Here’s the full HfP index of articles for April 2025
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Here is a full list of the articles we published in April 2025. Click through to read them in full:
Review: the Al Safwa First Lounge at Hamad Airport, Doha – monumental
Virgin Atlantic permanently cancels Tel Aviv route amid ongoing uncertainty
Bristol Airport confirms the opening date for its new Escape lounge
Oman Air’s oneworld alliance entry date is confirmed
Saudia opens a new airline lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4
ENDS WED: Get a 50% discount and improved bonus terms on the Hilton Debit Card
Got a pre-paid hotel room you can’t use? Do mobile check-in anyway ….
Marriott buys citizenM hotels (now 37 brands, but who’s counting?)
We try out Qatar Airways’ new Starlink wifi – a genuine game-changer
A cunning plan to get free, valuable, top-tier GHA hotel status for 2026
STILL ON: British Airways Silver and Gold members can get a rare Lufthansa status match
Is this the sweet spot for using Virgin Atlantic credit card vouchers?
Hilton and Accor add new football and concert experiences for your hotel points
LAST DAY: Accor running a 2x and 3x points promotion across Europe
Is Aer Lingus blocking Avios redemption flights within 60 days of departure (again)?
How do IHG ‘Confirmable Suite Upgrade’ vouchers work?
Hotels.com launches a sale and 50% bonus OneKeyCash
IHG launches its European summer hotel sale
United Airlines adds flights from Edinburgh
Virgin Points should be redeemable on Riyadh Air, if you want to try their amazing cabins
London Southend airport unveils its refurbished SKYLIFE Lounge
How to avoid the Heathrow Hotel Hoppa fee by using local buses instead
Virgin Atlantic to finally launch Seoul flights in 2026
Help us update our crowdsourced list of Amex Membership Rewards points transfer times
How to check InterContinental Ambassador free weekend nights before joining
Ultra VIP hospitality for the Women’s FA Cup Final may sell for 100,000 Hilton points today
Great Western Railway is trialling GWR Rewards – and it’s far too generous
SAVE THE DATE: the 2025 Head for Points Summer Party is coming!
Hotels.com’s One Key gets even worse as vrbo earning scrapped
Review: the impressive new Clubrooms lounge at Heathrow Terminal 3
What are Club Eurostar points worth? We do the maths
American Express Business Platinum vs personal Platinum – what’s the difference?
Did you miss any of our 37 central London hotel reviews?
How does the Hertz car rental benefit for Amex Gold cardholders work?
STILL ON: Get 80,000 points (converts to 80,000 Avios) with American Express Platinum!
Review: the Courtyard by Marriott Hamburg City hotel
Travelodge buys nine Hotel Campanile sites
Riyadh Air CEO Tony Douglas talks me through the airline’s ‘just launched’ cabins
STILL ON: Amex Gold bonus increased to 30,000 points (=30,000 Avios) and first year free
How to ‘top up’ a Marriott Bonvoy hotel free night certificate
Which long haul destinations can you fly from London Gatwick airport?
Review: JAL Sakura lounge in Okinawa Naha Airport
Get 30% back, up to £100, at WorldHotels worldwide with American Express
Review: Kimpton La Peer hotel in West Hollywood, Los Angeles (part of IHG)
Virgin Atlantic ends its partnership with Hawaiian Airlines
IHG has ‘buy it now’ Champions League Final packages – for 1.3m points!
Virgin Atlantic Upper Class review – A350 from London to Los Angeles
Oman Air goes double daily from Heathrow
Lyft buys FREENOW – miles and points deals likely
No1 and Clubrooms lounges open at Heathrow Terminal 3
STILL ON: Get British Airways Silver or Bronze equivalent if you have status elsewhere
Global Airlines is taking bookings for its launch flights ….
How to collect Avios from a current account with Barclays Premier Banking and Barclays Avios Rewards
Book Air India’s new A350 business class from London to Delhi for £1,631 return
Air India business class review – A350 from London to Delhi
Get a 25% bonus when you transfer Nectar points to Avios – worth it?
Why do Virgin Atlantic points upgrades on cash tickets not earn more tier points?
Air India is halfway into its transformation programme. We ask the CEO how it’s going.
Is flying Premium Economy worth it?
NEW: Get a 20% bonus when you buy World of Hyatt hotel points
REGISTRATION ENDS: Marriott’s ‘1000 bonus points and double elite nights’ hotel promotion
Review: GWR’s Pullman Dining – the last proper meal on Britain’s railways
BA appears to be putting 7-9 day delays on some Avios transfers to Qatar, Iberia, Finnair
Excellent £75 and £100 Hyatt / American Express hotel cashback deals launched
Review: we try Great Western’s Night Riviera Sleeper, from Paddington to Cornwall
NEW: Get BA Silver-equivalent status from Malaysia Airlines in one trip
EXCLUSIVE: Cork Airport to lose its only lounge at the end of June
Japan Airlines business class review – A350 from Tokyo to London
Virgin Atlantic makes more winter schedule changes
Get a 100% bonus when you buy Hilton Honors hotel points
Review: Great Western Railway First Class lounge, Paddington Station
How does the Hertz and Amex Platinum ‘4 hour grace period’ work?
How do you get a British Airways Club Premier card?
New £50-£75 American Express and Hilton hotel cashback offers launched
Review: JAL Sakura Sky View business class lounge in Tokyo Haneda Airport T3
IHG experiments with opening all room categories for points
Norse Atlantic drops flights from Gatwick to Las Vegas
Get £75 back on a £300 spend at selected UK hotels as ‘Amex Stays’ returns
Review: The Ritz-Carlton Okinawa, a hill-top golf resort in Japan
IHG One Rewards devalues redemptions at top hotels
Review: the Conrad Tokyo hotel (Hilton Honors)
ENDS TODAY: Get up to 120,000 points with American Express Business Platinum
Japan Airlines premium economy review – A350 from London to Tokyo
BA and AA offer concessions to keep their transatlantic JV – Government to accept
ENDS TUE: Get up to 60,000 points – and no fee in Year 1 – with Amex Business Gold
Review: Virgin Atlantic’s new Clubhouse at Los Angeles International Airport
How Santiago shows up the oddities of Avios reward pricing – with taxes from £59 to £625
Save 15% on reward nights at new IHG hotels
BA has extended status for some (not all) expecting a mid-year drop
Escape lounge at East Midlands Airport reopens with a new look
What are the best hotel promos for April 2025?
You can convert Avios INTO Accor Live Limitless hotel points – but should you?
British Airways launches a rare 40% off Avios sale to Salerno
Get £75 cashback with a new IHG and American Express hotel promotion
Air India is planning a lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2
ENDS WED: Get a 50% discount and improved bonus terms on the Hilton Debit Card
‘Earn BA tier points by buying SAF credits’ is now live but not recommended
Hilton announces huge Wembley and FA deal – FA Cup finals tickets now biddable
Virgin Atlantic launches a new American Express cashback deal
voco Lythe Hill hotel in administration
ENDS THU: Win 10,000 Avios for answering five quick questions in a new HfP competition
easyJet’s CEO confirms loyalty scheme plans as we visit the new Southend base
Get a 50% bonus on Accor transfers to Club Eurostar – it’s surprisingly decent
British Airways Club is here – what do you need to know?
How to link British Airways Club and Loganair Loyalty accounts to earn and redeem Avios
What is the difference between American Express Business Gold and Business Platinum?
