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Until 21 September, Virgin Atlantic has reduced prices on a number of long-haul flights from London and Manchester to destinations worldwide including the US, Caribbean and India. While prices are not… Continue Reading
Yep, I get it. You frankly couldn’t really care less about my one night stay at a budget hotel at a regional airport. But wait! There is method to my madness. We’ve previously eulogised about… Continue Reading
The Hilton Madrid Airport is an interesting if rather unattractive building, with the rooms built around, and therefore overlooking, the ground floor dining hall. This gives the common parts (particularly… Continue Reading
While it may not be Europe’s largest airline, Air Malta provides a variety of flight options between the UK and the ever-popular Maltese Islands. As an added incentive, take this two minute survey… Continue Reading
Earning airline miles for writing reviews is a great way of earning a small reward for something that many people do anyway. The problem of late is it’s been increasingly difficult to do it. First… Continue Reading
As we have previously flagged, Nectar effectively acts as a “frequent flyer scheme” (or certainly currency) for Easyjet. You can both earn and redeem Nectar points with EasyJet at the trusted… Continue Reading
While this site generally focuses on more aspirational travel, the occasional budget bargain is worth flagging. With that in mind, it’s worth noting that today only (i.e. 1 July 2016), the much… Continue Reading
As you may well be aware, Hilton HHonors has been pretty generous in dishing out status matches of late. Status matching is a great way to get immediate (and “unearned”) status in hotel loyalty… Continue Reading
Some very solid offers on Bangkok flights caught my eye today. Bangkok makes a great hub for exploring Thailand (and indeed beyond), so these are deals worth considering if you’re after a Far East… Continue Reading
There was a small flurry of excitement recently when easyJet announced it was launching a frequent flyer scheme. As we noted at the time, however, in many ways easyJet has long had one: you can earn and… Continue Reading
