A couple of months ago TLFL’s Deputy Editor Paul published a rather controversial review of his first class flight with British Airways to Shanghai. Roving Reporter (RR) and I recently flew exactly the same route and aircraft type in First. So was Paul just being a princess or was he…
This flight was the final leg of Roving Reporter and my jaunt around Asia using my BA Amex 2-4-1 voucher. I am writing this trip’s reviews in reverse given that a chat with Alex Cruz recently revealed that BA will be developing the B787 First seat with a few tweaks…
Virgin’s new seats Virgin has been leasing 4 ex-Air Berlin A330-200s since March 2018 to help out with the issues caused by the B787 engine problems. These lease aircraft had Air Berlin’s original Thomson seats which there are variants of on many airlines business class products such as Aer Lingus. The…
Emirates First offer from £1622 This offer is a little bit quirky but it is an amazing opportunity to fly what is arguably one of the best first class products going at a fraction of the price. The fare is in effect one way if you are UK based with…
BA A320 Neo routes confirmed BA have confirmed the routes that they plan to operate their newly delivered A320 neo which feature the new slim line pre-reclined seats and no middle tray in Club Europe. British Airways A320 neo operation in summer 2018 season is as follows mainly from Heathrow…
Today we have a reader question from long-term reader Yossie. If you would like to ask a question to be featured on the blog, please feel free to contact me by email at [email protected] or click on the contact us tab above. “We are planning a first class redemption to West Coast of the…
Firstly an apology if you have been trying to contact us via the contact me form recently. It appears that this hasn’t been forwarding on messages to us. So if you sent a message recently and haven’t had a reply, we are not ignoring you! Please do send your message…
Some new Amex travel offers have appeared both for both the Gold/Platinum and BA Amex cards. These are targeted offers so you may not get them all. However, you can often get Amex to add them to your card if you contact them. Here is a round-up of the existing and latest…
American Express currently have an offer for a £50 statement credit when you spend £195 at Guoman hotels. There is also an offer for Enjoy 2,000 bonus Avios when you stay at Claridges, The Connaught or The Berkeley this summer. Who are Guoman hotels? You probably haven’t heard of Guoman hotels…
I normally only use American Express travel when I get one of the their great card member offers for money off a minimum spend. However, whilst looking at their website recently I noticed a couple of things of interest. Are American Express cheaper than other online travel agents? Nowadays most…
