Back in June, British Airways Executive Club announced a 12-month extension of members’ Bronze, Silver or Gold / GGL status. The luckiest BAEC members of all had recently renewed or upgraded their level of status, meaning that the 12-month extension would be applied to the end of an already-extended expiry…
As Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc across the world, many airlines have opted to tempt nervous travellers back in with flexible booking options, and have expanded their policies on how passengers can cancel their flights, change their dates or destination and even cash in their ticket for points. This is…
Normally we focus on UK based frequent flyer schemes such as BA or Virgin. However, with your status secure for a while in most cases, you may want to consider some other programs. For many of them, you don’t even need to fly – you can transfer from schemes such…
Back in the 1980s and 1990s, the “frequent flyer” programme was invented. If you are a regular overseas traveller, you are undoubtedly aware of the ability to earn miles that you subsequently exchange for reward flights. Over time, these programmes became less about “frequent flying” and more about “loyalty”, as…
Today’s review is by Howard who also did this interesting review on BA’s A350 Club Suite to Washington. Howard travelled to Singapore and then remained in transit to fly back to Heathrow again. Check-in, lounge and boarding 24 August arrived for 11:25 am flight from Terminal 2 to Singapore,…
Today’s review is by Reader S. If you would like to submit an article, please email [email protected] with your suggested topic. Travel has always played a big part in my life, for both work and holidays. I love the excitement of planning, packing, and finally getting to the airport for…
Today’s review is by reader David. If you would like to share your travel experience with TLFL readers, drop us an email at [email protected] Back to Life, Back to Normality To head home from Paris, we did our journey in reverse, after a couple of earlier changes to our…
Readers have very kindly been sending in their stories of recent trips so we can all get a perspective of what travel is like at the moment. Flying BA in Club to Corfu with Special Assistance This review is by reader Sarah who thought it would be useful for…
One of the most common complaints I see in the comments here and in my Facebook groups is customers trying to get hold of BA, Virgin Atlantic, and other airlines. Here are some tips to help you get in contact. One universal tip is that if you happen to be…
Today’s review is by reader David. If you would like to share your travel experience with TLFL readers, drop us an email at [email protected] Some Things Change, Others Remain The Same Is flying in economy really that much different on short-haul flights than it was in normal times? With…
