If you’re a fan of Pete Doherty, Virgin Red has an allocation of tickets for an exclusive rooftop gig on Tuesday 1st July. It takes place at the News Building at London Bridge, better known as .....

If you’re a fan of Pete Doherty, Virgin Red has an allocation of tickets for an exclusive rooftop gig on .....

26 Jun 202526 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

This is our review of The Standard hotel in Kings Cross, London. The past few years have seen Hyatt on a shopping spree, acquiring small hotel chains at a rapid clip. The latest to join the fold is .....

This is our review of The Standard hotel in Kings Cross, London. The past few years have seen Hyatt on a .....

26 Jun 202526 June 2025 by Rhys Jones • 72 comments

SAS, which is now a member of the SkyTeam alliance alongside Virgin Atlantic, has announced flights to Mumbai. Services between Copenhagen and Mumbai will launch on 2nd June 2026. The route will .....

SAS, which is now a member of the SkyTeam alliance alongside Virgin Atlantic, has announced flights to Mumbai. .....

26 Jun 202526 June 2025 by Rob Burgess

Something a little different has turned up as a cashback offer on selected American Express cards. For the first time, Korean Air is offering a deal. You will receive £100 cashback when you spend .....

Something a little different has turned up as a cashback offer on selected American Express cards. For the .....

26 Jun 202526 June 2025 by Rob Burgess

Just ahead of the 153rd Open Golf tournament, which will be held at Royal Portrush this year, Hilton has opened The Marcus Portrush, Tapestry Collection by Hilton. Tapestry Collection is .....

Just ahead of the 153rd Open Golf tournament, which will be held at Royal Portrush this year, Hilton has .....

26 Jun 202526 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

In 2022, Barclaycard launched two Avios earning Mastercard credit cards. These are very, very good products with everything you could ask for, and are easily (in my view) the most attractive Visa .....

In 2022, Barclaycard launched two Avios earning Mastercard credit cards. These are very, very good .....

26 Jun 202526 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

This is a brief review of the Corinthia Brussels hotel, one of the most expensive hotel renovations to open in Europe in the past year. I spent two days there last week attending a Global Hotel .....

This is a brief review of the Corinthia Brussels hotel, one of the most expensive hotel renovations to open in .....

25 Jun 202525 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

Leeds Bradford Airport opened the first part of its terminal extension last week, and as part of this it launched what it describes as ‘upgraded lounge experiences’. There is one new .....

Leeds Bradford Airport opened the first part of its terminal extension last week, and as part of this it .....

25 Jun 202525 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 91 comments

Hotel news in brief: DoubleTree Sheffield Park leaving Hilton The DoubleTree Sheffield Park hotel has put a message on its website saying that it is leaving Hilton at the end of July. The hotel is .....

Hotel news in brief: DoubleTree Sheffield Park leaving Hilton The DoubleTree Sheffield Park hotel has put a .....

25 Jun 202525 June 2025 by Rob Burgess

Virgin Atlantic Holidays has launched a new cashback deal with American Express. You need to look under the ‘Offers’ tab in the app or on the Amex website for each card you have, although .....

Virgin Atlantic Holidays has launched a new cashback deal with American Express. You need to look under the .....

25 Jun 202525 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Delta Air Lines is known for being extremely stingy with premium cabin award space across the Atlantic, so a big seat drop yesterday is worth a look. It’s especially interesting because Delta .....

Delta Air Lines is known for being extremely stingy with premium cabin award space across the Atlantic, so a .....

24 Jun 202524 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

Opening new airport lounges is a long and painful process. Whilst the lounge operators are keen to roll them out as quickly as they can – and the demand is certainly there – it isn’t .....

Opening new airport lounges is a long and painful process. Whilst the lounge operators are keen to roll them .....

24 Jun 202524 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

This article looks at The American Express Rewards Credit Card. This is a little known member of the Amex family which, in one scenario, can prove incredibly useful. One of the downsides of cancelling .....

This article looks at The American Express Rewards Credit Card. This is a little known member of the Amex .....

24 Jun 202524 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

Thank you to everyone who came to our summer party last Thursday evening. Everyone had a lot of fun, despite the weather. We definitely set a new heat record for the event with the Met Office saying .....

Thank you to everyone who came to our summer party last Thursday evening. Everyone had a lot of fun, despite .....

23 Jun 202523 June 2025 by Rhys Jones • 133 comments