Despite the current gloomy state of travel, holiday companies have been reporting a huge rise in bookings versus last year. To be honest, that’s probably not difficult, but it’s a step in the right direction. Part of the optimism may not just be the vaccine but the fact that most…
American abandons 3 class on transcon to Los Angeles One of the best ways to rack up some extra tier points in relative comfort was the transcontinental flights between New York JFK and Los Angeles or San Francisco. For the same price as a direct ticket to the West Coast…
As the government mulls more countries that may be removed from the travel corridor list, there are a few places that you can still fly to and get a few tier points with little risk of a sudden quarantine. If you want to a quick city break somewhere not too…
US W Coast offer back from £964 I wrote about the offers to the US West Coast recently and they were due to expire on 30 April. The good news is that many of these have now been extended, the bad news is that Hawaii has disappeared as an option….
So you read the first part about how to book fares from ITA Matrix. But what else can you do with it? One thing I am not going to do, hopefully, is to confuse you. I will go over popular things I use daily when booking and planning a trip,…
We are all wondering whether we will need to top up our status and when we can fly again. Yesterday I made some suggestions for tier point runs for late 2020 & 2021. Whilst you have some downtime, it may be worth learning how to use ITA Matrix as it…
British Airways is launching a summer route between London Heathrow and Newquay, creating the only direct route to Heathrow. This will make a great addition for a weekend break or to get some tier points in the summer without leaving the country. Or if you live in that part of…
British Airways flights from £40 one way or £47 return!! If you are looking for some cheap positioning flights, a bargain break or perhaps some tier points then this offer may help. British Airways has today made thousands of hand-baggage-only flights to Europe available for £40 or less each way….
BA are very likely to do a sale this week or just after Christmas as this is their normal pattern. However, today I can see a number of flights for sale at great prices in April 2020. Whether this is a separate offer or the start of the sale, I’m…
Well, we did Gold for £2000 already here. But what about Silver for less than half that? BA Silver So what does your shiny silver card get you? Further information can be found on the BA site here. The Fare This one is far more simple than the Gold…
