Since November 2024, you need to spend £15,000 per year to receive a 2-4-1 Companion Voucher on either of the British Airways American Express credit cards. On the free BA Amex card, this voucher is valid for one year (the Premium Plus card voucher is valid for two years) and only for Economy flights (the […]

As it has been six months since we flagged this offer, I thought it was worth mentioning again. You still have five months to try it. HSBC Premier customers can get a free bottle of champagne when dining at any branch of The Ivy. This is especially interesting for anyone who is a HSBC Premier […]

Long-haul flying involves hours over the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean, and to offer more comfort to high-paying customers, airlines have invested significant sums in luxurious premium cabins. By far the largest cabin on most transoceanic flights aside from economy is business class, which sits above premium economy and below first class, although few airlines still […]

While airlines have many choices to purchase modern, fuel-efficient passenger aircraft, the choices are more limited for cargo operators. Buyers can acquire the Boeing 767-300F and the 777F (both of which are set to end production soon due to emissions regulations), or the in-development Airbus A350F and 777-8F. In addition, there’s also the option of […]

News in brief: British Airways expands Whispering Angel partnership British Airways is expanding its partnership with Whispering Angel producer Chateau d’Esclans. This was launched three years ago with a Whispering Angel-branded bar in the Galleries Club lounge in Heathrow’s T5B. It is also served onboard to Club World guests whilst Rock Angel, a premium rosé, […]

This is our review of the Motto by Hilton Hong Kong SoHo hotel in Sheung Wan, part of Hilton Honors. If you’ve never heard of the Motto brand, don’t worry. Launched in 2018, the first Motto in Europe opened in Rotterdam (I reviewed it here in 2023) and since then it has quietly been picking […]

Boeing 737 MAX 8s are a regular feature of American Airlines’ fleet. Behind the 737-800, Airbus A321 and A319, the 737 MAX 8 accounts for the fourth-largest portion of American’s 1,000-plus airplanes. However, as with many of its other narrowbodies, these are largely confined to domestic or overland routes within the US, despite boasting a […]

For all the attention that has been paid to the Airbus A380’s bars, suites, showers, and cavernous sense of space, the plane’s real genius is less obvious. The superjumbo was not just built to carry a lot of passengers, but it was rather built to separate functions with unusual precision. On most airliners, the passenger […]