A couple of months ago, British Airways opened the ‘First Dining Room’ inside its existing lounge complex at Heathrow Terminal 3. It wasn’t called the ‘Concorde Room’ .....

A couple of months ago, British Airways opened the ‘First Dining Room’ inside its existing lounge .....

25 Aug 202325 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

This is our review of the Canopy by Hilton San Francisco SoMA hotel. Canopy is Hilton’s modern lifestyle brand for design-conscious guests. Whilst it tends to offer enough to keep business .....

This is our review of the Canopy by Hilton San Francisco SoMA hotel. Canopy is Hilton’s modern lifestyle .....

25 Aug 202325 August 2023 by Rhys Jones • 39 comments

London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is expanding to cover all of Greater London on 29th August. This includes Heathrow. From 29th August, you will need to pay £12.50 to drive your car, van .....

London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is expanding to cover all of Greater London on 29th August. This .....

24 Aug 202324 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 221 comments

What is the cheapest way to top up your Virgin Points before redeeming? This article is Part 12 of our new ‘Virgin Redemption University’ series to run alongside our existing ‘Avios .....

What is the cheapest way to top up your Virgin Points before redeeming? This article is Part 12 of our new .....

24 Aug 202324 August 2023 by Rhys Jones • 16 comments

Radisson Hotels has launched a new sale covering its hotels in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Full details are here. The sale is launching with a discount of up to 30% off Best .....

Radisson Hotels has launched a new sale covering its hotels in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia .....

24 Aug 202324 August 2023 by Rob Burgess

After a long period of construction and pandemic related delays, as well as criticism of its, ahem, poo-shaped design on the Edinburgh skyline, the W Edinburgh hotel is finally taking bookings ahead .....

After a long period of construction and pandemic related delays, as well as criticism of its, ahem, poo-shaped .....

24 Aug 202324 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

A handful of airlines operate UK and European flights with lie-flat business class seats. Booking these flights can often be a good way of experiencing an airline’s business class product .....

A handful of airlines operate UK and European flights with lie-flat business class seats. Booking these .....

23 Aug 202323 August 2023 by Rhys Jones • 63 comments

Route news in brief: Norse Atlantic drops Kingston before launch One of the nails in Norwegian’s coffin was that it chose to fly long haul routes from London Gatwick with strong seasonality on a .....

Route news in brief: Norse Atlantic drops Kingston before launch One of the nails in Norwegian’s coffin .....

23 Aug 202323 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

If you are looking for an example of the unnecessary complexities that airlines and loyalty schemes can impose, you will struggle to beat the lounge access rules for Aer Lingus if you have British .....

If you are looking for an example of the unnecessary complexities that airlines and loyalty schemes can .....

23 Aug 202323 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

I was more than a little surprised to see the revival of UK airline Monarch in my social media feeds over the weekend. It seems to be true though. A team is in place to return Monarch to the skies. .....

I was more than a little surprised to see the revival of UK airline Monarch in my social media feeds over the .....

22 Aug 202322 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

This is our review of the Kimpton Saint George hotel in Toronto, part of IHG One Rewards. Following my Air Transat Club Class flight (see my review here) I needed somewhere to stay. The Kimpton Saint .....

This is our review of the Kimpton Saint George hotel in Toronto, part of IHG One Rewards. Following my Air .....

22 Aug 202322 August 2023 by Rhys Jones • 30 comments

German car rental group SIXT is currently promoting a status match opportunity for elite members of Marriott Bonvoy. It’s worth a look, and I also want to remind you of a similar status match .....

German car rental group SIXT is currently promoting a status match opportunity for elite members of Marriott .....

22 Aug 202322 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

This is our review of Air Transat’s premium economy cabin on a flight from London Gatwick to Toronto. You might be surprised to hear that the UK-Canada market has a thriving air-conomy. Whilst .....

This is our review of Air Transat’s premium economy cabin on a flight from London Gatwick to Toronto. .....

21 Aug 202321 August 2023 by Rhys Jones • 69 comments

Trip.com is offering all one year Railcards at just £19.80 (usually £30) until the end of September. The catch is that you can only order a digital Railcard, not a paper one, and that it is stored .....

Trip.com is offering all one year Railcards at just £19.80 (usually £30) until the end of September. The .....

21 Aug 202321 August 2023 by Rob Burgess