Anyone who has followed our articles on Primera Air this year will not be totally surprised to learn that the Icelandic / Latvian / Danish airline filed for insolvency yesterday. Primera, despite only .....

Anyone who has followed our articles on Primera Air this year will not be totally surprised to learn that the .....

2 Oct 20182 October 2018 by Rob Burgess

This week we are running another great competition. One lucky reader will win a £500 lastminute.com gift card which can be used on anything from flights to hotels and package holidays. This .....

This week we are running another great competition. One lucky reader will win a £500 lastminute.com gift card .....

1 Oct 20181 October 2018 by Anika Burnett • 30 comments

Here is a full list of the articles we published in September 2018.  Click through to read them in full: How to use BA Holidays to avoid paying for your flight until 5 weeks before departure! Is .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in September 2018.  Click through to read them in full: How .....

30 Sep 201830 September 2018 by HfP team

This is our review of the Expedia Rewards loyalty scheme. Expedia introduced its loyalty scheme Expedia Rewards (originally called Expedia+) to the UK market a couple of years ago. It has not set the .....

This is our review of the Expedia Rewards loyalty scheme. Expedia introduced its loyalty scheme Expedia .....

30 Sep 201830 September 2018 by Anika Burnett • 42 comments

New GWR rail lounges have opened in Truro and Penzance. We had a bit of a spurt a couple of years ago reviewing rail lounges across the UK.  My favourite is the GWR First Class lounge at Paddington .....

New GWR rail lounges have opened in Truro and Penzance. We had a bit of a spurt a couple of years ago .....

29 Sep 201829 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

I have an Automobile Association (AA, not to be confused with American Airlines) membership card in a drawer at home. This may not seem surprising, except that I don’t own a car. My AA .....

I have an Automobile Association (AA, not to be confused with American Airlines) membership card in a drawer .....

29 Sep 201829 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

We don’t cover UK boutique hotel chain Malmaison much on HfP because it does not partner with any airlines or operate as part of any major loyalty scheme.  They did have a Virgin Atlantic deal .....

We don’t cover UK boutique hotel chain Malmaison much on HfP because it does not partner with any .....

28 Sep 201828 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 119 comments

There is only one miles and points tool that I use every day – and have done for a number of years – and that is AwardWallet. AwardWallet allows you to store the log-in and password .....

There is only one miles and points tool that I use every day – and have done for a number of years .....

28 Sep 201828 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

In an attempt to reverse a decline in tourism, South Africa is to scrap the incredibly restrictive rules on tourists who wish to travel to the country with children. At present, it is tricky to enter .....

In an attempt to reverse a decline in tourism, South Africa is to scrap the incredibly restrictive rules on .....

27 Sep 201827 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 123 comments

If you haven’t seen this in the press, or had expected it to be called off as usually happens, there is an all-out Piccadilly Line strike now on. It started at 1pm today and will continue until .....

If you haven’t seen this in the press, or had expected it to be called off as usually happens, there is .....

26 Sep 201826 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Earlier this month Ski Solutions decided to partner with us and offered our readers a 5% discount on ski holidays. This offer was meant to expire on 16th September, but Ski Solutions has decided to .....

Earlier this month Ski Solutions decided to partner with us and offered our readers a 5% discount on ski .....

26 Sep 201826 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 152 comments

In a cull of presumably unprofitable routes, Norwegian has dropped all long-haul flights from Belfast and Edinburgh. Flights from Belfast to New York and Boston will end on 27th October.  Despite the .....

In a cull of presumably unprofitable routes, Norwegian has dropped all long-haul flights from Belfast and .....

26 Sep 201826 September 2018 by Anika Burnett • 34 comments

TAP Air Portugal is, slighly oddly, offering some excellent one-way (and return) fares to the United States from Dublin. How cheap?  How about £600 one-way in Business Class? You can fly to New .....

TAP Air Portugal is, slighly oddly, offering some excellent one-way (and return) fares to the United States .....

26 Sep 201826 September 2018 by Anika Burnett

Today (Wednesday) is the last day to enter our £100 Amazon gift voucher competition. This is to promote the new Amazon Business service.   Amazon Business – register here – wants to change .....

Today (Wednesday) is the last day to enter our £100 Amazon gift voucher competition. This is to promote the .....

26 Sep 201826 September 2018 by Anika Burnett