Commercial aviation has built its safety record on discipline—not luck. Every flight that leaves the gate depends on thousands of technical decisions, inspections, sign-offs, and verifications made long before a pilot advances the throttles. While passengers experience only the “visible” side of a journey, nearly everything that keeps an airplane airworthy happens behind the scenes, […]
IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you are targetted, you will see this deal under the ‘Offers’ tab for one or more of your Amex cards on the statement page. You need to opt-in. 80,000 registrations will be accepted which is high for this type of deal. Here is […]
Virgin Atlantic has two Virgin Flying Club credit cards, issued by Virgin Money. They have proved very successful since their 2018 launch with, so I understand, over 200,000 applications so far. At present there are two very attractive special deals running until 18th May: the sign-up bonus on the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ credit card is doubled […]
News in brief: Save up to £300 with Virgin Atlantic Holidays Virgin Atlantic Holidays is running a ‘spend and save’ promotion this Bank Holiday weekend. As long as the lead booker is a Virgin Flying Club member and adds a membership number during booking, you will: Save £75 per booking when you spend £2,000–£3,999 Save £150 per […]
There was no change to the advisory level or risk indicators. Advisory summary was updated. Exercise increased caution in Bolivia due to crime and civil unrest. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do Not Travel to Chapare Province due to crime. Advisory Summary U.S. government employees working in Bolivia need special […]
Project Sunrise is coming soon. This is a collective plan by Qantas to launch new ultra-long-haul routes mainly from its hubs on the East Coast of Australia, connecting the nation’s largest cities nonstop to Europe and North America. The name is a reference to the fact that passengers on some flights may be able to […]
This is our review of the W Prague hotel, a recent opening in a stunning building. The Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card is currently offering 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points – triple the usual amount – if you apply by 26th May 2026. These are worth roughly £300 of free hotel nights or convert to 25,000 […]
News in brief: Redeem Hilton points for England v India IT20 cricket As you can see from the picture below, the Hilton Garden Inn hotel at Old Trafford cricket ground in Manchester occupies a unique position. Many of the rooms directly overlook the pitch, allowing you to watch a game from your balcony. This allows […]
News in brief: Two largest London taxi apps to merge In April 2025, we covered how Mercedes-Benz and BMW had given up on their attempt to make money in rideshare with the sale of taxi-booking app FREENOW to US group Lyft. FREENOW operated in more than 150 cities across nine European countries. In the UK it […]
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