News in brief: eGate trial coming for 10 and 11 year olds At the Airport Operators Association annual conference yesterday (yes, I get around), the head of Border Force announced that there will be a .....

News in brief: eGate trial coming for 10 and 11 year olds At the Airport Operators Association annual .....

1 Feb 20231 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

This is our review of the Canopy by Hilton Seychelles Resort on Mahé. When Hilton announced it was opening two new resorts on the Indian Ocean islands of the Seychelles this year, my ears perked up. .....

This is our review of the Canopy by Hilton Seychelles Resort on Mahé. When Hilton announced it was opening .....

6 Aug 20246 August 2024 by Rhys Jones • 16 comments

It's back! Virgin Atlantic is repeating its biggest ever deal for buying Virgin Points! This offer runs until 7th March. If you are short of points for your next redemption, then now is a good time to .....

It's back! Virgin Atlantic is repeating its biggest ever deal for buying Virgin Points! This offer runs until .....

6 Feb 20256 February 2025 by Katie Ridgers • 37 comments

Whenever we write about travelling in business class to Australia or New Zealand, we generally suggest cash over Avios. There are a number of reasons for this: This is why the current Cathay Pacific .....

Whenever we write about travelling in business class to Australia or New Zealand, we generally suggest cash .....

25 Oct 202425 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

Wizz Air has been named the least punctual UK airline for 2023, closely followed by Turkish Airlines and TUI. The list, published in full below, was produced by the Press Association using publicly .....

Wizz Air has been named the least punctual UK airline for 2023, closely followed by Turkish Airlines and TUI. .....

23 Jun 202423 June 2024 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

News in brief: Get 8,000 Virgin Points with a Tesco Mobile deal We don’t cover many Tesco Clubcard deals these days, because the company decided a few years ago to focus on lower prices rather .....

News in brief: Get 8,000 Virgin Points with a Tesco Mobile deal We don’t cover many Tesco Clubcard deals .....

15 Nov 202315 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

This is our review of Polaris, United’s long haul business class, on the Boeing 777-200. After heading to San Francisco in United’s Premium Plus, their premium economy cabin (review here), .....

This is our review of Polaris, United’s long haul business class, on the Boeing 777-200. After heading .....

18 Sep 202318 September 2023 by Rhys Jones • 31 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

The internet is littered with articles listing the best travel apps and websites …. but in my experience, none of them are particularly useful. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to work .....

The internet is littered with articles listing the best travel apps and websites …. but in my .....

13 Jan 202513 January 2025 by Rhys Jones • 138 comments

You can earn points worth 10,500 Avios when your small business signs up for a Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa credit card. You also earn points worth 1 Avios for every £1 you spend. It is .....

You can earn points worth 10,500 Avios when your small business signs up for a Capital on Tap Business Rewards .....

1 Jun 20241 June 2024 by Rob Burgess

This article shows you how to reach the hotels around Heathrow airport using the local bus network, rather than paying for the expensive Hotel Hoppa shuttle bus. As I have mentioned a few times on .....

This article shows you how to reach the hotels around Heathrow airport using the local bus network, rather .....

25 Apr 202525 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 135 comments

Whilst there is nothing out there to show you, the word on the street is that easyJet is finally going to launch a ‘proper’ loyalty scheme. We’ve been here before, of course. In 2018 .....

Whilst there is nothing out there to show you, the word on the street is that easyJet is finally going to .....

10 Mar 202510 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 94 comments

Over the last week we have published updated versions of our ‘What is a hotel point worth?’ series. You can see the individual articles here: Now that we have a valuation per point for .....

Over the last week we have published updated versions of our ‘What is a hotel point worth?’ .....

1 Sep 20241 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up here to .....

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....

20 May 202420 May 2024 by Rob Burgess