Qatar Airways has returned to Birmingham Airport with a new daily service. The first flight touched down last Thursday, and I was lucky enough to literally be standing on the tarmac as the aircraft .....

Qatar Airways has returned to Birmingham Airport with a new daily service. The first flight touched down last .....

14 Jul 202314 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Yes! Your prayers are answered. I think we all wish that British Airways ran even more flights to North America instead of expanding elsewhere, and your wishes have been granted …. British .....

Yes! Your prayers are answered. I think we all wish that British Airways ran even more flights to North .....

14 Sep 202414 September 2024 by Rhys Jones • 150 comments

Hilton’s ‘Stay Longer & Save’ offer where Hilton Honors members can save up to 20% when they book a stay for 3 nights or longer is currently live. Non-members save 15%. The offer is available .....

Hilton’s ‘Stay Longer & Save’ offer where Hilton Honors members can save up to 20% when they book a .....

1 Sep 20231 September 2023 by Sinead Archer • 26 comments

Royal Jordanian Airlines has announced it is launching flights between Amman, Manchester and Stansted next year “as part of the airline’s strategic plans to …. focus on incoming .....

Royal Jordanian Airlines has announced it is launching flights between Amman, Manchester and Stansted next .....

13 Dec 202313 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

This week, British Airways is celebrating 25 years of flying from London City Airport. BA Cityflyer now serves 26 short haul destinations from the airport, with the furthest being Mykonos. If you've .....

This week, British Airways is celebrating 25 years of flying from London City Airport. BA Cityflyer now serves .....

9 Nov 20249 November 2024 by Conny Urban • 94 comments

Last summer, Virgin Red signed a deal on a box at The O2 arena in London with tickets available for members of Virgin Red and Virgin Flying Club. Marriott Bonvoy, of course, has been doing this for .....

Last summer, Virgin Red signed a deal on a box at The O2 arena in London with tickets available for members of .....

15 Dec 202415 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

This is our review of business class on a Singapore Airlines A350 from London Gatwick to Singapore. With four flights per day out of Heathrow, Singapore Airlines has had to look outside the .....

This is our review of business class on a Singapore Airlines A350 from London Gatwick to Singapore. With four .....

1 Jul 20241 July 2024 by Rhys Jones • 55 comments

British Airways is relaunching flights to Bangkok for the winter 2024 flying season, but these had been scheduled to end in late March when the summer 2025 flying season starts. Given that Easter is .....

British Airways is relaunching flights to Bangkok for the winter 2024 flying season, but these had been .....

25 Jul 202425 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

US airline JetBlue is rapidly expanding its transatlantic flying. It now has five daily flights to London and over the summer launched flights to Paris and Amsterdam. Next summer, JetBlue will operate .....

US airline JetBlue is rapidly expanding its transatlantic flying. It now has five daily flights to London and .....

26 Oct 202326 October 2023 by Rhys Jones • 31 comments

EDIT: Amex has now suspended these changes until at least 2024. See our top story. American Express has traditionally offered one feature which other UK credit card companies did not. If you took out .....

EDIT: Amex has now suspended these changes until at least 2024. See our top story. American Express has .....

25 Sep 202325 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 198 comments

Two bits of Delta Air Lines news in brief: Delta launches a new Orlando route from Heathrow Delta Air Lines is launching direct flights from the UK to Orlando for the first time this winter. There .....

Two bits of Delta Air Lines news in brief: Delta launches a new Orlando route from Heathrow Delta Air Lines is .....

25 Jun 202425 June 2024 by Rob Burgess

When IHG, the hotel chain behind InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo etc, rolled out its new IHG One Rewards loyalty scheme last year, one of the key benefits was confirmable .....

When IHG, the hotel chain behind InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo etc, rolled out its .....

21 Oct 202321 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

Back in January 2024 I wrote about 10 new business class seats to look forward to that year. The list included the likes of Cathay’s Aria Suite, which I have since reviewed here and Japan .....

Back in January 2024 I wrote about 10 new business class seats to look forward to that year. The list included .....

14 May 202514 May 2025 by Rhys Jones • 22 comments

Virgin Atlantic is doubling down on the leisure market with an expansion of three key routes for next winter. Barbados, the Maldives and Dubai will all see additional flights from 27th October 2024. .....

Virgin Atlantic is doubling down on the leisure market with an expansion of three key routes for next winter. .....

22 Dec 202322 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments