On 4 April 2016, Alaska Air and Virgin America formally announced their merger. Alaska Air will be buying Virgin America, which will allow it to become a bigger player in the American airline market… Continue Reading
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The reopening of Brussels Airport
Last Sunday, 3 April, Brussels airport reopened, albeit with a lot of extra security measures, and substantial limitations on people that want to drop off family or friends at the airport. As such, please… Continue Reading
BA Business Class from Europe to Bangkok – at £1100 return!
British Airways is currently offering an excellent price to Bangkok in Business Class, for flights departing from Amsterdam. Return flights are currently available at just €1,416 (£1,100). While this… Continue Reading
It’s Spring hotel sale season – big discounts at Corinthia, Kempinski, Starwood and more
We announced yesterday that Starwood hotels have launched a global 20% off sale. This has been swiftly followed by value-laden sales from the Global Hotel Alliance (Kempinski, Marco Polo and more) and… Continue Reading
Starwood hotels sale – save 20% or more worldwide
Starwood hotels (Westin, Le Meridien, Sheraton etc) are currently running a limited time “Semi-Annual sale”, offering savings of 20% or more on stays worldwide. To benefit, you need to book… Continue Reading
Review: Saudia Alfursan Lounge – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
King Abdulaziz International Airport (Jeddah) is the busiest airport in Saudi Arabia, and the third largest airport in the kingdom. In particular, it’s well known for its Hajj terminal, which was… Continue Reading
Easy Hilton status matching is back – all the way to Diamond!
The recent, no quibbles, Hilton HHonors status match made life extremely easy for status matchers. Not only were applications dealt with promptly and efficiently by Hilton, it even had its own dedicated… Continue Reading
Surge pricing? Drunk Uber passenger charged £102 for 5 mile journey
The UK press recently picked up on a fairly comical rip-off by an opportunistic Uber driver: charging a drunk passenger £102 for a journey that should have been no more than £15. To put it bluntly, Daniel… Continue Reading
Hilton flash sale – up to 40% off Asia Pacific hotels
From today (29 March) until 4 April, Hilton is running a flash sale offering 40% off at various Asia Pacific hotels. With a few exceptions*, the flash sale is valid at all participating Hilton Worldwide… Continue Reading
Frequent Traveler University returns to Europe!
Frequent Traveler University (FTU) is returning to Europe, taking place at the Sheraton Berlin Grand Hotel Esplanade in Berlin, Germany on 10-12 June, 2016. If you have not been to a European FTU before,… Continue Reading