Back in August, in an unexpected move, Finnair announced it will be adopting Avios as its loyalty currency from early 2024. It joins British Airways, Qatar Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus .....

Back in August, in an unexpected move, Finnair announced it will be adopting Avios as its loyalty .....

20 Dec 202320 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Three years ago, British Airways brought in a new pricing chart for Avios bookings on partner airlines. As we have barely mentioned it since, I thought we’d take another look. This article is .....

Three years ago, British Airways brought in a new pricing chart for Avios bookings on partner airlines. As we .....

8 Jul 20238 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Some route news worth sharing: British Airways seems to have dropped eight short haul routes It seems that British Airways will be dropping eight short haul routes for the summer 2024 season. The .....

Some route news worth sharing: British Airways seems to have dropped eight short haul routes It seems that .....

31 Oct 202331 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

Ever since British Airways was forced to start cancelling flights due to the pandemic, there have been issues about how rebookings were handled. EC261 legislation (PDF), and the new equivalent in UK .....

Ever since British Airways was forced to start cancelling flights due to the pandemic, there have been issues .....

19 Jul 202119 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 126 comments

As spotted by Simple Flying, British Airways is bringing its long haul Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft to selected European flights this Spring. This is not the first time this has happened – during .....

As spotted by Simple Flying, British Airways is bringing its long haul Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft to selected .....

5 Feb 20235 February 2023 by Rhys Jones • 77 comments

I advised on an article in The Sunday Telegraph this week about how to use American Express Membership Rewards points. Here’s a link although the site is paywalled. There’s nothing in it .....

I advised on an article in The Sunday Telegraph this week about how to use American Express Membership Rewards .....

10 May 202310 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 128 comments

Monday was a busier-than-usual day for IHG Hotels & Resorts. It added over 100 hotels in Germany in one go, through a franchise deal with NOVUM Hospitality. It will see two IHG brands – .....

Monday was a busier-than-usual day for IHG Hotels & Resorts. It added over 100 hotels in Germany in one .....

17 Apr 202417 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

This is our review of the Neptuno VIP Lounge in Terminal 4S at Madrid Barajas Airport. It is one of the just two lounges in the terminal, the other one being the Iberia flagship Velásquez lounge .....

This is our review of the Neptuno VIP Lounge in Terminal 4S at Madrid Barajas Airport. It is one of the just .....

13 Jul 202313 July 2023 by Rhys Jones • 39 comments

You can now pay or part-pay for British Airways Holidays packages, hotels and car hire with Avios. You can pay the entire cost of your holiday (well, everything except £1!) if you have enough points.

You can now pay or part-pay for British Airways Holidays packages, hotels and car hire with Avios. You can pay .....

6 Mar 20236 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

This is slightly off topic for us, except that I know many HfP readers like to redeem their miles and points for VIP Premier League hospitality. The two obvious routes for this are (click for our .....

This is slightly off topic for us, except that I know many HfP readers like to redeem their miles and points .....

21 Sep 202321 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Flybe announced yesterday that its new routes to the Isle of Man, due to launch on Sunday, have been cancelled. The airline has pulled all Isle of Man flights from its schedule for the entire Winter .....

Flybe announced yesterday that its new routes to the Isle of Man, due to launch on Sunday, have been .....

29 Oct 202229 October 2022 by Rob Burgess

Late last year, Qatar Airways opened three new lounges at its home at Doha’s Hamad International Airport. Two of the three lounges are open to elite members of the oneworld airline alliance, .....

Late last year, Qatar Airways opened three new lounges at its home at Doha’s Hamad International .....

4 Apr 20234 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Late last year, Qatar Airways opened three new lounges at its home base, Doha’s Hamad International Airport. Two of the three lounges are open to elite members of the oneworld airline alliance, .....

Late last year, Qatar Airways opened three new lounges at its home base, Doha’s Hamad International .....

28 Mar 202328 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

If you are a member of the World of Hyatt hotel loyalty programme, you will have had an email last week outlining some changes to the scheme for 2024. The changes are a little complicated so I thought .....

If you are a member of the World of Hyatt hotel loyalty programme, you will have had an email last week .....

10 Dec 202310 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments