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It seems that Emirates is ready to restart some services, with the airline gaining authorisation to carry passengers on certain flights. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER taxing... Read More
The U.S. Bank Business Cash Rewards Mastercard is a business credit card that comes with no annual fee, that offers cash back on key business expenses, that offers an... Read More
We've already seen hoteliers like Hilton and Radisson offering elites generous status extensions and airlines like Qatar Airways, Virgin Atlantic following suit, but a... Read More
COVID-19 is impacting UK domestic travel – with coach operator National Express choosing to suspend operations from Sunday 5th April, 23:59 onwards. A National... Read More
COVID-19 continues to impact American Airlines as it adjusts flights and capacity for Summer 2020 and beyond. American Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner climbing out of... Read More
British Airways has reached an agreement with employee representatives to temporarily suspend 30,000+ cabin crew and ground staff for the next 2 months. The airline will... Read More
Hyatt has launched a new points sale in which it's offering a 30% bonus on all purchases of 5,000 points or more. Under current conditions, this is clearly a less... Read More
Recent news out of Finnair suggests that the airline is set to follow Emirates' example and, from later this year, offer a Business Class fare that doesn't come with all... Read More
Now that American and Alaska are playing nicely together again both airlines are offering significantly improved reciprocal mileage earnings on each other's flights -... Read More
Etihad has launched the best deal on miles that I have ever seen the airline offer and because Etihad Guest miles can be used to book American Airlines awards at a lower... Read More
I doubt many readers use the wide network of National Express Coaches in the UK, but if you, you should see their announcement that they will all be suspended from 23:59... Read More
Marriott's not exactly flavor of the month right now as it tries to deal with another big IT breach and as it continues to be one of only two major hotels chains that... Read More
Earlier this week I wrote a post about how I'm using the thoughts of future travel to distract myself from the fact that I'm grounded and stuck at home for the... Read More
At the beginning of the week, there was a rumor circulating that Hilton Honors may be in the process of withdrawing a benefit that is considered among the most valuable... Read More
Whenever one is making travel plans, a few factors are usually considered. Price is certainly a major factor. Elite status – both perks and re-qualification... Read More
If you've ever had any dealing with Marriott you'll probably already know that its IT systems are pretty useless but what you may not know is that its IT systems aren't... Read More
British Airways is set to suspend all flights from London Gatwick Airport, as well as consolidate all flights to/from Heathrow into Terminal 5. The airline released a... Read More
Airlines are looking for any means by which to raise cash right now and American Airlines is attempting to swell its coffers by offering flyers the opportunity to buy... Read More
A little over a week ago, a couple of workarounds were found (by people a lot more tech-savvy than me) which allowed British Airways customers to request their refunds... Read More
The enhanced welcome bonuses that American Express is currently offering on the full range of Delta SkyMiles co-branded credit cards expire on 1 April 2020 but for... Read More
With Gatwick airport reducing its operational hours and the lack of demand due to Covid-19, British Airways is suspending its operations at the airport. British... Read More
Up until now, American Airlines has been waiving change fees for bookings made through 31 March 2020 (today) but with no sign that anything around us is getting any... Read More
American Airlines operates its best narrowbody aircraft (complete with lie-flat seats in First & Business Class) on a few select transcontinental routes on which the... Read More
Qatar Airways has rightly faced a good deal of criticism recently for being less than forthcoming with refunds that passengers are entitled to and for being... Read More
Low-cost carrier easyJet has announced that it has now grounded its entire fleet as a result of “unprecedented travel restrictions” resulting from the... Read More
As I'm effectively being asked (told) not to leave home unless it's for exercise or essential groceries and/or medicines (it's amazing to see what some people consider... Read More
It seems that Covid-19 has hit easyJet hard – with the airline choosing to ground its entire fleet. EasyJet Airbus A319 climbing out of Manchester Airport –... Read More
It’s Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we have an Aeroflot Airbus A320 taxing around Frankfurt Airport as it prepares to set... Read More
Given everything that is going on globally with COVID-19 and the current state of the travel industry, it might not seem hugely important right now, but what I consider... Read More
It’s been another week of headlines dominated by how Covid-19 is impacting the aviation industry. Let’s take a look in Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.... Read More
As a contribution to helping travellers get home, Qatar Airways is adding extra capacity to Australia next week. The corona crisis has caused most airlines to cut their... Read More
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