One of the simplest ways to say money on almost all your travel other than by having a points card, is to use cashback and Avios portals. Both work in a similar way by allowing you to click through to your usual booking portal for flights, hotels, parking and more….
BA opens more European lounges & JFK gin terrace Sadly a lot of BA lounges outside the UK have remained closed over the summer. However, as flights ramp up over the autumn more and more are reopening. The latest lounges to reopen are: Rome Milan Linate Geneva – opens this…
Jersey relaxes entry rules Jersey is a great place for a short break, especially since you are treated as a domestic arrival when you come back to the UK – no immigration queues and no day 2 tests. Jersey has had some odd rules in place during the pandemic which…
British Airways’ customers will be able to fly to more destinations across Africa, thanks to a new codeshare agreement with Kenya Airways. Kenya Airways is part of Sky Team but often offers attractive fares, which makes it a shame if you need the oneworld tier points. Plus they have a…
Virgin Atlantic new onboard meal service As Virgin Atlantic ramps up services to popular destinations such as San Francisco and Cape Town, the airline is introducing new Autumn menus including the re-introduction of some Upper Class favourites as well as all new sustainable wine in cans for Premium and Economy…
BA Heathrow lounges update There’s good news and bad news on BA lounges at Heathrow’s T5. Let’s start with the good news: The “Millionaire’s Door” to the Concorde Room by South security is now open which makes popping out to Boots much easier! The Concorde Room will now be open…
With the reopening of the USA now within reach (although no confirmed date but expected to be November sometime), British Airways and British Airways Holidays have reduced the price of flights and holidays to many US destinations such as New York, Miami, Boston and Orlando. The sale will run from…
US vaccine & entry requirements While there is still no word on the opening date and BA has cancelled a number of flights to Las Vegas, Orlando, and Tampa prior to the 15 November, I am still hopeful the US will open at some point in mid to late November….
Portugal drops test for vaccinated travellers Over the last few weeks, there has been a lot of questions from readers regarding the change in wording for those fully vaccinated going to Portugal. The wording referred to tests not being needed if there was “a reciprocal” agreement about recognising vaccines but…
Following the welcome news that a significant number of countries have been removed from the UK Government’s red list, British Airways is resuming services and increasing frequencies to a number of destinations. British Airways is set to ramp up services to popular winter sun destination South Africa, with double daily services…
