This week saw the launch of the British Airways / Qatar Airways revenue sharing deal on routes from the UK to Doha which I discussed here. This means that BA and Qatar are effectively operating as one .....

This week saw the launch of the British Airways / Qatar Airways revenue sharing deal on routes from the UK to .....

3 Nov 20163 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 141 comments

If you are a Marriott Rewards member,  you may not know that you can – via their partnership with Starwood Preferred Guest – now earn points with every Uber ride you take. Full details .....

If you are a Marriott Rewards member,  you may not know that you can – via their partnership with .....

3 Nov 20163 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

This is my review of the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card. 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 HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles .....

3 Nov 20163 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

This is my review of the HSBC Premier Mastercard credit card. 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 HSBC Premier Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at .....

3 Nov 20163 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Virgin Atlantic announced major changes to Virgin Flying Club on Monday.  You can find the details at this dedicated microsite. I am looking at the changes in detail across two articles.  Part 1, .....

Virgin Atlantic announced major changes to Virgin Flying Club on Monday.  You can find the details at this .....

2 Nov 20162 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a burst of British Airways long-haul activity. First we had New Orleans, then we had Fort Lauderdale, and yesterday we saw the launch of a new British .....

I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a burst of British Airways long-haul activity. First we had New .....

2 Nov 20162 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

News in brief: BA offering bigger baggage allowances via agents A HfP reader who travels to India on a regular basis dropped me a note with an interesting observation. The current free luggage .....

News in brief: BA offering bigger baggage allowances via agents A HfP reader who travels to India on a regular .....

2 Nov 20162 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

Virgin Atlantic announced major changes to Virgin Flying Club yesterday.  You can find the details at this dedicated microsite. I am looking at the changes in detail across two articles.  If you .....

Virgin Atlantic announced major changes to Virgin Flying Club yesterday.  You can find the details at this .....

1 Nov 20161 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

News in brief: British Airways Luxury Sale now on We have been a little slow in covering the latest British Airways  premium sale, apologies. The prices don’t look too exciting, but it’s .....

News in brief: British Airways Luxury Sale now on We have been a little slow in covering the latest British .....

1 Nov 20161 November 2016 by Anika Burnett • 56 comments

This is my review of the Hilton Honors UK Platinum Visa credit card. 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 Hilton Honors UK Platinum Visa credit card. It is part of my series of articles .....

1 Nov 20161 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

This is my review of the Flybe Mastercard credit card. 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 Flybe Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the .....

1 Nov 20161 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Here is a full list of the articles we published in October 2016.  Click through to read them in full: BIG NEWS: Major changes at Virgin Flying Club Should the collapsing £ make me re-assess my .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in October 2016.  Click through to read them in full: BIG .....

31 Oct 201631 October 2016 by HfP team

Virgin Atlantic announced major changes to Flying Club at 2pm today which, on the face of it, appear to move it closer to British Airways Executive Club in terms of earning and burning. Unfortunately .....

Virgin Atlantic announced major changes to Flying Club at 2pm today which, on the face of it, appear to move .....

31 Oct 201631 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 89 comments

On Wednesday I ran this article discussing what value I got from my miles and points in 2016. One thing I didn’t consider was the substantial fall in the value of the £ over the last few .....

On Wednesday I ran this article discussing what value I got from my miles and points in 2016. One thing I .....

31 Oct 201631 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 114 comments