Richard Alvin

1 week ago | travellingforbusiness.co.uk | Richard Alvin

British Airways has reignited debate over its Executive Club after finally confirming how much cardholders must spend on its BA American Express Premium Plus card to earn tier points toward Bronze, Silver and Gold status. From now on members will collect 750 tier points after spending £15,000, a further 750 points after another £5,000, and an extra 1,000 points after a final £5,000, taking the annual card‑earn cap to 2,500 tier points for £25,000 of spend.

1 week ago | travellingforbusiness.co.uk | Richard Alvin

Marriott International has marked a significant milestone in its South Asia expansion with the launch of The Soaltee Kathmandu, Autograph Collection, the brand’s first property in Nepal and its debut Autograph Collection Hotel in the region. This opening also brings the total number of Marriott Bonvoy brands operating across India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to 19.

1 week ago | travellingforbusiness.co.uk | Richard Alvin

Finnair has announced it will cancel approximately 143 flights on Tuesday 17 June due to a four-hour strike by the Finnish Aviation Union (IAU) at Helsinki Airport, the airline’s main hub. The industrial action, which targets several work shifts throughout the day, is expected to cause extensive disruption across core services including ground handling and catering. The cancellations will affect an estimated 6,500 passengers.

1 week ago | travellingforbusiness.co.uk | Richard Alvin

Skyports Infrastructure has officially completed one of the UK’s first operational vertiports at Bicester Motion in Oxfordshire, marking a major step forward in preparing the country for the arrival of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Unveiled during a preview event last week, the vertiport is now ready to support test flights and future commercial operations of air taxis, cargo drones and other eVTOL vehicles.

2 weeks ago | bmmagazine.co.uk | Richard Alvin

You’ll hear a lot of nonsense these days about “British jobs for British people”, as though talent stops at Dover and genius requires a passport. I’m here to tell you—rhetorically, floridly, perhaps even provocatively—that if we carry on down that road, the only thing we’ll be exporting is our future. Because here’s the cold, unapologetic truth: some of the best companies in Britain right now weren’t started by blokes from Bromley or lasses from Loughborough.