As we predicted, Virgin Atlantic has placed a top-up order of seven A330neos as aircraft replacements. It also has options for a further nine should it want to expand the fleet. Virgin Atlantic CEO .....

As we predicted, Virgin Atlantic has placed a top-up order of seven A330neos as aircraft replacements. It also .....

24 Jul 202424 July 2024 by Rhys Jones • 81 comments

It’s been a long time coming but Cathay Pacific has finally lifted the lid on its much-teased new Aria business class seat for the Boeing 777 fleet. Originally due to fly in Q2, the new cabin .....

It’s been a long time coming but Cathay Pacific has finally lifted the lid on its much-teased new Aria .....

17 Oct 202417 October 2024 by Rhys Jones • 45 comments

Ryanair has announced a huge order for up to 300 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft, in a deal which could be worth up to $40 billion at list price. Not that Ryanair would ever agree to pay list price, of .....

Ryanair has announced a huge order for up to 300 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft, in a deal which could be worth up .....

13 May 202313 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 89 comments

Thank you to the 13,000 people who completed the reader survey we ran on the site over Easter. When we did the same exercise in 2022 we only shared the results with the people who voted. This time we .....

Thank you to the 13,000 people who completed the reader survey we ran on the site over Easter. When we did the .....

23 Apr 202423 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

This is our review of Cathay Pacific’s new Aria Suite business class. Whilst Cathay Pacific has kept it quiet for fear of last minute aircraft swaps, it is now flying its first Aria .....

This is our review of Cathay Pacific’s new Aria Suite business class. Whilst Cathay Pacific has kept it .....

29 Jan 202529 January 2025 by Rhys Jones • 86 comments

This is our review of Great Western Railway’s Pullman Dining service from Plymouth (in my case) to London Paddington. I arrived in Plymouth on Great Western Railway’s Night Riviera Sleeper .....

This is our review of Great Western Railway’s Pullman Dining service from Plymouth (in my case) to .....

13 Apr 202513 April 2025 by Conny Urban • 75 comments

On Monday, Cathay Pacific finally lifted the veil on its new premium economy cabin at an event at Freespace in the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong. It was the first event showcasing .....

On Monday, Cathay Pacific finally lifted the veil on its new premium economy cabin at an event at Freespace in .....

13 Apr 202413 April 2024 by Rhys Jones • 36 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 by Rhys Jones

We don’t write much about private jets on Head for Points but, like any aviation enthusiast, I find them fascinating and can’t resist taking a look when I have the chance. In the past .....

We don’t write much about private jets on Head for Points but, like any aviation enthusiast, I find them .....

17 Dec 202217 December 2022 by Rhys Jones • 50 comments

This is our review of The Shanghai EDITION hotel. Although it sits as part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio, the EDITION brand is a bit of an outlier in that Marriott does not have full control. .....

This is our review of The Shanghai EDITION hotel. Although it sits as part of Marriott Bonvoy’s .....

28 Nov 202328 November 2023 by Rhys Jones • 11 comments

IHG One Rewards has announced a new global promotion which, interestingly, will sit alongside its OTHER global promotion that we covered a couple of weeks ago. IHG One Rewards is the loyalty scheme .....

IHG One Rewards has announced a new global promotion which, interestingly, will sit alongside its OTHER global .....

22 Sep 202422 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Over the next week we will be publishing reviews of three Hilton resorts in the Seychelles: the new Canopy Seychelles (review here), the new Waldorf Astoria Platte Island (review here) and Mango .....

Over the next week we will be publishing reviews of three Hilton resorts in the Seychelles: the new Canopy .....

5 Aug 20245 August 2024 by Rhys Jones • 40 comments

News in brief: Gulf Air launches flights from London Gatwick Gulf Air has announced a new route from London Gatwick to Bahrain. There will be three flights per week (Wednesday, Friday and Sunday) .....

News in brief: Gulf Air launches flights from London Gatwick Gulf Air has announced a new route from London .....

28 Feb 202528 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

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 by Conny Urban • 15 comments