Virgin Atlantic pilots have voted for industrial action but not an all out strike. The disagreement is over union recognition. The ballot received a high turnout at over 80% with a 88.6% majority in favour of action. The Professional Pilots’Union covers the majority of Virgin Atlantic pilots. The action is not…
How much impact will it have? As you may have seen in the media, British Airways cabin crew on the Mixed Fleet contracts have voted to strike. As Unite members of Mixed Fleet only represent 15% of cabin crew, the impact would be nowhere near that for the previous cabin crew…
In part 2 I will look at two of the other major players in the hotel market – Marriott and Starwood. Tomorrow I will look at some of of the smaller hotel groups which may be of interest to the luxury traveller, Langham, Shangri-la and Leading Hotels of the World. Starwood…
There are many apps that I use to book hotels and save during my travels. Today I am going to review my recent experience using one of them, Hotel Tonight. Here is an honest review of my experience at the Park Plaza Hotel Westminster Bridge booking with Hotel Tonight. …
There are thousands of travel apps to choose from so it can be confusing knowing where to start. This article brings you the 5 travel apps I recommend as starting point when travelling. Hotel Tonight Hotel tonight is an app-based hotel booking service that allows you to book a…
If you have always wanted to experience business class or fly on a B787 Dreamliner, Air France will be using their new B787 between London and Paris for a short period next year. This will allow you to discover Air France’s updated long haul product from £249 return. The B787 also has…
Here is a round-up of the top travel websites to save you money. These travel websites are lesser-known help save money and have some added benefits. Classic travel – a Virtuoso agent You may not of heard of Virtuoso travel agents but for those that have had an…
As you will know Aer Lingus was bought by IAG last year and they have just entered into the Avios fold this week. Availability is now showing on Avios.com. However you should be aware that Aer Lingus is not part of the One World Alliance currently. Despite some changes to the…
Yesterday United launched their new Business class product called Polaris. Apparently it is named Polaris after the North Star, as United would like it to be the new ‘shining star’ of business class. This is the most significant improvement in United’s business class product in 10 years and will surely…
1. Timing is everything Many people believe that the best bargains are to be had by booking early. However fares will often reduce during sale periods even during very busy times like school holidays. This is particularly true of premium class flights as often demand goes down during school holidays…
