Much as I have criticized British Airways for being cheap on its food and drink offerings, they are now beginning to turn a corner and the latest announcement is very welcome. Buy on board was not well received when it was first announced, but the fact that BA are continuing…
Often as a blogger, I am told information in confidence which I need to sit on to protect my sources. I first heard yesterday that British Airways was planning to return to using proper cutlery, glasses, and plates onboard next month. Fortunately, now it is in the public domain I…
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…
Barbados is one of the few countries that has almost everything you need for the perfect pandemic break, a travel corridor, non-community cases of COVID, and hot weather all year. There are a few hoops you have to go through to get there which you can find in this article….
With travel being like a whole new experience at the moment (and not in a good way), I thought I would discuss my flight home in case you are considering Italy. You can read about my outbound flight here. Italy has crept into the red zone for travel corridors, but…
BA – Sale ending soon – a few tips to know before it does The British Airways sale is ending soon and there are some amazing bargains. The sales ends at midnight on Wednesday 30 September. Here are a few pointers to help you decide whether to buy and how…
British Airways started their new service to Newquay from Heathrow on 24 July. Luckily for me, a couple of my friends were on the flight to capture it all for us. Many thanks to Toby and Alexis (Follow him on Twitter) for the photos and videos. The service will be…
While short haul travel has picked up in the last few weeks, long haul travel is still drastically curtailed. This is partly because some people don’t fancy sitting in a mask on a long flight and partly because there are not many countries we can actually travel to. The Caribbean…
Today’s review is by reader Howard who did a rather unusual same day return trip to Washington DC on 13/14 July 2020. An unusual courier trip with a 7+ hour flight out to Dulles, Washington DC, 2 hours on the ground and straight back on same plane – a brand…
As I am yet to return to the skies, today I am featuring two more reader experiences now that British Airways lounges have reopened. In this article, regular contributor ‘Roffen Explorer’. talks about his trip to Jersey. On Saturday 4th July at 6 am my wife and I arrived at…
