Form for reasons to leave the UK live & new anti-travel law I honestly never thought I would live to see the day where I had to submit a form saying I wished to leave my own country. Sadly from Monday 8 March, that day will come. I can’t see…
Seychelles reopens from 25 March The Indian Ocean island destination has announced that it will be welcoming visitors, irrespective of their vaccination status, as from March 25, 2021. Visitors from South Africa will still not be permitted to enter Seychelles for the time being until further review. The announcement was…
Even if we were allowed to travel right now, there is a myriad of rules, regulations and tests to go through to get back into the UK. Never mind the rules and testing of the country you are going to! Testing before departure on your return to enter the UK…
You can read about the new Barclays Avios Rewards scheme in this article. In this one, we will look at how you earn and redeem the vouchers. How do I earn an upgrade voucher? The upgrade voucher is very simple. You basically get one every 12 months with the first…
It’s been a long time coming to fruition but finally, Barclays and British Airways have partnered to launch Barclays Avios Rewards, offering customers new ways to earn Avios from their banking. I first wrote about this in February 2020 – what a different world it was back then! This new…
Virgin Atlantic has been the first to jump (as I expected) and has extended the timeframe for Flying Club members customers to maintain their tier status and utilise their vouchers. In recognition of the impact Covid-19 has had on its customers’ ability to travel, the airline is offering an extra…
Qantas to resume flights in October 2021 Qantas has announced that they are no longer planning to restart international flights in July as previously stated. At the time this seemed pretty ambitious. Now with the vaccine rollout starting in Australia, 31 October seems like a realistic timeframe. Australia is expecting…
Heathrow CEO predicts future travel rules Despite Priti Patel saying i”t’s far too early” to book holidays today, there has been some interesting commentary from the Chief executive of Heathrow Airport John Holland-Kaye. Personally, I do not feel that the government should be telling people that it is too early…
Nectar/Avios fraud Instances of Avios fraud are generally pretty rare. Mainly because there are not many ways to redeem Avios without needing to provide some sort of incriminating evidence such as an address or turning up in person for a flight or hotel booked on Avios. However, with the Nectar…
Majorca & Ibiza want to welcome back UK tourists with pilot scheme Majorca and Ibiza are looking at a pilot scheme to allow them to be the first areas in Spain to welcome back tourists. Regional governors discussed the possibility for vaccine passports to be used to allow vaccinated travellers…
