US relaxes “gateway” airports rule Although a lot of readers have expressed an interest not to go anywhere near the US anytime soon, there are also a lot of us that hope it does open up so that we can visit places which are safe to visit or to visit…
Normally we focus on UK based frequent flyer schemes such as BA or Virgin. However, with your status secure for a while in most cases, you may want to consider some other programs. For many of them, you don’t even need to fly – you can transfer from schemes such…
UPDATE: At the time of writing the information was correct. However, due to rising cases the U.K. is now classed as medium risk. From Monday the rules change. The official government statement says “Persons travelling from Medium and Low-Risk countries will be permitted to leave the airport after clearance by…
UPDATE: At the time of writing the information was correct. However, due to rising cases the U.K. is now classed as medium risk. From Monday the rules change. The official government statement says “Persons travelling from Medium and Low-Risk countries will be permitted to leave the airport after clearance by…
Back in the 1980s and 1990s, the “frequent flyer” programme was invented. If you are a regular overseas traveller, you are undoubtedly aware of the ability to earn miles that you subsequently exchange for reward flights. Over time, these programmes became less about “frequent flying” and more about “loyalty”, as…
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, is joining Emirates and Virgin Atlantic airlines in offering free COVID-19 global wellness insurance cover. Guests who are diagnosed with COVID-19 during their trip won’t have to worry about medical expenses or quarantine costs when they fly with Etihad. Duncan Bureau, Senior…
Updated 9 September 2020 In this article, we will look at our most popular destinations and whether they are accepting UK visitors. If they are, what do you need to enter? We will also look at which countries do not require quarantine on the return to England and which are…
Here is our regular round-up of the best deals for travel. If like me you are a little reluctant to tie up a lot of cash on a holiday right now, BA holidays are the best way to go with deposits starting from £150pp. Don’t forget you can just add…
Testing at airports to be debated by parliament this week Testing at airports as an alternative to quarantine could be introduced very soon. Once the go-ahead is given it will take some time to get testing up and running. However, Heathrow is already ahead of the game with its testing…
BA ditches inflight magazines onboard Airlines have ditched inflight magazines due to the risk of transmission of coronavirus. BA have taken the opportunity to remove their magazines permanently from onboard and go online. Obviously this will save a substantial amount of money both in reducing the amount of weight onboard…
