London Luton Airport is in dire need of additional lounge capacity, and it looks like it will be getting it next year. No1 Lounges has announced it is taking over the existing Aspire Lounge as well as .....

London Luton Airport is in dire need of additional lounge capacity, and it looks like it will be getting it .....

29 Sep 202329 September 2023 by Rhys Jones • 34 comments

Virgin Atlantic has launched a generous Virgin Points bonus offer for anyone who books a cash flight in the next 10 days. We don’t often see promotions like this for Virgin Points so it’s .....

Virgin Atlantic has launched a generous Virgin Points bonus offer for anyone who books a cash flight in the .....

9 Feb 20249 February 2024 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Bored of its old, cursive logo, London Gatwick airport has decided it needs to rebrand with something equally …. dull. According to the press release, the new logo “acknowledges the .....

Bored of its old, cursive logo, London Gatwick airport has decided it needs to rebrand with something equally .....

28 Apr 202328 April 2023 by Rhys Jones • 24 comments

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has given Virgin Atlantic approval to go ahead with its trial of a long haul flight powered with 100% sustainable aviation fuel. The flight still requires approval from .....

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has given Virgin Atlantic approval to go ahead with its trial of a long haul .....

8 Nov 20238 November 2023 by Rob Burgess

We knew that Avios was in discussions with a ‘small’ airline to adopt the currency, and now we know who – Loganair. The Scottish airline will adopt Avios as its loyalty currency in .....

We knew that Avios was in discussions with a ‘small’ airline to adopt the currency, and now we .....

9 Jan 20259 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 79 comments

As we have been covering on HfP, the (virtually) ‘all suite’ Conrad New York Midtown hotel left Hilton earlier this month and is now part of Marriott’s The Luxury Collection. In .....

As we have been covering on HfP, the (virtually) ‘all suite’ Conrad New York Midtown hotel left .....

27 Jun 202427 June 2024 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

Virgin Atlantic has launched a generous Virgin Points bonus offer for anyone who books a cash flight in the next 10 days. We don’t often see promotions like this for Virgin Points so it’s .....

Virgin Atlantic has launched a generous Virgin Points bonus offer for anyone who books a cash flight in the .....

25 Aug 202325 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

If you are sitting on 600+ Nectar points and not quite sure what to do with them, Nectar has launched a new redemption offer with Esso. Until 15th November, you can redeem 600 Nectar points for 10p .....

If you are sitting on 600+ Nectar points and not quite sure what to do with them, Nectar has launched a new .....

3 Nov 20233 November 2023 by Sinead Archer • 29 comments

Well, this was a pleasant surprise to receive in my inbox. Since it launched, Virgin Red has had a box, the Virgin Red Room, at the AO Arena in Manchester. You have been able to redeem Virgin Points .....

Well, this was a pleasant surprise to receive in my inbox. Since it launched, Virgin Red has had a box, the .....

20 May 202420 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Avios has a partnership with Uber in the UK which allows you to earn 1 Avios per £1 spent on UK rides. It also pays out on train tickets booked via the Uber app. This HfP article explains how the .....

Avios has a partnership with Uber in the UK which allows you to earn 1 Avios per £1 spent on UK rides. It .....

7 Jun 20257 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

In a much-hyped announcement, Etihad has revealed ten new destinations it will fly to in 2025. It is slim pickings for the UK, indeed for Europe. Etihad CEO Antonoaldo Neves says: “2025 marks a .....

In a much-hyped announcement, Etihad has revealed ten new destinations it will fly to in 2025. It is slim .....

28 Nov 202428 November 2024 by Rhys Jones • 53 comments

This is our review of the newly opened The Resident Edinburgh hotel. The last time HfP reviewed The Resident was in May 2016 at The Resident Victoria in London (you can read the article here). We have .....

This is our review of the newly opened The Resident Edinburgh hotel. The last time HfP reviewed The Resident .....

21 Dec 202421 December 2024 by Conny Urban • 16 comments

Back in March, British Airways announced it was rolling out an upgraded and updated ba.com. I’m sure anyone who has used the website or the app in recent months knows why, as all too often even .....

Back in March, British Airways announced it was rolling out an upgraded and updated ba.com. I’m sure .....

11 Oct 202411 October 2024 by Rhys Jones • 1 comment

For many years now we’ve been encouraging, via anyone who would listen, BA and American Express to start issuing British Airways Executive Club tier points on credit card spend. We thought that .....

For many years now we’ve been encouraging, via anyone who would listen, BA and American Express to start .....

21 Nov 202321 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 432 comments