John Arlidge

Riyadh Air which this week starts flying its new luxury jets between London and the Saudi capital, is taking off in spite of the Middle East conflict and the disruption to tourism.

Private pools, floating decks and a cigar lounge — we set sail on the brand’s first hotel at sea, where five nights’ B&B for two costs from £16,900

I’ll never forget the day: June 28, 2001. No travel experience before or since has come close to the three-hour, 14-minute journey from London to New York on Concorde, arriving an hour and three quarters before I left (when the time difference was taken into account). Alas, British Airways’s and Air France’s Speedbirds dipped their beaks for the last time in 2003. “A travesty of civilisation,” declared Joan Collins.

Qantas has unveiled the Airbus A350 jet it will use on its 21-hour route to Sydney. John Arlidge gets a preview of the seats, economy cabins and first class, plus the new jet-lag reducing food and lighting on board

Every time a new Gulf carrier has taken to the skies – first Emirates , then Qatar Airways , then Etihad – it has set new standards.

Every time a new Gulf carrier takes to the skies it has set new standards. Here’s how the latest one stacks up.

Why luxury hotels are betting billions on branded yachts Orient Express is the latest prestige hospitality brand to launch a superyacht. But which of these luxury leviathans are actually worth boarding?

With James Bond at her side, Stella Li says the Chinese giant’s new Denza brand will leave BMW and Mercedes shaken and stirred

Dan Shapero, the ‘good guy’ of social media, says it pays to show personality on the platform but not be too personal. And never, ever lie

'You never forget your past': Surinder Arora on his £23bn Heathrow gamble and his path from wine waiter to billionaire Indian-born British billionaire Surinder Arora made his fortune in airport hotels. Now, his sights are set on Heathrow’s third runway