About Al Editor
An avid Avios and points collector who has travelled across the World using miles. Notable experiences include BA First on the 747 (one of his favourites), Etihad's The Residence, one of the first flights on BA's A350 with the new club suite and BA First to Singapore.
He's a huge fan of airport lounges and works his trips so he can visit some of the worlds best. His favourites include the Qatar First Class lounge, BA's Concorde Room and more recently Aether at Manchester Airport.
To take up the time between flights and lounge visits Al also loves exploring beautiful hotels across the world. In the last few years his most enjoyable trips have been to the Capella in Singapore, W in Abu Dhabi and the Mondrian in Doha.
He's a huge fan of airport lounges and works his trips so he can visit some of the worlds best. His favourites include the Qatar First Class lounge, BA's Concorde Room and more recently Aether at Manchester Airport.
To take up the time between flights and lounge visits Al also loves exploring beautiful hotels across the world. In the last few years his most enjoyable trips have been to the Capella in Singapore, W in Abu Dhabi and the Mondrian in Doha.
Latest articles from Al
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Which airlines can you book with Avios points?
Which airlines allow you to spend Avios points on their flights? A long-list of every available option that you can use your points with.
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What are Qatar’s Flexi Rewards when booking a reward flight?
Qatar have a solution for finding more reward seats. It opens up more seats, but booking them will cost you more points.
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British Airways First Wing re-opens after refurb
It could be the airlines fastest refurbishment project on record. BA has completed their work on the First Wing at Heathrow T5.
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Capital On Tap launches Virgin points transfers
Capital On Tap promised new points transfer partners earlier this year, and they've now delivered two new Virgin options.
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Does Manchester Airport have an arrivals lounge?
Landing in Manchester on an early flight and need to freshen up? Here are all the options for grabbing a shower, or a short nap.
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Which lounge does Etihad use at Manchester Airport?
With recently terminal changes, where should you head to if you're flying out of Manchester with Etihad, and you get lounge access?
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Which lounge does Emirates use at Manchester?
If you're flying in First or Business with Emirates from Manchester, which lounge do you use? For the first time, it won't be a dedicated Emirates lounge.
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Review: Anatara Desaru Coast – must try harder
A stunning location, just a few hours from Singapore and a hotel suite delivered by a reliable mid-lux brand. What could go wrong?
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Avios Shopping Black Flyday – 50% extra points
Until the 28th December the earn rate across over a thousand online stores on the Avios Shopping portal will increase by 50%.News
Can you pay to access Emirates airport lounges?
If you want to upgrade your trip, can you use cash to get access to Emirates excellent lounges? The answer might surprise you.News
We spent £230 on this Emirates First Class lounge and instantly regretted it
All Emirates First Class lounges are not built the same. There's one at DXB that's definitely not worth the upgrade fee.
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Avios Shop: Now selling luggage for points, but is it worth it?
You can now use your Avios points to get a discount on luggage, as well as Apple products, but is it a valuable use of your points?
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Which cities does BA fly to in the US, Canada and Mexico?
If you're travelling to North America with British Airways what routes can you fly, what planes operate on them and which ones have first class?
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