Beginners’ guide to IHG Rewards Club – updated 2020
In this post we take a look at Intercontinental Hotel Group’s “IHG Rewards Club” programme, and try to help total beginners to get up to scratch.
Author: Tim
Tim is an engineer and a nerd who analyses every travel deal, travel hack. He has travelled to around 90 countries and also speaks Spanish, Portuguese and Mandarin.
Marriott to open 30 luxury hotels in 2020
Several Marriott brands hotels will be opening up over 2020, but which ones are they? From Anaheim to Vietnam, we’ve got the list here.
Finnair opens its new Business Class (non-Schengen) lounge
Finnair’s new Business Class Lounge, located in the non-Schengen zone, is now open for use. Take a look at the first photos!
Register NOW: ‘Points Unlimited’ Q1 2020 promotion by Hilton Honors
Hilton Honors’ first promotion for 2020 is open for registration, with the dates for earning bonuses set between 6th January – 3rd May 2020. Register now.
Is this British Airways’ 2nd Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner route?
These route are scheduled to be served by British Airways’ Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, although it has not yet been officially announced!
British Airways adds six Heathrow routes for Summer 2020. Which ones earn 80TP?
British Airways is launching 6 new routes from Heathrow for summer 2020. These will serve Kosovo, Montenegro, Italy, Greece and Turkey. But which ones will earn 80 Tier Points?
British Airways improves catering for Gatwick flights
British Airways have upgraded their in-flight meal offerings for flights out of London Gatwick Airport. This post provides a sample menu and lots of food photos.
Great tier point run opportunity, £642 (£1.14/TP) Abu Dhabi to Jakarta in Business Class with SriLankan Airlines
Great Tier Point run fare available for early 2020, pricing out at £1.14/TP, or £1.22/TP for a bit later in the year.
Which short haul British Airways planes have WiFi?
This post details which British Airways A319, A320, A320neo, A321 and A321neo aircraft have wifi installed.
Introducing Nick!
We welcome Nick to our team – find out who he is and what his role will be.
Hilton EMEA Winter Sale. Up to 30% off for Honors members.
Hilton have a 30% sale for its Honors members for bookings made before 28th January 2020 and stays before 31st August 2020. As it is quite a long promotion we suggest you bookmark this blog post for when you need to use the booking link!
British Airways launches new Dreamliner B787-10 route to Atlanta. Competing against Delta perhaps?
British Airways announced it will take delivery of twelve new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners early next year. This article describes the difference between this and other aircraft with Club Suites.
Free Club 1 Hotels membership, worth $99 and probably a whole lot more in savings!
Club 1 Hotels are offering PTBM readers a year’s free membership to book greatly-discounted rates on hotels, cruises, golfing rounds etc. I was even impressed by my own search results!
Great deal: Premium Economy, Portugal to South America from €942 on American Airlines / Iberia
Iberia have great fares in Premium economy from Portugal heading down to Latin American for the first half of 2020.
Decent Tier Point run fare, £647 (£1.8/TP), Kuwait to Bangkok via Sri Lanka. Travel by December 2019.
Great British Airways Executive Club Tier Point run fare starting from the Middle East. Head over to Kuwait and onwards to Thailand! £1.8/TP for this particular fare.