Here’s the full HfP index of articles for August 2018
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Here is a full list of the articles we published in August 2018. Click through to read them in full:
Here are the best Business and First Class deals in the new British Airways sale
British Airways unveils major sponsorship deal with Twickenham
Priority Pass guest fee for Amex Platinum cardholders rising to £20
NatWest Black drops Priority Pass for DragonPass – but is it worth £28 per month?
Hilton offering a McLaren track day for Hilton Honors points!
British Airways launches London City to Rome
Marriott West India Quay completes its refurbishment – and becomes a good value redemption
How to earn Avios via Clubcard when filling up at Esso
Review of the Aspire Lounge at Humberside Airport
REGISTER NOW: Hilton launches new ‘double or triple points’ promotion for September to December
Aer Lingus moves into London City Airport (and goodbye CityJet)
Your last call for the Hilton weekends sale
Does the confusing new ‘buy Avios’ promo for BA Amex cardholders make sense?
Which five loyalty credit cards are worth keeping for their benefits even if you never use them?
Good 2019 business class deals to the US – from £1300 – with BA, Virgin and Star Alliance
Now use Virgin miles for Clubhouse spa treatments (and no more free male haircuts!)
Don’t use Membership Rewards Auto-Redeem!
Up to 40% off British Airways short-haul flights for VitalityHealth customers
Aspire opens a second lounge at Birmingham Airport
Which British Airways economy tickets can be upgraded using Avios?
Good To Go Parking – the secret way to save on Official Heathrow Parking
ENDING SOON: £15 off £25 Amazon purchase for ALL Amex Gold and Platinum holders
How to do a hotel mattress run – and what can go wrong
Garuda Indonesia suspends London Heathrow service
10% off Virgin Atlantic ‘flight and hotel’ packages until Monday night
Marriott Platinum Challenge status update
Which airlines let you transfer miles INTO hotel loyalty programmes?
The University Arms joins Marriott’s Autograph Collection
Singapore Airlines sale from London and Manchester
Should you convert Clubcard, Amex, Heathrow or HSBC points to Avios on receipt?
BA Club Europe catering …. it’s coming home!
Changes to American Airlines’ international destinations
You can now merge your Marriott and SPG accounts – and what I booked
It’s back but worse – 5,000 Virgin miles with Virgin Money life insurance, from £10 a month
EXCLUSIVE: I chat with Virgin about the launch of Virgin Group Loyalty Company
British Airways launches another First Class 241 ‘Dream Tickets’ offer
Marriott Rewards backtracks on its changes to Travel Packages
How to use your Avios for car hire excess insurance
Virgin Flying Club splitting from the airline to create a Virgin-wide loyalty scheme
Top name SPG and Marriott Moments concert tickets for the O2 added
American Express Membership Rewards rate to Marriott / Starwood confirmed
Visit the McLaren Technology Centre with Hilton Honors
Iberia adds extra flights to Buenos Aires and Mexico City
Let’s be clear ….. avios.com is NOT closing. Your questions answered.
How to get cheaper Avios redemptions to the Middle East by exploiting the 3000 mile rule
Save money on No 1 lounges and get double Virgin miles too!
Lufthansa and SWISS 241 deals in Business and First Class, bookable to 3rd September
What ACTUALLY happens to your Marriott Travel Package
‘Frequent Flyer – The Video’ – why we do what we do
Get A350 Business Class to Dubai on Avios for just £116 in taxes ….. on Finnair
Are the Amex Platinum Cashback cards a good alternative to miles and points cards?
Why I like toypassport.com …..
Best Western sale (plus Avios, a status match and £20 voucher!)
Last minute Marriott Travel Package panic – and other things to do today and tomorrow
“American Express Platinum House” coming to London
Priority Pass guest fee jumping up – what should you do?
EXCELLENT Virgin Atlantic business class deals (£1000+) to the US and Canada, valid until March
Can you claim tax relief if you pay to upgrade your flight on a business trip?
10% off Blacklane transfers for new users
More 1p Avios via Groupon Spain
The InterContinental in a quarry is really opening!
