The UK Government has just announced that ALL travel corridors will be closed from 4am on Monday. This means that, irrespective of where you are returning from, you will need to quarantine for 10 .....

The UK Government has just announced that ALL travel corridors will be closed from 4am on Monday. This means .....

15 Jan 202115 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

After a number of recapitalisation and restructuring events, Norwegian Air Shuttle has confirmed that it will cease long haul flying. This means the end of low-cost flights to the United States from .....

After a number of recapitalisation and restructuring events, Norwegian Air Shuttle has confirmed that it will .....

15 Jan 202115 January 2021 by Rhys Jones • 98 comments

The Government has taken the slightly surprising step of banning incoming flights from the whole of South America, Portugal, Panama and Cape Verde. Non-UK residents will also be banned from reaching .....

The Government has taken the slightly surprising step of banning incoming flights from the whole of South .....

14 Jan 202114 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

This is my review of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. I should warn you in advance that this is not a standard HfP hotel review, because this is not a standard hotel. Logic and intellectual criticism .....

This is my review of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. I should warn you in advance that this is not a standard .....

13 Jan 202113 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

This is the second part of my review of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. Part 1 of my Burj Al Arab review is here if you missed it. Butler service The hotel promises butler service. It doesn’t .....

This is the second part of my review of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. Part 1 of my Burj Al Arab review is .....

13 Jan 202113 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 86 comments

Back in March 2018, so almost three years ago now, Radio 4 ran an interesting documentary called “Inside the World of The Frequent Flyer”. I noticed the other day that it is still .....

Back in March 2018, so almost three years ago now, Radio 4 ran an interesting documentary called “Inside .....

13 Jan 202113 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

The Government announced this evening that the United Arab Emirates has been removed from the ‘travel corridors’ list. Anyone landing in the UK after visiting Dubai, Abu Dhabi or any of .....

The Government announced this evening that the United Arab Emirates has been removed from the ‘travel .....

11 Jan 202111 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments

Boeing is paying $2.5bn to settle criminal charges in the United States that it hid critical safety information from officials. None of the individuals involved will face prison time. The agreement .....

Boeing is paying $2.5bn to settle criminal charges in the United States that it hid critical safety .....

10 Jan 202110 January 2021 by Rhys Jones • 67 comments

Brexit spells the end of the European Health Insurance Card for UK citizens. It is being replaced by a new Global Health Insurance Card or GHIC. The good news is that existing EHIC cards will continue .....

Brexit spells the end of the European Health Insurance Card for UK citizens. It is being replaced by a new .....

10 Jan 202110 January 2021 by Rhys Jones • 15 comments

Welcome to our weekly newsletter! Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that you don’t miss out on any short-notice deals or offers, we also offer this weekly summary .....

Welcome to our weekly newsletter! Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that .....

9 Jan 20219 January 2021 by Rhys Jones

In a significant change to the UK’s coronavirus policy, all international arrivals to England will be required to present a negative coronavirus test. This could begin as early as next Thursday .....

In a significant change to the UK’s coronavirus policy, all international arrivals to England will be .....

8 Jan 20218 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 181 comments

This one had passed me by, but Malmaison is gearing up to open a hotel in York this Spring. See here. Based in the converted Aviva offices, it is well placed for tourists. The hotel sits between the .....

This one had passed me by, but Malmaison is gearing up to open a hotel in York this Spring. See here. Based in .....

6 Jan 20216 January 2021 by Rob Burgess

Loyalty Lobby had an interesting article yesterday about travelling to Japan in 2021. When the World Cup was held in Russia in 2018, ticket holders were allowed to travel to the country (during the .....

Loyalty Lobby had an interesting article yesterday about travelling to Japan in 2021. When the World Cup was .....

6 Jan 20216 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

Knowing that HfP readers are the savvy types, we’ve decided to take a look at a new, free, money-saving and money management app called Snoop. Whilst this is a little outside our usual points and .....

Knowing that HfP readers are the savvy types, we’ve decided to take a look at a new, free, money-saving and .....

5 Jan 20215 January 2021 by Sinead Archer • 121 comments