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Plaza Premium, the airport lounge operator, has quietly launched a new lounge concept aimed at the budget end of the market. Called Plaza Express, the first lounge has just opened in Gatwick’s .....
Plaza Premium, the airport lounge operator, has quietly launched a new lounge concept aimed at the budget end .....
31 Jul 202431 July 2024 • 36 comments
Air fares, it seems, are finally returning to their pre-pandemic normal and Norse Atlantic is once again offering £259 transatlantic flights. In 2018 and 2019 it wasn’t uncommon to see such .....
Air fares, it seems, are finally returning to their pre-pandemic normal and Norse Atlantic is once again .....
5 Sep 20245 September 2024 • 48 comments
This is Part 2 of my focus today on the new Hilton Honors Debit and Plus Debit cards. Part 1, which is a factual look at the new Hilton Honors debit cards, is here. The main marketing and .....
This is Part 2 of my focus today on the new Hilton Honors Debit and Plus Debit cards. Part 1, which is a .....
26 Sep 202426 September 2024 • 221 comments
A flurry of new offers has landed on American Express cards. You are unlikely to have all these offers, as they do not appear on all cards, but you should have two or three. If you missed it, we .....
A flurry of new offers has landed on American Express cards. You are unlikely to have all these offers, as .....
27 Sep 202427 September 2024 • 34 comments
JetBlue’s financial woes have been widely documented; the airline has failed to turn a profit since before the pandemic, and a new leadership team was brought in earlier this year to try to turn .....
JetBlue’s financial woes have been widely documented; the airline has failed to turn a profit since .....
11 Dec 202411 December 2024 • 46 comments
Iberia, the Spanish sister airline to British Airways, has been IAG’s big success story of the past decade. Whilst International Airlines Group was officially formed as a merger of equals .....
Iberia, the Spanish sister airline to British Airways, has been IAG’s big success story of the past .....
29 Jun 202529 June 2025 • Leave a comment
Back in July I flew from Dublin to New York to review the Aer Lingus A321LR business class seat – you can read the review here. I bought my flight for cash, for the very reasonable price of .....
Back in July I flew from Dublin to New York to review the Aer Lingus A321LR business class seat – you .....
11 Oct 202211 October 2022 • 1 comment
On Tuesday I headed down to Stratford to take a pre-opening tour of YOTELPAD, Europe’s first outpost of YOTEL’s ‘extended stay’ brand. YOTEL’s long term (10 years) CEO, .....
On Tuesday I headed down to Stratford to take a pre-opening tour of YOTELPAD, Europe’s first outpost of .....
28 Jun 202428 June 2024 • 38 comments
Strange things are happening with Aer Lingus Avios redemptions, and not in a good way. It appears that Aer Lingus is now blocking Avios redemptions made within 60 days of the date of travel. This .....
Strange things are happening with Aer Lingus Avios redemptions, and not in a good way. It appears that Aer .....
9 Nov 20239 November 2023 • 37 comments
Welcome to 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 receive this free .....
Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....
4 Mar 20244 March 2024
As we reported back in April, the Conrad New York Midtown hotel had been telling guests that it was leaving Hilton on 4th June. This is the hotel which was built as The London NYC, a property with a .....
As we reported back in April, the Conrad New York Midtown hotel had been telling guests that it was leaving .....
26 May 202426 May 2024
News in brief: Lounge changes at Heathrow Terminal 3 The Priority Pass website has some news regarding the Club Aspire lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3, pictured below. A note has been added to say: .....
News in brief: Lounge changes at Heathrow Terminal 3 The Priority Pass website has some news regarding the .....
15 Nov 202415 November 2024 • 26 comments
SAS, which has just joined SkyTeam, has launched a fun promotion. The bottom line is that you can become an SAS EuroBonus points millionaire by taking 15 SkyTeam flights - with 15 different airlines. .....
SAS, which has just joined SkyTeam, has launched a fun promotion. The bottom line is that you can become an .....
10 Oct 202410 October 2024 • 101 comments
Well, this is good timing. Last week we published this article on how to spend Virgin Points on non-SkyTeam partner airlines, and we said that you couldn’t spend on LATAM – only earn. On .....
Well, this is good timing. Last week we published this article on how to spend Virgin Points on non-SkyTeam .....
20 Aug 202320 August 2023 • 12 comments
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