As of 19th April 2024 the BA On Business site is still unavailable. This has been the case for many months. The website returns this response , “We’re experiencing ongoing issues with the availability of our On Business platform. Our teams are working hard to resolve this, we apologise for any inconvenience caused.” The telphone […]
read more »British Airways has extended their flexibile booking policy period. As with most airlines, you may change reservations without incurring a change-fee or penalty-fee. This is now extended to any flights you book for travel by 31st August 2022 Any fare difference is still payable
read more »The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) provided free medical insurance cover for UK and EU nationals. The Brexit “deal” states that individual cards will continue to be valid until their expiry. As they last for 5 years. maybe, just maybe, you can still renew online? I’ve requested mine here but it says to allow 10 […]
read more »British Airways – Bookings made before midnight on Friday 27th November qualify for 20% discount using the code BASpecial. Unusually, the 20% discount applies to the entire price including tax and fuel surcharges The discount is not available via online or offline travel agencies, only via the BritishAirways.com website. Full details here
read more »British Airways is offering double Avios rewards on all flights but you MUST register here before you make your booking, to qualify. Valid until the end of the year, applies to up to 10 flights and must be flights that have a BA flight number
read more »If you log in to your Emirates Skywards account and choose to redeem miles, the only city pairs offered are those that Emirates fly. So, you cannot select Edinburgh to Geneva, for example. What you need to do is to go to this site which is the “Emirates Partner Rewards” site. However, you must first be […]
read more »Yes, Hilton has rebranded and dropped the superfluous two h’s, previously “Hhonors” Other changes? Part pay for reservations using Points and Money. A great benefit especially for those of us with only a few points Release date during February 2017 Pool points with family and friends This is idea is similar to the Avios Household […]
read more »We have long recommended Expedia as the best online travel agent and now we recommend you to Register for the Expedia+ Points scheme too. How many points will I earn? Hotels, Packages, Activities and some car hire: Earn 2 points per £1 spent Airline tickets: Earn 1 point per £5 spent How many points do […]
read more »British Airways is offering some very low fares providing you book by midnight on Tuesday 31st January. Economy class to Dubai from £299 return, New York from £369 return Premium Economy fares are exceptional value, costing little more than the normal economy fares. For example, Dubai from £549, Los Angeles from £790 and New York […]
read more »The BookingBusinessTravel.com service is unique. We find business travelers the best deal irrespective of agency commission and without bias towards preferred booking systems. Wherever the best deal is, we’ll offer it. Every time. Hilton Hotels offer a discount to members of the Hilton Loyalty Club, HHonors™ The percentage discount is typically 2% – 3% but […]
read more »British Airways is offering triple Avios and Triple On Business Points on your flights – up to 8 flights maximum The airline provides this example. Buy an economy return ticket in K,L,M,N,S or V class from London Heathrow to Los Angeles, you would normally collect 5,442 Avios. With triple Avios offer you would collect 16,326 […]
read more »The popular hotel-booking site has announced two sale periods with savings of up to 40% Autumn Sale – Part 1 Booking dates: 5th – 26th Sept 2016 Travel dates: 5th Sept – 6th Nov 2016 Autumn Sale – Part 2 Booking dates: 27th Sept – 6th Nov 2016 Travel dates: 27th Sept – 4th Dec […]
read more »This must be one of the best fares I’ve seen for a long time! It’s an example of how European originating tickets are still competitive despite the decline of the pound against the Euro: Venice – London, London – Dubai, Dubai- London, London to Venice/Milan/Rome at a later date, From £1,257 return. Business Class throughout! […]
read more »Book and travel before 31st July 2016 and you could earn up to double the normal Avios (Air miles) that you would normally. You need to register on the BA website here: You may or may not be accepted or eligible for this offer. I was declined. But it’s worth checking. All you need to […]
read more »British Airways has launched another sale, for travel in Premium Economy, Business and First Class. Fares valid for travel up to and including April 2017! You cannot combine the sale fares with the free upgrade offer as described in my previous article, from Business to First! Book before midnight of Tuesday 17 May.
read more »British Airways has introduced some new fare rules and a better advance seat-selection policy. In short, pay approximately £30 extra to ensure you can choose your seat, make same day change, and check-in one bag if you wish to. BASIC FARE No check-in bag No seat choice Changes incur a fee Not Refundable Cheapest fares PLUS […]
read more »Where’s the catch? Only valid for new bookings made on/after 5th April to 14th June 2016 If you have already booked – and paid – forget it! The upgrade offer only applies to bookings made in expensive booking classes: J, C, D, R, in the Club World fare ladder. As a guide, Club World return to […]
read more »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 »The sale prices apply to weekends only so it’s not really applicable to booking business travel, but some travellers may wish to stay a weekend which is why I am posting this article. The sale launches on Sunday afternoon at 4pm so it really is targeting the leisure market! Savings of up to 35% and […]
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 »Fly in Club Europe Business Class from just £150 return to the following European Cities Departures from Gatwick between 3rd November 2015 and 29th February 2016 Naples Venice Malta Nice Rome Innsbruck Bordeaux Faro Marrakech Alicante Vienna Geneva Seville Friedrichshafen Genoa This is a “flash sale”! For complete details and bookings visit this British Airways […]
read more »The British Airways Sale that was to end yesterday, has been extended Book before midnight, Tuesday 21st July The sale prices are for economy (World Traveller) class and Premium Economy (World Traveller Plus) Most fares are for departures September 2015 through to 2016 Example prices in Premium Economy, Dubai, from £650, Florida from £874 Most […]
read more »For 48 hours only, Hotels.com is offering discounts of up to 50% That’s for bookings made today and tomorrow and the offers are for a selection of hotels in most European Destinations including Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Madrid, Istanbul, Venice Florence, Vienna, Lisbon, Scandinavia. Thanks to this and their fabulous reward scheme, Hotels.com is fast becoming […]
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 […]
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