I was writing this up for ‘bits’ tomorrow when it turned out that the fare seems to expire tonight.  It might roll over but ITA Matrix says that it ends today, so I dropped this in as an .....

I was writing this up for ‘bits’ tomorrow when it turned out that the fare seems to expire .....

2 Jul 20182 July 2018 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Travelling Connect is a nifty mileage earning opportunity for – primarily – the travelling business person who uses their phone heavily outside the UK. It is, if nothing else, genius in .....

Travelling Connect is a nifty mileage earning opportunity for – primarily – the travelling .....

23 Jun 201823 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

There is nothing more frustrating than finding that your miles have expired when you finally come to use them or add to them. This is most likely to happen with secondary programmes where you once .....

There is nothing more frustrating than finding that your miles have expired when you finally come to use them .....

2 Jun 20182 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

One of the downsides of the fall of Sterling against the Dollar and the Euro since the Brexit vote has been to destroy much – but not all – of the generous arbitrage that used to be .....

One of the downsides of the fall of Sterling against the Dollar and the Euro since the Brexit vote has been to .....

31 May 201831 May 2018 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

MegaDo is a US group which organises what can best be described as ‘frequent flyer tours’.  It has just announced its first ever SkyTeam MegaDo which will take place in Europe this .....

MegaDo is a US group which organises what can best be described as ‘frequent flyer tours’.  It .....

30 Apr 201830 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

I’m sure this isn’t a new offer but I hadn’t seen if before until a reader flagged it. Opinion Rewards Club is a ‘points for surveys’ scheme run by the Air France / KLM .....

I’m sure this isn’t a new offer but I hadn’t seen if before until a reader flagged it. .....

28 Apr 201828 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

Blacklane is, to some extent, the Uber of high end airport transfers – although Uber, of course, runs high-end cars itself in many cities including London. You can find out more on their website .....

Blacklane is, to some extent, the Uber of high end airport transfers – although Uber, of course, runs .....

12 Mar 201812 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

KLM has currently got some good Business Class fare offers running.  The lead prices based on departure from Heathrow are: Abu Dhabi from £1,269 Bangkok from £1,489 Bangakore from £1,459 Beijing .....

KLM has currently got some good Business Class fare offers running.  The lead prices based on departure from .....

25 Feb 201825 February 2018 by Anika Burnett

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty scheme, has launched a new batch of discounted redemption routes. These routes are being released on the first day of every month and can be booked as early .....

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty scheme, has launched a new batch of discounted redemption routes. .....

4 Feb 20184 February 2018 by Anika Burnett

As we saw with the Qatar Airways sale this week, the best long-haul business class deals tend to involve starting outside the UK. This is partly due to high UK Air Passenger Duty but mainly because .....

As we saw with the Qatar Airways sale this week, the best long-haul business class deals tend to involve .....

13 Jan 201813 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

Last August, just a couple of weeks after I wrote about it again, Lufthansa announced the closure of its oilandenergyclub, presumably due to the slump in the oil market. This offered special benefits .....

Last August, just a couple of weeks after I wrote about it again, Lufthansa announced the closure of its .....

9 Jan 20189 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

News in brief: New HMRC fees for tax payments on credit cards published As we have mentioned on HfP numerous times, the last day to pay tax bills on a personal credit card is 13th January.  This is a .....

News in brief: New HMRC fees for tax payments on credit cards published As we have mentioned on HfP numerous .....

22 Dec 201722 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

News in brief: Get 2,000 Miles & More miles with a car rental Lufthansa Miles & More is offering a generous 2,000 miles with your next car rental.  Interestingly, this offer is valid across a .....

News in brief: Get 2,000 Miles & More miles with a car rental Lufthansa Miles & More is offering a .....

7 Dec 20177 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

News in brief: Get 240 Avios with six bottles of rioja British Airways Wine Explorer, run by Laithwaites, is fairly well known.  The latest offer is The Christmas Collection, 12 mix and match bottles .....

News in brief: Get 240 Avios with six bottles of rioja British Airways Wine Explorer, run by Laithwaites, is .....

6 Nov 20176 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 98 comments