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Something seems to be ‘up’ with the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse network in the United States. This seems to be linked to Virgin Atlantic’s membership of SkyTeam, which is expected to .....
Something seems to be ‘up’ with the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse network in the United States. This .....
27 Feb 202327 February 2023 • 20 comments
What are the British Airways rules for unaccompanied children flying with the airline? Two years ago, we almost came a cropper when we sent our 15 year old to a summer camp in Switzerland. And if we .....
What are the British Airways rules for unaccompanied children flying with the airline? Two years ago, we .....
8 Mar 20258 March 2025 • 36 comments
This is our review of The Hoxton Southwark hotel in London. One of the trendiest hotel brands to emerge in London over the past two decades, The Hoxton is going global with new openings almost every .....
This is our review of The Hoxton Southwark hotel in London. One of the trendiest hotel brands to emerge in .....
17 Aug 202417 August 2024 • 35 comments
The general consensus about hotel loyalty programmes is that Marriott Bonvoy is the only scheme where it is is worthwhile trading your points for airline miles. There are a couple of reasons for this. .....
The general consensus about hotel loyalty programmes is that Marriott Bonvoy is the only scheme where it is is .....
17 Jan 202417 January 2024 • 20 comments
Black Friday is back again although, as you have probably noticed, it has morphed into a week-long run of deals, some better than others. I’ve split our coverage into two parts. This article .....
Black Friday is back again although, as you have probably noticed, it has morphed into a week-long run of .....
24 Nov 202324 November 2023 • 12 comments
Once a year, International Airlines Group – the parent company for British Airways, Aer Lingus, Iberia, LEVEL and Vueling – runs a ‘Capital Markets Day’. This is aimed at the .....
Once a year, International Airlines Group – the parent company for British Airways, Aer Lingus, Iberia, .....
28 Nov 202328 November 2023 • 112 comments
Air travel has become so routine these days that it’s easy to forget the amount of work that goes in to ensuring a safe and punctual trip. Even smaller aircraft such as the Airbus A320 family .....
Air travel has become so routine these days that it’s easy to forget the amount of work that goes in to .....
4 Dec 20224 December 2022 • 69 comments
Qatar Airways has announced a sharp increase in the number of flights it operates from London. If you have been struggling to find Qatar Airways reward availability because the London to Doha legs .....
Qatar Airways has announced a sharp increase in the number of flights it operates from London. If you have .....
2 Mar 20232 March 2023 • 118 comments
Qatar Airways has announced its long-teased investment in a ‘southern African airline’. As we predicted, it is Airlink, a regional airline based in South Africa. The value of the 25% stake .....
Qatar Airways has announced its long-teased investment in a ‘southern African airline’. As we .....
21 Aug 202421 August 2024
British Airways has announced some substantial changes to its Tel Aviv service – changes which are likely to substantially benefit Virgin Atlantic, assuming that the latter resumes flights as .....
British Airways has announced some substantial changes to its Tel Aviv service – changes which are .....
8 Feb 20248 February 2024 • 173 comments
When IHG, the hotel chain behind InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo etc, rolled out its new IHG One Rewards loyalty scheme last year, one of the key benefits was confirmable .....
When IHG, the hotel chain behind InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo etc, rolled out its .....
21 Oct 202321 October 2023 • 38 comments
After five years of development, British Airways has unveiled its new First Class seat which will initially be installed on the A380 fleet and, if Boeing ever delivers them, the 777X fleet. We .....
After five years of development, British Airways has unveiled its new First Class seat which will initially be .....
25 Nov 202425 November 2024 • 124 comments
This is our review of Great Western Railway’s Night Riviera Sleeper train service from London Paddington to Devon and Cornwall. In my case, it was to Plymouth. Regular readers may remember my .....
This is our review of Great Western Railway’s Night Riviera Sleeper train service from London Paddington .....
12 Apr 202512 April 2025 • 52 comments
Global Hotel Alliance, and its GHA DISCOVERY loyalty programme, has been pushing its way onto our radar over the last couple of years. This is down to three things: We ran a separate piece here which .....
Global Hotel Alliance, and its GHA DISCOVERY loyalty programme, has been pushing its way onto our radar over .....
24 Aug 202424 August 2024 • 17 comments
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