This is our review of Standard Premier on the Eurostar rail service from London to Amsterdam. Despite living in the catchment area of Eurostar for many years – including when it used to stop at .....

This is our review of Standard Premier on the Eurostar rail service from London to Amsterdam. Despite living .....

6 May 20226 May 2022 by Rhys Jones • 74 comments

This is our review of the Eurostar Business Premier lounge at London St Pancras station. For me, it was my actually my first ever proper visit – and, shockingly, my first ever Eurostar trip .....

This is our review of the Eurostar Business Premier lounge at London St Pancras station. For me, it was my .....

5 May 20225 May 2022 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 .....

30 Apr 202230 April 2022 by Rhys Jones

If you thought Boeing’s woes were over now that the 737MAX is back in the skies, think again. The aircraft manufacturer is experiencing something of a horrendum decennium as it deals with delays .....

If you thought Boeing’s woes were over now that the 737MAX is back in the skies, think again. The .....

26 Apr 202226 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 57 comments

This is our review of the Cube Hotel in Birmingham. Note that, when we reviewed the hotel in April 2022, it was still trading as Hotel Indigo and the review refers to that. The hotel is no longer .....

This is our review of the Cube Hotel in Birmingham. Note that, when we reviewed the hotel in April 2022, it .....

25 Apr 202225 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 54 comments

We recently published a guide to getting a second British passport for business reasons (click here) written by reader Chris. It is a helpful overview of the application process and rules and proved .....

We recently published a guide to getting a second British passport for business reasons (click here) written .....

23 Apr 202223 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 97 comments

This is our review of the Emirates lounge at Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. None .....

This is our review of the Emirates lounge at Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal. This is part of our .....

23 Apr 202223 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 20 comments

This is our review of the Aspire Lounge at George Best Belfast City Airport. It is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. After a fun .....

This is our review of the Aspire Lounge at George Best Belfast City Airport. It is part of our series of .....

21 Apr 202221 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 19 comments

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you will have seen the widespread travel chaos that has been unfolding at airports nationwide over the past two weeks. The Easter school holidays have been .....

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you will have seen the widespread travel chaos that has been .....

20 Apr 202220 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 148 comments

In a surprise move, the US federal mask mandate on public transport – including planes and trains – has been scrapped following a ruling by US District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in .....

In a surprise move, the US federal mask mandate on public transport – including planes and trains .....

19 Apr 202219 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 67 comments

This is our review of the No1 Lounge at Birmingham Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. As I was already at .....

This is our review of the No1 Lounge at Birmingham Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport .....

18 Apr 202218 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 14 comments

Yesterday Flybe (re)launched flights with an inaugural BE404 8:55am service from Birmingham International to Belfast City. I was on it. After a two year absence, we wanted to see what Flybe has to .....

Yesterday Flybe (re)launched flights with an inaugural BE404 8:55am service from Birmingham International to .....

14 Apr 202214 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 66 comments

This is our review of the ‘adults only’ The House resort in Paynes Bay, St James, Barbados. The House is a relatively rare thing – an all-inclusive resort which can be booked with hotel .....

This is our review of the ‘adults only’ The House resort in Paynes Bay, St James, Barbados. The House is a .....

13 Apr 202213 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 30 comments

If you are heading to an airport this Easter you should double-check how you are getting there as a lot of public transport options are out of action. This includes the Picadilly Line, which we wrote .....

If you are heading to an airport this Easter you should double-check how you are getting there as a lot of .....

13 Apr 202213 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 32 comments