Virgin Atlantic has been the first to jump (as I expected) and has extended the timeframe for Flying Club members customers to maintain their tier status and utilise their vouchers. In recognition of the impact Covid-19 has had on its customers’ ability to travel, the airline is offering an extra…
Some of our savvy readers may know their exact rights when it comes to delayed or cancelled flights. However, most of us (speaking for myself here) don’t, or if we do, we can’t always be bothered chasing it up. It’s also tricky with rules being changed for Covid to know…
Heathrow CEO predicts future travel rules Despite Priti Patel saying i”t’s far too early” to book holidays today, there has been some interesting commentary from the Chief executive of Heathrow Airport John Holland-Kaye. Personally, I do not feel that the government should be telling people that it is too early…
More details on international travel restrictions There is still some confusion on international travel resulting as the PM’s speech was rather vague. I have now had time to read through the very length roadmap document. I updated yesterday’s article a few times, so for those that did not see the…
As expected, the PM did not give much away in terms of travel in his address to parliament today. He is also doing a briefing this evening but I don’t expect that we will hear much more then, apart from the detail about non-essential travel being resumed from 12 April….
Nectar/Avios fraud Instances of Avios fraud are generally pretty rare. Mainly because there are not many ways to redeem Avios without needing to provide some sort of incriminating evidence such as an address or turning up in person for a flight or hotel booked on Avios. However, with the Nectar…
Majorca & Ibiza want to welcome back UK tourists with pilot scheme Majorca and Ibiza are looking at a pilot scheme to allow them to be the first areas in Spain to welcome back tourists. Regional governors discussed the possibility for vaccine passports to be used to allow vaccinated travellers…
$500 off Qatar flights Alaska Airlines is due to become a member of Oneworld on 31 March 2021. While this will have limited benefits unless you plan to fly internally in the US, it is always a handy option. You can read about the Alaska Airlines loyalty scheme here. To…
UK discussions with Greece for travel This morning Haris Theoharis, the Greek tourism minister, spoke to Radio 4’s Today program about plans to reopen Greece for the summer season to UK tourists. The minister said that he believed the travel situation would get much better by this summer with cases…
British Airways partner with Dettol When we think back to BA’s centenary year and the great partnerships they did with UK companies such as Hattingley Valley Sparkling Wine and Marmite, I don’t think any of us would have expected a partnership with Dettol on the cards! However, anything that keeps…
