Emerald Airlines may not be a familiar name to you, but Aer Lingus will be. Aer Lingus has operated its smaller regional routes under a franchise model for many years. The contract was held by Stobart .....

Emerald Airlines may not be a familiar name to you, but Aer Lingus will be. Aer Lingus has operated its .....

16 Sep 202316 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Accor, the company behind Novotel, Mercure, Ibis, Raffles, Pullman, Fairmont and many other hotel brands, recently shook up its two subscription cards. Until 20th September, the company is currently .....

Accor, the company behind Novotel, Mercure, Ibis, Raffles, Pullman, Fairmont and many other hotel brands, .....

16 Sep 202316 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Virgin Atlantic is dropping free seat selection in its Economy Classic and Economy Delight cabins. Silver members of Virgin Flying Club have been told that, for new bookings from 19th September, they .....

Virgin Atlantic is dropping free seat selection in its Economy Classic and Economy Delight cabins. Silver .....

15 Sep 202315 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

As we’ve covered on HfP in the past, Lufthansa has spent many years trying to claim that its miles have no value. This isn’t because they are hard to redeem (although premium availability .....

As we’ve covered on HfP in the past, Lufthansa has spent many years trying to claim that its miles have .....

14 Sep 202314 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Hyatt has launched its latest promotion which is another run-out for Bonus Journeys. Full details, and the registration link, are here. It runs from 6th October to 30th November, and is a very .....

Hyatt has launched its latest promotion which is another run-out for Bonus Journeys. Full details, and the .....

14 Sep 202314 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Last week we covered the very positive news that Virgin Atlantic will now let you transfer Virgin Points to any other member for a flat £10 fee – up to 2m at a time! Virgin Atlantic was almost .....

Last week we covered the very positive news that Virgin Atlantic will now let you transfer Virgin Points to .....

13 Sep 202313 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

Hyatt is offering a new 25% discount (equivalent to a 33% bonus) when you buy 5,000+ World of Hyatt points via this link. The offer runs to 10th October. This is obviously worth a .....

Hyatt is offering a new 25% discount (equivalent to a 33% bonus) when you buy 5,000+ World of .....

13 Sep 202313 September 2023 by Rob Burgess

Air France KLM and Etihad have announced a stronger co-operation agreement which will, amongst other things: The current codeshare operation between the groups will be expanded to cover another 40 .....

Air France KLM and Etihad have announced a stronger co-operation agreement which will, amongst other things: .....

13 Sep 202313 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

Marriott Bonvoy is continuing its association with the annual London NFL games and has just added tickets for the October fixtures at the Tottenham Hotspur and Wembley football stadiums. As with last .....

Marriott Bonvoy is continuing its association with the annual London NFL games and has just added tickets for .....

12 Sep 202312 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

If you’re looking for something different from a weekend break, British Airways Holidays is offering free helicopter transfers if you book a trip to Monaco. If you’ve never been in a .....

If you’re looking for something different from a weekend break, British Airways Holidays is offering .....

11 Sep 202311 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

If you work in the loyalty industry, I’d like to invite you to register for the one-day ‘Loyalty Summit’ conference. It is taking place at the recently opened Hyatt Regency London .....

If you work in the loyalty industry, I’d like to invite you to register for the one-day ‘Loyalty .....

11 Sep 202311 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. This newsletter is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

11 Sep 202311 September 2023 by Rob Burgess

This article is our attempt to decide what World of Hyatt points are worth. How should you value them? Valuing miles and points is a thankless job. We have always published articles on what Avios .....

This article is our attempt to decide what World of Hyatt points are worth. How should you value them? Valuing .....

10 Sep 202310 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

The question of ‘what is the best way to board an aircraft?’ has never been solved. The only trial I saw which seemed to work was boarding all window passengers first, then all middle seat .....

The question of ‘what is the best way to board an aircraft?’ has never been solved. The only trial .....

9 Sep 20239 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 272 comments