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This is Part 2 of our review of SCHLOSS Roxburghe, a new addition to the Hyatt hotel portfolio located in the Scottish Borders near Kelso. Part 1, click here, looked at the history and location of the .....
This is Part 2 of our review of SCHLOSS Roxburghe, a new addition to the Hyatt hotel portfolio located in the .....
9 Mar 20249 March 2024 • 15 comments
Welcome to your weekly round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news from the last seven days, as well as our latest reviews and features. As a reminder, you are receiving this as a .....
Welcome to your weekly round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news from the last seven .....
21 Nov 202221 November 2022
Office supplies group Viking has been a Nectar partner for many years, even as many (many, many) other companies have walked away. It has clearly lost its enthusiasm for the programme, however. From .....
Office supplies group Viking has been a Nectar partner for many years, even as many (many, many) other .....
17 Dec 202417 December 2024 • 7 comments
American Express is currently running an excellent sign-up bonus of Β£400 of Amex Travel credit and 40,000 Membership Rewards points when you take out The Platinum Card. The points would convert .....
American Express is currently running an excellent sign-up bonus of Β£400 of Amex Travel credit and 40,000 .....
29 Jul 202429 July 2024 • 59 comments
Transport for London has released images of the new Docklands Light Railway trains which will serve London City Airport, and indeed most of the rest of the DLR network, from 2024. 54 new trains .....
Transport for London has released images of the new Docklands Light Railway trains which will serve London .....
11 Feb 202311 February 2023 • 86 comments
Great Western Railway is trialling a loyalty programme, GWR Rewards, in a new departure for the rail operator. Unlike some rail loyalty schemes (I’m looking at you, LNER, with your 2% cashback .....
Great Western Railway is trialling a loyalty programme, GWR Rewards, in a new departure for the rail operator. .....
23 Apr 202523 April 2025 • 84 comments
This is my review of the Caledonian Sleeper train, from London Euston to Inverness. There is a fascination about long train journeys, especially multi-day journeys, which I share. Sadly the Orient .....
This is my review of the Caledonian Sleeper train, from London Euston to Inverness. There is a fascination .....
29 Jan 202429 January 2024 • 143 comments
This is our review of business class on a Turkish Airlines Boeing 787-9 from London Heathrow to Istanbul. Whilst the majority of Turkish Airlines’ seven daily London flights are operated by .....
This is our review of business class on a Turkish Airlines Boeing 787-9 from London Heathrow to Istanbul. .....
15 May 202315 May 2023 • 60 comments
If you thought that being, say, leader of the Conservative Party or Manchester United manager was bad for job security, it is nothing compared to being the British Airways ‘Head of Customer .....
If you thought that being, say, leader of the Conservative Party or Manchester United manager was bad for job .....
12 May 202212 May 2022 • 67 comments
This is my review of the British Airways First Class bar in Dubai International Airport. We flew back from our October half-term trip to Oman (some hotel reviews coming up) via Dubai, with the last .....
This is my review of the British Airways First Class bar in Dubai International Airport. We flew back from our .....
1 Dec 20231 December 2023 • 43 comments
Earlier this month I was invited to Newcastle Airport for the official launch of THREE new Aspire lounges at the airport. The abandoned British Airways space has been combined with the old Aspire .....
Earlier this month I was invited to Newcastle Airport for the official launch of THREE new Aspire lounges at .....
31 May 202431 May 2024 • 54 comments
American Express has launched a new cashback deal with TAP Air Portugal. As usual, you need to see if you are targetted for this under the ‘Offers’ section for each Amex card you hold. If .....
American Express has launched a new cashback deal with TAP Air Portugal. As usual, you need to see if you are .....
13 Nov 202213 November 2022
Finnair (yes Finnair, not British Airways) has been running a VERY attractive ‘buy Avios’ bonus promotion. You will receive a 50% discount when you buy Avios. This takes the price down to .....
Finnair (yes Finnair, not British Airways) has been running a VERY attractive ‘buy Avios’ bonus .....
20 Nov 202420 November 2024 • 19 comments
A fortuitous swap of an A330-300 to a brand new A330neo for an upcoming family trip to Boston – swapping Virgin Atlantic’s worst Upper Class suite for its best – has given me an .....
A fortuitous swap of an A330-300 to a brand new A330neo for an upcoming family trip to Boston – swapping .....
19 Mar 202319 March 2023 • 29 comments
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