This is my review of The Thief hotel in Oslo. The Thief is probably the best hotel in Oslo, although the competition isn’t much. It’s not part of one of the six major global chains we .....

This is my review of The Thief hotel in Oslo. The Thief is probably the best hotel in Oslo, although the .....

25 Aug 202225 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

This is our review of Gleneagles Townhouse in Edinburgh. Exactly a year ago, Accor opened Gleneagles Townhouse in St Andrew Square, Edinburgh. The square is also home to a Malmaison and just a few .....

This is our review of Gleneagles Townhouse in Edinburgh. Exactly a year ago, Accor opened Gleneagles Townhouse .....

17 Jun 202317 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

In May, Rob wrote about his tour of the new Park Hyatt London River Thames hotel when it was still under construction. Back then he had to wear a hard hat! On Tuesday, the long awaited opening of the .....

In May, Rob wrote about his tour of the new Park Hyatt London River Thames hotel when it was still under .....

10 Oct 202410 October 2024 by Conny Urban • 52 comments

This is our review of the new Blush Lounge in Heathrow T4. Blush Lounge is a new lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4, operated by Plaza Premium. It supplements the existing Plaza Premium-branded lounge at .....

This is our review of the new Blush Lounge in Heathrow T4. Blush Lounge is a new lounge at Heathrow Terminal .....

12 Aug 202312 August 2023 by Rhys Jones • 18 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 .....

1 Apr 20241 April 2024 by Rob Burgess

This is my review of the Hotel Lutetia in Paris, part of The Set Collection. You may remember that Rhys reviewed Hotel Cafe Royal in London a couple of months ago. This is part of The Set Collection, .....

This is my review of the Hotel Lutetia in Paris, part of The Set Collection. You may remember that Rhys .....

14 Jan 202414 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

This is a review of the art’otel Battersea Power Station hotel in London. Regular readers will know that it is very rare that we accept hotel reviews from readers. We think there is a lot of .....

This is a review of the art’otel Battersea Power Station hotel in London. Regular readers will know that .....

25 Feb 202325 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

Single aisle aircraft are rarely sexy, but British Airways is making some welcome changes to upcoming deliveries of its short haul workhorse. It is introducing the new Airbus ‘Airspace’ .....

Single aisle aircraft are rarely sexy, but British Airways is making some welcome changes to upcoming .....

5 Mar 20245 March 2024 by Rhys Jones • 139 comments

If you’re looking for options for a short break, IHG’s Hotel Indigo brand has just opened in Verona. Hotel Indigo Verona – Grand Hotel Des Arts is a 62-room boutique property.  This .....

If you’re looking for options for a short break, IHG’s Hotel Indigo brand has just opened in .....

27 Jun 202027 June 2020 by Rob Burgess

Earlier this month it was reported that Kazakhstan national airline Air Astana may float on the London Stock Exchange in 2024. Listing in London would give Air Astana access to a broader investor base .....

Earlier this month it was reported that Kazakhstan national airline Air Astana may float on the London Stock .....

31 Dec 202331 December 2023 by Rhys Jones • 41 comments

This is our review of business class on Iberia’s new Airbus A321XLR. Iberia is the latest airline to introduce long haul services with single-aisle aircraft thanks to the new Airbus A321XLR. .....

This is our review of business class on Iberia’s new Airbus A321XLR. Iberia is the latest airline to .....

21 Jan 202521 January 2025 by Rhys Jones • 74 comments

Monday was a busier-than-usual day for IHG Hotels & Resorts. It added over 100 hotels in Germany in one go, through a franchise deal with NOVUM Hospitality. It will see two IHG brands – .....

Monday was a busier-than-usual day for IHG Hotels & Resorts. It added over 100 hotels in Germany in one .....

17 Apr 202417 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments

I was reading through our forum last week when I saw a comment from a HfP reader who was in the middle of a winter break in Doha. He had flown from Madrid on Iberia and had paid just 68,000 Avios + .....

I was reading through our forum last week when I saw a comment from a HfP reader who was in the middle of a .....

29 Jan 202429 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 118 comments

This is our review of business class on a Singapore Airlines A380 to London. For the return journey of my trip to Singapore I decided to switch things up and fly back to London Heathrow, rather than .....

This is our review of business class on a Singapore Airlines A380 to London. For the return journey of my trip .....

5 Jul 20245 July 2024 by Rhys Jones • 39 comments