British Airways abandons Tokyo Narita British Airways announced yesterday that they were planning to consolidate their flights to one airport in Tokyo, and give up flying from Narita completely. Narita is a long way from the centre of Tokyo compared to Haneda and given the cost of maintaining two bases…
Dubai from £922 If you are craving a short break somewhere sunny to escape the winter gloom, Dubai is a great option. If it’s all a bit hectic for you, you can escape to one of the dessert resorts or perhaps try one of my favourite hotels that are a…
British Airways is exclusively trialling an automated cocktail maker in its San Francisco and Newark lounges. The San Francisco lounge was recently given a well-needed update by BA which you can read about here. Sadly it won’t still be there when I visit with my friend Jersey Girl in a…
Virgin/Air France/KLM loyalty schemes finally have reciprocal benefits Even though plans for their merger have fallen through, the Virgin Atlantic, Delta, Air France and KLM joint venture has been formally announced and will bring some very handy reciprocal frequent flyer benefits to members of the loyalty schemes. The joint venture…
You will no doubt have read many articles with tips on how to get an upgrade such as dressing smartly or being nice to the check-in agent. Unfortunately, these tips are now pretty much obsolete for all the major airlines. Airline upgrades are now usually done by computer algorithms when they…
I have never flown on ANA before and grabbed the opportunity to try it out using my Virgin miles to fly First Class to Tokyo. It had been booked prior to the recent First And Business Class upgrades on the London route, so I was even more excited about trying…
I have visited Edition hotels before as they usually have a great bar or too, but I have never actually got round to staying there. New York is a tricky place to find a good hotel as they are generally very expensive with small rooms and mediocre service. You can…
Virgin suspend Shanghai flights Following on from our article about various airlines Coronavirus policies, yesterday Virgin announced they would follow BritishxAirways in suspending flights to Shanghai. A Virgin Atlantic spokesperson said: “The safety and security of our customers and staff is always our number one priority. “After careful consideration of…
How to fly Emirates first & business on the cheap As always there is a catch to this suggestion but I do plan to give it a go myself so I thought I would cover it. Emirates have announced a new “Fifth freedom” route. This is one where an airline…
Free tickets to Destinations 2020 For the first time ever, we will be exhibiting at Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show in London. So if you are interested in going, make sure you pop down to our stand and say hello! (and grab a free luggage tag). We will be holding a…
