Here’s the full HfP index of articles for December 2021
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Here is a full list of the articles we published in December 2021. Click through to read them in full:
We go on board the first Virgin Voyages cruise ship, Scarlet Lady
How to earn Avios points when you stay with Airbnb – up to 6 points per £1
Book an exclusive ‘3-4-2’ offer at InterContinental, Regent and Kimpton hotels
What are the best value British Airways On Business points redemptions vs Avios?
Get 500 bonus Accor points, worth €10, when you link your Flying Blue account and do one stay
What Amex sign-up bonuses are you still eligible for?
What is the British Airways On Business points redemption chart?
10 new hotels where your Marriott Bonvoy American Express card could take you in 2022
My Curve Metal mobile phone insurance pays out
Get double Marriott Bonvoy points on ‘Homes & Villas’ rentals
Should you redeem your Emirates Skywards frequent flyer miles on easyJet?!
Here are 10 new Hilton hotels you’ll want to visit in 2022
LAST CALL: Get 5,500+ Avios or Virgin Points with your first Rocketmiles hotel booking
Why you should use AwardWallet to track your frequent flyer miles and hotel loyalty points
Seven Avios secrets you probably don’t know
Get GHA Discovery Platinum hotel status for just £16
Get 500 bonus Accor Live Limitless hotel points, worth €10, on your January and February stays
Review: we visit Hilton’s new Canopy London City hotel
News: win a stay at the Shangri-La London hotel, we hit 20 million annual page views
BA Holidays tightens its payment terms
How does Marriott Bonvoy ‘Points Advance’ – booking rooms without having the points – work?
British Airways launches its Winter flight sale – what is worth a look?
BA Holidays extends its ‘double tier points’ offer but tightens Covid cancellation rules
Get a good deal at Melia’s UK INNSiDE hotels
European Union will refuse to accept vaccination certificates after nine months
The Millennium Hilton New York Downtown hotel is leaving the brand
Get a 20% bonus on Small Luxury Hotels gift cards
Is a Plaza Premium or Virgin Atlantic lounge coming to Edinburgh Airport?
LAST CALL: Apply for 60,000 free Avios worth £480+ if you are an NHS employee
BIG NEWS: British Airways extends Executive Club elite status – for some – and reduced tier points
The free IHG Rewards credit card is closed to new applicants – what now?
News: easyJet returns to Southend, Luton Hoo resort sold, Hilton Athens to be redeveloped
LAST DAY: Get up to 60% extra when you buy Virgin Points
Get £45 of free snacks with new Amex ‘100% cashback’ offers
BA is cancelling and refunding some Future Travel Vouchers – is your 2-4-1 voucher still protected?
How to earn Virgin Atlantic Silver and Gold status flying with KLM and Air France
NEW: Get 50%-100% bonus Avios and lower fees on FX transfers with Midpoint
You can, effectively, buy British Airways Gold and Silver status from Finnair – is it worth it?
Review: the American Express Centurion lounge at Virgin’s New York JFK Terminal 4
Arsenal tickets bookable with Emirates or Amex points – but no VIP packages
Review: the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse lounge at New York JFK Terminal 4
Aer Lingus Regional will relaunch in March 2022 – here are the new (Avios bookable) routes
The last ever A380 is delivered to Emirates
Moxy Manchester City hotel opens in Spinningfields
Qantas to launch DIRECT flights from Rome to Perth
News: win 10,000 Avios with British Airways, United Airlines lounge at Heathrow reopens
Accor Live Limitless Diamond member? Your €100 of food and spa vouchers are here
Points or miles expired? New loyalty app Swapi will reimburse you!
