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 airline has now suspended flights to Freetown and Monrovia to the end of March due to the “public health” situation namely the spread of Ebola infections. The number of casualties is doubling every two weeks which, if sustained will result in over 1 million cases by January 2015 Outbreaks in Senegal and Nigeria are […]
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 »The airline currently operates 3 times a week from Gatwick but March 27 2015 is the last outward flight, and March 28 is the last inbound, following a “review” of services. Flights to Male, Maldives are also cancelled from the above dates for the duration of the summer and will commence October 25th I wonder […]
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 »Yes, Terminal 3 ! Not all BA flights leave from T5! Until now, flights departing from Terminal 3 needed a bus to ferry travelers from the terminal to the aircraft. This has meant lengthier boarding time and earlier gate closures too. This was always a pain. I always thought it to be expected of a budget […]
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 »One major drawback of booking flights online rather than via a travel agent has been the necessity to book and pay at the same time, all in one transaction. If only one seat is left, you’d have no alternative but to book it immediately. And many low fares are not refundable so you’d lose out […]
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 »Today, the hotel has officially started to accept room reservations from the opening date which is the 6th May But as of this morning, you can only book as follows Direct with the hotel at its own website online Direct by telephone on 020 7234 8000 Via a travel agent We searched on our recommended comparison site […]
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 »I checked the official website to find an answer to the question, “What date does the Shangri-La Hotel at the Shard open?” The hotel group does not appear to want to promote the answer online as I had to telephone the direct London-based number, 020 7234 8000 They advised that the opening date will be Tuesday 6th […]
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 »With immediate effect Duty Free liquids purchased from any airport (including non EU airports) may now be taken through UK security screening points, provided it is in a Security Tamper-proof Evidence Bag (STEB) with the receipt sealed inside the bag. This applies to both transfer and direct Passengers. Hence, customers are able to purchase Duty […]
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 »The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong is quoting 160 HKD for 24 hours access. Thus a 5 night stay in a Harbour View Room with breakfast costing £2,500 will be subject to an additional £63 charge.
read more »With immediate effect, for travel from 1st March 2014, Emirates will cease to offer their Business and First Class complimentary chauffeur service. The airline blames the suspension on an un-manageable turnover of quality drivers in the local labour market.
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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