Best Western is the most recent major hotel chain to become a British Airways partner.  Whilst you have been able to earn Avios for the past few years, many people still seen unaware of the .....

Best Western is the most recent major hotel chain to become a British Airways partner.  Whilst you have .....

15 Mar 202315 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Accor Hotels, which owns Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman / Raffles / Swissotel / Fairmont etc, has brought back its generous promotion to earn 6,000 bonus Accor points. You .....

Accor Hotels, which owns Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman / Raffles / Swissotel / .....

15 Mar 202315 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

It seems that it was September 2021 when we last explained how to add an icon to your comments on HfP.  Apologies to anyone who has spent the last 18 months wondering how to do it …. You .....

It seems that it was September 2021 when we last explained how to add an icon to your comments on HfP.  .....

15 Mar 202315 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

The British Airways lounge at Amsterdam Schiphol was closed during the pandemic. (Given the number of flights from Amsterdam each day, it does make you wonder if British Airways intends to close all .....

The British Airways lounge at Amsterdam Schiphol was closed during the pandemic. (Given the number of flights .....

14 Mar 202314 March 2023 by Rob Burgess

An interview with Aer Lingus CEO Lynne Embleton in the Irish Independent last week (paywalled) shows support for a ramping up of direct long haul flights from Manchester. Aer Lingus currently flies .....

An interview with Aer Lingus CEO Lynne Embleton in the Irish Independent last week (paywalled) shows support .....

14 Mar 202314 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

This is our review of the Conrad Riviera Maya, a new resort just north of Tulum. It is the third and final review from my trip to Mexico. You can read my review of the W Mexico City hotel here and my .....

This is our review of the Conrad Riviera Maya, a new resort just north of Tulum. It is the third and final .....

14 Mar 202314 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 42 comments

American Express is currently running the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a business payment card. For the last two years, American Express has been setting new records for the biggest .....

American Express is currently running the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a business payment .....

14 Mar 202314 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Accor Live Limitless is offering you a bonus of 500 Accor points, worth €10, on your next stay if you link your ALL account to an Air France KLM Flying Blue account. For most HfP readers, the Flying .....

Accor Live Limitless is offering you a bonus of 500 Accor points, worth €10, on your next stay if you link .....

14 Mar 202314 March 2023 by Rob Burgess

Today we are launching an exclusive Head for Points competition in association with Marriott Bonvoy and its ‘Marriott Bonvoy Moments’ programme of ‘experiences’ redemptions. .....

Today we are launching an exclusive Head for Points competition in association with Marriott Bonvoy and its .....

13 Mar 202313 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

Heated seats are nothing new as anyone who has driven a luxury car can attest. Even the Smart Car offers heated seats as an option. In fact, heated seats have been a thing in the automobile world .....

Heated seats are nothing new as anyone who has driven a luxury car can attest. Even the Smart Car offers .....

13 Mar 202313 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 43 comments

Not many Avios collectors know that you can now double-up when you stay at any Accor hotel. As well as earning Accor Live Limitless points as usual from your Novotel, Mercure, Raffles, Fairmont, .....

Not many Avios collectors know that you can now double-up when you stay at any Accor hotel. As well as earning .....

13 Mar 202313 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. You are receiving this as a previous subscriber to Malcolm .....

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

13 Mar 202313 March 2023 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of Papaya Playa Project, a Design Hotel in Tulum, Mexico. After a couple of nights in Mexico City – here is my review of the W Mexico City hotel – it was time to hit the .....

This is our review of Papaya Playa Project, a Design Hotel in Tulum, Mexico. After a couple of nights in .....

12 Mar 202312 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 31 comments

If you have the Marriott Bonvoy American Express credit card (Marriott Bonvoy American Express review here), you should see a new offer available via the Amex app or website. If you spend £100 at .....

If you have the Marriott Bonvoy American Express credit card (Marriott Bonvoy American Express review here), .....

12 Mar 202312 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment