The new and much delayed changes to the Thameslink rail network in London are about to begin in earnest.   This official website outlines what will be happening and when. One lesser known change is .....

The new and much delayed changes to the Thameslink rail network in London are about to begin in earnest.  .....

24 Mar 201824 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

In early January we ran a competition to win two economy class flights between London and New York.  It was a big success and generated a lot of interest in the industry. Today we’re .....

In early January we ran a competition to win two economy class flights between London and New York.  It .....

22 Mar 201822 March 2018 by Anika Burnett • 69 comments

The Marco Polo Club airport lounge at Venice has (re)joined Priority Pass. I have used this lounge numerous times as a British Airways status cardholder.  The main benefit is the size – it is .....

The Marco Polo Club airport lounge at Venice has (re)joined Priority Pass. I have used this lounge numerous .....

21 Mar 201821 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 98 comments

Cobalt Air has a new twice-weekly service from London Gatwick to Athens starting on 31st March. Andrew Madar, CEO, Cobalt Air commented: “We are delighted to have this opportunity to widen our .....

Cobalt Air has a new twice-weekly service from London Gatwick to Athens starting on 31st March. Andrew Madar, .....

21 Mar 201821 March 2018 by Anika Burnett

Later this year Hainan Airlines is going to connect Beijing to Ireland and Scotland with their first ever direct flights on this route. Hainan Airlines will offer a four times weekly service .....

Later this year Hainan Airlines is going to connect Beijing to Ireland and Scotland with their first ever .....

21 Mar 201821 March 2018 by Anika Burnett • 56 comments

I did a long article on airport transfer group Blacklane the other day as it now gives miles in five frequent flyer schemes.  It is a fast growing global provider of ground transportation .....

I did a long article on airport transfer group Blacklane the other day as it now gives miles in five frequent .....

20 Mar 201820 March 2018 by Rob Burgess

YOTEL has launched My YOTEL.  This is advertised as a ‘membership scheme’ but, oddly, has no benefits whatsoever for frequent guests. EDIT:  My YOTEL has now been replaced by .....

YOTEL has launched My YOTEL.  This is advertised as a ‘membership scheme’ but, oddly, has no .....

19 Mar 201819 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

Two weeks ago Radio 4 broadcast a 30 minute documentary about frequent flyers and their pursuit of elite status, which included a contribution from myself.  If you missed it you can listen .....

Two weeks ago Radio 4 broadcast a 30 minute documentary about frequent flyers and their pursuit of elite .....

18 Mar 201818 March 2018 by Rob Burgess

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 .....

18 Mar 201818 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Here are details of the new fares on the old Heathrow Connect stopping service from Paddington to Heathrow which passes to the control of TfL Rail from 20th May.  Once the central section of .....

Here are details of the new fares on the old Heathrow Connect stopping service from Paddington to Heathrow .....

17 Mar 201817 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 102 comments

Carlisle Lake District airport reopens to passenger traffic on 4th June. As the airport is owned by Stobart Group, which also owns London Southend Airport and runs Flybe franchise services, it was .....

Carlisle Lake District airport reopens to passenger traffic on 4th June. As the airport is owned by Stobart .....

16 Mar 201816 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Heathrow Express has kindly given us five pairs of Business First return tickets, worth £110 per pair, to give away this week. We thought it would be fun to try something new. Instead of doing one .....

Heathrow Express has kindly given us five pairs of Business First return tickets, worth £110 per pair, to .....

16 Mar 201816 March 2018 by Anika Burnett • 9 comments

I wanted to give our luxury hotel booking service another mention today, in case you are starting to make your holiday plans for the Summer. Since I launched this service a year ago with Emyr Thomas .....

I wanted to give our luxury hotel booking service another mention today, in case you are starting to make your .....

16 Mar 201816 March 2018 by Rob Burgess

The nature of HfP – a site which runs a large number of detail-heavy articles seven days a week written by a team of two – means that errors do occasionally creep in. Whilst these are .....

The nature of HfP – a site which runs a large number of detail-heavy articles seven days a week written .....

14 Mar 201814 March 2018 by Rob Burgess