As regular readers may know, I used to work as an air traffic controller and many of my friends still do. It has regularly been in the news about how airlines such as British Airways, Virgin and now easyJet are making large numbers of employees redundant. However, we rarely hear…
One of the best things about travel is the anticipation and despite the UK government’s quarantine coming in on 8 June, overall travel is looking much more positive. I fully expect that the UK will introduce a large number of countries soon that we will be able to fly to…
Today’s article is from my good friend, Jersey Girl. You can read her other article about Marrakech here. Palm Springs. I’d always had a mild obsession with the place, thanks to my collection of Slim Aarons photography. It was the playground of the rich and beautiful in the fifties…….
London hotel at 58% discount Travelzoo are offering a fantastic deal on a 5* London hotel. The offer is from £139 per night on stays until January 2021. The other good news is that like many companies are cottoning onto, they are offering it as a refundable voucher. Travelzoo is…
I think the phrase ‘Go big or go home’ has always applied to Qatar Airway’s strategy with their airline, and this is certainly in evidence with their announcement today. Qatar Airways has announced today that the airline will begin a phased approach to rebuilding its network in line with passenger…
This is part two of readers Richard’s report on how he got stranded in New Zealand and his journey home. You can read part one here. Check-in and terminal We arrived at the airport 3 hours before departure. Entry to the terminal was restricted to ticket holders only with…
Today’s review is by reader Richard who got stranded in New Zealand after travelling out in December. In part one we look at how he attempted to get back home. You can read his trip report about his journey home with Qatar in part 2 here. Booking When we were…
As we are not likely to be able to travel abroad for a while, I thought it was worth covering some options for UK “Staycations”. This is the first in a series of hotels and spas that offer a relaxing break in the UK. A long time ago I used…
I’m not going for Oneworld status in 2021. via GIPHY Whilst you all pick yourself up off the floor, let me begin to explain. But don’t you love being a GGL with BA? Well yes, I do. But when you break it down, its mostly because of the failures…
Today’s article is written by my friend Dylan, a fellow frequent traveller and BA Gold Guest List member. Dylan is the founder of HalfStack who provide single-day, single-track JavaScript events worldwide. Recently I needed to postpone, cancel, and or rebook all travel for March, April, and May due to COVID-19….
