I was writing this up for ‘bits’ tomorrow when it turned out that the fare seems to expire tonight.  It might roll over but ITA Matrix says that it ends today, so I dropped this in as an .....

I was writing this up for ‘bits’ tomorrow when it turned out that the fare seems to expire .....

2 Jul 20182 July 2018 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

I was in Gatwick’s North Terminal last Thursday reviewing the new Club Aspire lounge – that report will follow soon once we’ve edited the accompanying video. Rather than go through .....

I was in Gatwick’s North Terminal last Thursday reviewing the new Club Aspire lounge – that report .....

2 Jul 20182 July 2018 by Rob Burgess • 120 comments

It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. The market is slowly coming to terms with the interchange fee .....

It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel .....

2 Jul 20182 July 2018 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

British Airways has launched a new version of its Flying Start safety video, if the current version has started to drive you mad. This one features David Walliams, Joanna Lumley, Jourdan Dunn .....

British Airways has launched a new version of its Flying Start safety video, if the current version has .....

2 Jul 20182 July 2018 by Rob Burgess

Reader Greg dropped me a note to highlight a great deal he found in Dubai. The new Concourse D, used by British Airways and most other long-haul airlines not called Emirates, has a lot of lounges, .....

Reader Greg dropped me a note to highlight a great deal he found in Dubai. The new Concourse D, used by .....

2 Jul 20182 July 2018 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments

Now that British Airways has moved into the South terminal at Gatwick, and you have a brand new check-in area, impressive new lounges and no need to use the monorail any longer, I thought it was worth .....

Now that British Airways has moved into the South terminal at Gatwick, and you have a brand new check-in area, .....

1 Jul 20181 July 2018 by Rob Burgess

We have seen a lot of promotions for The Economist magazine over the last couple of years.  These generally involve buying a one-year subscription with up to 13,200 Avios points thrown in as a .....

We have seen a lot of promotions for The Economist magazine over the last couple of years.  These .....

1 Jul 20181 July 2018 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

As part of their attempts to get passengers moving during the current major service disruptions, both Thameslink and Great Northern trains have declassified First Class in the AM and PM peak periods. .....

As part of their attempts to get passengers moving during the current major service disruptions, both .....

1 Jul 20181 July 2018 by Rob Burgess • 103 comments

We recently reported that the Hilton Blackpool was deflagging – although the good news is that a new Hampton by Hilton (click for details) is now open in Blackpool and is getting good reviews. .....

We recently reported that the Hilton Blackpool was deflagging – although the good news is that a new .....

1 Jul 20181 July 2018 by Rob Burgess

Because most frequent traveller currencies can be converted into something else, there are always odd opportunities that get thrown up. Sometimes you can do a conversion which you logically would not .....

Because most frequent traveller currencies can be converted into something else, there are always odd .....

1 Jul 20181 July 2018 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Here is a full list of the articles we published in June 2018.  Click through to read them in full: Why Marriott Travel Packages are getting worse – but we don’t know by how much Last chance: Win .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in June 2018.  Click through to read them in full: Why .....

30 Jun 201830 June 2018 by HfP team

Yesterday we looked at the changes to hotel award categories for the new combined Marriott Rewards / Starwood Preferred Guest programme, starting in August. In summary, it nets off.  Taken across all .....

Yesterday we looked at the changes to hotel award categories for the new combined Marriott Rewards / Starwood .....

30 Jun 201830 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments

Hilton is currently running a California Road Trip promotion for anyone planning a trip to the US West Coast. To promote this package, Hilton has given us two ‘Be My Guest’ certificates to .....

Hilton is currently running a California Road Trip promotion for anyone planning a trip to the US West Coast. .....

30 Jun 201830 June 2018 by Anika Burnett • 2 comments

This is my review of the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse lounge at Washington Dulles International airport.  It is the first of three articles covering my journey back from the Hilton event I attended .....

This is my review of the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse lounge at Washington Dulles International airport.  It .....

30 Jun 201830 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments