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Michele Robson

Michele is a freelance travel and aviation writer for Fortune based in London. Formerly an air traffic controller for 23 years, she is also the founder of luxury for less travel website Turning Left for Less and has written for The Times and Forbes. 

  • man wearing a hat and sunglasses lying on the bed in the hotel and holding a bagLifestyle

    The rise of ultra-luxury lounges, with fine art, Michelin-starred menus and chauffeur-driven BMWs

    By Michele Robson
  • Boom Supersonic co-founder, Blake Scholl, poses for a photograph in front of an artists impression of his company’s proposed design for an supersonic aircraft, dubbed Baby Boom, at the Farnborough Airshow, south west of London, on July 18, 2018. – Luxury air travel faster than the speed of sound: A US start-up is aiming to revive commercial supersonic flight 50 years after the ill-fated Concorde first took to the skies. Blake Scholl, the former Amazon staffer who co-founded Boom Supersonic, delivered the pledge this week in front of a fully-restored Concorde jet at the Brooklands aviation and motor museum in Weybridge, southwest of London. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)        (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)Retail

    Beyond Concorde: One man’s quest to bring back supersonic travel becomes reality

    By Michele Robson
  • Finnair plane is seen at the airport in Balice near Krakow, Poland on September 1, 2022. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Retail

    Can Finnair’s new CEO navigate turbulence and take the airline higher?

    By Michele Robson
  • Deciding on your priorities for a particular flight can help balance the decisions between a larger seat that may have more noise pollution versus a quieter but less generous seat.Lifestyle

    How to get the best ‘premium’ business class seats in the sky—the 5 airlines that do it right

    By Michele Robson
  • Mature woman on the airplaneLifestyle

    Why your flight could take longer in the future

    By Michele Robson
  • Parque Nacional Las Canadas del Teide, Tenerife, Canary IslandsLifestyle

    The world’s most traveled man shares his four top tips for smarter airline travel

    By Michele Robson
  • Business travel. Elegant mature businesswoman sitting in private airplane and using a laptop.Retail

    Is first-class dead? The rise of ultra-luxury business class

    By Michele Robson
  • A woman traveler checks her mobile phone in front of the airport’s flight information board, preparing for her upcoming solo journey.Retail

    Why Europeans suffer flight shame—and are swapping the plane for the train

    By Michele Robson
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