On 1st April 2023, Air Passenger Duty (APD) will rise for all passengers on flights departing a UK airport. This is an increase announced by Rishi Sunak, back when he was chancellor in October 2021, .....

On 1st April 2023, Air Passenger Duty (APD) will rise for all passengers on flights departing a UK airport. .....

17 Mar 202317 March 2023 by Rhys Jones

Back in February, Qatar tweaked its entry rules to require all travellers to hold compulsory insurance from a Doha-based insurance company. You can read Rob’s initial article on the change here. .....

Back in February, Qatar tweaked its entry rules to require all travellers to hold compulsory insurance from a .....

17 Mar 202317 March 2023 by Rhys Jones

We don’t normal focus on aircraft liveries, but when one of the major global carriers makes a change it is worth flagging. Emirates has just announced a ‘refresh’ of its livery, the .....

We don’t normal focus on aircraft liveries, but when one of the major global carriers makes a change it .....

17 Mar 202317 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 37 comments

This is our review of the Conrad Riviera Maya, a new resort just north of Tulum. It is the third and final review from my trip to Mexico. You can read my review of the W Mexico City hotel here and my .....

This is our review of the Conrad Riviera Maya, a new resort just north of Tulum. It is the third and final .....

14 Mar 202314 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 42 comments

Heated seats are nothing new as anyone who has driven a luxury car can attest. Even the Smart Car offers heated seats as an option. In fact, heated seats have been a thing in the automobile world .....

Heated seats are nothing new as anyone who has driven a luxury car can attest. Even the Smart Car offers .....

13 Mar 202313 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 43 comments

This is our review of Papaya Playa Project, a Design Hotel in Tulum, Mexico. After a couple of nights in Mexico City – here is my review of the W Mexico City hotel – it was time to hit the .....

This is our review of Papaya Playa Project, a Design Hotel in Tulum, Mexico. After a couple of nights in .....

12 Mar 202312 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 31 comments

After a quiet few months we have been running a lot of competitions on the site in recent weeks – and we haven’t stopped yet! Here’s a quick update. AirPod competition winners Last .....

After a quiet few months we have been running a lot of competitions on the site in recent weeks – and we .....

12 Mar 202312 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 4 comments

What are the benefits of Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club Silver status when flying on SkyTeam partner airlines? Now that Virgin Atlantic is part of the SkyTeam airline alliance, we thought it was time .....

What are the benefits of Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club Silver status when flying on SkyTeam partner .....

12 Mar 202312 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 8 comments

This is our review of the W Mexico City hotel. Keen to get some respite from the British winter, and having heard some excellent feedback about Mexico, I decided to head over for a week, starting with .....

This is our review of the W Mexico City hotel. Keen to get some respite from the British winter, and having .....

11 Mar 202311 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 40 comments

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that you don’t miss out on any short-notice deals or offers, we also offer this weekly summary .....

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that .....

11 Mar 202311 March 2023 by Rhys Jones

The on-going battle between Heathrow Airport and the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) over what it can charge airlines – which falls straight through to the price of your ticket, as one of the .....

The on-going battle between Heathrow Airport and the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) over what it can charge .....

9 Mar 20239 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 55 comments

British Airways appears to have opened the floodgates on Avios availability for First Class on routes to the United States and Mexico. Destinations include Boston, Chicago, Mexico City, New York and .....

British Airways appears to have opened the floodgates on Avios availability for First Class on routes to the .....

8 Mar 20238 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 53 comments

This is a review of Lufthansa CityLine in Business Class, flying from London City Airport to Frankfurt. CityLine is Lufty’s equivalent of BA CityFlyer, operating smaller aircraft from smaller .....

This is a review of Lufthansa CityLine in Business Class, flying from London City Airport to Frankfurt. .....

7 Mar 20237 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 102 comments

What are the benefits of Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club Gold status when flying on SkyTeam partner airlines? Now that Virgin Atlantic is part of the SkyTeam airline alliance, we thought it was time .....

What are the benefits of Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club Gold status when flying on SkyTeam partner airlines? .....

5 Mar 20235 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 20 comments