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I get a steady stream of emails asking about how to book Avios tickets to Australia or New Zealand. Before the pandemic, my honest answer was ‘don’t bother – use cash’. .....
I get a steady stream of emails asking about how to book Avios tickets to Australia or New Zealand. .....
17 Feb 202517 February 2025 • 119 comments
“How to get a discount on airport car parking” is a difficult and long-winded question, especially at Heathrow. Luckily for me, the good people at moneysavingexpert.com have written .....
“How to get a discount on airport car parking” is a difficult and long-winded question, especially .....
19 Feb 202519 February 2025 • 22 comments
This is our review of The Hotel Maria in Helsinki. Long-term HfP readers may remember that we covered the opening of this hotel in December 2023. It was promoted as the first genuine luxury hotel in .....
This is our review of The Hotel Maria in Helsinki. Long-term HfP readers may remember that we covered the .....
17 May 202517 May 2025 • 20 comments
If you’re a fan of The Kooks, Virgin Red has an allocation of tickets for an exclusive rooftop gig on Friday 16th May. It takes place at the News Building at London Bridge, better known as .....
If you’re a fan of The Kooks, Virgin Red has an allocation of tickets for an exclusive rooftop gig on .....
7 May 20257 May 2025 • 15 comments
British Airways has unveiled its refurbished lounge in Seattle, which is now open. It follows Singapore, Washington, Lagos and London Gatwick in getting a new look, on top of Edinburgh, Heathrow .....
British Airways has unveiled its refurbished lounge in Seattle, which is now open. It follows Singapore, .....
22 Feb 202522 February 2025 • 68 comments
Finnair (yes Finnair, not British Airways) has launched a new ‘buy Avios’ bonus promotion. You will receive a 40% bonus when you buy Avios. You can buy on this page of the Finnair Plus .....
Finnair (yes Finnair, not British Airways) has launched a new ‘buy Avios’ bonus promotion. You will .....
21 Feb 202521 February 2025 • 10 comments
Accor Live Limitless has launched a new long term partnership with OVO Arena Wembley – or what you probably still call Wembley Arena. This is the art deco concert venue directly opposite the .....
Accor Live Limitless has launched a new long term partnership with OVO Arena Wembley – or what you .....
8 Feb 20258 February 2025 • 9 comments
HSBC runs fairly regular 25% bonuses on conversions of HSBC Premier credit card points to Avios. As we trailed a couple of weeks ago, a new bonus is now live. There doesn’t seem to be any .....
HSBC runs fairly regular 25% bonuses on conversions of HSBC Premier credit card points to Avios. As we trailed .....
15 Feb 202515 February 2025 • 18 comments
Hilton Honors and ALL (Accor Live Limitless) have added some interesting new UK points redemptions for anyone who doesn’t want to see another hotel room in their free time! Let’s start .....
Hilton Honors and ALL (Accor Live Limitless) have added some interesting new UK points redemptions for anyone .....
27 Apr 202527 April 2025 • 14 comments
Hotel loyalty scheme Accor Live Limitless (Novotel, ibis, Sofitel, Mercure, Raffles, Fairmont etc) has a lot of transfer partners. Whenever we write about them, we usually say ‘this is worth .....
Hotel loyalty scheme Accor Live Limitless (Novotel, ibis, Sofitel, Mercure, Raffles, Fairmont etc) has a lot .....
2 Apr 20252 April 2025 • 12 comments
Indian low cost airline IndiGo is making a foray into long haul flying, with Manchester and Amsterdam as its first European routes. IndiGo is the largest airline in India and already codeshares with .....
Indian low cost airline IndiGo is making a foray into long haul flying, with Manchester and Amsterdam as its .....
7 Mar 20257 March 2025 • 33 comments
Last year, Club Eurostar teamed up with Accor to offer a 10% discount on many of its hotels in Europe. The offer has just been extended by a further three months. I ran a few examples and the .....
Last year, Club Eurostar teamed up with Accor to offer a 10% discount on many of its hotels in Europe. The .....
10 Mar 202510 March 2025 • 6 comments
Well, here’s something different. Hilton Honors is auctioning five VIP packages to the 2025 Boat Race, which takes place on Sunday 13th April. The minimum bid is 100,000 Hilton Honors points for .....
Well, here’s something different. Hilton Honors is auctioning five VIP packages to the 2025 Boat Race, .....
5 Mar 20255 March 2025 • 21 comments
American Express has launched an interesting deal with IHG’s InterContinental London Park Lane. On the face of it, it’s not too exciting. It only runs to 31st March and you .....
American Express has launched an interesting deal with IHG’s InterContinental London Park Lane. On the .....
3 Mar 20253 March 2025 • 11 comments
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