This is our review of the Scandic Friends loyalty programme. If you are planning a trip to Scandinavia, you may be able to save some money on your hotel stays by joining Scandic Friends for free. .....

This is our review of the Scandic Friends loyalty programme. If you are planning a trip to Scandinavia, you .....

4 Aug 20224 August 2022 by Rob Burgess

If you missed this amazing offer earlier in the year, it is back. You can get a seven night European cruise on ‘Valiant Lady’, the 2nd ship in the Virgin Voyages fleet, for just 115,000 .....

If you missed this amazing offer earlier in the year, it is back. You can get a seven night European cruise on .....

3 Aug 20223 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

American Express has launched its biggest ever sign-up bonus for The Platinum Card. The standard bonus of 30,000 Membership Rewards points, which converts to 30,000 Avios, was already good. Until 25th .....

American Express has launched its biggest ever sign-up bonus for The Platinum Card. The standard bonus of .....

3 Aug 20223 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 339 comments

Today is a symbolic moment for the UK payment cards industry, although – in a sign of the times – it won’t actually impact many people. The American Express Green Card has been .....

Today is a symbolic moment for the UK payment cards industry, although – in a sign of the times – .....

3 Aug 20223 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

A new mini-promotion was launched yesterday for British Airways American Express cardholders. It seems to be open to both free and Premium Plus cardholders although registrations will be capped at .....

A new mini-promotion was launched yesterday for British Airways American Express cardholders. It seems to be .....

3 Aug 20223 August 2022 by Rhys Jones • 58 comments

British Airways has just circulated a note to the travel trade to state that the ban on OUTBOUND short haul ticket sales from London Heathrow has been extended. There are now no tickets available for .....

British Airways has just circulated a note to the travel trade to state that the ban on OUTBOUND short haul .....

2 Aug 20222 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

Before it went into administration, independent UK airport lounge operator No1 Lounges had come up with a novel method of dealing with the low sums paid by lounge card scheme Priority Pass. It allowed .....

Before it went into administration, independent UK airport lounge operator No1 Lounges had come up with a .....

2 Aug 20222 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

As travel begins to restart, we have brought back our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel .....

As travel begins to restart, we have brought back our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions .....

2 Aug 20222 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

British Airways has doubled-down on its plans to restrict travel from London Heathrow over the next few days. Regular HfP readers will know that ticket sales for all short haul flights were suspended .....

British Airways has doubled-down on its plans to restrict travel from London Heathrow over the next few days. .....

1 Aug 20221 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

Priority Pass has added two new options at Heathrow Airport.  In Terminal 5, ‘The Globe’ pub and restaurant has joined the programme. You will find it by South Security, landside. In .....

Priority Pass has added two new options at Heathrow Airport.  In Terminal 5, ‘The Globe’ pub .....

1 Aug 20221 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 165 comments

Is it possible to book multiple rooms at the same property on the same night, earn points from them all and have them all count as qualifying nights for elite status or for a promotion? This is a .....

Is it possible to book multiple rooms at the same property on the same night, earn points from them all and .....

1 Aug 20221 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

This is our review of the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. Earlier .....

This is our review of the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2. This is part of our series of .....

1 Aug 20221 August 2022 by Rhys Jones • 26 comments

Here is a full list of the articles we published in July 2022.  Click through to read them in full: Iberia announces a new business class seat with a door Get 20,000 Virgin Points by opening a .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in July 2022.  Click through to read them in full: .....

31 Jul 202231 July 2022 by HfP team

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, LEVEL and Vueling, published its first half results on Friday. There wasn’t much in it to justify a full article, although its .....

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, LEVEL and Vueling, published its first half .....

31 Jul 202231 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments