This is our review of Al Bustan Palace, A Ritz-Carlton Hotel, in Oman. This review is part of our series on my recent trip to Oman as a guest of Oman Air and the Al Bustan Palace in Muscat.  My .....

This is our review of Al Bustan Palace, A Ritz-Carlton Hotel, in Oman. This review is part of our series on my .....

8 Jun 20198 June 2019 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

We have written before about ‘On Business’, British Airways’ loyalty scheme, which rewards the companies that book employee travel.  Our latest overview of how On Business works is .....

We have written before about ‘On Business’, British Airways’ loyalty scheme, which rewards .....

8 Jun 20198 June 2019 by Rhys Jones • 8 comments

During June, British Airways is trialling something new at Heathrow.  During midweek office hours, passengers on cash tickets may be offered the chance to upgrade their seat using Avios.  The offer .....

During June, British Airways is trialling something new at Heathrow.  During midweek office hours, passengers .....

7 Jun 20197 June 2019 by Rob Burgess • 191 comments

I believe – although this is not definite – that the British Airways check-in trial at the Sofitel Hotel in Terminal 5 has ended. This had been operating during the mornings, in line with .....

I believe – although this is not definite – that the British Airways check-in trial at the Sofitel .....

7 Jun 20197 June 2019 by Rob Burgess

We have run two articles over the recent months on Capital On Tap, a small-but-growing payments group which is working with Avios to offer two small business Mastercards.  Over 200 Head for Points .....

We have run two articles over the recent months on Capital On Tap, a small-but-growing payments group which is .....

7 Jun 20197 June 2019 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

If you weren’t lucky enough to get tickets to the ICC Cricket World Cup matches via Emirates Skywards, Heathrow has launched a competition to win a pair of tickets for the England v Australia .....

If you weren’t lucky enough to get tickets to the ICC Cricket World Cup matches via Emirates Skywards, .....

7 Jun 20197 June 2019 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

This is our review of Oman Air First Class on the Boeing 787-9, between London Heathrow and Muscat. This review is part of our series on my recent review trip to Oman as a guest of Oman Air and the Al .....

This is our review of Oman Air First Class on the Boeing 787-9, between London Heathrow and Muscat. This .....

6 Jun 20196 June 2019 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

This is Part 2 of my review of the Oman Air First Class Suite, which you can only find on the Boeing 787-9 between London and Muscat. Part 1 of my Oman Air First Class review, which looks at the cabin .....

This is Part 2 of my review of the Oman Air First Class Suite, which you can only find on the Boeing 787-9 .....

6 Jun 20196 June 2019 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

IHG has just opened a new InterContinental in Lyon.  It is surprising it has taken this long given that Lyon is France’s 2nd largest metropolitan area and has significant banking, chemical and .....

IHG has just opened a new InterContinental in Lyon.  It is surprising it has taken this long given that Lyon .....

6 Jun 20196 June 2019 by Rhys Jones • 171 comments