If you require travel today or tomorrow, the rail companies will quote you exorbitant fares. Their assumption is that you will either be a business traveller attending meetings or making a multi-million pound sales pitch, or as a member of the general public, that you have to travel, perhaps in an emergency. And they assume […]
read more »We highlight the main conditions: The sale is for flight only and BA holidays Bookings must be made by midnight Tuesday 25th September All Long Haul travel requires a Saturday night stay (targeting “leisure” travellers”) Euro Traveller bookings from LHR must be booked at least 14 days in advance World Traveller bookings (except to Mauritius) […]
read more »Travel Agents, both online and offline tend to use one of the four major computer reservation systems: Galileo, Amadeus, Sabre and Worldspan. The Amadeus reservation system can book up to 360 days in advance, almost a whole calendar year, whilst the other major system, Galileo will only offer bookings up to 332 days – a […]
read more »If you are travelling business class with Etihad to Australia, is it worth signing up to their loyalyty scheme? We took the following example Etihad business class to Melbourne Australia One round trip in Business Class at the lowest fare type (W class) earns 27,700 miles which is enough to buy a pair of Oakley […]
read more »As you would expect from Google, their HotelFinder site is slick! They provide a date-driven availability and price display on the left hand side and a very good Google Maps on the right hand side. So, full marks for presentation. But the site is still in experimental stage and we have two issues with the […]
read more »The normal practise of charging for check-in baggage is understandable because the airline incurs a charge too. But Wizz Air is to charge a fee of EUR10 to carry on anything larger than a laptop size bag of 42x32x25cm And the weight restriction will be just 10kg The trial is on Luton – Katowice services […]
read more »Transfer your BMI Diamond Club “destination miles” to the BA executive club The transfer rate is 1.1 and we recommend that you transfer now. Login to the BA executive club page and click on “manage my account” where you have the option to “combine my Avios” The instructions are simple but you’ll need your BMI […]
read more »Always request just one room Even if you need more than one room, start by requesting one. That way, you’ll be offered the cheapest room price available. Then, change your search to see if additional rooms are available at the same price. Searching for a specific hotel? If you know the name of the hotel, […]
read more »British Airways has launched a clever advertising campaign that may go viral. By entering your postcode, you’ll see your street featured in the commercial. I’ve just seen my flat through the aircraft window – quite brilliant! The advert urges us, “don’t fly, support team GB” Try it now at http://taxi.ba.com/ If you decide to disregard […]
read more »The British Airways Sale applies to travel in First and Business class during this summer, between 21st July and 2nd September 2012 Bookings must be made before midnight on Thursday 14th June Book these reduced fares here
read more »Schedules are yet to be finalised but we believe that due to engineering works in the tunnel, there will be reduced train services on the following days Saturday & Sunday 29 & 30 September Monday 1 October Saturday 13 & 14 October In addition, there will be restrictions on trains to Paris and Disney due […]
read more »For Premier Class only, coach number 8 and 11 will be designated quiet coaches from 11 September 2012 Amusingly, Eurostar state that “due to the nature of” direct trains to Disney, they cannot guarantee that there will be quiet coaches on that service, nor on Ski destinations If you need to pre book specific Eurostar […]
read more »The Ryanair website will be closed for maintenance over this weekend – during which time online check-in and boarding pass printing and new bookings will not be possible Bookings and flight changes cannot be made from 10pm on Friday until 10pm Saturday Online Check-in not available from 4pm Friday until 12 noon Sunday
read more »Some changes have been announced to Etihad complimentary chauffeur service…. Etihad frequent flier members, Gold and Silver, continue to receive free chauffeurs for departure and arrivals throughout the Etihad network. If stopping in Abu Dhabi in each direction, that’s a total of 8 chauffeur transfers! But for non members or those that haven’t attained Silver […]
read more »Several new hotel booking companies have emerged online and we review a selection here. We’ve considered three questions: Is the website quick, friendly and easy to use? How many hotels are featured? Are the rates competitive? We searched for hotels in some obscure European towns to compare content major cities to compare actual hotel rates […]
read more »Following a trial at Gatwick Airport, London City Airport is to offer passengers a self-tag your bag option. This is yet another move to alleviate what were traditional duties of the airline staff to do-it-yourself. All in the name of cost saving efficiency no doubt but what next? Fly your own plane?
read more »Indian airline Kingfisher will cease flights between the UK and India from 10th April 2012 The airline offered through fares from the UK to many destinations and was consistently cheaper than other airlines. Recently, the airline was suspended from IATA’s billing programme, BSP. This raises questions regarding refund procedures for passengers holding Kingfisher bookings for […]
read more »The 24 days of strikes that were scheduled for March April and May 2012 have been cancelled. The pilots are back at the negotiating table.
read more »Virgin Atlantic has a worldwide sale which features real discounts. For example, Ghana – Accra, is now £519 return. The previous fare level was around £560 Dubai is from £399 return presumably to undercut the BA fare of £419 Bookings must be made by midnight on Tuesday 20th March
read more »BA has just announced a worldwide economy seat sale with prices to: New York £434 Dubai £419 Cape Town £748 Barcelona £138 Please visit our British Airways Page to book
read more »For the period of the Arab League Summit the airport will be closed Airlines are offering full refunds and those that fly to other destinations (Etihad to Erbil for example) may allow passengers to reroute. NB Erbil is in the North of Iraq Use our “Who-flies-where” Skyscanner widget to the right of this article to […]
read more »Iberia pilots have cancelled plans to strike on Friday, 16th March and Monday, 19th March 2012 The airline was offering full refunds for tickets purchased before 12th March 2012 or the option to rebook on alternative Iberia flights. Future strike dates may also be cancelled and we are awaiting confirmation. They were anticipated to be […]
read more »We have trawled the web to save you the effort and have found the lowest Heathrow Express fares. AMEX is offering the lowest fare at £28.90 return and £15.30 single The normal fare is £34.00 return and £18.00 single. Here is the link to American Express If you appreciate this impartial advice please subscribe to […]
read more »British Airways is offering discounted fares for travellers of companies who are signed up to their loyalty scheme, “On Business”. The traveller must also be a member of the British Airways Executive Club or the Iberia, Qantas or American Airlines schemes. The programme is called Business Bespoke and the standard discount is 5% off normal […]
read more »The British Airways sale applies to First and Club World Class only and offers savings of over £3,000 but seats are limited and the following conditions apply: Travel Dates Applies to outbound travel:: Europe: Up to 10 June Worldwide 23 March – 7 May and 1 June – 10 June Length of Stay Stay up […]
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