A recent email from a reader reminded me that you may not be familiar with how American Express treats refunds when you have a spend target to hit. The answer is simple:  all American Express .....

A recent email from a reader reminded me that you may not be familiar with how American Express treats refunds .....

6 Jan 20236 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

BA Holidays is offering additional sale discounts if you book your 2023 break by 10th January. The savings are: What is great is that this deal stacks with various other offers: Double tier .....

BA Holidays is offering additional sale discounts if you book your 2023 break by 10th January. The savings .....

6 Jan 20236 January 2023 by Rob Burgess

In the first few days of every month, we publish a long article listing all of the current hotel promotions and suggesting which ones are worth looking at. This month, we haven’t. The reason is .....

In the first few days of every month, we publish a long article listing all of the current hotel promotions .....

6 Jan 20236 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

On top of your usual elite status tiers, Marriott Bonvoy offers two additional benefits for people who hit 50 and 75 elite nights in a calendar year. You should be able to select your preferred .....

On top of your usual elite status tiers, Marriott Bonvoy offers two additional benefits for people who hit 50 .....

6 Jan 20236 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Since October, an increasing number of HfP readers have reported that they are being blocked from referring people under the American Express ‘refer a friend’ programme. Take a look at our .....

Since October, an increasing number of HfP readers have reported that they are being blocked from referring .....

5 Jan 20235 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 122 comments

There is a lot more – a heck of a lot more – to the Avios frequent flyer scheme than most people think. If you are a new reader to HfP, this article runs through five interesting Avios .....

There is a lot more – a heck of a lot more – to the Avios frequent flyer scheme than most people .....

5 Jan 20235 January 2023 by Rob Burgess

British Airways has announced the launch of five new short-haul services from London Gatwick. As usual when a new route is announced, flights are wide open for Avios. You will find eight economy and .....

British Airways has announced the launch of five new short-haul services from London Gatwick. As usual when a .....

4 Jan 20234 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Emirates has released the final batch of Arsenal football tickets for 2022/23 for Emirates Skywards members who have miles to redeem.  You can also use American Express Membership Rewards points .....

Emirates has released the final batch of Arsenal football tickets for 2022/23 for Emirates Skywards members .....

4 Jan 20234 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

It’s a new year and we are kicking it off with a new exclusive HfP offer from Capital on Tap. If you are a business owner, you can take advantage of Capital on Tap’s latest offer to earn .....

It’s a new year and we are kicking it off with a new exclusive HfP offer from Capital on Tap. If you are .....

4 Jan 20234 January 2023 by Sinead Archer • 27 comments

There has been a lot of discussion about the ‘status cliff’ at the end of 2022, with literally millions of frequent travellers due to lose their airline or hotel status due to reduced 2022 .....

There has been a lot of discussion about the ‘status cliff’ at the end of 2022, with literally .....

4 Jan 20234 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

Reward Gateway is an employee rewards platform used by many large companies to offer special deals and discounts to their staff. Over 6.5 million employees globally have access to Reward Gateway. As .....

Reward Gateway is an employee rewards platform used by many large companies to offer special deals and .....

4 Jan 20234 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

There are complex rules around American Express sign-up bonuses.  Getting some cards blocks you from getting a bonus on some other cards, but not all cards block you from all other cards! There .....

There are complex rules around American Express sign-up bonuses.  Getting some cards blocks you from .....

3 Jan 20233 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

Long-term readers will remember how the InterContinental London O2 hotel tried to bring in a £30 per person fee (£15 for children) to use its swimming pool in April 2022. A reader tipped us off, we .....

Long-term readers will remember how the InterContinental London O2 hotel tried to bring in a £30 per person .....

3 Jan 20233 January 2023 by Rob Burgess

A year after pulling out of its original high rise Bucharest property (now rebranded as Grand Hotel Bucharest), the InterContinental brand is back in Romania. The InterContinental Athenee Palace .....

A year after pulling out of its original high rise Bucharest property (now rebranded as Grand Hotel .....

3 Jan 20233 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 110 comments