Finnair is my “go to” airline for good value Business Class travel from the UK to the Far East. Its prices may not match the sometimes spectacular bargains on ex-EU routes, but for consistently… Continue Reading
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AA domestic redemption flight – Avios better than AA miles ?
As part of my 2017 USA holiday, I need to book the short Los Angeles – Las Vegas flight. It’s likely I’ll buy the ticket, but it’s worth investigating the redemption options. Continue Reading
~ £725 Return BUSINESS CLASS to New York!
Just a quick heads-up that’s there’s currently some great Business Class fares between Helsinki and New York on Air France/KLM, starting at ~ £725. There are two great things about this fare:… Continue Reading
Virgin Trains First Class Seat Sale – From £17
Virgin Trains have just launched another sale, this time on First Class routes on the West Coast line. You have until the end of 1 December to book, and travel must be between 10 December 2016 and 8 January… Continue Reading
Beginner’s Guide to ‘Travel Hacking’ – Part 1: Myths About Travel Hacking
Simon Calder’s recent article in The Independent declaring that ‘travel hacking’ is a “myth”, has finally nudged us into producing a proper UK-focused ‘Beginner’s… Continue Reading
Simon (Calder) Says ‘travel hacking’ is a myth – we respectfully disagree, and propose a challenge!
Simon Calder is undoubtedly one of the best known travel experts in the UK, having written on the topic at The Independent for more than 20 years, as well as presenting a range of great travel programmes… Continue Reading
…And The Cyber Monday Deals
Having successfully negotiated the frying pan of Black Friday, we hit the fire of Cyber Monday. Good news of course for the bargain-hunting traveller, somewhat exhausting for the blogger that writes about… Continue Reading
Review: Hilton at LAX
After visiting LA, we were heading off to Hawaii. Our main hotel in LA had been the Beverly Hilton. Whilst this is only around a 45min drive from LAX, our flight departed at 10am and neither of us are… Continue Reading
Access To 1000 Airport Lounges Globally for Below £10 A Visit (+ Earn 1875 Avios)
There is an exhausting number of Black Friday travel deals out there right now. In fact, head to your favourite online retailer right now and you can be pretty much guaranteed their website screams “Black… Continue Reading
Black Friday Travel Offers Roundup!
Yes, we still don’t really know what ‘Black Friday’ is and are beginning to despise it quite intensely regardless – but there are a lot of genuinely good travel offers around… Continue Reading