This is my review of the new Al Safwa First Class Lounge at Hamad International Airport, Doha in Qatar.  I cannot think of a better way to end HfP for 2015. This is a continuation of my recent Middle .....

This is my review of the new Al Safwa First Class Lounge at Hamad International Airport, Doha in Qatar.  I .....

31 Dec 201531 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

News in brief: Do you have Golden Circle points expiring today? If you earned a pile of Shangri-La Golden Circle points from their big 2013 promotion, they will be expiring today if you failed to use .....

News in brief: Do you have Golden Circle points expiring today? If you earned a pile of Shangri-La Golden .....

31 Dec 201531 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 125 comments

This is my review of the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) American Express credit card issued in the UK. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and .....

This is my review of the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) American Express credit card issued in the UK. It is .....

31 Dec 201531 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

In general, when I write about IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental scheme), I say that I value their points at 0.5p. This is based on my tendency to redeem 50,000 points .....

In general, when I write about IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental scheme), I .....

30 Dec 201530 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

News in brief: Get a bargain in the Business Traveller charity auction Business Traveller magazine is once again running its annual online charity auction. This year the cause is The Royal Hospital .....

News in brief: Get a bargain in the Business Traveller charity auction Business Traveller magazine is once .....

30 Dec 201530 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

There is only one miles and points tool that I use every day – and have done for a number of years – and that is AwardWallet. AwardWallet allows you to store the log-in and password .....

There is only one miles and points tool that I use every day – and have done for a number of years .....

30 Dec 201530 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 294 comments

Iberia, BA’s sister airline, recently launched its own online shopping mall called Iberia PluStore.  This is very similar to the British Airways Gate 365 operation, allowing you to earn a .....

Iberia, BA’s sister airline, recently launched its own online shopping mall called Iberia PluStore. .....

29 Dec 201529 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 125 comments

News in brief: The worst IHG redemption – is this where Istanbul is now? In February I will be heading down to Istanbul for a couple of days to check out Turkish Airlines long haul aircraft and .....

News in brief: The worst IHG redemption – is this where Istanbul is now? In February I will be heading .....

29 Dec 201529 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

This is my review of the Lufthansa Miles & More UK credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth .....

This is my review of the Lufthansa Miles & More UK credit cards. It is part of my series of articles .....

29 Dec 201529 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

News in brief: No1 Traveller deal on Groupon Airport lounge group No1 Traveller, whose facilities I have reviewed positively many times on HfP, has an offer on Groupon for the next few days. For .....

News in brief: No1 Traveller deal on Groupon Airport lounge group No1 Traveller, whose facilities I have .....

28 Dec 201528 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

This is my review of The Airport Hotel, situated inside Hamad Airport in Doha. I think I am safe in saying that this is the only hotel in the world where you can look out of your window and see a 23 .....

This is my review of The Airport Hotel, situated inside Hamad Airport in Doha. I think I am safe in saying .....

28 Dec 201528 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

This is my review of the Lloyds Choice Rewards credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying .....

This is my review of the Lloyds Choice Rewards credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at .....

28 Dec 201528 December 2015 by Rob Burgess

News in brief: Avis offering one-way car rentals from London airports from £2 On Christmas Eve, I wrote about how Avis is offering car rentals from Gatwick, Heathrow Terminals 2-4, Heathrow .....

News in brief: Avis offering one-way car rentals from London airports from £2 On Christmas Eve, I wrote about .....

27 Dec 201527 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

27 Dec 201527 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments