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Overview The Hilton London Metropole serves a purpose: it will provide you with a bed for the night and a hearty breakfast in the morning. Beyond that however, you are going to struggle to find a more… Continue Reading
It was pitch black when I left the hotel for the airport to catch my 7am departure to London Heathrow. Arriving at Terminal 1 I was whizzed up the escalator to the departures level. Dublin is popular… Continue Reading
Staying overnight at Dublin airport offers a number of choice for hotels. However, there are only two on the actual airport and if sleep is important and you don’t want to be spending time in a… Continue Reading
The A380 is a huge beast – there is no denying that. Two levels and seating over 380 passengers, it really does bring a new scale to flying. My latest journey was extra special and I will be honest I… Continue Reading
The Hilton at Dublin Airport is about a ten minute drive from the airport terminals. Picking up from the coach park, about 10 minutes walk from Terminal 1, the transfer coach runs about every 45 minutes… Continue Reading
Overview I arrived in Frankfurt with a real sense of anticipation, having heard many great things about the city. One of Europe’s most pleasant urban areas, excellent public transport, a huge variety… Continue Reading
Last Friday I was travelling from London to Oslo in order to talk at the Frequent Traveller University event being held there. Using Avios to book, frankly as the fare was ruinous, I checked in several… Continue Reading
The Grosvenor House is a five star hotel located in London’s exclusive Mayfair. First opened in 1929, it reopened as a JW Marriott hotel in 2008, and remains beautifully restored throughout. As… Continue Reading
As many of you will be aware, Qatar Airways have been periodically offering some crazily cheap long-haul Business Class fares from Scandinavian starting points. While this is not of immediately obvious… Continue Reading
Ask any airline CEO if he would like to be going head-to-head on a daily basis with Europe’s most profitable airline at its home base, and you’d generally expect him to say no. Yet, this… Continue Reading