Jordan here, TPG’s managing editor based in London, covering the U.K. news of the week.
Inside Priority Pass’ most highly rated lounge
If you’re lucky enough to hold status with a premium airline, it’s easy to sometimes overlook Priority Pass lounges during your travels. But, as the recent Priority Pass Excellence Awards just showed us, there are some great lounges in Europe and beyond.
We recently paid a visit to Priority Pass’ most highly rated lounge in the world, and it did not disappoint. If you’re passing through Vienna anytime soon, you should definitely check it out.
Why booking a British Airways flight for 1 pound may not be a good use of your Avios
British Airways Executive Club recently introduced a tempting new offer to reduce the price of any BA-operated flight to just 1 British pound by using Avios part-payment.
We took a deeper dive into why redeeming Avios in this way will often give you less value for your Avios and when, if ever, this kind of redemption could make sense.
The most common travel scams in Europe — and how to avoid them
The summer travel season is swiftly approaching, which means lots of us are getting excited to fly off on holiday. Sadly, this also means that scammers are out there looking to take advantage of tourists.
Finally, you can currently snap up some great deals on points redemptions with Virgin Voyages. If you’re sitting on a haul of Virgin points and looking for ways to redeem them beyond flights, this could be just the ticket.
Redemptions start at 115,000 points for five-night Caribbean cruises and 120,000-160,000 points for seven-night Mediterranean cruises. For those looking to travel farther afield, there’s also a smattering of 14-16-night transatlantic cruises starting at 280,000 points.
Have a fantastic week,
Jordan x
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