If you are like me, you don’t really think too much about when your hotel points might expire. Even though your accumulated balances might be worth thousands of pounds, a regular traveller is always going to need a hotel – so keeping your hotel loyalty accounts active is rarely an…
UK Government helps stranded travellers The government announced on Monday that they will be helping UK nationals to travel home. Where commercial flights exist, airlines should try to book travellers on an alternative route home or another airline. This should be at no or minimal additional cost. Dominic Raab advised…
Fancy writing a review or telling your story? Plus TLFL’s plans At the moment we have been trying to help readers with recovering refunds from airlines and sharing all the latest news. I anticipate that in a week or two we will experience a slow down in news and changes….
The NHS has enlisted Virgin Atlantic and easyJet to help staff new the new NHS Nightingale hospitals as part of the fight against coronavirus. One of the new hospitals is being opened in the Excel exhibition centre in East London and is expected to be able to house around 4000…
Where are BA storing their aircraft? One of the many problems facing BA at the moment is where to store all the aircraft that are currently not flying. For short-haul aircraft, some amazing photos that show the size of the issue have emerged from Bournemouth airport. Last week there were…
Turning Left for Less virtual reader event We had been hoping to hold a real reader event this spring, but since that now looks months away from happening, I thought it would be fun to hold a virtual event. The event will be by video link using Zoom on Friday…
One of the most frequent questions I get is about having a British Airways Holiday and whether you should pay the balance or cancel now. BA Holidays are treated slightly differently to a flight booking: If you have a hotel or car hire booking that was originally classed as non-refundable,…
Earlier this week I wrote about BA giving a reduction of the tier points needed for those that are due for renewal in March, April and May. Reader Lindsay commented to say that unofficially, the 30% reductions appear to apply to all parts of the scheme that need TPs to…
Virgin to officially ask for a government bailout As we reported earlier in the week, the government declined to offer a universal bailout for airlines during the coronavirus crisis. Instead, they indicated that they would consider aid on a case by case basis when every other option had been exhausted….
I will write this offer with some caveats. Firstly I am not suggesting anyone should be travelling now, and the dates are available over 9 months in the future. Secondly, obviously no one knows what will happen to the airline industry. However, the flights are bookable with American Airlines and…