An update on the generous Hilton / Lufthansa ‘2500 miles per stay’ promo
Virgin Atlantic launches a Tesco conversion inducement
My review of the new Travelodge PLUS London City, Middlesex Street
Get 6,000 Emirates Skywards miles with a Sixt car rental
Win free flights in Virgin’s pub quiz tonight! [or not]
New Radisson cashback deal launched with American Express
Get up to 50,000 Flying Club miles with Virgin Money International Money Transfer
Excellent 2-4-1 First and Business deals from the UK, from £999, with Lufthansa and SWISS
Why InterContinental Ambassador is a loyalty programme I am happy to pay for
Review of the newly refurbished Aspire lounge at Liverpool John Lennon Airport
What you need to know from a leaked version of the new Marriott / SPG scheme rules
Why loyalty programmes lose member goodwill by the time the member becomes profitable
Our review of the new British Airways lounge and Priority Pass lounge at Marrakech Airport
Why Fine Hotels & Resorts is one of the best Amex Platinum benefits
New Charles Tyrwhitt / Avios discount code now launched
Marriott gives some guidance on the future of Travel Packages
Belmond hotel group puts itself up for sale – will IHG strike now?
Get £50 off ANY Virgin Atlantic flight with this code
Lloyds Choice Rewards credit card being closed to existing cardholders
Excellent £933+ Oman Air Business Class flash sale to Abu Dhabi, Doha, Bangalore and Delhi
New BA Wine Explorer deal – 14 bottles and 1,000 Avios for £55
Virgin Atlantic and Delta have opened their pub!
Etihad bringing the Business Class Studio to Manchester
Get cheap one-way long-haul Economy flights with Lufthansa’s AnyWay Travel Pass promotion
InterContinental mulling positive changes to the Ambassador scheme
Excellent LATAM (Avios earning) business class fares to South America for December
My review of Iberia’s refurbished Velazquez lounge at Madrid Terminal 4S
More about the changes to your Lloyds Avios Rewards credit card
50% bonus on SuperValu transfers to Aer Lingus AerClub Avios
British Airways schedules its final Boeing 767 services
A new useless American Express transfer partner!
LAST CALL: Get 1,050 Avios for £12 – plus 12 copies of The Economist!
Lloyds starts to close its Duo and Avios Rewards Amex cards – what should you do?
No British Airways Fast Track security in Nice …..
A new Hilton family deal (and win a weekend in London for a family of four)
The BA maintenance base at Cardiff turns 25 …. but you may never have heard of it
Save £50 off Virgin Atlantic Upper and Premium fares
£1500 return Business Class flights to Hong Kong from Gatwick on Qatar Airways
Aer Lingus to announce two new North American routes
Why EVERYONE should sign up for the new Hilton / Lufthansa promotion
Something I never knew …. Tokyo has lower taxes when Avios tickets booked as 2 x one-ways
Something I never knew …. Tokyo has lower taxes when Avios tickets booked as 2 x one-ways
Primera Air quits Birmingham International
A brief review of the Premium Lounge at Doncaster Sheffield Airport
VERY generous Hilton promo – 2500 Miles & More miles (worth £25) on every stay
30%-40% bonus when you buy World of Hyatt points
New Heathrow Rewards bonus for lower spenders
25% bonus when you transfer HSBC Premier credit card points to Avios
Review of the Aspire lounge at Belfast City Airport
Virgin Atlantic and Avis bring back their bonus miles promotion
Fly Frankfurt to Madrid in LATAM business class for £172 return
Hyatt announces a partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World
My review of the new Hyatt Centric Madrid hotel
REMINDER: Up to 10,000 Avios with your household, business or landlord insurance
New American Express cashback offers launched
Habtoor’s Dubai hotels rebranded by Hilton
New British Airways champagne range launched
Mandarin Oriental coming to Lake Como
New British Airways First Class 2-4-1 ‘Dream Tickets’ deals launched to India and Chile
I try out Heathrow’s Personal Shopper experience
British Airways Executive Club ends Kerzner International Resorts partnership
Have lunch with Clare Smyth courtesy of Marriott
The Starwood Amex free night is now valid ANY day of the week – but is it worth getting?
