After a flurry of coverage in March and April, we have heard surprisingly little in recent weeks about the financial situation at Virgin Atlantic. Sir Richard Branson recently sold part of his stake .....

After a flurry of coverage in March and April, we have heard surprisingly little in recent weeks about the .....

17 Jun 202017 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 62 comments

Sky News ran a long article on Saturday on the current state of the Virgin Atlantic refinancing talks. You can read it here – there is no pay wall so I won’t repeat everything. It also .....

Sky News ran a long article on Saturday on the current state of the Virgin Atlantic refinancing talks. You can .....

29 Jun 202029 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

This is our third article this week about the new IHG Rewards pricing model. In our first article on Wednesday, we looked at pricing at different London hotels for 22nd July. We found NO FIRM LINK .....

This is our third article this week about the new IHG Rewards pricing model. In our first article on .....

10 Apr 202110 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

British Airways is running ‘British Airways’ High Life Live: For the Love of Travel‘ next Thursday night. (Don’t worry, it doesn’t clash with the Virgin Atlantic charity .....

British Airways is running ‘British Airways’ High Life Live: For the Love of Travel‘ next .....

18 Mar 202118 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Sean Doyle has been CEO of British Airways for a week now. Yesterday, he gave his first public appearance in the role as the opening airline keynote speaker at the Airlines 2050 aviation summit. If .....

Sean Doyle has been CEO of British Airways for a week now. Yesterday, he gave his first public appearance in .....

20 Oct 202020 October 2020 by Rhys Jones • 85 comments

According to a report in the Evening Standard yesterday, British Airways has come up with a new way to raise funds – selling off the best of the artwork in its lounges. The newspaper reports .....

According to a report in the Evening Standard yesterday, British Airways has come up with a new way to raise .....

11 Jun 202011 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

This is Part 2 of our analysis of the changes to IHG Rewards pricing that took place over Easter. Read Part 1 of our analysis of whether IHG Rewards has devalued first by clicking here. In order to .....

This is Part 2 of our analysis of the changes to IHG Rewards pricing that took place over Easter. Read Part 1 .....

7 Apr 20217 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 175 comments

On Wednesday we ran a detailed analysis of the new IHG Rewards hotel redemption pricing. My conclusion is that there has not been a wholesale devaluation, and there has not been a move to .....

On Wednesday we ran a detailed analysis of the new IHG Rewards hotel redemption pricing. My conclusion is that .....

9 Apr 20219 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 97 comments

Before my flight to Ibiza last week I had time to chat about how London City Airport is adapting to new circumstances with Robert Sinclair, its CEO. Robert was candid about the struggles that airports .....

Before my flight to Ibiza last week I had time to chat about how London City Airport is adapting to new .....

20 Jul 202020 July 2020 by Rhys Jones • 105 comments

There are two interesting bits of corporate news which are worth knowing about: Virgin Atlantic in talks to raise a further £400 million Sky News, which has a good track record in breaking Virgin .....

There are two interesting bits of corporate news which are worth knowing about: Virgin Atlantic in talks to .....

23 Nov 202123 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

I was planning a quick Amazon Prime Day round-up tomorrow, but this deal is unlikely to survive until then. Via this link, you will receive a bonus £7 credit when you top up your Amazon account by .....

I was planning a quick Amazon Prime Day round-up tomorrow, but this deal is unlikely to survive until then. .....

21 Jun 202121 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

What is the best value Avios redemption per mile flown?  Or, put another way, what’s the furthest you can fly for the fewest Avios? With travel slowly starting to open up – .....

What is the best value Avios redemption per mile flown?  Or, put another way, what’s the .....

10 May 202110 May 2021 by Rhys Jones • 73 comments

A reader reminded me this week that we haven’t talked about the ‘secret’ tunnel between the three parts of Heathrow Terminal 5 for a long time – four years to be precise. This .....

A reader reminded me this week that we haven’t talked about the ‘secret’ tunnel between the .....

24 Oct 202124 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 62 comments

Grant Shapps announced on Twitter this evening – because that’s where you make important Government announcements – that PCR tests will be scrapped for people returning to England .....

Grant Shapps announced on Twitter this evening – because that’s where you make important .....

14 Oct 202114 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments