Another hot Malta bargain (this summer)
Summer holidays in the Med can be pretty expensive, especially if you’re going at the peak time of the school holidays. Which is why I was so pleasantly surprised to find some offers for deals to Malta this summer between May and October. Despite that being the peak season, you can still pick up some [...]
There’s always a bargain
I’m always watching the rather brilliant icelolly.com website for good deals – even if I have absolutely no intention of travelling. The deals they offer are somewhat staggering, although a quick flick over to tripadvisor reveals that many of the cheapest deals are in sub-standard hotels. Having said that, for cheap trips to Spain, you [...]
Brilliant new idea from Air New Zealand
Economy can be terribly uncomfortable – particularly on very long journeys. With that in mind, Air New Zealand (which runs some of the longest flights in the world) has launched a new product in their 777-300 aircraft. The way it works is to offer a couple the chance to buy three seats instead of two. [...]
Round The World in Business Class
This post falls into that category of “wishful thinking”, but if I did suddenly come into money then I can imagine a worse way to go around the world than in business class. Naturally, my preference would be for a flightless option, but if I did have to fly then this would be the way [...]
Another site for cheap flights (if you ring up)
I used to use a travel agent to book all my flights, and then Kayak came along and I assumed it was cheaper just to run a search that way. It’s certainly a lot easier to do it online, rather than ring up and wait for an agent and then painstakingly talk through the dates [...]
Fly for free
Usually if I read a deal such as “fly for free” I immediatley consign it to the dustbin – after all, an offer like that would usually involve participation or is simply a scam.
But the other night at a party I met someone who works for a travel agent called Flight Centre. It’s got [...]
Long winter holidays in Malta
I’m not retired yet, but if I was then I can imagine worse ways of spending the winter than to be on a mild island in the middle of the Mediterranean. For most tourists, Malta is a scorching summer destination, but if you’re prepared to travel out of season there are some staggering deals to [...]
Fat Fares for Air France passengers
Considering flying with Air France this year? You’ll be interested to learn that the airline has decided to introduce additional requirements for those too large to fit into one seat – they’ll have to buy two tickets. Well, almost : the tax and surcharges will be waived for the second seat as, quite rightly, only [...]
BMI scraps business class seats
What do you do if your company decides it will no longer authorise business class travel? This little conundrum has already been thought out by BMI who have recently ’scrapped’ their business class cabins for UK/domestic flights.
Or have they? Very cleverly, BMI has done what amounts to a re-brand of their business class by giving [...]