No1 Lounges has confirmed that its new Edinburgh lounge will open on 8th February.  It will be open from 4.30am to 9pm daily. Access should be available via Priority Pass (for Amex Platinum .....

No1 Lounges has confirmed that its new Edinburgh lounge will open on 8th February.  It will be open from .....

3 Feb 20193 February 2019 by Rob Burgess

Here are the retirement dates for the British Airways Boeing 747 fleet. It is based on internal BA data on the retirement plan for the fleet. At present British Airways has 34 Boeing 747 aircraft.  .....

Here are the retirement dates for the British Airways Boeing 747 fleet. It is based on internal BA data on the .....

3 Feb 20193 February 2019 by Rob Burgess

Back in October and December we ran a very generous promotion with Amazon Business.  For a limited period, it is now back. If you sign up, for FREE, to Amazon Business you can save £50 on your .....

Back in October and December we ran a very generous promotion with Amazon Business.  For a limited .....

3 Feb 20193 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

We have seen a lot of promotions for The Economist magazine over the last couple of years.  These generally involve buying a one-year subscription with up to 13,200 Avios points thrown in as a .....

We have seen a lot of promotions for The Economist magazine over the last couple of years.  These .....

2 Feb 20192 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

This is an update on the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah following my brief return visit. I was in Dubai for 36 hours this week, a trip which was heavily disrupted by the Curve / Amex news .....

This is an update on the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah following my brief return visit. I was in Dubai .....

2 Feb 20192 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 73 comments

This is my review of the Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights hotel. The review of my previous night at the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah is here. I was flexible about where I spent my 2nd night, .....

This is my review of the Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights hotel. The review of my previous night at the .....

2 Feb 20192 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Our ‘Credit Card Offers’ page lists 16 different credit cards in the UK which offer travel rewards.  For the beginner to this hobby, however, there is one obvious piece of plastic to .....

Our ‘Credit Card Offers’ page lists 16 different credit cards in the UK which offer travel .....

1 Feb 20191 February 2019 by Rob Burgess

oneworld held a major media event in London on Friday morning to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the airline alliance.  All 13 CEO’s were meant to attend and most of them did make it, .....

oneworld held a major media event in London on Friday morning to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the airline .....

1 Feb 20191 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

I did an article last April on sweet spots in the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer frequent flyer scheme.  This was based on discussions I had with reader Andrew, a UK expat and long-term HfP reader who .....

I did an article last April on sweet spots in the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer frequent flyer scheme.  This .....

1 Feb 20191 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments