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Less than a month after we covered BA's biggest ever route announcement  — Melbourne, Colombo, and frequency boosts across 11 routes — there's been another significant round of schedule changes. This time, the story is in two halves. A bit of geopolitics for you first. A two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran came into effect on 8th April, but it's already under strain. Israel says it doesn't cover Lebanon, Iran briefly closed the Strait of Hormuz again within hours, and

Here is a quick summary of the best hotel points offers around right now. Some of you may already have stays booked at one of these brands, and if you don't register for the offer, you're leaving free points on the table. Oasia Hotel Downtown, Singapore Hilton: 100% Bonus on Purchased Points Hilton Honors has launched a buy points promotion with a 100% bonus when you purchase 5,000 points or more. That effectively halves the cost per point to around 0.41p each. The offer runs

Yesterday we covered Virgin Atlantic's limited-time Tier Point promotion, which can get the lead booker to Silver (or even Gold) from a single holiday booking. You can read that one here . Turns out the timing wasn't a coincidence, because both British Airways Holidays and American Express have now jumped in with their own spring offers. Here's what's available to you. British Airways Holidays: 10,000 bonus Avios offer You can collect 10,000 bonus Avios when you book a packa

Virgin Atlantic has launched a limited-time promotion aimed at leisure travellers, offering a fast-track to Silver status through a single holiday booking, and a chance to make Gold. It’s one of the most generous Tier Point offers we’ve seen Virgin Atlantic offer, but as always, the detail matters, so keep reading on! Virgin Atlantic tier point offer: key details Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is offering 300 bonus Tier Points to the lead booker on qualifying bookings made throu

It was pointed out to me by a follower this bank holiday weekend that seemingly all Avios business class availability on Iberia to North and South America has disappeared from November onwards. Others reported that BA availability was also missing over this weekend ( Reddit #1 , Reddit #2 ), but this has since reappeared. But it begs the question, what's happening? Using Reward Flight Finder's Worldwide Map search , I searched for a return trip between the dates of 1st Novem

There are very few places left where you are properly, gloriously unreachable, and goodness what a joy it is. No emails. No phone call. No “just looping you in” messages that absolutely did not need looping. Please. For all of our sakes stop. looping. me. in! For years, the inside of an aircraft cabin has been one of them. The last bastion of quiet. A rare pocket of forced peace. And now? British Airways is in the process of rolling out high-speed WiFi powered by Starlink (ye

Hello everyone, and welcome back! Hope you have all had great weeks. This week has seen a supplementary card bonus from American Express, Virgin Atlantic drop another route, and a reintroduction of the Tier Point offer we saw last year from the BA Premium Plus Amex. Avios and Nectar are offering an Easter bonus when you convert your Nectar points to Avios, we have done another Virgin Points Bargain Bin, and Helena finally feels ready to talk about her less than stellar flight

Avios and Nectar have teamed up to offer bonus points on conversions between the two this Easter. The promo runs until 30 April 2026, works in both directions, and the bonus you receive depends on whether you convert manually or set up auto-conversion. Quick reminder about Avios and Nectar Nectar is Sainsbury's loyalty scheme. You earn Nectar points on your weekly shop, at Argos, through various Nectar app offers, Esso garages, and a handful of other partners. Those points c

We told you they were coming back. British Airways has now confirmed the full details of this year's tier point earning offer for Premium Plus cardholders, and the good news is that the structure is identical to last year. Enrol by 25 January 2027 and spend by 1 February 2027 to earn up to 2,500 British Airways Club tier points on card spend. Here's the breakdown: 750 tier points when you spend £15,000 750 more tier points when you spend a further £5,000 (£20,000 total) 1,00

Virgin Atlantic has today confirmed what many suspected was coming, their London Heathrow to Riyadh route is done. Permanently. In an email to affected customers, the airline said: "Following the escalation in the Middle East, we have been continuously reviewing our flying programme, based on the latest intelligence and regulatory guidance, and to ensure we can operate a stable and reliable schedule, we have taken the difficult decision to cancel our services between London H