Here is a full list of the articles we published in February 2025.  Click through to read them in full: British Airways Silver and Gold members can get a rare Lufthansa status match Fly Ethiopian .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in February 2025.  Click through to read them in full: .....

28 Feb 202528 February 2025 by HfP team

If you are an elite member of British Airways Executive Club, I hope you’re feeling the love. Not from BA, of course, but from Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (see here), Flying Blue (see here), .....

If you are an elite member of British Airways Executive Club, I hope you’re feeling the love. Not from .....

28 Feb 202528 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

For a couple of years, Ethiopian Airlines has run an interesting route from Manchester to Geneva. This is a ‘fifth freedom’ service tagged onto an Addis Ababa to Geneva flight. You will .....

For a couple of years, Ethiopian Airlines has run an interesting route from Manchester to Geneva. This is a .....

28 Feb 202528 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

News in brief: Gulf Air launches flights from London Gatwick Gulf Air has announced a new route from London Gatwick to Bahrain. There will be three flights per week (Wednesday, Friday and Sunday) .....

News in brief: Gulf Air launches flights from London Gatwick Gulf Air has announced a new route from London .....

28 Feb 202528 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

American Express has brought back the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a payment card. It is the culmination of five years of hugely generous offers on its small business cards. Before .....

American Express has brought back the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a payment card. It is the .....

27 Feb 202527 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

A new airline is now bookable using Avios points – Airlink. Based in Johannesburg, Airlink is the second largest airline in Africa in terms of annual flights. Many readers will remember that the .....

A new airline is now bookable using Avios points – Airlink. Based in Johannesburg, Airlink is the second .....

27 Feb 202527 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

World of Hyatt has launched a new ‘buy points’ bonus. You will get a 25% discount when you buy 5,000+ points via this link. The offer ends on 14th April. To save you doing the .....

World of Hyatt has launched a new ‘buy points’ bonus. You will get a 25% discount when you buy .....

27 Feb 202527 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Lifetime status is a popular perk among the hotel chains. In general, lifetime status usually requires such a high threshold that you would wonder why such a person would ever want to set foot in .....

Lifetime status is a popular perk among the hotel chains. In general, lifetime status usually requires such a .....

26 Feb 202526 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Wizz Air is one of the airlines that has invested in the new Airbus A321XLR aircraft – the aircraft which offers exceptional range (up to 11 hours flying time) from a standard single aisle .....

Wizz Air is one of the airlines that has invested in the new Airbus A321XLR aircraft – the aircraft .....

26 Feb 202526 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

easyJet is the latest airline to make a move for elite members of British Airways Executive Club. (And there’s more to come – look out for some status match news very soon!) If you have .....

easyJet is the latest airline to make a move for elite members of British Airways Executive Club. (And .....

25 Feb 202525 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 108 comments

Lufthansa’s Miles & More programme effectively signalled the end of changeable and refundable redemption flights today – at least on its own aircraft – as it announced a move to .....

Lufthansa’s Miles & More programme effectively signalled the end of changeable and refundable .....

25 Feb 202525 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 100 comments

What is the cheapest way of buying Avios points? It is likely that, at some point, you will need to buy Avios in order to make a redemption booking.  It is rarely great value but if you are just .....

What is the cheapest way of buying Avios points? It is likely that, at some point, you will need to buy Avios .....

25 Feb 202525 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Two interesting bits of media were published over the weekend which are well worth a few minutes of your time – even if it means leaving HfP to do so! First up is a (written) piece from CNN. .....

Two interesting bits of media were published over the weekend which are well worth a few minutes of your time .....

25 Feb 202525 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

The biggest problem with Virgin Red, the central portal for earning and spending Virgin Points, is that very few Virgin Group businesses are fully integrated apart from Virgin Atlantic. This is a .....

The biggest problem with Virgin Red, the central portal for earning and spending Virgin Points, is that very .....

25 Feb 202525 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments