Tough new limits on hand baggage – are they coming to the UK? American Airlines has announced it will join the growing trend in the US for cheaper, stripped back economy tickets. The 3 big legacy airlines in the US are marketing this as a ‘basic’ economy fare. United was…
Most people who fly to Alicante airport never actually see any of Alicante itself. Alicante is the gateway to the Costa Blanca but is actually becoming a popular city break destination. With only about 2 hours flying time and a microclimate that sees year round sunshine and average temperatures of…
Yesterday I looked at status matching with airlines, today I will look at hotels. Bear in mind that most companies will only do a status match as a one time only offer so use it wisely! Status matching is often a good way to leverage a hotel status you may…
Status matching is available for both airline and hotel status and can be extremely useful way to get benefits for a particular trip or if you are changing your long term travel pattern. If you have status in one frequent traveller program you can often leverage this to get similar status…
You may have recently read other blogs talking about proposed BA Club World changes this year. This stems from an email sent to BA cabin crew regarding their upcoming training. Some of what has been reported is not correct and some is just supposition. This article explains what the facts…
British Airways Avios offers on hotels Earn up to 3,000 bonus Avios with Langham Hotels Book Langham’s ‘Linger Longer’ offer by 28 February 2017 to earn double Avios (up to 3,000 Avios per stay). To book you will need to visit the Langham website by 28 February 2017. You must quote your…
In this article I will review the Asia Gardens Hotel and Spa and show how I managed to save £80 a night compared with the on-line booking agents such as Hotels.com. I love going to hotels in places in South East Asia like Thailand. The food, the lush gardens, the spa…
I wrote about some of the fantastic bargains to be had in the current Qatar sale this week in these articles – from the UK and Ex EU. Trailfinders are offering some even better holiday bargains if you don’t fancy the hassle of an ex EU. A lot will depend…
This review is of the return flight on British Airways First Class from Moscow to London Heathrow. Thanks to my roving reporter for this report. How to get 2 return First class flights for £110 This route is one of the cheapest ways to experience First Class, although obviously you…
Etihad has announced a sale on economy and business class fares to a range of destinations from the UK. To qualify for the fares you must book by 31 January 2016. Business Class fares are valid for travel until 30 November 2017. The fares are nowhere near the prices we…
