Marriott has long offered a status challenge, where Bonvoy members who held elite status with other hotel programmes could fast track to Gold or Platinum. The problem was that you did not receive elite… Continue Reading
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What Is Flying With British Airways Like At The Moment? (London to Zurich – Flight Experience)
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
Why Virgin Atlantic’s Covid-19 Insurance is Nice to Have, But…
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
What Is Flying With British Airways Really Like Right Now? – London to Zurich
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
Stay 30 Nights, Become Diamond Until 2023, Thanks to Hilton Honors’ “Double Rewards” Promotion
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
Half-Price Reward Flights When Using Your Avios!
Iberia Plus is running a limited time promotion between now and 30 August, 2020. You will pay 50% of the usual Avios cost for any reward flights booked on Iberia, Iberia Express and Air Nostrum. [EDIT:… Continue Reading
What Is It Like Flying With Singapore Airlines At The Moment?
Across Europe, more and more airlines are beginning to start flying with passengers again. Singapore Airlines had their first departure from Copenhagen recently and InsideFlyer Denmark Editor, Henrik… Continue Reading
Earn Tier Points on Reward Tickets – The Bonkers but Brilliant Move from Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club announced some interesting changes yesterday. For those of us who have been earning miles and points for awhile – i.e. decades – one change is mind-boggling. Since… Continue Reading
Portugal Finally Added To ‘Safe Travel’ List (But Croatia, Austria and Trinidad & Tobago Removed)
Earlier today, the UK Government announced that Portugal will be added to the travel corridor list following a decrease in confirmed cases of coronavirus. Passengers arriving in England from Portugal… Continue Reading
Reminder: direct airline spend with the Amex Gold gets you double points
I was recently reminded of a nice little perk of the Amex Gold that I regularly forget about. While the Amex Gold card remains one of the top “travel hack” credit cards available, it used to be more generous… Continue Reading
