If you have booked a flight with a British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher, can you upgrade it? Last week, a question dropped into my inbox from a reader who had already booked .....

If you have booked a flight with a British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher, can you upgrade .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rhys Jones

Do you earn extra Avios if you book with BA Holidays? BA Holidays are packaged by British Airways and normally include flights, car rental and sometimes hotel bookings.  In this article .....

Do you earn extra Avios if you book with BA Holidays? BA Holidays are packaged by British Airways and normally .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

The BA Holidays ‘double tier points’ offer has, for many HfP readers, been a game changer in how they earn British Airways status since it launched during the pandemic. Even someone with .....

The BA Holidays ‘double tier points’ offer has, for many HfP readers, been a game changer in how .....

15 Dec 202315 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 156 comments

BA Euroflyer, the new subsidiary operating British Airways short haul flights from London Gatwick, has announced an upgrade to its food options. The ‘Speedbird Cafe’ buy on board option .....

BA Euroflyer, the new subsidiary operating British Airways short haul flights from London Gatwick, has .....

26 Apr 202326 April 2023 by Rob Burgess

BA Holidays is offering additional sale discounts if you book your 2023 break by 10th January. The savings are: What is great is that this deal stacks with various other offers: Double tier .....

BA Holidays is offering additional sale discounts if you book your 2023 break by 10th January. The savings .....

6 Jan 20236 January 2023 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of the free British Airways American Express (BA Amex) credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not .....

This is our review of the free British Airways American Express (BA Amex) credit card. It is part of our .....

5 Apr 20235 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have sharply increased surcharges on redemption tickets. This definitely covers routes to North America – I’m not totally sure about the impact .....

Both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have sharply increased surcharges on redemption tickets. This .....

26 Mar 202426 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 231 comments

If you had been worrying about how you are going to retain or earn British Airways Executive Club status next year, BA Holidays can help. BA Holidays has extended its double tier points offer by six .....

If you had been worrying about how you are going to retain or earn British Airways Executive Club status next .....

6 Mar 20246 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

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

Brexit meant the end of the European Health Insurance Card for UK citizens. It was replaced by a new Global Health Insurance Card or GHIC. The good news is that existing EHIC cards will continue to .....

Brexit meant the end of the European Health Insurance Card for UK citizens. It was replaced by a new Global .....

1 Aug 20231 August 2023 by Rhys Jones • 93 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

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

IHG is, finally, starting to get some momentum behind the tiny Regent luxury hotel chain it acquired in 2018. We knew from Day 1 that InterContinental Hong Kong would reopen as a Regent after its .....

IHG is, finally, starting to get some momentum behind the tiny Regent luxury hotel chain it acquired in 2018. .....

15 Feb 202315 February 2023 by Rhys Jones • 25 comments