Mara Whitfield
Editor-in-Chief
Mara Whitfield founded Business Class Journal in 2023 after a decade reporting on premium aviation for the Financial Times and Conde Nast Traveller. She has flown more than 2.4 million miles and reviewed every long-haul business class product on the IATA top-50 list. She is based in London and Hong Kong.
guides
We tested nine New York car service operators across five standard use cases — airport, corporate, hourly, late-night, and special-event — and scored them on weighted price, reliability, fleet, dispatch, and support.
By Mara Whitfield · 12 May 2026
guides
We ranked nine hourly chauffeur operators serving New York City on price-to-quality ratio, driver vetting, fleet records, app experience, and verified reviews.
By Mara Whitfield · 3 May 2026
news
United on April 24 confirmed the launch dates and aircraft assignments for its Polaris 2.0 business class refresh, ending two years of speculation about when the new doored suite would actually fly.
By Mara Whitfield · 25 Apr 2026