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Ultimate Guide to Planning a 2021 Trip to Australia: Off the Beaten Track in Tasmania, the Northern Territory and Lord Howe Island

We all know Australia is big, so it stands to reason that it has a few hidden gems. Actually, it has plenty, but we’re going to talk about a few…

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News

NEWS: BA retires first B747 with no send off, BA cancels another route until 2021 & BA A380s being flown back to London

Since I am about to write below about BA’s very sad decision not to do anything to commemorate the retirement of its B747s, my Forbes article may interest you. It…

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First class

What is the best First Class Champagne? TLFL does the taste test (and gets tipsy)

With long haul off the agenda for most of us for a while (apart from the Caribbean or the Maldives if you don’t mind quarantine), I decided to hold a…

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News

NEWS: Bali closed until 2021? and Why Iceland’s probably off your list if not the government’s

Bali’s closed until at least 2021? Like so many countries Asia, Bali had made statements about the island reopening in September for international tourism, only to do a u-turn nearer…

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hotels

What’s travel like now? Intercontinental Amstel Amsterdam Hotel review

Today’s review, Intercontinental Amstel Amsterdam Hotel, is from reader Robin. Introduction To break the monotony of the current pandemic, I decided to embark on a day trip to Amsterdam, a…

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Airlines

What’s travel like now? Flying BA to Corfu with Special Assistance & Iberia business class review

Readers have very kindly been sending in their stories of recent trips such as Flying BA with Special Assistance to Iberia business class review so we can all get a…

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Offers

NEWS: Qatar resumes more UK flights, Qantas has another novel solution & new Marriott Bonvoy bonus

Qatar resumes more UK flights Qatar Airways is offering one of the largest range of destinations from the UK via Doha, although sadly most long haul destinations are not accepting…

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BREAKING: France, Malta, Monaco, Aruba, Turks & Caicos and the Netherlands to be removed from travel corridor & FCO exemption

Yesterday I talked about how to spot which countries could be next to be removed from the “safe” lists of the UK government. The government has announced this evening that…

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NEWS: Thailand to remain closed, BA changes how it deals with Holidays cancellations? and Etihad’s new collectible amenity

Thailand to remain closed Thailand a few weeks ago had seemed to be amenable to restarting international flights in a very cautious way. After allowing some very specific categories of…

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Airlines

How to get hold of British Airways, American, Finnair and Virgin Atlantic to book, change or get a refund

One of the most common complaints I see in the comments here and in my Facebook groups is customers trying to get hold of BA, Virgin Atlantic, and other airlines.…

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Categories

Ultimate Guide to Planning a 2021 Trip to Australia: Off the Beaten Track in Tasmania, the Northern Territory and Lord Howe Island

NEWS: BA retires first B747 with no send off, BA cancels another route until 2021 & BA A380s being flown back to London

What is the best First Class Champagne? TLFL does the taste test (and gets tipsy)

NEWS: Bali closed until 2021? and Why Iceland’s probably off your list if not the government’s

What’s travel like now? Intercontinental Amstel Amsterdam Hotel review

What’s travel like now? Flying BA to Corfu with Special Assistance & Iberia business class review

NEWS: Qatar resumes more UK flights, Qantas has another novel solution & new Marriott Bonvoy bonus

BREAKING: France, Malta, Monaco, Aruba, Turks & Caicos and the Netherlands to be removed from travel corridor & FCO exemption

NEWS: Thailand to remain closed, BA changes how it deals with Holidays cancellations? and Etihad’s new collectible amenity

How to get hold of British Airways, American, Finnair and Virgin Atlantic to book, change or get a refund

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