This is my review of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. I should warn you in advance that this is not a standard HfP hotel review, because this is not a standard hotel. Logic and intellectual criticism .....

This is my review of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. I should warn you in advance that this is not a standard .....

13 Jan 202113 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

This is the second part of my review of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. Part 1 of my Burj Al Arab review is here if you missed it. Butler service The hotel promises butler service. It doesn’t .....

This is the second part of my review of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. Part 1 of my Burj Al Arab review is .....

13 Jan 202113 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 86 comments

As we covered last week, American Express has launched a cashback deal with PayPal. It is effectively free money if you are targeted for the offer. There seem to be two versions, one for personal .....

As we covered last week, American Express has launched a cashback deal with PayPal. It is effectively free .....

13 Jan 202113 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

Back in March 2018, so almost three years ago now, Radio 4 ran an interesting documentary called “Inside the World of The Frequent Flyer”. I noticed the other day that it is still .....

Back in March 2018, so almost three years ago now, Radio 4 ran an interesting documentary called “Inside .....

13 Jan 202113 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has announced a number of aggressive changes to try to win your depleted hotel business for 2021. We have already seen similar moves by Hyatt (halving elite requirements and doubling .....

Marriott Bonvoy has announced a number of aggressive changes to try to win your depleted hotel business for .....

12 Jan 202112 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 110 comments

The Government announced this evening that the United Arab Emirates has been removed from the ‘travel corridors’ list. Anyone landing in the UK after visiting Dubai, Abu Dhabi or any of .....

The Government announced this evening that the United Arab Emirates has been removed from the ‘travel .....

11 Jan 202111 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments

Virgin Atlantic has decided to take the fight to British Airways for your 2021 bookings by offering a status match to Executive Club members. You can find full details, and apply, on this page of the .....

Virgin Atlantic has decided to take the fight to British Airways for your 2021 bookings by offering a status .....

11 Jan 202111 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 117 comments

Good news! Virgin Atlantic has confirmed today that there will be no price increases on Delta Air Lines redemptions from the US to Europe. This means that the great value 50,000 points redemptions in .....

Good news! Virgin Atlantic has confirmed today that there will be no price increases on Delta Air Lines .....

11 Jan 202111 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

We rarely cover the benefits of American Express Additional Cards (previously called Supplementary Cards) on Head for Points, which is something I intend to rectify this week.  Today I want to look .....

We rarely cover the benefits of American Express Additional Cards (previously called Supplementary Cards) on .....

11 Jan 202111 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments