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Montego Bay, Jamaica: Return in Upper Class for £1,867
Luxury Flight Club has found some excellent return Upper Class fares from Heathrow to Montego Bay, starting at £1,867 with Virgin.
Fares on this route are usually in the £3,500+ range, so this is a great deal, especially for a flight of over 10 hours. Virgin will run daily flights to Montego Bay from 1st June, so there are plenty of options.
Availability is limited, so if these dates and destinations work for you, book quickly! The best fares are available from May to October, with the cheapest option being 3rd-17th July.
There are also some great fares flying on:
- 16th-26th May – £2,118
- 4th-10th June – £1,921
- 4th-19th June – £1,894
- 3rd-15th July – £1,882
- 5th-15th July – £1,898
- 2nd-9th September – £1,932
- 13th-20th September – £1,940
- 4th-11th October – £1,949
- 7th-14th October – £1,942
You’ll also earn Virgin Points depending on your tier and flexibility of your ticket, ranging from 15,092 to 30,185 for Gold members, 12,231 to 24,525 for Silver, and 9,408 to 18,865 for Red.
Flexible fares earn 200 Tier Points each way. That’s Silver status for just 1 return flight. Less flexible tickets earn 100 Tier Points each way.
Flights are operated on an Airbus A330-900neo, Virgin’s new flagship. Upper class seats are 26 inches wide with sliding doors. For an extra £270-£300, you can upgrade to the Retreat Suite (the best seat on the plane), which includes more space, even more storage, and a larger screen.
Looking at Virgin Atlantic Holiday packages, there’s still a good range of 4- and 5-star hotels available, with pricing at around £7,600 all-in for two people for two weeks, including flights.
Qatar Airways to End Free Change Policy From Middle East Disruption
Qatar Airways is scaling back the disruption waiver introduced during the recent Middle East instability, as regional airspace reopens and its schedule begins returning to normal.
Bookings made from 1st May 2026 will no longer automatically qualify for fee-free date changes unless the flight itself is affected.
If you have a ticket issued by 30th April 2026, for travel between 28th February and 15th September 2026, you can still change your travel date up to 31st October 2026 when rebooking on Qatar Airways-operated flights, as long as there’s availability. If your new travel date falls outside this window, any fare difference will apply.
If your flight is disrupted, protections still apply. You’ll be able to make additional fee-free changes up to 31st October 2026, keeping the same cabin originally booked or opting for a full refund. It’s worth noting that airline policies do not override statutory protections such as UK261 or EU261 Regulation.
Qatar Airways plan to fly to over 150 destinations as of 16th June 2026, with the summer schedule running until 15th September.
If you’re booking from 1st May, read the cancellation rules carefully.
Summer Sale: Up to 35% Off Radisson Hotels
You can now get up to 35% off participating Radisson Hotels worldwide.
Bookings must be made before 28th May for stays between 1st July and 10th September 2026. Simply add the promo code SUMMER26 at check-out.
You’ll also receive 3,000 bonus Radisson points. These are worth around £4.50, which isn’t huge, but points add up!
This discount is valid only on bed-and-breakfast bookings, and you must be a Radisson Rewards member. You will also need to pay at the time of booking, and the reservation is non-cancellable.
Make sure you compare the sale price with other rates to make sure you’re getting the best possible deal. You could bag a £1,000 stay for £650 with a bit of searching!
Last year, the offer included some high-end properties as well as plenty of more budget-friendly options.
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The Radisson link takes you through to a sale that ended in June 2025.
Radisson should have updated it today on sale launch date but it doesn’t appear to have been done yet.
They’ve updated it now
It’s worth noting that airline policies do not override statutory protections such as UK261 or EU261 Regulation.
I think folks should be aware that QR did not respect UK/EU261 in the last period of disruption. Yes, they would offer you a refund or rebook you on future QR flights. However, they would not reroute on other airlines unless it was via Doha. This is not in accordance with the regulations, so airline policies DO override ‘statutory protections’.
Well said. Despite me quoting the regulations to them when we were stuck in Australia at the end of March, they refused to change us to the Malaysian and Oman Air flights I had all ready for them to switch us to. In the end in order to get home, I had to take the refund and book the Malaysian/Oman flights separately as far as Paris and then book a BA flight to London. I’m now going through my insurance claim because Aviva (linked via my Nationwide account) will allow me to claim despite it being a ‘war’. Others are not so fortunate.