Love them or hate them, low-cost carriers have unquestionably shaken up the aviation market. A LCC is easy enough to define: an airline supposedly offering fewer comforts and lower fares, whilst charging… Continue Reading
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Hotels.com and Tesco Clubcard – The good, the bad and the ugly…
A few weeks ago, with some fanfare, Tesco announced several new Clubcard redemption “Boost” Partners, including Hotels.com. Sadly, this was almost immediately beset with problems, with lots… Continue Reading
Virgin Red “Keys to the Kasbah” competition – last chance for codes
A few weeks ago, we explained what Points-Savvy travellers ought to know about Virgin’s current “Keys to the Kasbah” competition. That’s all delivered through their Virgin Red… Continue Reading
And the World’s best customer service award goes to…
Amex. I am just a huge, huge fan of Amex Customer Services. Whatever your issue, a real person will politely listen to you with sensitivity, and provide a helpful solution. There’s no long wait… Continue Reading
Air France – KLM to Buy 31% of Virgin Atlantic
Air France – KLM has announced that it will be buying 31% of Virgin Atlantic from Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group. The price paid will be £220 million. This indirectly values Virgin Atlantic… Continue Reading
IHG Rewards Club Releases Latest Point Breaks List A Bit Early
IHG Rewards Club seems to have prematurely released the entire list of hotels to appear on next quarter’s Point Breaks list (instead of running a preview). You can find the full list by clicking… Continue Reading
Save £50 today on any Virgin Atlantic booking!
Today (Friday 28th) only, Virgin Atlantic are doing a special £50 off deal. It should apply to all bookings, in any class, but you’ll have to phone up to get it…. And have the password! Continue Reading
Travel Hacking in Action – A Trip to North America (Part 3)
You can catch up my trip to North America by reading Part 1 and Part 2 of the series… Hyatt Place Fort Lauderdale After Disney, we loaded up two rental cars and drove down to Fort Lauderdale, where… Continue Reading
£1610 Biz Class to NZ, £770 to Asia, Etc – Qatar Flash Sale (ENDS TODAY!)
Is it a day with a ‘y’ in it again? Oh yes! – that means more cheap Business Class fares with Qatar Airways – this time it’s an exciting sounding ‘Qatar Flash Sale’… Continue Reading
£77 Transatlantic Flights to/from Birmingham with Budget Carrier Primera
Little-known Scandinavian budget carrier Primera Air is joining the low cost Transatlantic party, with fares between Birmingham/London/Paris and New York/Boston starting at just ~£77 ($99) one-way: The… Continue Reading