Back in October, we covered Gatwick’s announcement of a terminal drop-off fee. Any vehicles dropping off passengers directly outside either the North or South terminals will be charged a £5 fee .....

Back in October, we covered Gatwick’s announcement of a terminal drop-off fee. Any vehicles dropping off .....

12 Feb 202112 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

If you are wondering what is happening at Heathrow at the moment, I managed to get hold of the British Airways traffic figures for last Sunday. Across the whole day, BA operated: 43 passenger aircraft .....

If you are wondering what is happening at Heathrow at the moment, I managed to get hold of the British Airways .....

12 Feb 202112 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

When we compare the major hotel loyalty schemes on Head for Points, we generally look at them in terms of the number of nights you need to stay. For most people, this is the correct approach. Whilst .....

When we compare the major hotel loyalty schemes on Head for Points, we generally look at them in terms of the .....

12 Feb 202112 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

The Government has launched its hotel quarantine booking portal this afternoon. Unsurprisingly, it isn’t functioning and the ability to book has been temporarily withdrawn ….. There is .....

The Government has launched its hotel quarantine booking portal this afternoon. Unsurprisingly, it isn’t .....

11 Feb 202111 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 173 comments

After a pause, Tesco and The Recycling Factory have relaunched their scheme to encourage you to recycle old printer ink cartridges. You receive up 125 Tesco Clubcard points per cartridge you recycle. .....

After a pause, Tesco and The Recycling Factory have relaunched their scheme to encourage you to recycle old .....

11 Feb 202111 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

This is my review of The Ritz Carlton Al Wadi Desert resort in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. We stayed at Al Wadi just before Christmas, leaving on Christmas Eve.  I booked the stay using Marriott Bonvoy .....

This is my review of The Ritz Carlton Al Wadi Desert resort in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. We stayed at Al Wadi just .....

11 Feb 202111 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

This is the second half of our review of The Ritz Carlton Al Wadi Desert resort in Ras Al Khaimah. You can read Part 1 of our Al Wadi Desert review here. Around the resort The resort is actually a .....

This is the second half of our review of The Ritz Carlton Al Wadi Desert resort in Ras Al Khaimah. You can .....

11 Feb 202111 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

In our final article this week in partnership with Love Home Swap, the global home swapping platform, we’re taking a closer look at some of the impressive homes with pools across the world which are .....

In our final article this week in partnership with Love Home Swap, the global home swapping platform, we’re .....

11 Feb 202111 February 2021 by HfP Partner Content • 1 comment

Homes & Villas by Marriott International has launched a double points promotion. This is separate to the main ‘double points and double elite nights’ offer being run by the hotels. The .....

Homes & Villas by Marriott International has launched a double points promotion. This is separate to the .....

10 Feb 202110 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment