Club Class for Free!

Yes, forget all those overpriced business class fares while we show you how to fly Club Class with British Airways for free. And yes, of course there's a catch!

First off your flight needs to depart from London Gatwick. Book any economy flight online and you will have the opportunity in the "manage my booking" section of the BA web site to upgrade to Club Class for a fixed fee of £59. What happened to free you ask - well it costs £60 to check in a second suitcase, which you can do for free in Club Class. So if you have lots of luggage the better seat, the free champagne, the business lounge etc. are all absolutely free. Even if you only have one bag this is a very decent offer.

Welcome to anyone planning some travel!

Welcome to anyone planning some travel!

Once upon a time a travel agent was an expert who knew everything you didn't, and used their expertise to help you have a good trip. These days they are more likely to be young, inexperienced, and incentivised to only sell the holidays of their parent company. And they have no interest in the many travel products that pay no commission.

Of course skilled people are expensive, but blogging is free. So this is a place for travel information that is useful and helpful. Not "Oh I stayed in this place and it was great" type information. There's a place for that, and sites like tripadvisor.com and holidaysuncovered.com can be really useful (more about them later).

This site starts with the notion that there are a lot of traps for the unwary and inexperienced in booking travel, and once you find them it's usually too late. Best case scenario is you're kicking yourself for paying too much; worst case is you're stuck somewhere with a missed connection and you have to buy another ticket home.

And finally . . . if you have a question on trip planning, feel free to post it. Now to some useful stuff.