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Virgin Money is closing its London lounge at Eagle Place, Piccadilly

Virgin Money is closing its lounge at Eagle Place, just off Piccadilly, on 24th May. The Haymarket lounge, which is nearby, will remain open.  I have never been into Haymarket so I can’t .....

Virgin Money is closing its lounge at Eagle Place, just off Piccadilly, on 24th May. The Haymarket lounge, .....

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‘Part Pay With Avios’ rolled out to Aer Lingus flight bookings

Last week I ran a long ‘Avios Redemption University’ article how ‘Part Pay With Avios’ works. I said that Aer Lingus did not have this feature, although you could use it if the .....

Last week I ran a long ‘Avios Redemption University’ article how ‘Part Pay With Avios’ .....

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Superior Do&Co catering is rolled out to more British Airways routes

British Airways is rolling out its new, much improved catering from Do&Co to more long-haul routes. I feel a bit sorry for British Airways sometimes.  They are making some genuine improvements to .....

British Airways is rolling out its new, much improved catering from Do&Co to more long-haul routes. I feel .....

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I take a tour of the Malaysia Airlines A350-900 aircraft

Malaysia Airlines invited me down to Heathrow last week to take a tour of their new Airbus A350-900. I am hoping to do a proper review of Malaysia Airlines in the next couple of months, but for now .....

Malaysia Airlines invited me down to Heathrow last week to take a tour of their new Airbus A350-900. I am .....

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Curve Card launches legal action against American Express

According to an article in The Daily Telegraph yesterday, Curve Card is going through with its threat to sue American Express for withdrawing its support in January with no notice. The report says .....

According to an article in The Daily Telegraph yesterday, Curve Card is going through with its threat to sue .....

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Earn 25 Avios points per £1 spent at Hackett, online or instore

Avios and American Express have come together to launch a new partnership with the upmarket men’s clothing retailer Hackett. When I was first told about this, six months ago, it was meant to be .....

Avios and American Express have come together to launch a new partnership with the upmarket men’s .....

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