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Here’s the full HfP index of articles for May 2025

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Here is a full list of the articles we published in May 2025.  Click through to read them in full:

Review: The London Hilton on Park Lane – bookable in the Hilton sale

Interesting Hertz car rental deal with Club Eurostar launched

BA news: Zipcar / Avios deal ends, got any unused British Airways eVouchers?

Review: the Lloyds Bank World Elite Mastercard credit card

Buy Global Hotel Alliance stay credit at a 15% discount – is it worth it?

(GONE) Astonishing F1 deal – get two VIP British Grand Prix tickets for 175,000 Hilton points

Great Hilton for Business offer – 5,000 bonus points PER STAY, up to 15,000 points

United Airlines and JetBlue partner – fewer JetBlue Avios redemptions available?

Review: the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card

Review: the HSBC Premier Mastercard credit card

NEW: Get 60,000 points with the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card!

What are the cheapest and priciest Virgin Upper Class redemptions under dynamic pricing?

Get up to 70% bonus when you buy Avios via Qatar Airways Privilege Club

LAST DAY: Get a 100% bonus when you buy Hilton Honors hotel points

Why Etihad’s ‘Win 5 Million Miles’ challenge is going to be a mess

Bid for Oasis and Coldplay VIP packages with your Hilton Honors points

Get £100 American Express cashback on a Relais & Chateaux hotel stay

ENDS TUE: Amex Gold bonus increased to 30,000 points (=30,000 Avios) and first year free

See my pitchside seat for Paris Saint Germain vs Arsenal with Accor – and you can do the same

Cathay Pacific starts refurbishment of its Hong Kong lounges

WorldHotels launches 10,000 points offer to stack with £100 American Express cashback

I used Avios to fly Loganair from Heathrow to Orkney – how was it?

Review: Kirkwall Hotel, Orkney (and a few tourist tips)

ENDS TUE: Get 80,000 points (converts to 80,000 Avios) with American Express Platinum!

Save £100 on a £300 spend at Small Luxury Hotels – and earn Hilton points

Save up to 45% at Domes Resorts this summer

Review: La Valette Club lounge, Malta (used by BA, KM and Priority Pass)

How to beat jet lag: my advice after 130+ long haul flights

Save up to £200 on Cathay Pacific flights

Virgin Atlantic Holidays offering extra discounts this weekend

Finnair launches Avios Subscription – is it cheaper than the British Airways version?

British Airways extends Tel Aviv cancellations, allows EL AL rebooking

IT’S BACK: Redeem Hilton Honors hotel points for a rooftop British Grand Prix party

Aer Lingus short haul AerSpace review from London to Dublin

Marriott news: transfer Emirates miles (handy if expiring), 37th Bonvoy brand launched

IndiGo’s Manchester to Mumbai flights confirmed for July launch

easyJet opening its 11th UK base in Newcastle

How to earn and spend Avios at Heathrow’s World Duty Free – 250 Avios on your first purchase

Where can you fly the Lufthansa Allegris seat this winter?

Accor adds Lynyrd Skynyrd tickets for OVO Arena Wembley

Aer Lingus launches flights to Cancún

Review: Malta Marriott Resort, St Julians

Iberia removing checked baggage and refunds from economy Avios redemptions

Virgin Atlantic launches a new reward seat sale – save 20% on selected US routes

South Western Railway rolls out ‘rail-5G’ high speed wi-fi

Should an airline reimburse your miles if you are hacked? Etihad Guest says no

We talk to Uganda Airlines CEO Jenifer Bamuturaki about its new service to Gatwick

Etihad launches business class flight sale from Manchester

St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London to rebrand

What are the most valuable UK credit card sign-up bonuses?

Get up to 7,500 Avios with new Qatar Airways bookings

Welcome to the HfP frequent flyer glossary

Get a 30%-50% bonus when you buy Marriott Bonvoy hotel points

Hilton Honors devalues redemptions at top hotels – where does outsize value remain?

