British Airways has now confirmed the timings for its Summer 2018 schedules from Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham. Very little is changed from last year, with no new routes added.  BA has focused .....

British Airways has now confirmed the timings for its Summer 2018 schedules from Manchester, Bristol and .....

5 Dec 20175 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

News in brief: Amex / Park Hyatt ‘free night’ offer launched Park Hyatt is, in my view, the most luxurious hotel brand which is part of major chain and which allows you to earn and redeem .....

News in brief: Amex / Park Hyatt ‘free night’ offer launched Park Hyatt is, in my view, the most .....

4 Dec 20174 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

With the opening of the new Qantas lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3 this week, which we covered here and here, and the Cathay Pacific lounge which we covered here, T3 is now the place to be if you want .....

With the opening of the new Qantas lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3 this week, which we covered here and here, .....

3 Dec 20173 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

Avios and IHG Rewards Club have joined forces to offer you 500 Avios points for signing up – no stay required.  500 Avios (or 1500 IHG Rewards Club points) are also available to EXISTING IHG .....

Avios and IHG Rewards Club have joined forces to offer you 500 Avios points for signing up – no stay .....

1 Dec 20171 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

British Airways has brought back its (fairly regular) Christmas sale on long-haul World Traveller Avios redemptions. You save 50% on redemptions to 90 destinations worldwide. Full details can be found .....

British Airways has brought back its (fairly regular) Christmas sale on long-haul World Traveller Avios .....

30 Nov 201730 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

British Airways announced a new Summer 2018 Heathrow route to Kefalonia in Greece yesterday.  Seats are now bookable at ba.com for cash and Avios. Kefalonia is apparently home to some of Greece’s .....

British Airways announced a new Summer 2018 Heathrow route to Kefalonia in Greece yesterday.  Seats are now .....

30 Nov 201730 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

News in brief: BA owner IAG buys Monarch’s Gatwick landing slots IAG, the parent of British Airways, confirmed last night that it had bought the landing slots at Gatwick Airport previously used .....

News in brief: BA owner IAG buys Monarch’s Gatwick landing slots IAG, the parent of British Airways, .....

28 Nov 201728 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 217 comments

Wealth management group Nutmeg has brought back its generous Avios offer for opening a pension or ISA. If you didn't get around to opening an account back in April when this offer last ran, you might .....

Wealth management group Nutmeg has brought back its generous Avios offer for opening a pension or ISA. If you .....

27 Nov 201727 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 95 comments

We try to keep Tesco Direct deals on our sister site Shopper Points these days, but this offer is so good that we thought it was worth a bigger audience over here.  I am giving it another mention .....

We try to keep Tesco Direct deals on our sister site Shopper Points these days, but this offer is so good that .....

26 Nov 201726 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 94 comments

Like or not, today is Black Friday.  Be grateful that your inbox has not had as many deal emails as ours this week. We have given over all three articles today to Black Friday offers.  If you .....

Like or not, today is Black Friday.  Be grateful that your inbox has not had as many deal emails as ours this .....

24 Nov 201724 November 2017 by Anika Burnett • 45 comments

News in brief: British Airways launches US Club World Christmas sale This has not been officially announced yet but the fares have been loaded into ba.com. Many US routes are showing at £1,500 (East .....

News in brief: British Airways launches US Club World Christmas sale This has not been officially announced .....

23 Nov 201723 November 2017 by Anika Burnett • 91 comments

We’ve run this article by HfP reader Ricardo before.  However, it contains valuable advice for anyone planning a trip to Japan and I like to revisit it every 18 months or so for the benefit of .....

We’ve run this article by HfP reader Ricardo before.  However, it contains valuable advice for anyone .....

21 Nov 201721 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

I have written many articles in the past about Reward Flight Saver flights, where British Airways caps your ‘taxes and charges’ fee at £35 return for economy, £50 return for business or .....

I have written many articles in the past about Reward Flight Saver flights, where British Airways caps your .....

21 Nov 201721 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Following numerous trials, British Airways has finally decided to push ahead with boarding in groups.  The new process will go live on 12th December. Your boarding pass will now carry a group .....

Following numerous trials, British Airways has finally decided to push ahead with boarding in groups.  The .....

18 Nov 201718 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 129 comments