Got a travel question? We always welcome your questions at TLFL but due to the volume recently it has been difficult to get round to answering them all. Often the same questions crop up frequently too. So from now on Paul will be doing a weekly article called TLFL’s Weekend…
If you are looking to fly to Australia in business class, then the two places that I recommend travelling from are currently Paris or Stockholm as they generally have the cheapest fares on decent airlines. I would expect to pay around £2000-2300 on average from these places. If you want…
UK to tax frequent flyers? A couple of days ago the news covered a proposal to tax frequent flyers. Apparently 1% of English residents take one-fifth of overseas flights. The Committee on Climate Change advised that aviation is likely to become the biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK…
12 Avios per £1 on hotels.com A reader alerted me to a new hotels.com offer via the British Airways e-Store. From now until 13 October you get a whopping 12 Avios per £1 spent on hotels.com when you book via the BA e-store. It’s a great offer – you…
American Express and British Airways are launching a new credit card for business owners who want to maximise their company spending and earn significant travel benefits. The British Airways American Express® Accelerating Business Card is open for applications from today. It is the only business credit card that enables UK…
Firstly – whilst I want to thank BA for allowing us to fly this amazing product, it wasn’t without a headache! Getting rebooked on Qantas, after the strike dates were announced was a huge effort. But I’m not here to moan about BA! (I’ll save that for another day 😉…
A few things – All flights, hotels and associated costs were paid by Virgin Atlantic. The outbound flight was a press-only charter. Virgin Atlantic staff from various departments were onboard for questions and “issues”. Virgin are very proud of this new product. I was excited. Now I am a bit sad…
BA pilots’ strike cancelled The British Airline Pilots Association has today called off the next strike scheduled for 27th September in the dispute between British Airways and its pilots. BALPA said the strikes on 9th and 10th September had demonstrated the anger and resolve of pilots. It was now time…
UK to Dubai from £1278 business class return Lufthansa and Swiss have a very reasonable fare from the UK to Dubai starting from £1278. Out of the two, I would probably go with Swiss as the seat layout is slightly nicer but the Lufthansa seats are more comfortable for sleeping…
Punta Cana from £1160 business class return Although you can often get goods deals to Punta Cana, these are particularly cheap even for ex EU. The good news is that they are from Paris which is quick and easy to get to even from the regions. To find the offers…
