We know first-hand how difficult it can be to run your own business. The last few years have been tough on many SME owners and it came as no surprise to hear that the rate of burn-out amongst .....

We know first-hand how difficult it can be to run your own business. The last few years have been tough on .....

16 May 202416 May 2024 by Sinead Archer

British Airways is expanding its presence in Saudi Arabia with a new service to Jeddah. Flights will operate four times per week and will use a Boeing 787. The service launches on 4th November. .....

British Airways is expanding its presence in Saudi Arabia with a new service to Jeddah. Flights will operate .....

16 May 202416 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments

This is our review of JetBlue’s Mint Studio on its Airbus A321LR fleet. Like many airlines, JetBlue has embraced a ‘business plus’ model for its front-row customers. The lack of a .....

This is our review of JetBlue’s Mint Studio on its Airbus A321LR fleet. Like many airlines, JetBlue has .....

15 May 202415 May 2024 by Rhys Jones • 49 comments

Hilton Honors is offering VIP hospitality tickets to the T20 cricket double header at Emirates Old Trafford on 2nd June. The cost is 75,000 points for two people. You will see Lancashire .....

Hilton Honors is offering VIP hospitality tickets to the T20 cricket double header at Emirates Old Trafford on .....

15 May 202415 May 2024 by Rob Burgess

You can get a 20% bonus when you buy 5,000+ World of Hyatt points via this link. The offer runs to 1st July. This is obviously worth a look if you need to top up your account. .....

You can get a 20% bonus when you buy 5,000+ World of Hyatt points via this link. The offer .....

15 May 202415 May 2024 by Rob Burgess

If you have considered switching your hotel stays to Hilton but don’t want to go ‘cold turkey’ because you have status with your main chain, Hilton has a solution. Hilton Honors has .....

If you have considered switching your hotel stays to Hilton but don’t want to go ‘cold .....

15 May 202415 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

If you’ve ever visited Ras Al-Khaimah in the UAE, you may know the Hilton Al Hamra Beach Resort, which was adjacent to the Waldorf Astoria. The Waldorf Astoria (website here) has just been .....

If you’ve ever visited Ras Al-Khaimah in the UAE, you may know the Hilton Al Hamra Beach Resort, which .....

15 May 202415 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

This is our review of JetBlue’s Mint Suite business class on an intercontinental flight from London to Boston. If you’re based in the UK, then you may not have heard of American airline .....

This is our review of JetBlue’s Mint Suite business class on an intercontinental flight from London to .....

14 May 202414 May 2024 by Rhys Jones • 54 comments

You may not know that you can get free access to club lounges at some InterContinental hotels if you book via a travel agent who is affiliated to the exclusive Virtuoso network. This is a benefit .....

You may not know that you can get free access to club lounges at some InterContinental hotels if you book via .....

14 May 202414 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

There are some decent deals available via the Hilton Experiences platform to see the KLM Open golf tournament in Amsterdam next month. As we have written before, there are often good .....

There are some decent deals available via the Hilton Experiences platform to see the KLM Open golf tournament .....

14 May 202414 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

We’ve covered JetBlue in considerable detail on HfP since it launched its London flights a few years ago, but before I review it (published tomorrow and Wednesday) I wanted to dig a little .....

We’ve covered JetBlue in considerable detail on HfP since it launched its London flights a few years .....

13 May 202413 May 2024 by Rhys Jones • 43 comments

Tucked away in the InterContinental Hotels Group PLC financial results last week was an interesting disclosure about its strategy for IHG One Rewards points. IHG is going to be more aggressive in .....

Tucked away in the InterContinental Hotels Group PLC financial results last week was an interesting disclosure .....

13 May 202413 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

On Wednesday, Virgin Atlantic published the scientific findings from the innovative ‘Flight100’ SAF test flight it operated in November last year. You may recall that I was one of just .....

On Wednesday, Virgin Atlantic published the scientific findings from the innovative ‘Flight100’ .....

13 May 202413 May 2024 by Rhys Jones • 36 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 .....

13 May 202413 May 2024 by Rob Burgess