This is our review of the Platinum Wing lounge at Helsinki Airport. It is Finnair’s flagship lounge in Helsinki, and was refurbished in mid-2019. If you fly Finnair from Helsinki to the UK (BA .....

This is our review of the Platinum Wing lounge at Helsinki Airport. It is Finnair’s flagship lounge in .....

26 Oct 202226 October 2022 by Rhys Jones • 60 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 .....

22 Oct 202222 October 2022 by Rhys Jones

Last week, the date for King Charles III’s coronation was announced as Saturday 6th May 2023. Hotel availability quickly dried up – either from people eager to book or from hotels promptly .....

Last week, the date for King Charles III’s coronation was announced as Saturday 6th May 2023. Hotel .....

20 Oct 202220 October 2022 by Rhys Jones • 34 comments

It’s good to see airline cashback offers returning to American Express cards following a quiet few years, and this time it’s the turn of Qantas and KLM. Both are similar, although the .....

It’s good to see airline cashback offers returning to American Express cards following a quiet few .....

18 Oct 202218 October 2022 by Rhys Jones

Lufthansa has been in a bit of a pickle recently. It has still not lived down the fact that, in 2017, it became a Skytrax Five Star airline – the only Five Star airline in Europe – based .....

Lufthansa has been in a bit of a pickle recently. It has still not lived down the fact that, in 2017, it .....

18 Oct 202218 October 2022 by Rhys Jones

The first of 16 A330-900neo aircraft was delivered to Virgin Atlantic on Sunday in preparation to enter commercial service later this month. Virgin is the first UK airline to fly the A330neo. It will .....

The first of 16 A330-900neo aircraft was delivered to Virgin Atlantic on Sunday in preparation to enter .....

18 Oct 202218 October 2022 by Rhys Jones • 45 comments

Cathay Pacific has had a harder time during covid than most other airlines, which is saying something. Pre-pandemic, it saw passenger traffic drop due to the Hong Kong protests, before it was totally .....

Cathay Pacific has had a harder time during covid than most other airlines, which is saying something. .....

15 Oct 202215 October 2022 by Rhys Jones • 43 comments

This is our review of the Sheraton Grand hotel in Edinburgh. Up until the recent refurbishment program, Sheraton hotels tended to be a bit, well, meh. The Sheraton Grand branding was introduced to .....

This is our review of the Sheraton Grand hotel in Edinburgh. Up until the recent refurbishment program, .....

15 Oct 202215 October 2022 by Rhys Jones • 36 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 .....

15 Oct 202215 October 2022 by Rhys Jones

British Airways has launched its second luxury flight sale of the year. It is also offering some good savings on BA Holidays packages which include a Business Class flight – in some cases, the .....

British Airways has launched its second luxury flight sale of the year. It is also offering some good savings .....

14 Oct 202214 October 2022 by Rhys Jones • 19 comments

News in brief: BA CityFlyer to trial flights to Aberdeen Whilst BA CityFlyer has suspended flights from London City Airport to Menorca and Milan, it appears to be improving domestic connectivity. BA .....

News in brief: BA CityFlyer to trial flights to Aberdeen Whilst BA CityFlyer has suspended flights from London .....

11 Oct 202211 October 2022 by Rhys Jones

One particularly frustrating aspect of flying from Luton Airport is the fact that anyone arriving by train must get on a connecting shuttle bus to the terminal building. Even worse, the shuttle bus .....

One particularly frustrating aspect of flying from Luton Airport is the fact that anyone arriving by train .....

11 Oct 202211 October 2022 by Rhys Jones • 31 comments

British Airways and The Economist have brought back their special offer for taking out a subscription. This is the first offer we’ve seen since February. As you can see at this link, you can .....

British Airways and The Economist have brought back their special offer for taking out a subscription. This is .....

9 Oct 20229 October 2022 by Rhys Jones • 58 comments

News in brief: BA CityFlyer suspends Menorca and Milan British Airways is tweaking its schedules from London City and has suspended flights to both Milan and Menorca. BA CityFlyer operated flights to .....

News in brief: BA CityFlyer suspends Menorca and Milan British Airways is tweaking its schedules from London .....

8 Oct 20228 October 2022 by Rhys Jones • 57 comments