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New BA routes and changes
From 15 April 2027, British Airways will launch a new route from London Heathrow to Bergen, Norway for the summer 2027 season. The service will operate daily from 15 April to 30 October 2027. If you want to do a twin centre with Oslo, it is easy and relatively cheap to travel by train in Norway. I was surprised when my first-class trip of 9 hours only cost around £40 one way, including unlimited hot drinks, water and a sandwich.
If you have already done Oslo, Bergen is Norway’s second-largest city, and serves as the gateway to some of the country’s most breathtaking scenery. From here you can visit fjords, the iconic colourful waterfronts and beautiful natural landscapes.
BA Cityflyer is adding two new routes from Scotland. The new Glasgow to Nice service will operate once a week between 15 May – 3 October 2027, and the new Edinburgh to Split will also be operated once a week between 15 May – 19 June 2027 and 4 September – 2 October 2027.
As well as the new routes, there are a couple of changes too:
- From 20 May 2027, British Airways is moving Skiathos to London Heathrow from London City Airport for the summer 2027 season. The services will be operated three times a week from 20 May to 11 September 2027.
- The twice-weekly Perugia (Umbria, Italy) services will be transferred to London City Airport from London Heathrow between 1 May and 28 September 2027.
Hilton up to 25% off sale – preview open for Hilton Honors members
Hilton’s Black Friday sale is now up and running for Hilton Honors Members. You can get up to 25% off in the Hilton Honours app and up to 20% on Hilton.com when you book by 17 November. The offers are available worldwide, but the T&C do vary slightly by region. For Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the sale is available for weekend stays (Friday, Saturday or Sunday) booked directly by 26 January 2027. You can stay between 20 November and 11 April 2027.
The bad news is that full prepayment is required at the time of booking, with the exception of properties in these destinations which can be booked with a Credit Card Guarantee, with 1-day cancellation: Bahrain, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE & Türkiye.
You can find the sale page here.
There is also still a More Points to Play offer where you can earn up to 3,000 Bonus Points on stays until 31 December 2026. You earn 3,000 Bonus Points each time you stay at one of Hilton’s 1,000+ luxury, lifestyle, resort, or all-inclusive hotels. Plus, you earn 1,000 Bonus Points on every other stay in the Hilton portfolio. You need to register in advance and stay by 31 December 2026.
You can find the registration page here.
Emirates credit card update with a new tranche of applications open
I recently wrote about how Emirates Skywards, the loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, is preparing to launch two new Emirates Skywards Credit Cards in the UK in partnership with Jaja Finance, the UK’s AI-enabled consumer finance platform. The cards will offer members more ways to earn Skywards Miles and Tier Miles on their everyday spend and access travel and lifestyle rewards around the world. You can read the full details here.
Emirates Skywards’ in the UK is Skywards largest market globally with nearly five million members, so it seems fitting they have chosen to launch credit cards here.
Emirates Skywards Credit Cards offer a choice of two cards that offer bonus Miles, Silver tier, and Tier Miles even when they are not flying. To celebrate the launch, new cardholders can earn up to 30,000 welcome bonus Skywards Miles when they spend GBP 3,000 within their first three months.
Emirates Skywards opened the initial application stages for two new Emirates Skywards Credit Cards in the UK last month. The pilot launched on 29 October 2026 by email to a small group of UK-based Skywards members, and all available places were taken within 24 hours.
A second, invitation-only phase will open today, 12 November 2026 for another select group. Again, it is expected to be oversubscribed, so if you got the email, then don’t hang around. I got the initial email, even though I have not collected any Emirates miles for a while.
If you have not had an ivite, don’t worry. In the next few months, Emirates Skywards and Jaja will announce the official launch of the credit cards, and everyone else will be invited to apply.
