A few months ago, I visited Shanghai with Roving Reporter shortly after Paul’s visit. This article will be a summary of what we did on our trips, as well as a few things from my previous visits. My previous trips This was my third visit to Shanghai. The last time…
My stay at the Waldorf Astoria The Palm Dubai was a very last minute thing. I was already staying at the Fairmont the Palm (read my review here) and due to the construction in the area, I decided to check out early. Fortunately, the Fairmont were excellent and refunded my…
Qatar business class return from £1201 Qatar has another batch of ex EU business class offers including Da Nang, which for some reason is always very expensive. Da Nang is the gateway to Hoi An plus some great beaches. Hue is also within a reasonable distance too. You can read…
BA pilots strike update The majority of BA pilots are represented by the pilots union BALPA. Recently a ballot was held where 93% of BA pilots voted in favour of industrial action with a 90% turnout. The dispute is over pay. Yesterday BA lost its appeal at the High Court…
Hyper-personalisation, immersive virtual realities, 3D printed health solutions, modular aircraft connected to city infrastructure, hypersonic flying and the rise of super-slow ”flight cruises”, are all part of the future of air travel according to a major global travel report published by British Airways. Today’s article looks at the launch of…
United to offer more Polaris business class seats to London United made a big fanfare when it launched its Polaris business class product. I’ll be fair and say I was pretty impressed by the look of it. It was a bit of a let down though as so many aircraft…
We have all been waiting for the arrival of the BA A350, whether you are an aviation geek who loves A350s (It’s Paul and I’s favourite long haul aircraft to fly on) or you are just looking forward to the new Club Suites. Sadly, it didn’t quite go according to…
Well, today is the day we finally get to see the A350 up close with the media event planned for this afternoon. We will be publishing a second special article on the A350 later today so keep your eyes peeled. In the meantime here is something to whet your appetite…
The fare You may remember a while ago Iberia did a fantastic promotion (although not so good for them) where you could earn up to 90,000 Avios by booking flights (and not even travelling on them). Roving Reporter and I both took full advantage by buying some really cheap £20…
Other than at T4, there is not exactly a wide choice of hotels attached to the terminals at Heathrow, so I was pleased when I heard that a Hilton would be opening at T2. Sadly it is a Hilton Garden Inn which is not at the same standard as a…
