I am writing this in a hotel room in Barbados, waiting for the results of the PCR tests we had to take on arrival on Wednesday. Due to an ever increasing backlog, there is no certainty that they will .....

I am writing this in a hotel room in Barbados, waiting for the results of the PCR tests we had to take on .....

22 Oct 202122 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

On 1st September, British Airways and American Express revealed their new-look British Airways American Express credit cards. They also announced a huge temporary jump to the Premium Plus sign-up .....

On 1st September, British Airways and American Express revealed their new-look British Airways American .....

22 Oct 202122 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

If you wanted to fly to the Maldives or Mauritius on Avios this Winter, today is your lucky day. A lot of availability has suddenly appeared this afternoon. Here is, courtesy of SeatSpy, availability .....

If you wanted to fly to the Maldives or Mauritius on Avios this Winter, today is your lucky day. A lot of .....

21 Oct 202121 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

easyJet is opening its first airport lounge in London Gatwick today. Sort of. This comes hot on the heels of the announcement yesterday that the Club Aspire Lounge at Gatwick North has closed for .....

easyJet is opening its first airport lounge in London Gatwick today. Sort of. This comes hot on the heels of .....

21 Oct 202121 October 2021 by Rhys Jones • 26 comments

In a move that will cause much grinding of teeth from IHG loyalists, and whoops of joy from Hyatt fans, Crowne Plaza London The City will rebrand on 1st March. The hotel will become Hyatt Regency .....

In a move that will cause much grinding of teeth from IHG loyalists, and whoops of joy from Hyatt fans, Crowne .....

21 Oct 202121 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

American Express is currently running an exceptionally generous sign-up bonus for The Platinum Card. It may be the biggest ‘open to all’ bonus we have ever seen. The standard bonus of .....

American Express is currently running an exceptionally generous sign-up bonus for The Platinum Card. It may be .....

21 Oct 202121 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

In a surprising move, the Club Aspire lounge in the North Terminal at Gatwick Airport has closed for good. For a lounge that only opened in 2018 following an expensive refurbishment, and in a terminal .....

In a surprising move, the Club Aspire lounge in the North Terminal at Gatwick Airport has closed for good. For .....

20 Oct 202120 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

This is our review of the W Hotel on The Palm, Dubai. It is the first of four hotel reviews this week from my recent Dubai trip. All of the hotels featured are part of Marriott Bonvoy, who provided my .....

This is our review of the W Hotel on The Palm, Dubai. It is the first of four hotel reviews this week from my .....

20 Oct 202120 October 2021 by Rhys Jones • 35 comments

The on-going battle between Heathrow Airport and the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) over what it can charge airlines – which falls straight through to the price of your ticket, as one of the .....

The on-going battle between Heathrow Airport and the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) over what it can charge .....

20 Oct 202120 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments