One of the key reasons that there is no obvious reason to ditch Avios for another oneworld, SkyTeam or Star Alliance frequent flyer programme is the good value redemptions available in Europe. 9,000 .....

One of the key reasons that there is no obvious reason to ditch Avios for another oneworld, SkyTeam or Star .....

6 Nov 20176 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Every year, British Airways parent company, IAG, holds an investor day for the financial community to update it on what is happening.  The 2017 event took place on Friday. The 126 pages of slides .....

Every year, British Airways parent company, IAG, holds an investor day for the financial community to update .....

5 Nov 20175 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 94 comments

News in brief: Last day to book in the IHG flash sale IHG has been running a flash sale this week covering Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo and Staybridge Suites. This is .....

News in brief: Last day to book in the IHG flash sale IHG has been running a flash sale this week .....

5 Nov 20175 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

News in brief: Get 35% discount when you buy Starwood points Starwood is offering a 35% discount when you purchase SPG Starpoints before 29th December. The link to buy is here. The good news is that .....

News in brief: Get 35% discount when you buy Starwood points Starwood is offering a 35% discount when you .....

5 Nov 20175 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

So, no pressure Alex.  If you want to make British Airways First Class and Club World a leading global product, Singapore Airlines has just raised the bar on what needs to be done. Singapore Airlines .....

So, no pressure Alex.  If you want to make British Airways First Class and Club World a leading global .....

3 Nov 20173 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 113 comments

We gave Bink, a new loyalty app, a lot of coverage late last year.   It was – and remains – a very clever concept, which would let you earn loyalty points in High Street loyalty schemes .....

We gave Bink, a new loyalty app, a lot of coverage late last year.   It was – and remains – a .....

3 Nov 20173 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

Millennium & Copthorne is a hotel chain with a presence across the UK, Asia and North America.   It relaunched its loyalty scheme last year and – as many HFP readers may find .....

Millennium & Copthorne is a hotel chain with a presence across the UK, Asia and North America.   .....

3 Nov 20173 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Qatar Airways has launched another of its slightly crazy sales.   This one has, frankly, some astonishing fares to Australia and New Zealand. I will say up front that these are ‘two .....

Qatar Airways has launched another of its slightly crazy sales.   This one has, frankly, some astonishing .....

2 Nov 20172 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 135 comments

IHG has launched a flash sale covering Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo and Staybridge Suites. This is ONLY for hotels in Europe.  600 properties are included. Rooms are .....

IHG has launched a flash sale covering Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo and .....

2 Nov 20172 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 96 comments

This is my review of the brand new InterContinental Ljubljana hotel in Slovenia. First of all if you haven’t been to Ljubljana, you should put it on your list. It’s fairly accessible with .....

This is my review of the brand new InterContinental Ljubljana hotel in Slovenia. First of all if you .....

2 Nov 20172 November 2017 by Anika Burnett • 2 comments

This is part two of my hotel review of the brand new InterContinental in Ljubljana. Part 1 of our InterContinental Ljubljana review can be found here and looks at the guest rooms and meeting .....

This is part two of my hotel review of the brand new InterContinental in Ljubljana. Part 1 of our .....

2 Nov 20172 November 2017 by Anika Burnett • 4 comments

I was contacted by a reader last week who asked how many BA tier points he would earn if he flew on Qatar Airways.  I thought it was worth sharing the answer as you may be surprised. The reason you .....

I was contacted by a reader last week who asked how many BA tier points he would earn if he flew on Qatar .....

1 Nov 20171 November 2017 by Rob Burgess

The end appears to be coming sooner rather than later for the MBNA-issued airline credit cards which come as an American Express plus Visa or Mastercard double pack. If you had been thinking about .....

The end appears to be coming sooner rather than later for the MBNA-issued airline credit cards which come as .....

1 Nov 20171 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 114 comments

British Airways has announced further changes to its Summer 2018 schedule from Heathrow. It includes two new routes.  This is what has changed: New routes Heathrow to Las Palmas – a new .....

British Airways has announced further changes to its Summer 2018 schedule from Heathrow. It includes two new .....

1 Nov 20171 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments