News in brief: Funky new American Express Platinum designs …. but not for the UK Perhaps aware that the design of The Platinum Card has become a little staid, American Express is launching two .....

News in brief: Funky new American Express Platinum designs …. but not for the UK Perhaps aware that the .....

3 Dec 20213 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

The White House has put out a press release this afternoon announcing the United States’ response to the emergence of Omicron. The good news is that the changes are all fairly measured. In .....

The White House has put out a press release this afternoon announcing the United States’ response to the .....

2 Dec 20212 December 2021 by Rhys Jones • 19 comments

Euronews (click here) is reporting that all UK visitors to France will need to show a negative covid test from Saturday 4th December. It was already known that restrictions were coming but the date .....

Euronews (click here) is reporting that all UK visitors to France will need to show a negative covid test from .....

2 Dec 20212 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

Not many people are aware that British Airways operates a ‘best price guarantee‘.   British Airways claims that, if you find the identical flight cheaper on a competing website to .....

Not many people are aware that British Airways operates a ‘best price guarantee‘.   British .....

2 Dec 20212 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

If you have an Accor Live Limitless hotel account, you may have been emailed this week about a 20% conversion bonus if you transfer points in from Club Eurostar. Is this a good deal? Let’s take .....

If you have an Accor Live Limitless hotel account, you may have been emailed this week about a 20% conversion .....

2 Dec 20212 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

This is our review of the new INNSiDE Newcastle hotel. INNSiDE is possibly not a hotel brand you are familiar with. It is a design-led upscale ‘lifestyle’ (ie. leisure) brand with 32 .....

This is our review of the new INNSiDE Newcastle hotel. INNSiDE is possibly not a hotel brand you are familiar .....

2 Dec 20212 December 2021 by Rhys Jones • 39 comments

As of 4am yesterday, anyone arriving into the UK from any destination outside the Common Travel Area (Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Man) has to take a PCR test within two days of arrival. More .....

As of 4am yesterday, anyone arriving into the UK from any destination outside the Common Travel Area (Ireland, .....

1 Dec 20211 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 144 comments

News in brief: Trump Turnberry to leave Marriott The Turnberry resort in Scotland is, unfortunately, leaving Marriott Bonvoy. A reader with an existing reservation received a note to say that the .....

News in brief: Trump Turnberry to leave Marriott The Turnberry resort in Scotland is, unfortunately, leaving .....

1 Dec 20211 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

Radisson Hotels has launched a number of 'Park, Dream and Fly' deals for anyone travelling from Heathrow before the end of January 2022. One of the secrets of Heathrow parking, or indeed at many other .....

Radisson Hotels has launched a number of 'Park, Dream and Fly' deals for anyone travelling from Heathrow .....

1 Dec 20211 December 2021 by Sinead Archer • 5 comments