British Airways typically announce sales five times a year. My article, “When do airlines announce sales” here give a guide to when to expect fares to be reduced. It focussed on British Airways because, as they are the dominant carrier in the UK, most airlines follow their patterns. For example, Virgin Atlantic nearly always have […]
read more »It’s always been another task to do. Now, Lufthansa Innovation Hub have created a process that automates the checkin procedure across approximately 100 airlines! Check-in online opens at different times, sometimes 24 hours or 36 hours before departure. You no longer need to schedule this task. Forward your confirmation emails to AirlineCheckins.com and they will […]
read more »British Airways has a loyalty scheme, the “British Airways Executive Club” Membership earns you points, called Avios, and Tier Points, providing status, lounge access, free advance seating etc. Avios can be used to discount future ticket purchases via the airline website or they can be transferred to Avios.com where you can spend them on hotel […]
read more »Many of you have been waiting for the Boxing Day and January Sales to see if prices drop. Well, here you are – Christmas has arrived early! Book between 17th December 2015 and midnight 2nd February 2016! Most economy fares are valid for departures through to 8th or 15th December 2016 Most Premium and Club […]
read more »You’d be forgiven for thinking that the lowest fares may be on the EVA website and they would be, except that their website technology is limited in that you can only request an economy return fare or a premium economy return fare but not economy in one direction and premium in the other. EVA Air […]
read more »For frequent travellers and business travellers the choice of seat is usually quite important. Whilst we may suffer a middle seat on an occasional leisure trip, for business travellers it can be quite an annoyance. Save on average £30, or £15 each way for a “no-bag fare” and you will not be allowed to choose […]
read more »There are many choices available when you need to book a hotel. COMPARISON SITES Sites like Hotels Combined, who we feature on our hotel page, will provide you with an overview of availability from a large number of online travel agents and hotel booking companies. Hotels Combined is great for research and also finding availability […]
read more »Some of our clients occasionally rent a car and our useful sites page includes links to the best companies to use. We now include a link to the DVLA under this car hire section. Within 72 hours of picking up a vehicle, you must now register your driving licence number and National Insurance number together […]
read more »Virgin offers their reward programme for your company in addition to the traveller individual frequent traveller memberships. If your company has at least 2 employees you are eligible to join the scheme, but it requires that you book frequently with Virgin: At least 3 Upper Class trips a year in Upper Class or 5 trips […]
read more »Yes you can, providing that there is availability in the limited upgrade “class”. Upgrading economy class to premium economy class You can only upgrade more expensive tickets, NOT the cheapest fares. The more expensive BA fare classes that you can upgrade from, are described as Y, B and H class and these are the highest […]
read more »The economy class sale ended just a couple of days ago but British Airways has today announced a first and business class sale Key Points Book by Tuesday 9th June (inclusive) – You have until 23:59 to complete the transaction online! Many destinations include travel up until May 2016 Long-haul flights from Heathrow and Gatwick require a […]
read more »The current sale from British Airways is targeted at leisure travellers. Most business-related travel is excluded by the fare rules. For example, with a few exceptions, reservations require a Saturday-night stay, a minim three night stay and advance booking of up to 1, 2 or even 3 weeks. And fares are not refundable once purchased […]
read more »On Tuesday, 28th April, the Avios reward programme is changing. EARNING AVIOS: Rewards, for travel with British Airways are to be reduced significantly, for those clients that choose the lowest priced fares. The new rewards for the lowest fares will be just 25% of current levels! If you’re buying a low-priced fare, you should no […]
read more »Using economy flights to the US as an example, the return airfare for 2 adults and 3 children, flight only, was costing a total of approximately £4,700 Choosing a Flight + Car option and the price was practically identical, depending on the vehicle choice. The inclusive rate included a People Carrier such as a Dodge Grand Caravan. […]
read more »There are many flight search companies available online so it’s essential to understand the reasons for using one company in preference to another, especially if you research and book travel frequently. And especially if you’re arranging travel for business. There are several factors to be considered when choosing the best flight search engine: Accuracy. Does […]
read more »We’ve always recommended that you book Marriott hotels directly on the Marriott website because their rates match the online travel agents. And booking direct has other advantages: The hotel will have the guest name immediately Additional flexibility if there’s a problem as you’ll be able to deal direct with the hotel rather than via an […]
read more »January is traditionally a quiet month for Eurostar for leisure traffic so the train operator is offering return fares from London to Paris and to Brussels for just £59 return! That’s just £29.50 each direction! We’ve checked and seen good availability except for evening departures. Especially Friday evenings For just £10 more you can travel […]
read more »If you are redeeming Avios flights within Europe, you can include domestic flights within the UK for free! Routes that apply to this include Edinburgh-London-Edinburgh Glasgow-London-Glasgow Manchester-London-Manchester Belfast-London-Belfast Example: Redeeming Avios for a flight London-Geneva-London and include free flights Edinburgh-London-Edinburgh. When on the British Airways site, find the flights you need for London-Geneva-London and the […]
read more »This sale is for Business and First Class travel but will not apply to people booking business travel, unless they can comply with the following general restrictions: The sale is for “selected travel dates” only. Most fares require that you stay a Saturday night, except flights city airport. And many fares require that you book […]
read more »It comes as no surprise that on Friday 24th October, shares in e-dreams were suspended after British Airways and Iberia said they would no longer supply their fares and availability to the agency All the links to travel suppliers on our site are genuine and are intended to save you time and money. We vet […]
read more »I often hear complaints regarding availability of flights using Avios. It can be impossible for the dates required, and you need to be quite flexible – and book far in advance or last-minute, and you may end up having to buy a ticket for cash For those with a large bank of unspent Avios, British […]
read more »Split is fast gaining popularity. During summer 2015 it will be served by easyJet, Norwegian and Croatia Airlines from Gatwick. WIZZ from Luton and now British Airways from Heathrow Terminal 5! Outward flights begin: Sunday 3rd May Heathrow to Split departing 13:15 arriving 16:50 Wednesday 6th May Heathrow to Split departing 07:30 arriving 11:05 […]
read more »British Airways Company Reward Scheme Most travellers are familiar with individual frequent flyer schemes but there are additional company reward programmes that are less publicised but that can be equally rewarding! There are four programmes relevant to companies based in the UK: British Airways “On Business” Star Alliance “Partner Plus” Virgin Atlantic “Flying Co” Air […]
read more »The title of this post could also be, “When is it best to book flights?” If you are intending to book travel in say 10 months’ time, it is very difficult to judge when is the cheapest time to book your flight? This article applies to long-haul flight-only travel and not to short-haul or “low-cost” […]
read more »I recently posted an article about the new function on the BA website where you can hold a seat for £5 short-haul and £10 long-haul. I waited until today to check if this facility can be used in effect to extend the payment deadline during a sale period. Normally, when an end-of-sale deadline is given, […]
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