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

Some recent press coverage elsewhere (eg Business Traveller here, by the ever-excellent Alex McWhirter) has drawn attention to the huge spike in Eurostar ticket prices since the pandemic eased. This .....

Some recent press coverage elsewhere (eg Business Traveller here, by the ever-excellent Alex McWhirter) has .....

30 Sep 202230 September 2022 by Rob Burgess • 145 comments

One of the aircraft on display at the Farnborough International Airshow this year was Air India’s new A350-900. These are the first to arrive from the airline’s 470-odd aircraft on order .....

One of the aircraft on display at the Farnborough International Airshow this year was Air India’s new .....

29 Jul 202429 July 2024 by Rhys Jones • 29 comments

Earlier this week we were invited to a tour of Etihad’s new A350-1000 at Heathrow which had flown in as part of a promotional and crew familiarisation visit. Both Rob and Rhys were away so we .....

Earlier this week we were invited to a tour of Etihad’s new A350-1000 at Heathrow which had flown in as .....

20 May 202220 May 2022 by Jamie Oliver • 30 comments

BPme Rewards and Avios have launched a new promotion. If you haven’t converted BPme Rewards points into Avios before, you will receive 200 bonus Avios if you make a transfer before 30th June. .....

BPme Rewards and Avios have launched a new promotion. If you haven’t converted BPme Rewards points into .....

4 Jun 20244 June 2024 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

There’s something odd about UK leisure airline Jet2 – I’ve never met anyone who has a bad word to say about it. This includes my own family after we flew down to Croatia with them .....

There’s something odd about UK leisure airline Jet2 – I’ve never met anyone who has a bad .....

14 Nov 202414 November 2024 by Rob Burgess

British Airways has launched a short flash sale on European Avios redemptions – see here. The snag is that it is only valid on redemptions from Gatwick and London City which restricts the routes .....

British Airways has launched a short flash sale on European Avios redemptions – see here. The snag is .....

19 Oct 202419 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

This is our review of the Hilton Molino Stucky Venice hotel. Hilton is currently running its latest sale for hotels and resorts in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You can get up to 20% .....

This is our review of the Hilton Molino Stucky Venice hotel. Hilton is currently running its latest sale for .....

27 Jul 202427 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

British Airways isn’t the only airline to (re)launch flights to Bangkok this year. Italian flag carrier ITA has just announced it will launch direct flights from Rome to Bangkok from .....

British Airways isn’t the only airline to (re)launch flights to Bangkok this year. Italian flag carrier .....

2 Jul 20242 July 2024 by Rhys Jones

Flybe announced yesterday that its new routes to the Isle of Man, due to launch on Sunday, have been cancelled. The airline has pulled all Isle of Man flights from its schedule for the entire Winter .....

Flybe announced yesterday that its new routes to the Isle of Man, due to launch on Sunday, have been .....

29 Oct 202229 October 2022 by Rob Burgess

Want to visit Japan using Virgin Points? It is now a decade since Virgin Atlantic dropped Tokyo (part of a route bonfire that also saw Cape Town, Vancouver and Mumbai canned) but luckily it has .....

Want to visit Japan using Virgin Points? It is now a decade since Virgin Atlantic dropped Tokyo (part of a .....

26 Jan 202426 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

This is our review of Hotel Proverbs in Taipei. Taipei doesn’t have a huge amount of big chain hotels. What it does have, however, is a number of smaller boutique hotels, many of which are part .....

This is our review of Hotel Proverbs in Taipei. Taipei doesn’t have a huge amount of big chain hotels. .....

24 Oct 202424 October 2024 by Rhys Jones • 16 comments

Great Western Railway is trialling a loyalty programme, GWR Rewards, in a new departure for the rail operator. Unlike some rail loyalty schemes (I’m looking at you, LNER, with your 2% cashback .....

Great Western Railway is trialling a loyalty programme, GWR Rewards, in a new departure for the rail operator. .....

23 Apr 202523 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

News in brief: Hilton buys the NoMad brand to accelerate its ‘luxury lifestyle’ plans Hilton has acquired the NoMad London hotel in Covent Garden, in an intriguing acquisition. .....

News in brief: Hilton buys the NoMad brand to accelerate its ‘luxury lifestyle’ plans Hilton has .....

5 Apr 20245 April 2024 by Rhys Jones