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You have probably never heard of Tymit, but for much of the last two years it seemed like it was going to play a big part in your life. Tymit was a fintech start-up that wanted to cross Buy Now Pay .....
You have probably never heard of Tymit, but for much of the last two years it seemed like it was going to play .....
28 Oct 202428 October 2024 • 49 comments
Well, this is good timing. Last week we published this article on how to spend Virgin Points on non-SkyTeam partner airlines, and we said that you couldn’t spend on LATAM – only earn. On .....
Well, this is good timing. Last week we published this article on how to spend Virgin Points on non-SkyTeam .....
20 Aug 202320 August 2023 • 12 comments
Monday was a busier-than-usual day for IHG Hotels & Resorts. It added over 100 hotels in Germany in one go, through a franchise deal with NOVUM Hospitality. It will see two IHG brands – .....
Monday was a busier-than-usual day for IHG Hotels & Resorts. It added over 100 hotels in Germany in one .....
17 Apr 202417 April 2024 • 93 comments
Which hotels at Heathrow airport are walkable from the terminals, and don’t require a bus ride? Whilst you are virtually guaranteed to be paying more to sleep within Heathrow airport, you .....
Which hotels at Heathrow airport are walkable from the terminals, and don’t require a bus ride? Whilst .....
12 Mar 202512 March 2025 • 68 comments
The oneworld transatlantic joint venture has launched a stealth sale. There are good value return business class flights from Dublin to a raft of US cities between July and December. It isn’t .....
The oneworld transatlantic joint venture has launched a stealth sale. There are good value return business .....
12 Jan 202412 January 2024 • 37 comments
It’s been a while since we covered a new long-haul route launch from Iberia, so it is good to hear about flights to Orlando. Iberia will launch flights from Madrid to Orlando on 26th October and .....
It’s been a while since we covered a new long-haul route launch from Iberia, so it is good to hear about .....
26 Mar 202526 March 2025 • 33 comments
With only a couple of weeks left until British Airways Holidays ends its double tier points deal (and you would need to travel by 31st March, not just book), Virgin Atlantic Holidays has launched an .....
With only a couple of weeks left until British Airways Holidays ends its double tier points deal (and you .....
13 Mar 202513 March 2025 • 30 comments
Whilst there is no overarching World of Hyatt promotion at the moment, Hyatt has launched an offer for its midscale Hyatt Place, Hyatt House and Hyatt Studios brands. The offer runs until 7th .....
Whilst there is no overarching World of Hyatt promotion at the moment, Hyatt has launched an offer for its .....
12 Jun 202512 June 2025 • Leave a comment
This is our review of the Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona hotel. For Hilton’s ‘Stay Longer and save up to 20%*’ promotion, Hilton asked me to take a whirlwind trip to visit two Hilton .....
This is our review of the Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona hotel. For Hilton’s ‘Stay Longer and save .....
10 Sep 202310 September 2023 • 51 comments
Virgin Red has a partnership with SquareMeal, the restaurant booking service, to allow you to earn Virgin Points when you eat out. There are four ways to earn. You can, as you would expect, earn 100 .....
Virgin Red has a partnership with SquareMeal, the restaurant booking service, to allow you to earn Virgin .....
8 Feb 20258 February 2025 • 7 comments
The World Duty Free shops at Heathrow have an ‘earn and burn’ partnership with Avios. We have never looked at this in one combined article, because ‘earn’ launched 18 months .....
The World Duty Free shops at Heathrow have an ‘earn and burn’ partnership with Avios. We have .....
22 May 202522 May 2025 • 36 comments
Marriott has gained two new options in the Algarve in the Herdade dos Salgados region. Algarve Marriott Salgados Golf Resort & Conference Centre has 228 rooms and suites. To quote: The interior .....
Marriott has gained two new options in the Algarve in the Herdade dos Salgados region. Algarve Marriott .....
1 Jun 20251 June 2025
We have been working with Marriott to bring you details of 10 new Marriott Bonvoy hotels opening in 2024 which would resonate with a UK audience. We ran a similar article last week on new Hilton .....
We have been working with Marriott to bring you details of 10 new Marriott Bonvoy hotels opening in 2024 which .....
3 Jan 20243 January 2024 • 41 comments
As we covered a few weeks ago, British Airways has retired the ex-BMI Airbus A321 fleet which flew many mid-haul routes. These were short-haul aircraft which still had flat beds in business class and .....
As we covered a few weeks ago, British Airways has retired the ex-BMI Airbus A321 fleet which flew many .....
1 Nov 20201 November 2020 • 27 comments
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