News in brief: Decent SWISS sale out of Italy SWISS business class and, in particular, first class has an excellent reputation.  I was one of the last people to redeem for Swiss First – here .....

News in brief: Decent SWISS sale out of Italy SWISS business class and, in particular, first class has an .....

4 May 20174 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

Last week I ran a review of the Hilton Garden Inn hotel at Hatton Cross, on the very edge of Heathrow.  My main selling point in recommending this hotel is that it sits next to Hatton Cross tube .....

Last week I ran a review of the Hilton Garden Inn hotel at Hatton Cross, on the very edge of Heathrow. .....

4 May 20174 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

This is our review of the new Business Lounge at London City Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. Back in November last .....

This is our review of the new Business Lounge at London City Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of .....

3 May 20173 May 2017 by Anika Burnett • 21 comments

News in brief: Tweak to the Avios / Caffe Nero in-store cashback deal As we wrote back in December, you can now earn Avios when you buy coffee or a snack at Caffe Nero. This is an in-store cashback .....

News in brief: Tweak to the Avios / Caffe Nero in-store cashback deal As we wrote back in December, you can .....

3 May 20173 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

Last week I wrote about the new Hilton Honors promotion which runs until 31st August. It is a simple one, and you can register here. You will receive double Hilton Honors base points on all stays. .....

Last week I wrote about the new Hilton Honors promotion which runs until 31st August. It is a simple one, and .....

3 May 20173 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 117 comments

Back at the British Airways press event in early April – which now feels like a l-o-n-g time ago – Chairman and CEO Alex Cruz made some passing remarks about reversing some of the cuts on .....

Back at the British Airways press event in early April – which now feels like a l-o-n-g time ago – .....

2 May 20172 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 92 comments

When I cover miles and points credit cards on Head for Points, there is a point which I always try to ram home.  In general, miles and points credit cards are not suitable for you if you do not clear .....

When I cover miles and points credit cards on Head for Points, there is a point which I always try to ram .....

2 May 20172 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

News in brief: Has Accor scrapped Happy Mondays? Accor’s low key Happy Mondays was actually the best hotel promotion in the UK. Every Monday and Tuesday, Accor would dump its unsold UK rooms for .....

News in brief: Has Accor scrapped Happy Mondays? Accor’s low key Happy Mondays was actually the best .....

2 May 20172 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

News in brief: Earn cashback on Heathrow Express and Airbnb A new cashback deal has appeared on many American Express accounts offering £10 back on £50 Heathrow Express spend. It isn’t clear .....

News in brief: Earn cashback on Heathrow Express and Airbnb A new cashback deal has appeared on many American .....

1 May 20171 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

If your travels take you to London City Airport or the Excel exhibition centre, you will be interested in a new rash of hotels which has sprung up in the area.  I popped down earlier in the week to .....

If your travels take you to London City Airport or the Excel exhibition centre, you will be interested in a .....

1 May 20171 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

This is my review of The Ritz-Carlton Kyoto hotel. As with my other Asia reviews this month, it is less comprehensive than usual.  We were not on a review trip, we did not get a hotel tour, we did .....

This is my review of The Ritz-Carlton Kyoto hotel. As with my other Asia reviews this month, it is less .....

1 May 20171 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Here is a full list of the articles we published in April 2017.  Click through to read them in full: Why are some Lloyds Avios cardholders not receiving any points? Bits: Iberia competition winner, .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in April 2017.  Click through to read them in full: Why are .....

30 Apr 201730 April 2017 by HfP team

Regular readers will know that I hold the Lloyds Bank credit card operation in contempt.  It regularly manages to achieve levels of incompetence which other banks simply couldn’t match if they .....

Regular readers will know that I hold the Lloyds Bank credit card operation in contempt.  It regularly .....

30 Apr 201730 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 168 comments

News in brief: HfP reader wins Iberia’s Facebook competition A couple of weeks ago I mentioned a competition that Iberia was running on Facebook to win 120,000 Avios points. There were only 188 .....

News in brief: HfP reader wins Iberia’s Facebook competition A couple of weeks ago I mentioned a .....

30 Apr 201730 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments