The CEO of Global Hotel Alliance, Chris Hartley, was in London this week to promote the signing of ‘The Set Collection’ group of hotels. I caught up with him at the new Pan Pacific hotel .....

The CEO of Global Hotel Alliance, Chris Hartley, was in London this week to promote the signing of ‘The .....

5 Nov 20225 November 2022 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Cornwall Newquay Airport has been through a lot of ups and downs in recent years in terms of airlines opening and closing routes, especially on the Government subsidised route to London. The situation .....

Cornwall Newquay Airport has been through a lot of ups and downs in recent years in terms of airlines opening .....

5 Nov 20225 November 2022 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Hyatt continues with its European push, with two new openings in recent days. Hyatt Regency Lisbon is located in Belem, connected to the riverside by a bridge. Some suites claim to have balconies .....

Hyatt continues with its European push, with two new openings in recent days. Hyatt Regency Lisbon is located .....

5 Nov 20225 November 2022 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that you don’t miss out on any short-notice deals or offers, we also offer this weekly summary .....

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that .....

5 Nov 20225 November 2022 by Rhys Jones

This is our review of the new Upper Class suite on Virgin Atlantic’s A330-900neo aircraft. Virgin Atlantic’s first A330neo, called ‘Billie Holiday’, arrived last week and is now in commercial .....

This is our review of the new Upper Class suite on Virgin Atlantic’s A330-900neo aircraft. Virgin .....

4 Nov 20224 November 2022 by Rhys Jones • 93 comments

Two events over the last month have had an indirect negative impact on American Express Membership Rewards points, because they have reduced the value you get from two of the transfer partners. We are .....

Two events over the last month have had an indirect negative impact on American Express Membership Rewards .....

4 Nov 20224 November 2022 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

InterContinental Ambassador is the ‘pay to join’ loyalty programme for InterContinental hotels. The key benefit is a ‘buy one get one free’ voucher for a weekend stay which you .....

InterContinental Ambassador is the ‘pay to join’ loyalty programme for InterContinental hotels. .....

4 Nov 20224 November 2022 by Rob Burgess

I was in the British Airways Dubai lounge on Saturday – an updated review is on the way. The bottom line is that, whilst a virtually brand new space, it is far too small, especially when an A380 .....

I was in the British Airways Dubai lounge on Saturday – an updated review is on the way. The bottom line .....

4 Nov 20224 November 2022 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

There are two bits of news today for anyone in the Newcastle Airport catchment area. Flybe launching flights to Heathrow and Belfast The first is that Flybe is launching two new routes from the .....

There are two bits of news today for anyone in the Newcastle Airport catchment area. Flybe launching flights .....

3 Nov 20223 November 2022 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Radisson Rewards points from expiring?’ or ‘When do my Radisson Rewards points expire?’. This series, which .....

I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Radisson Rewards points from .....

3 Nov 20223 November 2022 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

In a ‘surprising but perhaps not surprising’ move, British Airways has announced a devaluation of the ‘Avios to Nectar’ exchange rate. This is NOT a two way devaluation. The .....

In a ‘surprising but perhaps not surprising’ move, British Airways has announced a devaluation of .....

2 Nov 20222 November 2022 by Rob Burgess • 360 comments

We’ve just returned from 12 days in the Middle East over half term. This turned out to be the most complex ‘miles and points’ trip I’ve ever arranged, coming together over a .....

We’ve just returned from 12 days in the Middle East over half term. This turned out to be the most .....

2 Nov 20222 November 2022 by Rob Burgess • 205 comments

We don’t cover Wizz Air much on HfP, although we did send Rhys off to Vienna on a £1.79 Wizz Air ticket to see exactly what you get for your money. The airline is launching a number of new .....

We don’t cover Wizz Air much on HfP, although we did send Rhys off to Vienna on a £1.79 Wizz Air ticket .....

2 Nov 20222 November 2022 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

The British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card offers you a very attractive sign-up bonus of 25,000 Avios. The card also comes with a hugely valuable long term benefit.  You .....

The British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card offers you a very attractive sign-up bonus of .....

2 Nov 20222 November 2022 by Rob Burgess