This is our review of Cathay Pacific’s business class on a Boeing 777-300ER. Despite being a founding member of the oneworld alliance, together with British Airways, you may be shocked to hear .....

This is our review of Cathay Pacific’s business class on a Boeing 777-300ER. Despite being a founding .....

7 Nov 20237 November 2023 by Rhys Jones • 65 comments

Tucked away at the BA Showcase event we attended in 122 Leadenhall (the Cheesegrater) last night was a small corner dedicated to BA’s new Global Lounge Concept. This was first teased late last .....

Tucked away at the BA Showcase event we attended in 122 Leadenhall (the Cheesegrater) last night was a small .....

5 Mar 20245 March 2024 by Rhys Jones • 103 comments

Last August, my family spent 10 days across Dubrovnik and Montenegro. The opening of two luxury hotels in Kotor Bay (or Boka Bay, it has two names) – IHG’s Regent .....

Last August, my family spent 10 days across Dubrovnik and Montenegro. The opening of two luxury hotels in .....

11 Jun 202311 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

What is the American Express Centurion card? What does it cost and what are the benefits in the UK? We very rarely write about the UK American Express Centurion card, or ‘The Black Card’ .....

What is the American Express Centurion card? What does it cost and what are the benefits in the UK? We very .....

23 Mar 202423 March 2024 by Rhys Jones • 143 comments

This is our review of the Sunborn Gibraltar yacht hotel. Over Easter we took the family on a circular tour by train, starting in Gibraltar (there is a station just over the border) then on to Granada .....

This is our review of the Sunborn Gibraltar yacht hotel. Over Easter we took the family on a circular tour by .....

3 May 20253 May 2025 by Conny Urban • 50 comments

This is our review of the Al Safwa First Lounge at Hamad International Airport, Doha in Qatar. Last week, Rob and I took our first-ever joint trip – in six years of working together – to .....

This is our review of the Al Safwa First Lounge at Hamad International Airport, Doha in Qatar. Last week, Rob .....

30 Apr 202530 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 151 comments

This is our review of The Standard hotel in Kings Cross, London. The past few years have seen Hyatt on a shopping spree, acquiring small hotel chains at a rapid clip. The latest to join the fold is .....

This is our review of The Standard hotel in Kings Cross, London. The past few years have seen Hyatt on a .....

26 Jun 202526 June 2025 by Rhys Jones • 72 comments

This is our review of the TIAD hotel in Nagoya, Japan. And, before you ask, ‘TIAD’ stands for ‘Tomorrow Is Another Day’. Yes, it’s very kawaii. (Quick note for regular .....

This is our review of the TIAD hotel in Nagoya, Japan. And, before you ask, ‘TIAD’ stands for .....

28 Sep 202428 September 2024 by Rhys Jones • 39 comments

We have been working with Marriott to bring you details of 10 new Marriott Bonvoy hotels opening in 2024 which would resonate with a UK audience. We ran a similar article last week on new Hilton .....

We have been working with Marriott to bring you details of 10 new Marriott Bonvoy hotels opening in 2024 which .....

3 Jan 20243 January 2024 by Rhys Jones • 41 comments

Going back to a story we originally covered in 2020, Conrad, Hilton’s upscale brand, has finally opened a new resort in Morocco, in the coastal city of Rabat. Located north of Harhouara, 15 .....

Going back to a story we originally covered in 2020, Conrad, Hilton’s upscale brand, has finally .....

14 Dec 202214 December 2022 by Rob Burgess

British Airways Holidays has launched it's Business Class sale for luxury city breaks and beach holidays. All holidays on offer include business class flights departing from London airports, which .....

British Airways Holidays has launched it's Business Class sale for luxury city breaks and beach holidays. All .....

1 Mar 20241 March 2024 by Katie Ridgers • 73 comments

Ozwald Boateng’s new uniform for British Airways staff has finally been revealed. It is the end of an era for BA’s famous Stephen Jones hat worn by female cabin crew. (In reality, the hats .....

Ozwald Boateng’s new uniform for British Airways staff has finally been revealed. It is the end of an .....

6 Jan 20236 January 2023 by Rhys Jones • 153 comments

This is our review of the Regent Hong Kong hotel, part of IHG One Rewards. Regent Hong Kong has had a homecoming of sorts. Originally built as a Regent hotel in 1980, it was rebranded in 2001 as .....

This is our review of the Regent Hong Kong hotel, part of IHG One Rewards. Regent Hong Kong has had a .....

9 Feb 20259 February 2025 by Rhys Jones • 72 comments

This is our review of the Qatar Airways business class lounge, Al Mourjan The Garden, in Doha’s Hamad International Airport. I recently found myself with a five hour layover in Doha after a holiday .....

This is our review of the Qatar Airways business class lounge, Al Mourjan The Garden, in Doha’s Hamad .....

23 Nov 202423 November 2024 by Rhys Jones • 95 comments