Global Hotel Alliance is on a bit of a roll at the moment. Only a month after adding the respected Lore Group hotels, including Sea Containers in London, it has signed a deal with home rental group .....

Global Hotel Alliance is on a bit of a roll at the moment. Only a month after adding the respected Lore Group .....

6 Mar 20246 March 2024 by Rob Burgess

As we covered last October, Scandinavian airline SAS is to leave Star Alliance and join SkyTeam after Air France KLM bought a stake in the carrier. Air France KLM has formed a consortium with .....

As we covered last October, Scandinavian airline SAS is to leave Star Alliance and join SkyTeam after Air .....

6 Mar 20246 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

After a four year hiatus, British Airways is finally bringing back two popular routes to the Far East – Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. Both operated pre-covid and will return for the 2024 Winter .....

After a four year hiatus, British Airways is finally bringing back two popular routes to the Far East – .....

5 Mar 20245 March 2024 by Rhys Jones • 213 comments

Tucked away at the BA Showcase event we attended in 122 Leadenhall (the Cheesegrater) last night was a small corner dedicated to BA’s new Global Lounge Concept. This was first teased late last .....

Tucked away at the BA Showcase event we attended in 122 Leadenhall (the Cheesegrater) last night was a small .....

5 Mar 20245 March 2024 by Rhys Jones • 103 comments

Single aisle aircraft are rarely sexy, but British Airways is making some welcome changes to upcoming deliveries of its short haul workhorse. It is introducing the new Airbus ‘Airspace’ .....

Single aisle aircraft are rarely sexy, but British Airways is making some welcome changes to upcoming .....

5 Mar 20245 March 2024 by Rhys Jones • 139 comments

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty programme, has launched a status match specifically for UK residents. You can use your British Airways Executive Club status to get a direct match into the .....

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty programme, has launched a status match specifically for UK .....

4 Mar 20244 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 113 comments

This is second part of an interview with Sir Tim Clark, CEO of Emirates. We published Part 1 on Friday, click here to read. It is his combined thoughts from a moderated public Q&A and a private .....

This is second part of an interview with Sir Tim Clark, CEO of Emirates. We published Part 1 on Friday, click .....

4 Mar 20244 March 2024 by Rhys Jones • 46 comments

As we announced two weeks ago American Express has brought back the biggest sign-up bonuses ever seen on a UK payment card. These are, genuinely, on a scale unlike anything we have seen before. If you .....

As we announced two weeks ago American Express has brought back the biggest sign-up bonuses ever seen on a UK .....

4 Mar 20244 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Welcome to 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 receive this free .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

4 Mar 20244 March 2024 by Rob Burgess

Virgin Atlantic is about to withdraw the special offer for its Virgin Money-issued Reward+ credit card. The offer run until the morning of 4th March. This means that today (Sunday) is your last full .....

Virgin Atlantic is about to withdraw the special offer for its Virgin Money-issued Reward+ credit card. The .....

3 Mar 20243 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Have you ever thought about what happens to your American Express Membership Rewards points when you die? We’ve run an article on what happens to your Avios points when you die for many years, .....

Have you ever thought about what happens to your American Express Membership Rewards points when you die? .....

3 Mar 20243 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

This is part of our occasional series where we remind you of some of the hotel reviews we’ve run in recent years. We started off with all of the great hotels that were reader-reviewed during the .....

This is part of our occasional series where we remind you of some of the hotel reviews we’ve run in .....

3 Mar 20243 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Virgin Atlantic is pretty late to the boarding group game, having introduced it back in early 2023. Prior to that it was boarding passengers by priority, but without numbered boarding groups. As with .....

Virgin Atlantic is pretty late to the boarding group game, having introduced it back in early 2023. Prior to .....

2 Mar 20242 March 2024 by Rhys Jones

This is my review of the Reykjavik Konsulat Hotel in Iceland, part of Hilton’s Curio Collection. We stayed here twice over half term last month. Whilst each stay was only for one night, with .....

This is my review of the Reykjavik Konsulat Hotel in Iceland, part of Hilton’s Curio Collection. We .....

2 Mar 20242 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments