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

Hilton Honors has provided details of its final chain-wide promotion for 2020. It will run between 8 September and 31 December, 2020 and is called Double Rewards. The promotion has two elements: Double… Continue Reading

Back in September 2019, British Airways cancelled a flight that I was due to take. Because I was not notified of the flight cancellation outside of 14 days pre-departure, I believe that oversight entitled… Continue Reading

It is unquestionably a distant memory for most, but London travel was also disrupted back in September 2019… thanks to a strike at British Airways. I was due to fly from Dubai to London on BA, but… Continue Reading

If you currently have Gold or Silver status with British Airways Executive Club – or another similar level of status with another Oneworld or Skyteam programme – you can status match to TAP… Continue Reading

Qatar Airways Privilege Club is offering 1,000 free miles to members who download their APP before 12 August, 2020.   You should have no problems finding Qatar’s APP in the Apple App Store… Continue Reading

We’ve been meaning to put together a list of our favourite Alaska Mileage Plan sweet spot redemptions for a while, but have finally been prompted into action by a reader request (always feel free… Continue Reading