Virgin Atlantic has just launched flights to the Maldives, adding to the number of new leisure destinations – including Dubai and Turks & Caicos – which have launched this year. The .....

Virgin Atlantic has just launched flights to the Maldives, adding to the number of new leisure destinations .....

5 Dec 20235 December 2023 by Rhys Jones • 63 comments

Virgin Red, the app which lets you earn and spend Virgin Points from non-flying activities, has launched a new offer with sister company with Virgin Wines. Virgin Wines has partnered with Virgin .....

Virgin Red, the app which lets you earn and spend Virgin Points from non-flying activities, has launched a new .....

8 Oct 20248 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

This is our review of The St Regis Jakarta hotel. After a brief one-night stopover at the Fairfield Jakarta Airport, we made the St Regis Jakarta our base for the remaining 2 nights in the city. I .....

This is our review of The St Regis Jakarta hotel. After a brief one-night stopover at the Fairfield Jakarta .....

25 Sep 202325 September 2023 by Rhys Jones • 17 comments

As teased in my round-table interview with Turkish Airlines Chairman Dr. Ahmet Bolat, Turkish Airlines is finally launching flights to Australia. Melbourne will be the airline’s 364th .....

As teased in my round-table interview with Turkish Airlines Chairman Dr. Ahmet Bolat, Turkish Airlines is .....

21 Jan 202421 January 2024 by Rhys Jones • 47 comments

This is our review of Japan Airlines business class on the A350-1000. At the end of my brief time in Japan it was time to try out business class on JAL’s A350-1000 service to London. This is JAL’s .....

This is our review of Japan Airlines business class on the A350-1000. At the end of my brief time in Japan it .....

11 Apr 202511 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 68 comments

Eurostar has launched a big Club Eurostar redemption sale. All reward seats are discounted by 20%. This isn’t as generous as the 40% offer which ran in February 2024, but: 20% is a generous .....

Eurostar has launched a big Club Eurostar redemption sale. All reward seats are discounted by 20%. This .....

7 May 20257 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

This is Part 2 of our review of the Sofitel London Heathrow hotel. Part 1 is here. In this second part I will look at the club lounge and the impressive variety of bars and restaurants on site, as .....

This is Part 2 of our review of the Sofitel London Heathrow hotel. Part 1 is here. In this second part I will .....

30 Jan 202330 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

We ran an article yesterday on the British Airways policy for unaccompanied children. I thought it was worth taking a look at how Virgin Atlantic tackles the same problem. Following a rule change in .....

We ran an article yesterday on the British Airways policy for unaccompanied children. I thought it was worth .....

9 Mar 20259 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

The Avios app – which is a separate download to the British Airways app – has introduced an interesting new feature. You can now set up notifications to receive alerts if BA reward flights .....

The Avios app – which is a separate download to the British Airways app – has introduced an .....

18 Nov 202418 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

The final collapse of Comair, back in 2022, left a bit of a gap in the British Airways South Africa network. Previously, British Airways offered a number of onward connections from Johannesburg and .....

The final collapse of Comair, back in 2022, left a bit of a gap in the British Airways South Africa network. .....

9 Feb 20239 February 2023 by Rhys Jones • 34 comments

This is our review of easyJet Plus.  Is it worth the new, substantially increased, £249 membership fee? easyJet has a loyalty scheme, Flight Club, although it is not clear if it is .....

This is our review of easyJet Plus.  Is it worth the new, substantially increased, £249 membership fee? .....

30 Jul 202430 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

This is our review of The Emirates Lounge at Heathrow’s Terminal 3. It’s been almost a decade since we last reviewed The Emirates Lounge at Heathrow on Head for Points. I have never been .....

This is our review of The Emirates Lounge at Heathrow’s Terminal 3. It’s been almost a decade since we .....

20 May 202420 May 2024 by Rhys Jones • 17 comments

Bicester Village, the luxury open-air shopping destination in Oxfordshire, is running another of its Private Sale events from now until 2nd June. Participating boutiques will be increasing .....

Bicester Village, the luxury open-air shopping destination in Oxfordshire, is running another of .....

9 May 20249 May 2024 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of the W Taipei hotel. After two nights closer to Ximen in Taipei (at Hilton’s Hotel Resonance, reviewed here) we ventured downtown to the commercial hub of Taipei. W Hotels .....

This is our review of the W Taipei hotel. After two nights closer to Ximen in Taipei (at Hilton’s Hotel .....

19 Nov 202319 November 2023 by Rhys Jones • 13 comments