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 »Pay for a business class return ticket and travel in First Class in one direction. This deal only applies to the higher business-class fares, not the cheapest Saturday-night-stay fares. Probably not the fares you’d normally choose to pay. But if they are the only available prices for your trip, you should take advantage of this! […]
read more »Book by midnight Thursday 4th December to take advantage of this sale. It only applies to departures Saturday 21st December to Saturday 3rd January 2015 Full details from the BA Website here
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 »Bookable only this week (by 15th November) but for stays up to 31st December 2015! Take advantage of this 50% discount by using this code to achieve the discount: PR11RO Example, Conrad Hong Kong Or the Hilton Shanghai Key Points: Offer valid at all participating Hilton Worldwide portfolio of hotels across Mainland China, Hong Kong and […]
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 »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 »To the following destinations, British Airways is offering an additional bonus of 7,000 Avios in First Class, 5,000 Avios in Club World Business Class (J,C&C Class) 2,500 for World Traveller Plus (Premium, W&E Class), 1,000 World Traveller (Y&B) , Club Europe (JCD) 500 for domestic Y&B If booking business class then this is a good […]
read more »British Airways is still offering a free upgrade in one direction from Business Class to First Class. But the upgrade is now only available when booking the higher fare types, namely J and C class “published fare”. Previously, lower R class fares were included. For example, the J class return fare to Los Angeles is £9,936 […]
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 »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, […]
read more »British Airways is offering a free upgrade from Business Class to First Class. It’s not what we’d normally think of in terms of an “upgrade”. For that, you’d normally buy a cheaper ticket and afterwards be rewarded with the upgrade. The current offer is in reality a lower price for first class at the point […]
read more »You can now use Avios to reduce the cost of a flight booking but is this a good value? Discount £10 Costs 1,500 Avios Discount £20 Costs 3,000 Avios Discount £30 Costs 4,500 Avios BA has recently increased the offer so that On longer European routes, if you are booking two or more travellers, you […]
read more »Avis is offering 20% off their normal rates for cars rented up to Friday 12th December 2014 Bookings can be made up to and including Monday 29th September The Avis website looks slick but can be difficult to use. If you click-through from a cashback site or if you just search from their main page […]
read more »You need to use a discount code to obtain this discount. For bookings made before 30 September and for travel 1st October through 15 December, the airline is giving 10% discount for online bookings only, booked via Air Canada (here is the link to Air Canada uk site), and using this code 10LHR
read more »The Hyatt Gold Points rewards scheme gives you 5 points per dollar spend at the restaurant or for overnight accommodation. The website says that only published rates will accrue points. So, bookings made via Expedia or other 3rd party sites are excluded. But what if you are a business traveller paying a reduced – negotiated […]
read more »British Airways offers this promotion to most long-haul destinations (except to the Caribbean). I use London to Dubai as an example of how the upgrade works; The lowest business class return fare to Dubai is £2,310 but that fare is non-refundable and non-changeable – even for a fee. A minimum stay of 3 nights is required […]
read more »Book by Tuesday night 11th March to take advantage of the BA sale Example prices: Dubai £1,650 return – travel even in December! Mumbai £1,169 return Beijing £1,767 but only in August, expect to pay £2,000 for most other dates Shanghai £1,780 July & August, expect £2,400 for October to December Details of the sale […]
read more »A voucher code is available, providing a £15 discount off return fares to Europe This offer is targeted at members of the Living Social deals club but appears to be available to anyone who enters the voucher code into the ba.com booking page. BA state that the discount only applies to Gatwick departures but when we […]
read more »If you buy 2,000 AVIOS as a BA executive member, the cost will be £47 We recommend that instead, you buy a three year subscription to Business Traveller Magazine via the BA executive club page and you will receive 20% discount and 2,000 AVIOS for FREE! The 3 year subscription costs £92, so if you […]
read more »We are increasingly asked about flights to China and specifically, Air China flights so we have researched the entire UK travel market for Air China Discount air fares and we’re surprised that nobody offers a discount below the Air China website direct price. We were looking at London – Beijing – London, Sunday out and […]
read more »The British Airways Sale fares must be booked and paid for before midnight. It is always difficult to second-guess what prices will be after the sale but for a general picture: Beijing,is currently £619 return in O class must be booked by Tuesday night. The next higher fare £659 in Q class is also a […]
read more »The current sale for Avios tickets reduces the fee from £35 to £1 but is ONLY available on the following BA routes: Amsterdam Barcelona Dublin Jersey Lisbon Madrid Nice Valid for travel between 31 January and 31 May. Only applies to economy seats Book by Wednesday 12:00 (noon) 15th January 2014 Avios is name the […]
read more »What is a British Airways Companion Voucher? Companion vouchers are earned by the traveller by meeting minimum spend targets on Amex credit cards The companion voucher is accessible online as an e-voucher via the travellers BA executive club account. So you’ll need the exec number and password. When you log-in you’ll see the companion voucher […]
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