It is exactly two years since I last ran an ‘open forum’ where I opened up the comments to ideas on tweaking the site.  It worked well so I thought I would try it again. Without a huge .....

It is exactly two years since I last ran an ‘open forum’ where I opened up the comments to ideas .....

1 Jan 20171 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 259 comments

Here is a full list of the articles we published in December 2016.  Click through to read them in full: How to use your Avios for car hire excess insurance Bits: buy half price SPG points – and use .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in December 2016.  Click through to read them in full: How .....

31 Dec 201631 December 2016 by HfP team

The Plaza Premium Group is a Hong Kong based company specialising in premium travel services including airport transit, meet and greets, airport dining and airport lounges.  They have carved out a .....

The Plaza Premium Group is a Hong Kong based company specialising in premium travel services including airport .....

31 Dec 201631 December 2016 by Anika Burnett • 18 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 .....

30 Dec 201630 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

There is just one article today as we gently ease back into things.   What impressed me on my travels during 2016?  And what didn’t? What I realised when I looked back over the last year of .....

There is just one article today as we gently ease back into things.   What impressed me on my travels during .....

27 Dec 201627 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments

Happy Christmas to you and your family. I hope you enjoy a well deserved break, wherever in the world you are. Do please post below if your travels have taken you anywhere exciting this Christmas.  I .....

Happy Christmas to you and your family. I hope you enjoy a well deserved break, wherever in the world you are. .....

25 Dec 201625 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 130 comments

One of our readers and occasional commentators, Tom, recently turned 30.  I’m not sure what you did for your 30th, but Tom runs a successful IT business and thought he would push the boat out. .....

One of our readers and occasional commentators, Tom, recently turned 30.  I’m not sure what you did for .....

18 Dec 201618 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments

Six months after its launch as a purely Apple app, the Curve Card has finally launched for Android. .....

Six months after its launch as a purely Apple app, the Curve Card has finally launched for Android. .....

16 Dec 201616 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 96 comments

This is my review of The Gainsborough Bath Spa hotel. Regular readers may remember that, a few months ago, The Leading Hotels of the World offered me a generous deal if I agreed to pay $150 to rejoin .....

This is my review of The Gainsborough Bath Spa hotel. Regular readers may remember that, a few months ago, The .....

13 Dec 201613 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

This is part 2 of my review of The Gainsborough Bath Spa hotel.  Part 1, which covers the The Gainsborough Bath Spa’s rooms and public areas, can be found here. The Spa Village complex at The .....

This is part 2 of my review of The Gainsborough Bath Spa hotel.  Part 1, which covers the The Gainsborough .....

13 Dec 201613 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals.  Our updated directory of all 23 UK travel credit cards .....

It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and .....

12 Dec 201612 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 51 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 .....

11 Dec 201611 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

News in brief: Plaza Premium in Heathrow T2 voted ‘Best Lounge’ The Plaza Premium departure lounge in Heathrow Terminal 2 has been voted ‘best Priority Pass lounge worldwide’ .....

News in brief: Plaza Premium in Heathrow T2 voted ‘Best Lounge’ The Plaza Premium departure lounge .....

9 Dec 20169 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Thank you to everyone who came to the HfP Christmas party on Tuesday.  I hope you all had a great night with interesting conversations about Avios etc. Let’s see how soon we can repeat this. .....

Thank you to everyone who came to the HfP Christmas party on Tuesday.  I hope you all had a great night with .....

8 Dec 20168 December 2016 by Anika Burnett • 11 comments