This is our review of The St Regis Dubai The Palm hotel. The St Regis Dubai The Palm is one of two St Regis hotels in Dubai – the other one is located in downtown Dubai and is more .....

This is our review of The St Regis Dubai The Palm hotel. The St Regis Dubai The Palm is one of two St Regis .....

27 May 202427 May 2024 by Rhys Jones • 62 comments

We haven’t mentioned The Wine Flyer, the British Airways / Laithwaites wine business, for a while, but a decent offer has popped up this week for new customers. £54, which includes delivery, .....

We haven’t mentioned The Wine Flyer, the British Airways / Laithwaites wine business, for a while, but a .....

4 May 20224 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

This is our review of the Park Hyatt Zurich hotel. Coming back from Lake Constance from a 50th birthday party, I stopped over in Zurich for two nights to continue our unofficial series of reviews of .....

This is our review of the Park Hyatt Zurich hotel. Coming back from Lake Constance from a 50th birthday party, .....

24 Jun 202424 June 2024 by Conny Urban • 12 comments

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

In February 2022, Barclays launched two new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. These are very, very .....

3 Jan 20253 January 2025 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of the British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not .....

This is our review of the British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card. It is part of our series .....

17 May 202517 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

A regular question I get asked by readers is how The American Express Business Platinum Card differs from (personal) The Platinum Card. We have a similar articles on how The Platinum Card differs from .....

A regular question I get asked by readers is how The American Express Business Platinum Card differs from .....

22 Apr 202522 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

Plaza Premium is offering a 20% discount on its airport lounges, for visits until the end of March. The deal also includes Virgin Atlantic Clubhouses, except for London Heathrow. Our most recent .....

Plaza Premium is offering a 20% discount on its airport lounges, for visits until the end of March. The deal .....

19 Feb 202219 February 2022 by Rob Burgess

This is the sixth and last of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes.  Each scheme will be covered over two articles.  One will list the basic facts of the scheme – .....

This is the sixth and last of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes.  Each scheme will be .....

22 Feb 202522 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Elizabeth Line train times to Heathrow will be cut from today, 21st May, when the final timetable is introduced. For the first time, trains are running on all branches throughout the entire line. This .....

Elizabeth Line train times to Heathrow will be cut from today, 21st May, when the final timetable is .....

21 May 202321 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

31st December is, unsurprisingly, the date that a lot of miles and points offers close. I thought it was worth a quick reminder of the key ones which we have covered on the site in recent weeks. .....

31st December is, unsurprisingly, the date that a lot of miles and points offers close. I thought it was worth .....

30 Dec 202430 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

JetBlue’s financial woes have been widely documented; the airline has failed to turn a profit since before the pandemic, and a new leadership team was brought in earlier this year to try to turn .....

JetBlue’s financial woes have been widely documented; the airline has failed to turn a profit since .....

11 Dec 202411 December 2024 by Rhys Jones • 46 comments

Take-off and landing slots at Heathrow are a scarce resource but Qatar Airways has managed to get its hands on another pair thanks to Romanian flag carrier TAROM. ACL, which co-ordinates slots at .....

Take-off and landing slots at Heathrow are a scarce resource but Qatar Airways has managed to get its hands on .....

20 Aug 202420 August 2024 by Rhys Jones

This is our review of the La Valette Club lounge in Malta International Airport. Malta International Airport is not big. In fact, it’s so small that it doesn’t have any jetbridges. It .....

This is our review of the La Valette Club lounge in Malta International Airport. Malta International Airport .....

25 May 202525 May 2025 by Rhys Jones • 18 comments

“You First” is a dedicated call centre set up to help anyone holding a British Airways First Class ticket.  Not many people know it exists, which is a shame because – .....

“You First” is a dedicated call centre set up to help anyone holding a British Airways First Class .....

18 Mar 202518 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments