Very sivilised
By Paul Johnson on Jan 28, 2008 in Air Travel, Business Travel, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Videos
The world’s most sivilised airline campaign from Silverjet. Category: Air Travel
Silverjet opt for Champneys spa products
By Paul Johnson on Jan 24, 2008 in Air Travel, Europe, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel, United Kingdom, Western Europe
From tomorrow, a range of Champneys spa products will be available in Silverjet‘s Silver Lounges and onboard their aircraft. The onboard bathrooms will feature Champneys Skin Comforting Hand Wash and Skin Comforting Hand and Body Lotion, whilst the terminal shower areas will be stocked with Watermint Showergel. In addition to this, each customer will receive 
Very Sivilised Sale
By Paul Johnson on Jan 21, 2008 in Air Travel, Europe, Middle East, New York, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA, Western Europe
Very Sivilised Sale fares are now available from business class only airline Silverjet for travel up to 5th January 2009. The sale ends 31st January 2008, so book now to take advantage of £879 return fares to New York and Dubai. The sale is unique as flights are changeable for a small fee. Sky writing advertisement for EOS Airlines
Marvel at this short clip of a ‘sky writing’ advertisement for EOS Airlines. Perhaps someone reading this would be kind enough to post a comment telling us how this is done!
Ever considered a stopover in Iceland?
By Paul Johnson on Jan 15, 2008 in Air Travel, Europe, Iceland, Regions, Speciality Travel, Western Europe
When flying Icelandair to one of their European destinations such as London, Paris or Copenhagen, stopover in Iceland for up to seven nights at no additional airfare. For more information, see http://www.icelandair.com/icestop/ – go for Saga Class if you want to fly in style and comfort, have more leg room and the usual perks. 
MAXjet bankruptcy
If you’ve not heard it already, MAXjet declared itself bankrupt on Christmas Eve, leaving passengers scrambling to find alternative ways to make trips they thought they’d already safely booked. If you are one of these people, take note of the statement from their website which currently reads: IMPORTANT UPDATE FROM MAXJET Information below regarding thoseThe worldwide winners of this year's World Travel Awards
The full list of winners of the World Travel Awards which I mentioned in an earlier post have now been published on their site. The worldwide winners (as opposed to those winners for specific continents, regions or categories) are as follows: World’s Leading Airline – British Airways World’s Leading Airline – Alliance Oneworld
Eos Class Magazine
By Paul Johnson on Nov 29, 2007 in Air Travel, Magazines, Speciality Travel, Travel Equipment, Travel Literature
Elite Traveler Magazine has announced the launch of its second publication: Eos Class Magazine on behalf of Eos Airlines. With only 48 guests on board each flight, Eos has elevated the experience of international travel to a new level. Each of its 757s is outfitted with 48 personal suites that provide each guest 21 square Would you pay $70,000 for your vacation?
From abcNews: Linda Landers and her husband, Jim, wanted to see the world but didn’t have time to plan a complicated route hopping from one continent to another. Then Linda learned about a $70,000 per person private jet trip that would allow the Arkansas couple to see nine countries in 23 days. They booked immediately.
Flight Centre's Exclusive Collection
By Paul Johnson on Nov 21, 2007 in Accommodation, Air Travel, Asia, Maldives, Regions, Resorts, Spas & Pampering, Special Offers & Packages, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Websites
UK-based Flight Centre has launched a new website devoted to their Exclusive Collection. It showcases some of the world’s most luxurious holiday destinations, with exclusive offers sorted by category (family, spa and wellness, sport and lesure, etc.) or by destination. As an example, 7 nights bed and breakfast in a Deluxe Room at the 
Some interesting deals from the Dubai Air Show
By Paul Johnson on Nov 21, 2007 in Air Travel, Business Travel, Middle East, Regions, Speciality Travel, United Arab Emirates
Last week’s Dubai Air Show sounds like it was a great success with Airbus securing $28 billion commitments, followed next by Boeing. There were also multi-million dollar deals for a number of airlines, including Emirates, DAE Capital, Qatar Airways and Air Arabia. Two deals that also caught the eye were Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s $300 
Great post-Thanksgiving deals from My WishList
By Paul Johnson on Nov 20, 2007 in Accommodation, Air Travel, Asia, China, Europe, Hotels, Regions, Special Offers & Packages, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe
In the spirit of post-Thanksgiving shopping, some limited-time luxury travel deals will be available starting next week on My WishList, American Express’ popular, seasonal e-tail web site. Their storefront offers all card members the opportunity to buy limited quantities of the season’s most wished-for items at discounts of 24-80% (Ultimate Wish Giveaways discounted 100%) 
Silverjet, Maxjet and L'Avion compared
By Paul Johnson on Nov 20, 2007 in Air Travel, Business Travel, Georgia, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, USA
Seasoned traveller and A Luxury Travel Blog reader, Gianugo Rabellino, contacted me recently to say that, thanks to a recent trip to Atlanta, he’d now flown with Silverjet, Maxjet and L’Avion. He’s therefore well-poised to compare the three all-business airlines and has done so quite thoroughly with this entry on his own blog. 
Business Select from Southwest
In a bid to get more business class passengers, Southwest Airlines has raised its last minute fares and now calls them ‘Business Select’. For an extra $10 TO $20 you’ll get Group A priority boarding, a free on-board drink and extra Rapid Rewards credits, but you’ll still be in a one-class cabin with no assigned
All-business-class flights from Lufthansa
By Paul Johnson on Nov 15, 2007 in Air Travel, Business Travel, Europe, Germany, New York, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, USA, Western Europe
Lufthansa has begun flying all-business-class Boeing 737 flights between Frankfurt and Newark, arriving in the Big Apple at 11.20am local time. The planes have 44 “lie-flat” seats, power ports for notebooks, integrated reading lamps and generous tabletop areas. Passengers also get their choice of a dedicated limousine shuttle to and from Manhattan or a helicopter Flight Patterns by Aaron Koblin
By Paul Johnson on Nov 12, 2007 in Air Travel, Fun Stuff, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, USA, Videos
Designer Aaron Koblin has used flight data from the US Federal Aviation Administration to produce this rather interesting video. 