ITA Airways opens a new Milan Linate lounge

TAP Portugal and Etihad launch a frequent flyer partnership

Hyatt opens its first hotel in Croatia

Review: the Hilton Honors Plus debit card

Review: the Hilton Honors debit card

British Airways Avios transfers from Amex Membership Rewards are now instant

Review: The Hotel Maria, Helsinki (Preferred Hotels) – Finland’s new top choice

Torquay to get a Hotel Indigo in late 2025

Review: the British Airways American Express Premium Plus Card

Hotels.com Rewards may be coming back, as it attempts to recover market share

Bluechain and American Express part ways – no more bills or HMRC spend via Amex cards

Review: Gulf Air’s Falcon Gold lounge, Heathrow Terminal 4

The Global Airlines A380 takes off today, from Glasgow to New York

£1,137 business class flights from Dublin to New York on Aer Lingus, AA or BA

Review: Paris Marriott Opera Ambassador Hotel – a brief look

Aer Lingus relaxes its Avios redemption block – but still not ideal

American Airlines Flagship Suites are launching from London

Which UK airport restaurants offer £18 credit to Priority Pass cardholders?

NEW: Get a 20% bonus when you buy World of Hyatt hotel points

How to link Qatar Airways Privilege Club and British Airways Club Avios accounts

Lufthansa launches its first ever American Express cashback deal

Emirates First Class flight redemptions are not totally dead!

Review: the refurbished Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2

Get cheap lounge access and 0% FX fees with the Lloyds Bank World Elite Mastercard

Hotel news: £75 Melia cashback with Amex, W Florence, Hampton Venice, Kimpton Frankfurt

Earn triple Air Canada Aeroplan miles on flights from the UK

Get free Gold status in Global Hotel Alliance

Get 40,000 Marriott Bonvoy points with a ‘Homes & Villas’ booking – now open to all

NEW: Get 6,000 points when you add a free Amex Gold supplementary card

Review: the British Airways American Express (BA Amex) Credit Card

Earn double points with Preferred Hotels and I Prefer

Emirates ending First Class redemptions for non-elite members on Monday

Review: the Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard credit card

Very generous new £300 United Airlines cashback offer on American Express cards

Get 1,000 Etihad Guest miles on every Hyatt stay – which you can turn into cash!

British Airways goes aircraft shopping – orders 44 more Boeing and Airbus planes

Virgin Voyages finally joins Virgin Red for full earn and burn …. but is it good value?

The Standard hotels join World of Hyatt this month – here’s what you need to know

Review: the Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit card

Review: the Qatar Airways Premium Lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 4

Get a 50% bonus when you transfer Avios to Accor Live Limitless hotel points

British Airways extends Tel Aviv cancellations, allows EL AL rebooking

(SOLD OUT) Get tickets for a rooftop Kooks gig for 7,500 Virgin Points

REGISTER NOW: IHG One Rewards launches its new summer bonus points offer

Win 500,000 Avios with Flora at Sainsbury’s!

Club Eurostar has launched a big reward seat sale – worth an Amex transfer?

‘Soft landings’ are definitely staying at British Airways Club, as 30th April proved

Get 3,000 bonus Radisson Rewards hotel points on sale bookings

Virgin Atlantic’s new Los Angeles lounge joins Priority Pass

Work in loyalty? Join us at Mega Event in Dublin on 21st May

Get 40,000 Marriott Bonvoy points with a ‘Homes & Villas’ booking – now open to all

Review: Qatar Airways Platinum & Gold Lounge North (for BA Gold & Silver) at Hamad Airport

Why you shouldn’t use Avios on Club Europe redemptions from London City Airport

Review: The American Express Rewards Credit Card

Review: Hotel Palacio de Santa Paula, Granada (Marriott’s Autograph Collection)

Review: The Platinum Card from American Express (Amex Platinum)

What are the best hotel promos for May 2025?

Good ‘airport parking and hotel stay’ deals via little-known IHG link

Review: the Sunborn Gibraltar yacht hotel

Get a 30% bonus on hotel points transfers to (Qatar) Avios – but is it a good deal?

Review: the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card (Amex Gold)

SALE: Save up to 20% on UK & Ireland hotels in the Hilton Summer Sale

REGISTER NOW: Hilton launches its new bonus points promotion for June to mid-August stays

KLM launches flights to Barbados

British Airways launches First Class flight deals for autumn

Get a 30% bonus on HSBC Premier credit card points conversions to (Qatar) Avios

What does BA Gold give you that other oneworld Emerald cards don’t?

NEW: Get 6,000 Avios for £149 of wine by combining two (or three) The Wine Flyer deals

Is it worth converting Radisson Rewards points to Avios or Flying Blue miles?

Virgin Hotels London Shoreditch is officially launched – and I’m impressed so far

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