If you are booking trains in France, you may initially think of booking on the SNCF website , branded as Oui.sncf We experienced difficulties at the final payment stage, with the error message “We have interrupted your browsing due to prolonged inactivity” This was when using Chrome browser. We switched to Firefox and were able […]
read more »Booking online an ba.com and experiencing a problem? Example Problem You choose to discount your airfare with Avios, you select the amount and when you reach the final payment page the price reduction does not show. There is a “useful link” to “Online Customer Support Information” which you may be forgiven for believing would provide a team of people […]
read more »The headline prices on BA.com do not include these extra fees and they are only discoverable after you enter the passenger name and proceed to the payment page so we summarise the fees here: Seat Reservation Fees from £11 on short-haul flights e.g. London-Zurich If you pay using a credit card or PayPal account billed in the UK, […]
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 […]
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read more »Every year we research the details and time of the Queen’s birthday flypast and this year I’ve posted a short but precise article here: http://www.bookingbusinesstravel.com/flypast-time-5th-june-2013/
read more »Again this year we had to search long and hard to find exact details of the Royal Flypast time for the Queen’s birthday celebrations which are on Saturday 15th June Here is a description of the aircraft that were involved in the rehearsals, and the Red Arrows http://thelincolnite.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1005870_10151649283444885_1727092325_n.jpg This site also confirms that the Queen’s […]
read more »Back in the 80’s and early 90’s when I worked for an Australia and New Zealand bucket shop, the airline code TN stood for Trans Australian Airlines domestic services Now, TN is used by Air Tahiti Nui and they operate Paris – Los Angeles – Tahiti, amongst other routes. The airline originated from UTA who […]
read more »According to the Etihad London Office 0845 608 1225 the new baggage allowance of 30kg (increased from 23kg) also applies to tickets purchased prior to the change (November 2012) when 23kg was the norm. AND Golf Clubs, with a weight of up to 15kg are permitted in addition to the above allowance. They must be […]
read more »The normal online return fare is now £29.50 and the single is £21.50 Book a Stansted Express discount fare through Ryanair and you’ll pay just £25.50 return and £18 single. The prices are actually in Euros (20.49 single and 29.03 return) so depending on the exchange rate that your bank applies, you could achieve a […]
read more »It makes sense to get the best value that you possibly can from your British Airways On Business points. You must compare the fare you would otherwise have to pay before redeeming points EXAMPLE London-Glasgow-London costs 1,560 points return plus tax. The equivalent flight at the full economy fare is £432 therefore the value per […]
read more »If you are a UK based company then it is likely that of your business air-travel, British Airways comprise approximately 50% Business travel agents also report approximately 40% to 50% simply because British Airways is the dominant carrier. So it makes sense to sign up to a very rewarding loyalty scheme for all that travel, […]
read more »Copenhagen does not appear to be listed in any of the three Marriott categories, on the British Airways On Business Award Voucher offer European Classic Award European Signature Award European Premier Award Malmo in Sweden is offered, and as a Premier category despite being cheaper than the Copenhagen (room rates approximately £167 compared to £224) […]
read more »This scheme is only worth registering for if your company will fly to Scandinavia in business class several times between now and the end of 2012 The scheme is for travel from the UK to Scandinavia and Finland with SAS, Widerøe or Blue1 Tickets have to be issued by a travel agent and you’ll need […]
read more »You wish to redeem points for flight tickets on your BA OnBusiness account but there is no search option, just a message stating: “Sorry, these redemption options are not available” The client had over 5,000 on the account. We’ve discovered that the reason for this message is that only one traveller has accrued points to […]
read more »We’ve been comparing rates from the dozens of hotel booking agents and we consistently find that Laterooms.com offer the best rates and most accurate availability. Book the lowest hotel rates direct with Laterooms here
read more »I’ve just been asked this question and for flights, I know that the answer is up to one year but I’ve checked and rail bookings have a surprisingly short selling period: For Eurostar journeys to mainline Paris, Lille and Brussels stations, you can book up to 4 months in advance, minus 2 days This applies […]
read more »FREE CHAUFFEUR CARS WITH ETIHAD If you book business class Etihad flights online, with, for example Opodo or Expedia, you may not be aware that you are eligible for free chauffeur transfers. The online booking systems do not automatically offer you the service and you could miss out from several hundred pounds worth of free […]
read more »You can accrue points on Etihad reward scheme with the following airlines: Airline (Flight Prefix) American Airlines AA Air Berlin AB Royal Air Maroc AT Alitalia AZ BMI BD Virgin Australia DJ Air Seychelles HM Malaysia Airlines MH All Nippon NH Air New Zealand NZ Czech Airlines OK Asiana Airlines OZ Bangkok Airlines PG Ukraine […]
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read more »We searched for the Prague Hyatt Hotel using our hotel directories and couldn’t find one listed. We also used the Hyatt.com website and discovered that the closest hotel of that chain is in Berlin. As of August 2012 there is no Hyatt in Prague. For recommended alternatives, we suggest using our hotel search facility […]
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read more »How to find discount fares for travel from Australia to the UK, if you are buying the ticket here in the UK. Here’s a trick that just saved £471 on the price of a business class ticket: Scenario: You’re in the UK and you want to buy a ticket originating in Sydney, Australia to travel […]
read more »Never use the companies that advertise on Google for a Australia Visa as you’ll end up paying a fee to them – unnecessarily. Only use the official government site, which is free of charge. You can identify an official site because the address will end with a .gov.au (as per below) Full details are here: […]
read more »Skyscanner offers low fares on China Eastern Airlines to Australia from four travel companies, all at a similar price. So who should you choose to book through? Who offers a reliable service? We put them to the test. A search for London to Sydney flights resulted in a cheap price offered with China South Eastern […]
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