As of 19th April 2024 the BA On Business site is still unavailable. This has been the case for many months. The website returns this response , “We’re experiencing ongoing issues with the availability of our On Business platform. Our teams are working hard to resolve this, we apologise for any inconvenience caused.” The telphone […]
read more »British Airways has extended their flexibile booking policy period. As with most airlines, you may change reservations without incurring a change-fee or penalty-fee. This is now extended to any flights you book for travel by 31st August 2022 Any fare difference is still payable
read more »The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) provided free medical insurance cover for UK and EU nationals. The Brexit “deal” states that individual cards will continue to be valid until their expiry. As they last for 5 years. maybe, just maybe, you can still renew online? I’ve requested mine here but it says to allow 10 […]
read more »UK passport holders will be refused entry into Switzerland from 1st January 2020 as citizens lose freedom of movement rights. This has been confirmed to me in writing from the Swiss authorities this morning. Switzerland currently refuses entry from countries that they have designated as being “high risk”. But EU/EFTA/UK citizens have enjoyed an exemption […]
read more »British Airways – Bookings made before midnight on Friday 27th November qualify for 20% discount using the code BASpecial. Unusually, the 20% discount applies to the entire price including tax and fuel surcharges The discount is not available via online or offline travel agencies, only via the BritishAirways.com website. Full details here
read more »1. If you have a British passport you’ll need at least 6 months remaining and it must have been issued within the last 10 years You can check the validity of your passport on the UK gov website here. Be sure to do this as you may be surprised by the result. My passport expires […]
read more »Emirates customers can travel with confidence, as the airline will cover medical expenses of up to EUR 150,000 and quarantine costs of EUR 100 per day for 14 days, should they be diagnosed with COVID-19 during their travel, while they are away from home. This cover is provided by the airline, free of cost to […]
read more »The fabulous Ned Hotel in London re-opens from Saturday 5th July Book a room for July or August 2020 before 13 July, and you’ll be able to stay in a Cosy room for £200, a Medium room for £250 or a Large room for £300 The Ned is even including breakfast, and that’s a total […]
read more »As we know, at present, all travel is severely restricted. All borders are currently closed to any “non-essential” travel. Some borders that are open require 14 days quarantine. No-one knows when travel can begin again, for UK citizens, with any surety. Some gradual changes are scheduled: Austria, Switzerland, Germany and France appear likely to agree […]
read more »Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania open borders with each other. Anyone who has not been outside of these countries in the last two weeks, is not infected and has not been in contact with an infected person may travel freely within the three countries. Anybody arriving from outside the zone must self-isolate for 14 days.
read more »If you’re booking business class or first class flights on Emirates, your choice of seat is available free of charge. But if you’re booking the lowest economy fares then pre-seating is normally a chargeable extra cost which is not immediately clear. Members of Emirates Skywards loyalty scheme however, are eligible for free advance “regular” seat assignment, […]
read more »Visitors to the U.S. require a visa which is known as a “Electronic System for Travel Authorisation” Up until now, it has sometimes been possible to gain the approval immediately or within an hour which has been a lifeline for those that have forgotten to apply or who choose to travel at short notice. Customs […]
read more »The UK Government has provided advice regarding the impact on travel to the EU if there is no deal, from the 29th March 2019 The main issue is one of passport validity. You will have to show that your passport is still valid for at least 6 months from the date you arrive in the Schengen area. If […]
read more »Ryanair will shutdown the Ryanair.com website and App from 5pm Wednesday 7th November to Thursday 5am and as online check-in is mandatory, you must check-in before or after this time slot. New bookings will not be possible during this period either. More details on the Ryanair website here
read more »British Airways is offering double Avios rewards on all flights but you MUST register here before you make your booking, to qualify. Valid until the end of the year, applies to up to 10 flights and must be flights that have a BA flight number
read more »We are awaiting more detail from BA but at the moment, it appears to only apply to bookings made or changed and paid for online at ba.com Quote from the BA website: “This [data breach] relates to customer bookings made or changed between 22:58 BST August 21 2018 and 21:45 September 5 2018 inclusive. We […]
read more »If you log in to your Emirates Skywards account and choose to redeem miles, the only city pairs offered are those that Emirates fly. So, you cannot select Edinburgh to Geneva, for example. What you need to do is to go to this site which is the “Emirates Partner Rewards” site. However, you must first be […]
read more »Air France / KLM chief, Jean-Marc Janaillac has resigned after French staff at Air France rejected a new pay deal. This means that in addition to the ongoing rail strikes, that Air France staff are likely to increase their (in) action beyond the current date due Monday 7th May According to Connexionfrance.com these dates are set: Monday, May […]
read more »I would expect the busiest route to be a long-haul city pair such as London – New York but was surprised to read in this BBC Article that it is …. Singapore – Kuala Lumpur Given that there is an existing railway between the two cities it is a shame that over 80 flights a day […]
read more »If I stay in a very cheap hotel with minimal security I take extra care to ensure that valuables are placed in the room-safe and that the door is locked securely I have always assumed that when I close the door in one of the international chains such as Radisson, Grand Hyatt, Sheraton, Waldorf Astoria, […]
read more »The airline has published a list of cancelled flights. It is in a PDF format which in itself is quite unfriendly. Most decent airlines would provide an online search function rather than pages of flight numbers. The details are available here Don’t expect to see an explanation or an apology. The author of the page is […]
read more »Direct flights from these countries: Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia You will not be able to carry laptops, tablets and larger mobile phones in your hand baggage on these flights. Only mobile phones smaller than the following dimensions will be allowed in the cabin: Length: 16 cm Width: 9.3 cm Depth: 1.5 cm […]
read more »Booking Eurostar online is very easy. So, what are the benefits of requesting (and paying for) a travel agent, or a management company to do so on your behalf? Every booking scenario is different so we recommend you choose with the following observations in mind. Benefits of online: If you are shopping for lowest fares […]
read more »According to the BBC , BA Unite cabin crew are to stage a two-week strike from Saturday 1st July 2017 to midnight Sunday 16 July.
read more »According to the Sunday Times today, (11th June), the four day strike planned by cabin crew for next weekend has been suspended to allow for talks.
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