A reminder that Lufthansa have got a live £20/€20 discount which needs to be used by 25th March 2014, but can be used for travel up to 28th December 2014. Unfortunately you cannot redeem the discount against taxes or fees, so where the base fare is less than the value of the voucher, only that much…
Gary Leff’s post yesterday points out that with US Airways’ imminent departure from Star Alliance, reaching Aegean Airlines (A3) gold is going to be a tiny bit harder. He does, however, miss the other golden details about why A3 is so good with their earnings in economy class. A3 have long been known in the air miles…
British Airways have loaded a very short sale for transatlantic and Middle Eastern flights for World Travaller and World Traveller Plus classes. You need book by 23:59hrs GMT on 25th March 2014. Travel can be anytime between now and 12th December 2014.
The new Points Breaks list is now out for bookings between 24th March to 31st May 2014. I’ve put the entire list of rooms at the end of the post to stop cluttering the main body.
Does anyone remember the Dutch superstars The Vengaboys? They were the ones to bring you such catchy/annoying hits as “We like to Party” and “Boom Boom Boom I want you in my room”
Well not quite… I don’t mean to put you off entirely! I’m not aware of the media coverage outside The Netherlands, so you may or may not be aware that it’s the Nuclear Security Summit next week, where many presidents and prime ministers of countries across the world will converge about 10mins from my front…
Here’s an interesting idea for a day out. Ahead of its public opening on 4th June 2014, why not be part of the volunteer team to act as passengers for the newly-refurbished Heathrow Terminal 2?
Back in January last year I wrote a post explaining how the UK’s Air Passenger Duty (APD) worked, and how you can avoid paying it. George Osborne, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, today announced in a couple of changes in his Budget 2014 to how APD will be calculated.
I’ve been following a particular pattern on Statusmatcher and the one from China Airlines has perked my interest.
Sorry to be a little late on the game here, but I only just picked up details of this offer. Shell Drivers Club have circulated an email offering 20% discount on British Airways marketed and operated flights in economy class (World Traveller) and premium economy (World Traveller plus). The destinations on offer are: Nairobi Hong Kong Seoul…
Sometimes I wonder if I have amnesia, as I don’t have much recollection of doing this interview, but Jenny Southan from Business Traveller magazine seems to have quoted me in her article called “Slash & Burn” which investigates the devaluation of loyalty programmes. It online version is here (paid subscription required), but if you pick up…
Market Watch reports of a new Starwood Preferred Guest hotel to open around Autumn 2015 on Dam Square in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The new W Hotel will be the first in its brand to open in NL, and the 4th SPG property, and will be situated in a former telephone exchange.
Last November I invited Mike from Ik Vlieg Veel to write a guest post about why you should fly Star Alliance instead of Skyteam if you’re based in The Netherlands. Ralph, another fellow blogger based here in The Netherlands, responded with his own critique last month. The text is all in Dutch, so use Google or Bing…
Privium is the paid-for fast track service through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Coming in 2 levels and ranging from €121-€205 per year, it can be hard to justify such an expense. Click in to see my point of view.
I suppose this ‘trick’ will only suit those who have balls of steel…how about asking for “highest class of travel only” in your employment contract?!