In a surprising move yesterday, Icelandair announced the $18m acquisition of its low-cost Icelandic competitor WOW Air. WOW Air was high up the list of carriers expected to go bust this Winter, .....

In a surprising move yesterday, Icelandair announced the $18m acquisition of its low-cost Icelandic competitor .....

6 Nov 20186 November 2018 by Anika Burnett • Leave a comment

Etihad is running a number of offers at the moment as part of its 15th birthday celebrations. For UK residents, the most interesting is a short sale in both Economy and Business. The deadline dates .....

Etihad is running a number of offers at the moment as part of its 15th birthday celebrations. For UK .....

6 Nov 20186 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

El Al has announced plans to fly from Manchester to Tel Aviv. Services will start on 26th May and operate on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.  The aircraft will be a two-class Boeing 737-800. El Al .....

El Al has announced plans to fly from Manchester to Tel Aviv. Services will start on 26th May and operate on .....

6 Nov 20186 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. Our directory of the 16 main UK travel credit and charge cards .....

It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel .....

5 Nov 20185 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 185 comments

If you have started to use Airbnb for some of your travelling, you may have thought that you had to give up earning airline miles from your stays.  This is no longer true. There are three ways of .....

If you have started to use Airbnb for some of your travelling, you may have thought that you had to give up .....

5 Nov 20185 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Applications for the job as our new HfP co-writer close on Wednesday so I thought I would give it a final push today.  The deadline will not be extended – I am back in the office after World .....

Applications for the job as our new HfP co-writer close on Wednesday so I thought I would give it a final .....

5 Nov 20185 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 110 comments

Few people know that you can redeem Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles for holidays on Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island retreat. Necker Island was badly damaged by Hurricane Irma in 2017.  After .....

Few people know that you can redeem Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles for holidays on Sir Richard Branson’s .....

4 Nov 20184 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 142 comments

British Airways has announced a number of changes to its Spanish and Italian networks, including a few switches between Heathrow and Gatwick. Here are the changes: Almeria – moves from Heathrow .....

British Airways has announced a number of changes to its Spanish and Italian networks, including a few .....

4 Nov 20184 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

You can get £5 Amex cashback deal when you next use Paypal. A Paypal cashback deal has appeared on a lot of American Express cards.  You need to look at the online ‘Offers’ section for .....

You can get £5 Amex cashback deal when you next use Paypal. A Paypal cashback deal has appeared on a lot of .....

4 Nov 20184 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment