No1 Lounges has opened its 2nd lounge at Birmingham International, by Gate 54. As we exclusively revealed back in June, the group has opened a second site to cope with demand. Aspire has also just .....

No1 Lounges has opened its 2nd lounge at Birmingham International, by Gate 54. As we exclusively revealed back .....

28 Nov 201828 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 162 comments

Following the news last week that Virgin Atlantic was in discussions with Flybe over a takeover bid, IAG – the owner of British Airways – is also now believed to have opened talks. This is .....

Following the news last week that Virgin Atlantic was in discussions with Flybe over a takeover bid, IAG .....

28 Nov 201828 November 2018 by Rob Burgess

Norwegian announced yesterday that it is launching flights to Brazil.   From 31st March, Norwegian will fly four times per week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday) from London Gatwick.  The flights .....

Norwegian announced yesterday that it is launching flights to Brazil.   From 31st March, Norwegian will fly .....

28 Nov 201828 November 2018 by Rob Burgess

This is my review of the brand new Crowne Plaza London Heathrow Terminal 4 hotel. The Crowne Plaza London Heathrow Terminal 4 has just opened.  It shares a building with the Holiday Inn Express .....

This is my review of the brand new Crowne Plaza London Heathrow Terminal 4 hotel. The Crowne Plaza London .....

28 Nov 201828 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

I did a long piece yesterday on easyJet Plus and – in passing – mentioned Flight Club.  This is easyJet’s ‘invite only’ loyalty scheme for top flyers which has a number .....

I did a long piece yesterday on easyJet Plus and – in passing – mentioned Flight Club.  This is .....

27 Nov 201827 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

If you have a booking at the DoubleTree Westminster in London, you should note that the hotel is permanently closing its Executive Lounge on 31st December. If you have a booking here as a Hilton .....

If you have a booking at the DoubleTree Westminster in London, you should note that the hotel is permanently .....

27 Nov 201827 November 2018 by Rob Burgess

IHG, the owner of InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc, recently bought UK chain Principal Hotels, which brought with it some De Vere assets.  We covered this deal here and we are very .....

IHG, the owner of InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc, recently bought UK chain Principal Hotels, .....

27 Nov 201827 November 2018 by Rob Burgess

The new name for Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest will be …. …. Marriott Bonvoy, it seems.  Which is a bit odd. The name is, of course, a play on ‘bon voyage’.  .....

The new name for Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest will be …. …. Marriott Bonvoy, it .....

27 Nov 201827 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 153 comments

IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) has just published its new list of heavily discounted PointBreaks redemptions. You can book these hotels for .....

IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) has just published .....

26 Nov 201826 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments