British Airways flights Faro to Heathrow and VeriFly British Airways is currently trialling digital travel app, VeriFLY, on routes to the US, France, Ireland, Barbados, Bahamas, and Canada, as well as all inbound international flights. Once a customer has had their travel documentation certified through the app they will be…
Good and bad news for BA Amex holders According to Head for Points, American Express are changing the terms and conditions of their British Airways branded cards. The changes come into effect from 1 September 2021. The negative changes The free BA Amex Any new 2-4-1 vouchers issued from 1…
You can read about my outbound journey here and my stay at the Anantara Vilamoura Algarve here. Returning to the U.K. is more complicated than travelling to the vast majority of countries that are accepting visitors. Even with a green country you still need a negative Covid test less than…
This is the second article about my trip to Portugal. You can read about my journey to Faro in this article. There are three major luxury hotels around the main Algarve area – The Conrad which you can read about here, the Pines which I will be reviewing next and…
I am just back from spending a lovely 4 days enjoying the sunshine on the Algarve. Travel seems like a lot of hassle right now, but if you don’t mind spending the money on tests, then actually apart from a bit of form filling, it wasn’t really much bother. …
Marriott Bonvoy changes Points Advance for the worse Marriott Points advance is or was a great way to pre-book hotels without having all the points you needed. Marriott Bonvoy made it worse fairly recently by not allowing you to lock the price in when you booked, only when you paid…
Ireland should remove 14-day quarantine & testing requirements for UK Ireland announced this week that it is likely to be lifting the 14-day mandatory quarantine requirement for UK holidaymakers who have been vaccinated. This assumes that the EU does not apply an ‘Emergency Brake’ to the UK. If not then…
Portugal immigration strikes UPDATE: On Friday afternoon the Portuguese government issued a legal decree to stop the strikes from taking place. Well, one thing travel is not at the moment is easy. To make it even worse, the main green list holiday destination is about to be hit by industrial…
British Airways has significantly increased the number of seats that can be booked using Avios, the reward miles currency used by the airline, on every flight. Using Avios at the moment is the easiest way to book flights as you can cancel or change up to 24 hours prior to…
Make sure you check back at 09.30 on Friday 28 May for more exciting BA news! Earlier this week I wrote about the double tier points on BA Holidays. Now another offer has appeared offering lounge access. British Airways Holidays has launched an offer for customers booking summer holiday…
