Stobart Air has announced plans to launch London Southend to Newquay flights on 1st April. This is planned to be a Flybe franchise, but by 1st April Stobart Group is due to have injected its airline .....

Stobart Air has announced plans to launch London Southend to Newquay flights on 1st April. This is planned to .....

4 Feb 20194 February 2019 by Rob Burgess

Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty scheme for Ibis, Novotel, Mercure, Sofitel, Raffles, Fairmont, Pullman etc, has launched a promotion with Club Eurostar. Accor launched its Club Eurostar partnership .....

Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty scheme for Ibis, Novotel, Mercure, Sofitel, Raffles, Fairmont, Pullman etc, .....

4 Feb 20194 February 2019 by Rob Burgess

This is my review of the SkyTeam lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 4. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. EDIT: This lounge was .....

This is my review of the SkyTeam lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 4. This is part of our series of reviews .....

3 Feb 20193 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

No1 Lounges has confirmed that its new Edinburgh lounge will open on 8th February.  It will be open from 4.30am to 9pm daily. Access should be available via Priority Pass (for Amex Platinum .....

No1 Lounges has confirmed that its new Edinburgh lounge will open on 8th February.  It will be open from .....

3 Feb 20193 February 2019 by Rob Burgess

When I was at the oneworld 20th anniversary event on Friday, I was given one of the limited edition ‘BA 100’ pin badges.  You will see these being worn by British Airways staff this year. .....

When I was at the oneworld 20th anniversary event on Friday, I was given one of the limited edition ‘BA .....

3 Feb 20193 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 114 comments

Here are the retirement dates for the British Airways Boeing 747 fleet. It is based on internal BA data on the retirement plan for the fleet. At present British Airways has 34 Boeing 747 aircraft.  .....

Here are the retirement dates for the British Airways Boeing 747 fleet. It is based on internal BA data on the .....

3 Feb 20193 February 2019 by Rob Burgess

Back in October and December we ran a very generous promotion with Amazon Business.  For a limited period, it is now back. If you sign up, for FREE, to Amazon Business you can save £50 on your .....

Back in October and December we ran a very generous promotion with Amazon Business.  For a limited .....

3 Feb 20193 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

We have seen a lot of promotions for The Economist magazine over the last couple of years.  These generally involve buying a one-year subscription with up to 13,200 Avios points thrown in as a .....

We have seen a lot of promotions for The Economist magazine over the last couple of years.  These .....

2 Feb 20192 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

This is an update on the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah following my brief return visit. I was in Dubai for 36 hours this week, a trip which was heavily disrupted by the Curve / Amex news .....

This is an update on the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah following my brief return visit. I was in Dubai .....

2 Feb 20192 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 73 comments