This is our review of the new Hampton by Hilton London City hotel in Aldgate East / Whitechapel. Over the past few years we’ve seen a number of new hotels pop up just East of the City of London, .....

This is our review of the new Hampton by Hilton London City hotel in Aldgate East / Whitechapel. Over the past .....

26 May 202326 May 2023 by Rhys Jones • 40 comments

News in brief: British Airways launches a new Gatwick to Accra route For reasons not obviously apparent, British Airways is launching a new route from London Gatwick to Accra in Ghana. Accra is .....

News in brief: British Airways launches a new Gatwick to Accra route For reasons not obviously apparent, .....

26 May 202326 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Marriott Bonvoy is currently running an increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express credit card. Since we first covered this deal, we’ve also seen bonuses launched on the two .....

Marriott Bonvoy is currently running an increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express credit .....

26 May 202326 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Feeling lucky? An interesting event has just popped up on the Hilton Honors experiences website. The next ‘Secret Socials’ evening is here, on 13th June. Is it worth a 35,000 points punt? .....

Feeling lucky? An interesting event has just popped up on the Hilton Honors experiences website. The next .....

25 May 202325 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

This is my review of the Aspire lounge at Edinburgh Airport.  This is the original Aspire lounge by Gate 4, next to the British Airways lounge.  Our 2021 review of the new Aspire lounge, by .....

This is my review of the Aspire lounge at Edinburgh Airport.  This is the original Aspire lounge by Gate .....

25 May 202325 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Whilst British Airways and Iberia have, over the years, harmonised their partners, there are still some oddities. NH Hotels, for example, is the only major chain which works with Iberia Plus but not .....

Whilst British Airways and Iberia have, over the years, harmonised their partners, there are still some .....

25 May 202325 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Royal Air Maroc is to bring back its seasonal route from London Gatwick to Rabat for Autumn 2023. Flights start at the end of October with the switch to the winter airline timetables. There will be .....

Royal Air Maroc is to bring back its seasonal route from London Gatwick to Rabat for Autumn 2023. Flights .....

25 May 202325 May 2023 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of IHG’s Kimpton Aysla Mallorca hotel, which opened last year. Having experienced a few luxury Mallorca hotels in recent years (those we reviewed include St Regis Mardavall .....

This is our review of IHG’s Kimpton Aysla Mallorca hotel, which opened last year. Having experienced a .....

24 May 202324 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 94 comments

The majority of you reading this won’t know that, in its early days, Head for Points was heavily dominated by Tesco Clubcard special offers. For many years, Tesco loved giving out bonus points .....

The majority of you reading this won’t know that, in its early days, Head for Points was heavily .....

24 May 202324 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 128 comments

British Airways recently launched ‘Avios only’ flights, copying a successful Qantas initiative. Selected flights in the schedule are withdrawn for cash sale with every single seat opened .....

British Airways recently launched ‘Avios only’ flights, copying a successful Qantas initiative. .....

23 May 202323 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

IHG One Rewards has announced a new global promotion following a fallow few weeks. You need to register here. A bit of thinking is involved because you need to choose between TWO different options. .....

IHG One Rewards has announced a new global promotion following a fallow few weeks. You need to register here. .....

23 May 202323 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

China Eastern Airlines is bringing back flights to Shanghai from London Gatwick, a route which was cancelled at the start of the pandemic. The service will start on 26th June using an Airbus A330-200. .....

China Eastern Airlines is bringing back flights to Shanghai from London Gatwick, a route which was cancelled .....

23 May 202323 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

You can pick up some free points in Accor Live Limitless, the loyalty programme for Sofitel, Novotel, Ibis, Mercure, Fairmont, Raffles, M Gallery and other brands, by signing up to their .....

You can pick up some free points in Accor Live Limitless, the loyalty programme for Sofitel, Novotel, Ibis, .....

23 May 202323 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Five weeks ago, American Express brought back its biggest ever sign-up bonus for The Platinum Card. With time running out to apply, I wanted to run through the deal again today. The standard bonus of .....

Five weeks ago, American Express brought back its biggest ever sign-up bonus for The Platinum Card. With time .....

23 May 202323 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments