Category Archives for "Reviews".
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
Singapore Changi Airport is home to Singapore Airlines, and so technically a Star Alliance Hub. However, various oneworld carriers (British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines,… Continue Reading
Overview The Hilton Euston is your classic “well-located” central London hotel. Frankly more comparable to a Premier Inn than a luxury brand hotel, it offers a comfortable place to stay and a predictably… Continue Reading
Overview The Conrad Ko Samui is a brand new property on the south-west corner of Ko Samui which boasts some incredible views across the Gulf of Thailand. It is a category 10 property in the Hilton family,… Continue Reading
A reasonably long walk from the main terminal at Geneva are the B gates, where British Airways operates its services to London Heathrow and Gatwick. Passing Swiss Passport Control you go up an escalator… Continue Reading
The BA Galleries lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5 Arrivals is not your typical airline lounge. It is open from 5.00 am to 2.00 pm, with a key feature being its Full English breakfast, available until 12.30pm… Continue Reading
A one night stay at the Hyatt in Johannesburg reminded me about great South African service. It is quite a long time since I was in South Africa and I had a short one night stay at the Hyatt Regency recently… Continue Reading