This is our review of Point A Hotels and the ‘A-List’ loyalty programme. Head for Points tends to focus on the main global hotel brands  – Hilton, Marriott etc – and their .....

This is our review of Point A Hotels and the ‘A-List’ loyalty programme. Head for Points tends to .....

3 Feb 20233 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

In what could be a very interesting development, Mandarin Oriental has announced that it will manage a new resort in Mallorca, scheduled to open during the second half of 2024. This is not a new .....

In what could be a very interesting development, Mandarin Oriental has announced that it will manage a new .....

2 Feb 20232 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

News in brief: eGate trial coming for 10 and 11 year olds At the Airport Operators Association annual conference yesterday (yes, I get around), the head of Border Force announced that there will be a .....

News in brief: eGate trial coming for 10 and 11 year olds At the Airport Operators Association annual .....

1 Feb 20231 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

Here is a full list of the articles we published in January 2023.  Click through to read them in full: Norwegian short-haul airline Flyr files for bankruptcy – Gatwick route will not launch .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in January 2023.  Click through to read them in full: .....

31 Jan 202331 January 2023 by HfP team

Flyr, the low-cost Norwegian airline operating to a range of European destinations from Oslo, announced tonight that it would file for bankruptcy on Wednesday morning. If you don’t know the .....

Flyr, the low-cost Norwegian airline operating to a range of European destinations from Oslo, announced .....

31 Jan 202331 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Whilst slightly off-topic for HfP, I thought it was worth flagging that today is the last day to register for the lottery to buy tickets for the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024. There will undoubtedly .....

Whilst slightly off-topic for HfP, I thought it was worth flagging that today is the last day to register for .....

31 Jan 202331 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

This is our review of the PrimaVista lounge at Rotterdam The Hague Airport. Rotterdam Airport is tiny. A quick glance over the departure board indicates that there are just a handful of departures per .....

This is our review of the PrimaVista lounge at Rotterdam The Hague Airport. Rotterdam Airport is tiny. A quick .....

31 Jan 202331 January 2023 by Rhys Jones • 25 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. You are receiving this as a previous subscriber to Malcolm .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

30 Jan 202330 January 2023 by Rob Burgess

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything listed below has been covered on HfP in recent weeks, but years of experience of running .....

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything .....

29 Jan 202329 January 2023 by HfP team • 1 comment

In an unexpected move on Saturday morning, UK regional airline Flybe filed for administration. All flights are cancelled and customers are unlikely to receive any refunds, except via a credit card .....

In an unexpected move on Saturday morning, UK regional airline Flybe filed for administration. All flights are .....

28 Jan 202328 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 117 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 .....

28 Jan 202328 January 2023 by Rhys Jones

Travelodge has announced the completion of the first phase of its ‘budget-luxe’ hotel upgrade programme. 68 hotels have been overhauled, of which 65 are refurbishments and three are .....

Travelodge has announced the completion of the first phase of its ‘budget-luxe’ hotel upgrade .....

26 Jan 202326 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 102 comments

It may have been delayed by the pandemic, but the end is in sight for the £1.3 billion transformation of Terminal 2 at Manchester Airport. This morning, the airport has announced that it is .....

It may have been delayed by the pandemic, but the end is in sight for the £1.3 billion transformation of .....

25 Jan 202325 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 91 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. You are receiving this as a previous subscriber to Malcolm .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

23 Jan 202323 January 2023 by Rob Burgess