London-based readers will almost certainly have seen, if they haven’t been personally impacted, the chaos surrounding the new Thameslink rail timetable.  Due to a lack of driver training on the .....

London-based readers will almost certainly have seen, if they haven’t been personally impacted, the .....

14 Jun 201814 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

The Aspire Lounge in Gatwick’s North (easyJet) terminal has now reopened following a refurbishment.  It is now a Club Aspire lounge. For those who care about the business side of things, .....

The Aspire Lounge in Gatwick’s North (easyJet) terminal has now reopened following a refurbishment.  It .....

13 Jun 201813 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 104 comments

This is our brief review of the refurbished Spitfire Lounge at Southampton Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews here. The Breeze .....

This is our brief review of the refurbished Spitfire Lounge at Southampton Airport. This is part of our series .....

10 Jun 201810 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

10 Jun 201810 June 2018 by Anika Burnett • 16 comments

This is our review of Monzo and its 0% FX fees debit card. The Monzo website is here but you need to download their app if you want to open an account. Why should I get a 0% foreign exchange fee card .....

This is our review of Monzo and its 0% FX fees debit card. The Monzo website is here but you need to download .....

9 Jun 20189 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 79 comments

Primera Air’s attempts to operate low-cost transatlantic flights from the UK have not gone to plan, partly due to delays in receiving the planned aircraft. A slug of short notice cancellations .....

Primera Air’s attempts to operate low-cost transatlantic flights from the UK have not gone to plan, .....

8 Jun 20188 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 120 comments

Oman Air has a number of sale bargains out of Paris which look very attractive if you can get over to Charles De Gaulle easily. These fares are booking via the Oman Air website here until 11th June, .....

Oman Air has a number of sale bargains out of Paris which look very attractive if you can get over to Charles .....

5 Jun 20185 June 2018 by Rob Burgess

Airbnb is growing in popularity and becoming more and more a preferred choice when travelling. There are even ways of earning miles when staying at an Airbnb or hosting guests. With a growing number .....

Airbnb is growing in popularity and becoming more and more a preferred choice when travelling. There are even .....

4 Jun 20184 June 2018 by Anika Burnett

This is my review of the Virgin Money Travel Mastercard credit card. All miles and points credit cards charge a 3% foreign exchange fee.  Even if your card offers bonus points for spending .....

This is my review of the Virgin Money Travel Mastercard credit card. All miles and points credit cards charge .....

2 Jun 20182 June 2018 by Anika Burnett

With remarkably little notice, the launch of scheduled air services from Carlisle Lake District Airport, planned for Monday 4th June, has been postponed until 3rd September. The airport blamed this on .....

With remarkably little notice, the launch of scheduled air services from Carlisle Lake District Airport, .....

2 Jun 20182 June 2018 by Anika Burnett

Here is a full list of the articles we published in May 2018.  Click through to read them in full: My review of MBNA’s Horizon Visa credit card – possibly the UK’s best credit card to use when .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in May 2018.  Click through to read them in full: My review .....

31 May 201831 May 2018 by HfP team

We often run slightly eclectic pieces on Bank Holidays weekends, so I thought it was worth taking another look at the two long-forgotten but still standing air terminals which used to exist in Central .....

We often run slightly eclectic pieces on Bank Holidays weekends, so I thought it was worth taking another look .....

28 May 201828 May 2018 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

A ‘status match’ is when you approach an airline or hotel company with proof of your high status with a competing airline or hotel group. You then ask to be immediately upgraded to the .....

A ‘status match’ is when you approach an airline or hotel company with proof of your high status .....

28 May 201828 May 2018 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

I wanted to give our luxury hotel booking service another mention today, in case you are spending the Bank Holiday finalising your holiday plans for the Summer. Since I launched this service a year .....

I wanted to give our luxury hotel booking service another mention today, in case you are spending the Bank .....

28 May 201828 May 2018 by Rob Burgess