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News in brief: Luton Airport opens a new drop off area Most airports have introduced a drop-off charge (Heathrow is now charging £5) but Luton Airport was unique in charging you £5 to drop someone .....
News in brief: Luton Airport opens a new drop off area Most airports have introduced a drop-off charge .....
25 Jul 202425 July 2024 • 24 comments
I unexpectedly caught up with the CEO of Qatar Duty Free at the Farnborough International Airshow this week, and he was telling me what a great success the ‘pay with Avios’ feature has .....
I unexpectedly caught up with the CEO of Qatar Duty Free at the Farnborough International Airshow this week, .....
25 Jul 202425 July 2024 • 18 comments
As we predicted, Virgin Atlantic has placed a top-up order of seven A330neos as aircraft replacements. It also has options for a further nine should it want to expand the fleet. Virgin Atlantic CEO .....
As we predicted, Virgin Atlantic has placed a top-up order of seven A330neos as aircraft replacements. It also .....
24 Jul 202424 July 2024 • 81 comments
There is, as usual, a lot going on at Qatar Airways, not least the launch of the impressive Qsuite Next Gen business class seat which we covered yesterday. I joined a pool interview with the new Qatar .....
There is, as usual, a lot going on at Qatar Airways, not least the launch of the impressive Qsuite Next Gen .....
24 Jul 202424 July 2024 • 37 comments
British Airways news in brief: New Bridgerton-inspired safety video launched It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man British airline in possession of a good fortune, must be in want .....
British Airways news in brief: New Bridgerton-inspired safety video launched It is a truth universally .....
24 Jul 202424 July 2024 • 64 comments
American Express is currently running an excellent sign-up bonus of £400 of Amex Travel credit and 40,000 Membership Rewards points when you take out The Platinum Card. The points would convert into .....
American Express is currently running an excellent sign-up bonus of £400 of Amex Travel credit and 40,000 .....
23 Jul 202423 July 2024 • 36 comments
Back in the olden days, it was relatively common for airlines to allow you to transfer your miles into hotel programmes. American Airlines was particularly keen. Then, slowly but surely, a pyramid .....
Back in the olden days, it was relatively common for airlines to allow you to transfer your miles into hotel .....
23 Jul 202423 July 2024 • 2 comments
The Qsuite Next Gen business class seat was unveiled at the Farnborough International Airshow today. Qatar Airways launched its Qsuite business class seat at the ITB Berlin travel show in February .....
The Qsuite Next Gen business class seat was unveiled at the Farnborough International Airshow today. Qatar .....
22 Jul 202422 July 2024 • 107 comments
Qatar Airways launched its Qsuite business class seat at the ITB Berlin travel show in February 2017. We were there for that, and it was genuinely a revolution in business class seating. Designed to .....
Qatar Airways launched its Qsuite business class seat at the ITB Berlin travel show in February 2017. We were .....
22 Jul 202422 July 2024 • 88 comments
If you are considering travelling to Japan the obvious options – especially if you want to earn Avios and British Airways tier points, or spend Avios – are British Airways and Japan .....
If you are considering travelling to Japan the obvious options – especially if you want to earn Avios .....
22 Jul 202422 July 2024 • 18 comments
Back in 2020, Nectar launched its own hotel booking site, which you can find at hotels.nectar.com. You may recognise it as a white label version of Rocketmiles, which is itself part of Agoda, which is .....
Back in 2020, Nectar launched its own hotel booking site, which you can find at hotels.nectar.com. You may .....
22 Jul 202422 July 2024 • 22 comments
Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up here to .....
Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....
22 Jul 202422 July 2024
A couple of months ago, Virgin Red signed a deal on a box at The O2 arena in London, with tickets available for members of Virgin Red and Virgin Flying Club. Marriott Bonvoy, of course, has been doing .....
A couple of months ago, Virgin Red signed a deal on a box at The O2 arena in London, with tickets available .....
21 Jul 202421 July 2024 • 30 comments
Back in May I had a hard-hat tour (literally) of the new Park Hyatt London River Thames hotel. This was, and may still be, the only article available which was written by someone who had been inside .....
Back in May I had a hard-hat tour (literally) of the new Park Hyatt London River Thames hotel. This was, and .....
21 Jul 202421 July 2024 • 35 comments
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