Qatar status match – ends 20 May If you are worried about losing your BA status with their current lack of a blanket renewal, this could be a solution if you have status elsewhere. Depending on your level of status elsewhere it could allow you to keep getting perks such…
Donate Avios to the NHS If you are sitting on a big pile of Avios and don’t know what to do with them, this may be a very worthy suggestion for you. Since it only requires a minimum of 500 Avios, I think it is something that the majority of…
At the moment the prices going East are looking very inflated, partly due to Qatar launching a promotion and then removing all the promotional fares. There are no fares I would particularly recommend at the moment to Asia, so I think it is worth waiting until Qatar go back to…
Good news for travellers – Countries slowly reopening borders and making plans It may have felt like all hope was lost for travel, but gradually things are beginning to look more hopeful for this year. Obviously, there is a foreign office warning against all but essential travel. This is likely…
Last week I ran an article about Qatar’s new rebooking policy. At the time details were scant and the wording a bit ambiguous. Readers have kindly let me know what they have been able to do and clarification of what Qatar has said. Edit: 6.20pm 17 May The official Qatar…
Today’s post is by Marek, my good friend and TLFL’s unofficial photographer. He flew with Virgin after they fixed the problems with the oversized tray tables. So has this made the new Virgin Upper VLass Suite a better product? Both myself and Paul have also tried both the Virgin and…
This post is by Marek, my good friend and TLFL’s unofficial photographer and is the second part of the review. You can read part 1 here. Both myself and Paul have also tried both the Virgin and BA A350s. You can read Paul’s assessment here. Inflight service Three main…
Today’s review is by regular reader Amanda. If you fancy the Far East, you can read her review of the Sarojin, Khao Lak in Thailand that looks stunning and where she stayed before this hotel. Many parts of Asia have had low levels of the virus and are keen to…
EU plans to get travel going again THis week the EU set out ways to get transport and travel moving again in a safe way. The Commission presented a package of guidelines and recommendations to help the Member States gradually lift travel restrictions and allow tourism businesses to reopen, while…
Qatar’s amazing rebooking options and voucher update Firstly, we previously reported people had been having trouble with using Qatar vouchers on discounted flights. If you struggle to use the voucher by phone for a promo fare, there is a way around it. Put the booking on hold and then phone…
