Happy Christmas to you and your family. I hope you enjoy a well deserved break, wherever in the world you are. Do please post below if your travels have taken you anywhere exciting this Christmas.  I .....

Happy Christmas to you and your family. I hope you enjoy a well deserved break, wherever in the world you are. .....

25 Dec 201725 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 105 comments

The Melia hotel group has changed the way you earn Avios at its hotels.  The company has moved from a flat nightly rate to a revenue based model, and my gut feeling is that most people will earn more .....

The Melia hotel group has changed the way you earn Avios at its hotels.  The company has moved from a flat .....

24 Dec 201724 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 18 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 .....

24 Dec 201724 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

News in brief: Meridiana to add new US routes to New York and Miami Meridiana is a slightly odd Italian airline which used to be controlled by the Aga Khan.  The route network is focused around .....

News in brief: Meridiana to add new US routes to New York and Miami Meridiana is a slightly odd Italian .....

24 Dec 201724 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

The Virgin Atlantic Winter sale is now on as you can see here. The best deals, however, are out of Dublin.  There are some exceptional prices available at the moment if you don’t mind heading .....

The Virgin Atlantic Winter sale is now on as you can see here. The best deals, however, are out of Dublin.  .....

23 Dec 201723 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

News in brief: Two interesting British Airways competitions The latest issue of British Airways’ ‘The Club’ magazine contains a couple of interesting competitions.  These literally .....

News in brief: Two interesting British Airways competitions The latest issue of British Airways’ .....

23 Dec 201723 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

Back in 2016, French group Accor bought (from the same owner) the Fairmont, Raffles and Swissotel hotel brands.  In one swoop it added a number of impressive high end properties, including The Savoy .....

Back in 2016, French group Accor bought (from the same owner) the Fairmont, Raffles and Swissotel hotel .....

23 Dec 201723 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

News in brief: New HMRC fees for tax payments on credit cards published As we have mentioned on HfP numerous times, the last day to pay tax bills on a personal credit card is 13th January.  This is a .....

News in brief: New HMRC fees for tax payments on credit cards published As we have mentioned on HfP numerous .....

22 Dec 201722 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

News in brief: Are you our Club Eurostar competition winner? Last week we ran a competition in association with Club Eurostar to celebrate the launch of their new loyalty program. One lucky reader got .....

News in brief: Are you our Club Eurostar competition winner? Last week we ran a competition in association .....

22 Dec 201722 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Three days ago we looked at the new Marriott Rewards promotion, Megabonus, for Spring 2018 (click here).  This offers 2,000 bonus points per stay, or 3,000 points at weekends. Starwood has now .....

Three days ago we looked at the new Marriott Rewards promotion, Megabonus, for Spring 2018 (click here).  .....

22 Dec 201722 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Hilton Honors has launched its new Spring promotion which is now available for registration. To give Hilton credit, it is very straightforward with minimal small print: You will earn 2,000 bonus .....

Hilton Honors has launched its new Spring promotion which is now available for registration. To give Hilton .....

21 Dec 201721 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

Emirates announced yesterday that it will begin services from London Stansted to Dubai on 8th July.  This will be the 10th daily Emirates flight from London to Dubai, with the airline already .....

Emirates announced yesterday that it will begin services from London Stansted to Dubai on 8th July.  This .....

21 Dec 201721 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

OK, this one is going to get complicated. bmi regional (their lack of capitals, not mine) was launched in November 2012.  After British Airways acquired the ‘original’ ex-British Midland .....

OK, this one is going to get complicated. bmi regional (their lack of capitals, not mine) was launched in .....

21 Dec 201721 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

British Airways has fully embraced the Christmas spirit this year.  Not content with giving 2,000 Avios to everyone travelling between 22nd and 27th December, it is also now giving out free .....

British Airways has fully embraced the Christmas spirit this year.  Not content with giving 2,000 Avios to .....

20 Dec 201720 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments