There is a lot to be said for spending your Avios on Iberia, and flying long-haul via Madrid. As this introductory HfP article to spending Avios on Iberia explains, your taxes in Business Class will .....

There is a lot to be said for spending your Avios on Iberia, and flying long-haul via Madrid. As this .....

6 Mar 20226 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

British Airways and The Economist have brought back their special offer for taking out a subscription. This is the first offer we’ve seen for some time. As you can see at this link, you can earn .....

British Airways and The Economist have brought back their special offer for taking out a subscription. This is .....

6 Mar 20226 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything listed below has been covered on HfP in recent weeks, but years of experience of running .....

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything .....

6 Mar 20226 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

This is a two-part guest post by Oliver Ranson, who runs the fascinating Airline Revenue Economics blog on Substack (free to subscribe, click ‘Let me read it first’ to skip the sign-up .....

This is a two-part guest post by Oliver Ranson, who runs the fascinating Airline Revenue Economics blog on .....

5 Mar 20225 March 2022 by HfP team • 76 comments

Given the underlying demand for First Class that must exist, given macroeconomic conditions, there are nine pathways to revenue generation for airlines. The first is higher fares. This one is obvious .....

Given the underlying demand for First Class that must exist, given macroeconomic conditions, there are nine .....

5 Mar 20225 March 2022 by HfP team • 82 comments

Avis has launched a decent bonus offer if you are planning to rent a car before the end of June. There is only one snag – the offer is from Aer Lingus and not British Airways. This means that: .....

Avis has launched a decent bonus offer if you are planning to rent a car before the end of June. There is only .....

5 Mar 20225 March 2022 by Rob Burgess

News in brief: The latest Luxury Travel Diary auctions Luxury Travel Diary has been in touch to let us know that they’ve a number of auctions coming up that may interest readers. For the .....

News in brief: The latest Luxury Travel Diary auctions Luxury Travel Diary has been in touch to let us know .....

5 Mar 20225 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that you don’t miss out on any short-notice deals or offers, we also offer this weekly summary .....

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that .....

5 Mar 20225 March 2022 by Rhys Jones

On Monday we ran three articles on the brand new, and very exciting, Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. Things didn’t go well. As you will know if you tried to apply: Barclaycard has .....

On Monday we ran three articles on the brand new, and very exciting, Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit .....

4 Mar 20224 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 299 comments

In another sign of something like normality returning to the British Airways network, the airline is moving six long-haul routes from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Terminal 3. This isn’t new, of .....

In another sign of something like normality returning to the British Airways network, the airline is moving .....

4 Mar 20224 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

The proposed catering strike at Heathrow, which would have meant no catering on British Airways flights on 4th March and 5th March, has been postponed. 100 HGV drivers at DO&CO, the firm used by .....

The proposed catering strike at Heathrow, which would have meant no catering on British Airways flights on 4th .....

3 Mar 20223 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

There is, it seems, no end to the limits that BA Holidays is prepared to go to in order to get you to book with them this year. On top of: …. you will now receive triple Avios when you register .....

There is, it seems, no end to the limits that BA Holidays is prepared to go to in order to get you to book .....

3 Mar 20223 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

After a pandemic-induced hiatus, Hilton has brought back its attractive discount code for UK residents who work in the public sector. If you work in the public sector then you will save 25% .....

After a pandemic-induced hiatus, Hilton has brought back its attractive discount code for UK .....

3 Mar 20223 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

This article shows you how to reach the hotels around Heathrow Airport using the local bus network, rather than paying for the expensive Hotel Hoppa shuttle bus. As I have mentioned a few times on .....

This article shows you how to reach the hotels around Heathrow Airport using the local bus network, rather .....

3 Mar 20223 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments