Think about all the points of contact when flying. It starts with checking in your bag or printing your boarding pass. At some airports you can already check-in your bags by yourself, but given the current… Continue Reading

Etihad Airways have launched a limited time promotion that is potentially quite lucrative, so lucrative that it makes you wonder about the financial health of the airline. Between now and 24 June, 2020,… Continue Reading

I have written before about why right now is (somewhat counter-intuitively) a great time to get an Amex Platinum Card – and it seems there might now be an additional reason to consider applying… Continue Reading

Travel companies are desperate for money at the moment. With very few people travelling – or even booking future travel – airlines are not receiving much revenue. And despite a willingness… Continue Reading

I used to be a pretty big fan of Accor hotels (Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure, Ibis, etc) and its old ‘Le Club’ loyalty programme. Years ago, it was easy to stack deals for big rebates and enjoy… Continue Reading

Forgive me the headline (an homage to some talented people at BuzzFeed), but I really do think there is an excellent case for getting an Amex Platinum at the moment! I am fully aware of how odd that may… Continue Reading

It shouldn’t really be surprising, but the scale of the impact COVID-19 has had on the UK (and global) aviation industry is starkly illustrated by the latest information from Heathrow Airport, which… Continue Reading

SeatSpy is a new and super simple tool for finding airline miles reward availability. The tool is now out of Beta and is offering memberships at competitive prices. We have previously written about SeatSpy… Continue Reading

I really hated to do it, but recently I gave up on Virgin Atlantic Flying Club and converted my miles to…  Hilton points. One Virgin mile can be exchanged for 1.5 Hilton points and I converted all… Continue Reading

It might seem completely irrelevant to you at the moment – and you’re probably right – but LATAM is officially leaving Oneworld on 1 May, 2020. For those Avios collectors who enjoy travelling… Continue Reading