I try to find an excuse to head over to New York once a year.  This year I decided that it was time we reviewed the well-regarded American Airlines Boeing 77W business class seat.  This is the .....

I try to find an excuse to head over to New York once a year.  This year I decided that it was time we .....

19 Mar 201819 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

One of the new features brought in by Hilton Honors recently is the ability for Diamond members to extend their membership if they have had a slow travel year. If you dropped from Diamond to Gold, you .....

One of the new features brought in by Hilton Honors recently is the ability for Diamond members to extend .....

19 Mar 201819 March 2018 by Rob Burgess

It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. To be honest, there is more ‘going’ than .....

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

15 Mar 201815 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 106 comments

Hilton is running three flash sales this week with discounts of up to 35%. Confusingly there are different stay dates for each part of the world, although the one thing that is fixed is that you must .....

Hilton is running three flash sales this week with discounts of up to 35%. Confusingly there are different .....

13 Mar 201813 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 74 comments

A new Hilton cashback offer has appeared on a lot of American Express accounts.  To see if you are targetted, visit the Amex website and take a look under the ‘Offers’ tab on the .....

A new Hilton cashback offer has appeared on a lot of American Express accounts.  To see if you are .....

11 Mar 201811 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel Promos’ page which contains details .....

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this .....

7 Mar 20187 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

It was due a return and now it is back.  I’m talking about the ‘bonus when you transfer your hotel loyalty points to British Airways Avios‘ promotion. The ba.com page .....

It was due a return and now it is back.  I’m talking about the ‘bonus when you .....

3 Mar 20183 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 102 comments

American Express is running an exclusive competition with Hilton just for its Platinum charge card holders.  This means that your chances of winning are decent, especially as it is a niche prize. .....

American Express is running an exclusive competition with Hilton just for its Platinum charge card .....

3 Mar 20183 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Barclaycard closed the Hilton Honors credit card in the UK last week. This follows a run of travel card closures, with MBNA closing all of its eight UK airline partner credit cards to new applicants .....

Barclaycard closed the Hilton Honors credit card in the UK last week. This follows a run of travel card .....

1 Mar 20181 March 2018 by Rob Burgess

It seems like only last week when I spoke at a credit card conference and told everyone that they were idiots if they didn’t take out the Hilton Honors Platinum Visa card in order to get the .....

It seems like only last week when I spoke at a credit card conference and told everyone that they were idiots .....

1 Mar 20181 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 129 comments

If you are just getting started with miles and points, you have probably realised by now that your travel life could be improved if you had airline or hotel elite status. If you want fast-track .....

If you are just getting started with miles and points, you have probably realised by now that your travel life .....

27 Feb 201827 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 144 comments

There was some discussion in the Comments section on Friday about the spread of ‘resort fees’ or ‘destination fees’ to New York.  We mentioned this briefly on HfP a year ago .....

There was some discussion in the Comments section on Friday about the spread of ‘resort fees’ or .....

26 Feb 201826 February 2018 by Anika Burnett • 111 comments

I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Hilton Honors points from expiring?’ or ‘When do my Hilton Honors points expire?’. This series looks at the .....

I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Hilton Honors points from .....

23 Feb 201823 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Hilton Honors has been running a very generous status match for the last 18 months or so.  It was so good, I did it myself. Via this link, you can match your top tier or mid tier status in .....

Hilton Honors has been running a very generous status match for the last 18 months or so.  It was so .....

13 Feb 201813 February 2018 by Rob Burgess