I had to book some Gatwick Express tickets last night and realised it made sense to get a new Friends & Family Railcard.  We would recover the cost in one trip and would then have it for the next .....

I had to book some Gatwick Express tickets last night and realised it made sense to get a new Friends & .....

15 Feb 202015 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Virgin Atlantic is running a short additional bonus when you book a Premium (Virgin’s name for Premium Economy) flight. Until 16th February, flight prices have been automatically discounted by .....

Virgin Atlantic is running a short additional bonus when you book a Premium (Virgin’s name for Premium .....

14 Feb 202014 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

American Express has launched another of its occasional spend bonuses.  This is not tied to any particular retailer but is based on your total spend during the promotional period. The new offer runs .....

American Express has launched another of its occasional spend bonuses.  This is not tied to any particular .....

14 Feb 202014 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

By an amazing coincidence, one day after Virgin Atlantic announced its new route to Cape Town, British Airways has announced an extra Cape Town service. There will be an additional two flights per .....

By an amazing coincidence, one day after Virgin Atlantic announced its new route to Cape Town, British Airways .....

14 Feb 202014 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 137 comments

Alaska Airlines announced yesterday that it will be joining the oneworld airline alliance.  This is a welcome boost for the alliance following the resignation of LATAM.  Royal Air Maroc is already .....

Alaska Airlines announced yesterday that it will be joining the oneworld airline alliance.  This is a welcome .....

14 Feb 202014 February 2020 by Rhys Jones • 38 comments

British Airways has put in place rebooking guidelines for anyone travelling on a short-haul BA flight on Saturday 15th February. As this is the first day of half-term, this is likely to impact quite a .....

British Airways has put in place rebooking guidelines for anyone travelling on a short-haul BA flight on .....

13 Feb 202013 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

This is your complete guide to redeeming Virgin Flying Club points on Air France and KLM.  After a couple of years of anticipation, as well as a few unexpected delays, today is the day when you can .....

This is your complete guide to redeeming Virgin Flying Club points on Air France and KLM.  After a couple of .....

13 Feb 202013 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 130 comments

This is Part 2 of your complete guide to redeeming Virgin Flying Club points on Air France and KLM. You can now get booking at virginatlantic.com. Part 1 of this article, which looks at redeeming .....

This is Part 2 of your complete guide to redeeming Virgin Flying Club points on Air France and KLM. You can .....

13 Feb 202013 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 132 comments

Today is the official day for the start of Virgin Atlantic mileage redemptions (and indeed mileage earning) on Air France and KLM. Reward seats were actually bookable on the Virgin Atlantic website .....

Today is the official day for the start of Virgin Atlantic mileage redemptions (and indeed mileage earning) on .....

13 Feb 202013 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments