This is my review of The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne. If you ever wanted proof that American Express hotel .....

28 Jul 202328 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 139 comments

Aer Lingus has bowed to the inevitable and announced a delay in the launch of its direct flights from Manchester to North America. The plan was to launch the following from Manchester: New York, daily .....

Aer Lingus has bowed to the inevitable and announced a delay in the launch of its direct flights from .....

17 Jun 202117 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

A number of interesting Amex offers have dropped over the weekend now that non-essential retail has been allowed to open. I thought it would be worth running through some of them here: £50 back on .....

A number of interesting Amex offers have dropped over the weekend now that non-essential retail has been .....

13 Apr 202113 April 2021 by Rhys Jones • 66 comments