Yes fear and terror continues to stalk the land, with the alert raised from substantial to severe, specifically focusing at transit hubs.Or to you and me, Airports and London Train Terminals (Because of course, there is no terror beyond the city of London, as there is no life beyond London).Whilst security officials are stressing the change is precautionary and there is no … [Read more...]

It seem the snow has a sting in it's tail, with the snow in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States last month, which will cost it about  £50 million in the third quarter of its current financial year.Which is a lot of dough no matter how you look at it.The losses are down to less passengers carried, with airports closed and reduced capacities available to … [Read more...]

Qatar seems to be gearing up for a major assault on Europe, with new routes and upgrading of aircraft.Starting January 17, Brussels (5x a week), Bucharest and Budapest (4x a week - same flight) will join the network. Starting March 6, Stuttgart sticks one finger at Emirates, and goes 3x a week. Starting March 27, Copenhagen will go daily And around the same date, an … [Read more...]

Whilst we're waiting for Diamond Club to fall into the loving bussom of Miles and More, some new fare codes are now available for collection with Air Canada.In particular fares coded: K, T, E, G, N or P will now earn 100% miles.A very interesting wrinkle that makes Air Canada a lot more attractive - and you'll have my thoughts on Air Canada long haul sometime next week.... … [Read more...]

Just a reminder for those who don't visit UK shores, or people within the UK who have been living under a rock.Value Added Tax (VAT) is set to rise tonight from 17.5% to 20%.  So unless you're buying some food items or childrens clothes (which have 0% VAT) or certain fuels (rated at 5%), the cost of what you're buying jumps up by 2.5% or so from Midnight … [Read more...]