Virgin Red has recently taken a box at The O2 arena in London, and on Wednesday we published an article showing you what it is like inside. It’s looking good! Virgin Red has now released tickets .....

Virgin Red has recently taken a box at The O2 arena in London, and on Wednesday we published an article .....

17 Aug 202417 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

This is my review of the Iberia Velazquez lounge in Madrid Terminal 4S, which is Iberia’s flagship facility at its home airport. I was passing through on my return from my trip to Bogota to .....

This is my review of the Iberia Velazquez lounge in Madrid Terminal 4S, which is Iberia’s flagship .....

4 Feb 20244 February 2024 by Rhys Jones • 80 comments

Virgin Red has taken a box at The O2 arena in London, and we recently published an article showing you what it is like inside. It’s looking good! Virgin Red has now released tickets for shows in .....

Virgin Red has taken a box at The O2 arena in London, and we recently published an article showing you what it .....

29 Sep 202429 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 12 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

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

A relatively new development in the frequent flyer world has been the ability to earn tier points towards airline status by booking a package holiday. You have always earned tier points if you booked .....

A relatively new development in the frequent flyer world has been the ability to earn tier points towards .....

15 Mar 202515 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 14 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

Priority Pass has launched its annual Black Friday offer early. This is usually the best deal you will see all year for Priority Pass. Details are here. Priority Pass is a global airport lounge .....

Priority Pass has launched its annual Black Friday offer early. This is usually the best deal you will see all .....

20 Nov 202420 November 2024 by Rob Burgess

Marriott Bonvoy has just released tickets for its box at The O2 in London for ‘F1 75 Live’. This is billed as: For the first time in the history of the world’s premier motorsport .....

Marriott Bonvoy has just released tickets for its box at The O2 in London for ‘F1 75 Live’. This .....

14 Jan 202514 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

This is our review of the Neptuno VIP Lounge in Terminal 4S at Madrid Barajas Airport. It is one of the just two lounges in the terminal, the other one being the Iberia flagship Velásquez lounge .....

This is our review of the Neptuno VIP Lounge in Terminal 4S at Madrid Barajas Airport. It is one of the just .....

13 Jul 202313 July 2023 by Rhys Jones • 39 comments

It’s just over a week since Virgin Flying Club moved to dynamic pricing on Virgin Points redemptions. Now that the transition has had time to bed in, we thought we’d take a look at how .....

It’s just over a week since Virgin Flying Club moved to dynamic pricing on Virgin Points redemptions. .....

11 Nov 202411 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 154 comments

If you work in travel or loyalty, you are probably familiar with Airline Information’s conferences and events. Mega Event is its biggest event of the year, pulling together its different .....

If you work in travel or loyalty, you are probably familiar with Airline Information’s conferences and .....

6 May 20256 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

What is a hotel mattress run, and how do you do one? I thought I would take a look at the concept of ‘mattress runs’ today.  A ‘mattress run’ involves booking a .....

What is a hotel mattress run, and how do you do one? I thought I would take a look at the concept of .....

9 Dec 20249 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 61 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