Just when you think it couldn’t get any worse for British Airways and its long-suffering customers, a new strike has been announced. Following the strikes early this year by Unite members of BA’s mixed fleet cabin crew, the union had been renegotiating with BA. Unfortunately they have been unable to…
British Airways adds fee to all non britishairways.com bookings If like me, you book most of your flights directly with ba.com so that you can get the extra Avios on your BA Amex, then this won’t affect you too much. However, there are times when using an on-line travel agent…
Swiss are doing another sale, but this time it is from the UK. Swiss business class – is it worth trying? I have flown in Swiss business class long haul, but it was quite a while ago. Having had a quick look at more recent reviews, it looks like not…
Currently at T3, you are spoilt for choice for lounges if you are flying with BA or a oneworld airline. As well as the BA lounge, there is also the wonderful, newly refurbished Cathay Pacific lounge and the not-so-wonderful AA lounge. The brand new Qantas lounge is due to open…
Accor have launched an excellent sale, typically after I just booked a non-refundable room at the Sofitel Heathrow! Accor Super Sale – 30% off + free breakfast for 2 The Accor Super sale offers up to 30% off all Accor hotels worldwide and free breakfast. You must book by 9th June…
Hilton up to 10,000 bonus Avios Hilton have launched a new BA Avios promotion rather quietly. If you have some Hilton stays planned this summer, it is an excellent promotion. Until 31 August 2017, you can earn up to 10, 000 Avios in 5 stays at participating hotels worldwide. Each…
Finnair has launched a UK flight sale to Asia, bookable until the 15th June for Japan and 20th June 2017 for all other destinations. You can travel from London, Manchester or Edinburgh for travel between 1 September 2017 and 31 March 2018 (some destinations vary). Are these fares a good deal? Finnair is…
BA have released a video apologising for the chaos yesterday and talking about arrangements for today. It is worth watching if you are caught up in the chaos or planning to travel in the next day or so. Email readers can view it here. pic.twitter.com/jwNe6MWXej — British Airways (@British_Airways)…
Unbelievably it is now 6 months since this blog started. In that time we have had over 50,000 views and are still growing. As ever I would like to thank my Roving Reporter for all his contributions, as well as my proof reader. Most importantly I would like to thank…
Conrad New York review I was recently in New York for the Freddie Awards and decided to have a couple of days afterwards to get the cheaper business class fare for staying a Saturday night. Being a Hilton Diamond member, my first port of call was the Hilton website. As…