Heathrow increases its passenger charge to £30.19 per person from next month
British Airways adds new A380 routes to the US and Canada, with good Avios availability
REGISTER NOW: Hilton launches new bonus points promotion for January to April stays
IAG’s plan to buy Air Europa is dead – for now
Lufthansa launches huge UK sale – Dubai £799, Cape Town £1199, Maldives £1399
Crowne Plaza Edinburgh Royal Terrace hotel rebranding
No1 Lounge at Birmingham Airport reopens today
Save 15% on easyJet Plus membership
BOOK NOW: 35 new British Airways Gatwick routes bookable for cash and Avios
‘Red List’ scrapped – but pre- and post-travel testing to remain
Amazon launches £34.99 Day 2 PCR tests, processed at its own laboratory
British Airways (re-)launches flights to Portland and Pittsburgh
How expatriates in the UK can earn 100,000 Avios points by joining Citigold Expat
Virgin Atlantic gets £400 million lifeline from Virgin Group and Delta Air Lines
How a HfP reader ended up in a Singapore ‘facility’ for four days despite negative PCR tests
Review: how is Marriott’s new Courtyard London City Airport hotel?
BA’s 60,000 Avios giveaway now open to ALL NHS employees in the UK
Get an 80% bonus buying IHG Rewards points
Register now for the new World of Hyatt promotion
Is easyJet Plus worth the annual membership fee?
Review: the Hyatt Place London Heathrow Airport hotel
Qantas and Emirates re-open their UK airport lounges
News: get yourself a Virgin Atlantic salt and pepper sets, HfP party at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
How to book a low cost ‘day room’ at a Hilton hotel
Get £50 Amex cashback on a £500 Bond Street spend – capped at 2,000 people
IHG’s new ‘Vignette’ chain signs three 5-star European hotels
Review: the Barclaycard Premium Plus business credit card
20 days to claim your free Dell products via Amex Business Gold and Platinum
Close to higher Bonvoy status? Should you get the Marriott Amex for 15 elite night credits?
Is Virgin Money planning a Curve-style product?
Hyatt opening hotels in Santorini and Sardinia in 2022
Get up to 10,000 Avios with household, business, medical or landlord insurance, or RAC cover
Earn double Accor Live Limitless points on December stays
Fly to Dubai in British Airways Club Suite for €1,188 (£1,009)
Finnair adds more new routes for 2022 – and you can use Avios on them
Is the new PizzaExpress Club loyalty scheme worth joining? (Yes – free dough balls!)
What are the best hotel promos for December 2021?
Review: how is Virgin Atlantic’s Premium Economy cabin on the A350?
Win a big pile of goodies in a Gatwick Airport competition
FCA removes the ’90 day’ rule for open banking transactions
App In The Air launches its new Digital Health Passport
Want Avios reward flights? These BA routes have the most Avios seats in Business and First
Why transferring hotel points to a friend is good (but transferring airline miles is bad)
Save 20% on Radisson, Park Inn and Park Plaza hotel bookings with new ‘Dream Deals’ sale
Should you trigger your next British Airways American Express 2-4-1 voucher early?
How to earn Avios when you fly United Airlines – at higher rates than BA for Economy
Can you transfer Club Eurostar points to someone else?
UK introduces pre-departure Covid tests from Tuesday 7th
STARTS TODAY: Save up to £25 with American Express Shop Small for Christmas 2021
BIG BONUS: Get up to 60% extra when you buy Virgin Points
Can you convert Club Eurostar points to Avios?
Switzerland removes the quarantine requirement for UK visitors
Randox forced to changes its business practices by the Competition & Markets Authority
Are you a mug to pay £3,700 for ‘Red List’ hotel quarantine if you have miles and points?
Review: the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse lounge at Heathrow Terminal 3
Funky new American Express Platinum card designs …. but not for the UK
United Airlines to resume its US services from Edinburgh
USA will now insist on a covid test taken within 1 day of departure
France to require a PCR or antigen test for all UK arrivals from Saturday
How does the British Airways Best Price Guarantee work?
Should you transfer Club Eurostar points to Accor Live Limitless for the 20% bonus?
Review: inside Melia’s new INNSiDE Newcastle hotel
Why are most 3 hour ‘rapid PCR’ tests NOT valid for UK arrivals testing?
News: Turnberry to leave Marriott, £300 easyJet Holidays and £100 Mandarin Oriental cashback
Book a good value Radisson ‘Park, Dream and Fly’ package at Heathrow
