This is our review of the Kimpton La Peer hotel in Los Angeles. Less than six months after my last visit to LA, I found myself there again for the opening of Virgin Atlantic’s new Clubhouse .....

This is our review of the Kimpton La Peer hotel in Los Angeles. Less than six months after my last visit to .....

18 Apr 202518 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 38 comments

Despite having been a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance for two years, Virgin Atlantic retains earning and burning mileage partnerships with a number of other airlines. The one we cover most is .....

Despite having been a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance for two years, Virgin Atlantic retains earning .....

18 Apr 202518 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Here is a genuine ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to use your points for a package to the UEFA Champions League. The first snag is that the three packages on offer must be sold before we .....

Here is a genuine ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to use your points for a package to the UEFA .....

18 Apr 202518 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

This is our review of Virgin Atlantic’s Upper Class Suite on the Airbus A350-1000. It is almost six years since Virgin Atlantic introduced its new Upper Class seat on the A350. It went .....

This is our review of Virgin Atlantic’s Upper Class Suite on the Airbus A350-1000. It is almost six .....

17 Apr 202517 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 77 comments

Oman Air, which is soon to join the oneworld alliance, will resume double-daily flights to London later this year. It is also set to launch flights to Amsterdam with a 4x weekly service. The airline .....

Oman Air, which is soon to join the oneworld alliance, will resume double-daily flights to London later this .....

17 Apr 202517 April 2025 by Rhys Jones

Mercedes-Benz and BMW have given up on their attempt to make money in rideshare with the sale of taxi-booking app FREENOW to US group Lyft. FREENOW operates in more than 150 cities across nine .....

Mercedes-Benz and BMW have given up on their attempt to make money in rideshare with the sale of taxi-booking .....

17 Apr 202517 April 2025 by Rhys Jones

Late last year, we covered a major shake-up coming to the independent lounge scene at Heathrow’s Terminal 3. If you’re a regular HfP reader then you’ll know Terminal 3 has the best .....

Late last year, we covered a major shake-up coming to the independent lounge scene at Heathrow’s .....

17 Apr 202517 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 37 comments

Now that British Airways Club is up and running, you may be thinking about how you can earn BA or another oneworld alliance status going forward. Whilst we haven’t mentioned it for a few months, .....

Now that British Airways Club is up and running, you may be thinking about how you can earn BA or another .....

17 Apr 202517 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

Truth can be stranger than fiction …. and nowhere in aviation has that been more true than for Global Airlines, an airline start-up founded by travel influencer James Asquith. Global Airlines .....

Truth can be stranger than fiction …. and nowhere in aviation has that been more true than for Global .....

16 Apr 202516 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 100 comments