The COVID-19 pandemic brought the travel and tourism industry to a near standstill with prolonged lock downs. In more recent months, government authorities across several countries have relaxed air travel… Continue Reading

I came across an interesting situation recently. A friend of mine logged into his hotel loyalty programme account and found a hotel booking that he wasn’t expecting. If this situation arises, what… Continue Reading

SkyTeam Airlines Air France and KLM are introducing a new measure that gives their passengers more flexibility. Flights are refundable Since the global COVID-19 situation is still very dynamic, many people… Continue Reading

Aviation is still in deep crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the number of flights is cautiously increasing in some regions, there is still a serious chance that countries will be ‘locked’… Continue Reading

Back in the dim and distant past (up until circa 2017), Accor used to offer one of the best regular hotel deals: ‘Happy Mondays’. Each week, it was possible to book a range of Ibis, Novotel… Continue Reading

A few weeks ago Lufthansa published the first route cancellations for the winter flight schedule, which will be valid from the end of October 2020 until April 2021. In addition to routes operated by Lufthansa… Continue Reading

As many regular readers will know, I LOVE analysing travel hacking opportunities. 2020 has been rough in that regard. No travel –> little travel hacking to be done. But now that hotels are slowly… Continue Reading

As mentioned in my previous piece about the airport experience at London Heathrow, boarding was somewhat chaotic due to a failed PA system and a bit of a free for all. The jet bridge had social distance… Continue Reading

Virgin Atlantic has teamed up with Allianz Insurance to offer FREE Covid-19 insurance to passengers flying Virgin Atlantic between 24 August, 2020 and 31 March, 2021. To qualify, your ticket must be issued… Continue Reading

As COVID-19 hit, like so many of us, I went from constantly flying to no flying. I longed to be back in the air, to be going somewhere again. Recently I had to go to Switzerland for my first bit of work… Continue Reading