I spent last weekend in Las Vegas with Shai Weiss, CEO of Virgin Atlantic, and Sir Richard Branson (and some other people, not just the three of us!) to celebrate the airline’s upcoming 40th .....

I spent last weekend in Las Vegas with Shai Weiss, CEO of Virgin Atlantic, and Sir Richard Branson (and some .....

17 Jun 202417 June 2024 by Rhys Jones • 70 comments

Last summer, Virgin Red signed a deal on a box at The O2 arena in London with tickets available for members of Virgin Red and Virgin Flying Club. Marriott Bonvoy, of course, has been doing this for .....

Last summer, Virgin Red signed a deal on a box at The O2 arena in London with tickets available for members of .....

15 Dec 202415 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Virgin Red, the app which lets you earn and spend Virgin Points from non-flying activities, has launched a new offer with sister company with Virgin Wines. Virgin Wines has partnered with Virgin .....

Virgin Red, the app which lets you earn and spend Virgin Points from non-flying activities, has launched a new .....

8 Oct 20248 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

This is our review of the Grand Mercure Hanoi hotel. It is the third review from my current Vietnam series. You can see my review of Park Hyatt Saigon here and my review of the brand new Hilton Saigon .....

This is our review of the Grand Mercure Hanoi hotel. It is the third review from my current Vietnam series. .....

5 Dec 20245 December 2024 by Rhys Jones • 9 comments

You can now make big savings on Avios redemptions to certain mid haul destinations. I suspect this is a permanent change, reflecting the move to short haul aircraft. It means that return Business .....

You can now make big savings on Avios redemptions to certain mid haul destinations. I suspect this is a .....

4 Apr 20244 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments

Sean Doyle’s turnaround of the airline appears to be bearing fruit, at least in terms of punctuality. British Airways has swept into fourth position for punctuality amongst ‘global’ .....

Sean Doyle’s turnaround of the airline appears to be bearing fruit, at least in terms of punctuality. .....

12 Mar 202512 March 2025 by Rhys Jones • 71 comments

As you may have seen in the press, British Airways decided that yesterday afternoon was a good time to bury bad news. It announced that it would cut 10,300 more short-haul flights between August and .....

As you may have seen in the press, British Airways decided that yesterday afternoon was a good time to bury .....

7 Jul 20227 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

Eurostar offers three classes of travel on its services from London to Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and beyond, all the way from Eurostar Standard to Eurostar Premier. Last month, Eurostar relaunched .....

Eurostar offers three classes of travel on its services from London to Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and beyond, .....

23 Dec 202423 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

British Airways has announced three new summer routes to Italy for 2025. Two routes are entirely new, whilst the third sees London City gain a service previously only available from Heathrow. The new .....

British Airways has announced three new summer routes to Italy for 2025. Two routes are entirely new, whilst .....

27 Nov 202427 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

British Airways has announced it will suspend services to Bahrain and Kuwait early next year. Passengers on impacted services were informed this morning. The news follows hot on the heels of BA .....

British Airways has announced it will suspend services to Bahrain and Kuwait early next year. Passengers on .....

8 Nov 20248 November 2024 by Rhys Jones • 78 comments

This is our review of the Raffles hotel in Boston. Boston might not be the first city you think of when you think of the Raffles brand, with its flagship hotel in Singapore, but since 2023 the city is .....

This is our review of the Raffles hotel in Boston. Boston might not be the first city you think of when you .....

25 Jan 202525 January 2025 by Rhys Jones • 33 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

DragonPass, the airport lounge card and loyalty benefits group, has been quietly rolling out its airport fast track security and fast track immigration lane products over the last 18 months. What .....

DragonPass, the airport lounge card and loyalty benefits group, has been quietly rolling out its airport fast .....

3 Nov 20243 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

British Airways was due to restart two routes to Asia this winter – Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. Bangkok is going ahead, with flights starting on 28th October. Kuala Lumpur, which was due to launch .....

British Airways was due to restart two routes to Asia this winter – Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. Bangkok is .....

11 Oct 202411 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 631 comments