News in brief: easyJet extends twilight check-in to Glasgow Airport easyJet has launched a twilight check-in service at Glasgow Airport. This allows passengers to drop off their bags the night before .....

News in brief: easyJet extends twilight check-in to Glasgow Airport easyJet has launched a twilight check-in .....

3 Aug 20233 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

The longest journey starts with a single step, so we should roll out the red carpet for banana cake. Unfortunately I wasn’t suppied with any photographs of the banana cake, but from 9th August, .....

The longest journey starts with a single step, so we should roll out the red carpet for banana cake. .....

2 Aug 20232 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 300 comments

Heathrow Express has launched a 15% discount offer which will run until the end of September. Only certain ticket types are included in the offer – and only those bought online. You will not .....

Heathrow Express has launched a 15% discount offer which will run until the end of September. Only certain .....

2 Aug 20232 August 2023 by Rob Burgess

We have been impressed by the two Virgin Hotels properties we have tried out so far. We were expecting a ‘W’ clone, but Virgin Hotels Edinburgh (review here) and Virgin Hotels New York .....

We have been impressed by the two Virgin Hotels properties we have tried out so far. We were expecting a .....

2 Aug 20232 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

The Sainsbury’s Nectar Credit Card offered a way of getting a one-off hit of 8,000 Nectar points, worth 5,000 Avios, due to its sign-up bonus. It certainly wasn’t a great credit card for .....

The Sainsbury’s Nectar Credit Card offered a way of getting a one-off hit of 8,000 Nectar points, worth .....

2 Aug 20232 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

This is my review of the British Airways Galleries lounge in Terminal 5B of London Heathrow airport. It is part of our collection of UK airport lounge reviews.  You can see our full list of UK .....

This is my review of the British Airways Galleries lounge in Terminal 5B of London Heathrow airport. It is .....

1 Aug 20231 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 128 comments

The Platinum Card from American Express offers an exceptionally high sign-up bonus (30,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert to 30,000 Avios) and offers some great benefits. It also comes with .....

The Platinum Card from American Express offers an exceptionally high sign-up bonus (30,000 Membership Rewards .....

1 Aug 20231 August 2023 by Rob Burgess

How do you book Virgin Atlantic flights using Virgin Points? This article is Part 3 of our new ‘Virgin Redemption University’ series to run alongside our existing ‘Avios Redemption .....

How do you book Virgin Atlantic flights using Virgin Points? This article is Part 3 of our new ‘Virgin .....

1 Aug 20231 August 2023 by Rhys Jones • 30 comments

Brexit meant the end of the European Health Insurance Card for UK citizens. It was replaced by a new Global Health Insurance Card or GHIC. The good news is that existing EHIC cards will continue to .....

Brexit meant the end of the European Health Insurance Card for UK citizens. It was replaced by a new Global .....

1 Aug 20231 August 2023 by Rhys Jones • 88 comments

Here is a full list of the articles we published in July 2023.  Click through to read them in full: Norwegian acquires fellow Norwegian airline Widerøe What’s going on at Global Airlines, the .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in July 2023.  Click through to read them in full: .....

31 Jul 202331 July 2023 by HfP team

Last Thursday was the official launch party for the UK’s newest airline, Global Airlines. You may already have heard of them: they caused a splash a few weeks ago when they announced they had .....

Last Thursday was the official launch party for the UK’s newest airline, Global Airlines. You may .....

31 Jul 202331 July 2023 by Rhys Jones • 209 comments

Marriott and Hertz have had a partnership for many years, although neither makes a big deal of it. You can see details on the Marriott website here. Hertz has now launched a short term status match to .....

Marriott and Hertz have had a partnership for many years, although neither makes a big deal of it. You can see .....

31 Jul 202331 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

During the pandemic, as a way of providing inspiration for readers who were stuck at home, we ran a 64-part series called ‘My Favourite Hotel’. We decided to break our usual rule about not .....

During the pandemic, as a way of providing inspiration for readers who were stuck at home, we ran a 64-part .....

31 Jul 202331 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. This newsletter is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

31 Jul 202331 July 2023 by Rob Burgess