Brexit meant the end of the European Health Insurance Card for UK citizens. It was replaced by a new Global Health Insurance Card or GHIC. The good news is that existing EHIC cards will continue to .....

Brexit meant the end of the European Health Insurance Card for UK citizens. It was replaced by a new Global .....

1 Aug 20231 August 2023 by Rhys Jones • 88 comments

Here is a full list of the articles we published in July 2023.  Click through to read them in full: Norwegian acquires fellow Norwegian airline Widerøe What’s going on at Global Airlines, the .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in July 2023.  Click through to read them in full: .....

31 Jul 202331 July 2023 by HfP team

Last Thursday was the official launch party for the UK’s newest airline, Global Airlines. You may already have heard of them: they caused a splash a few weeks ago when they announced they had .....

Last Thursday was the official launch party for the UK’s newest airline, Global Airlines. You may .....

31 Jul 202331 July 2023 by Rhys Jones • 209 comments

Marriott and Hertz have had a partnership for many years, although neither makes a big deal of it. You can see details on the Marriott website here. Hertz has now launched a short term status match to .....

Marriott and Hertz have had a partnership for many years, although neither makes a big deal of it. You can see .....

31 Jul 202331 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

During the pandemic, as a way of providing inspiration for readers who were stuck at home, we ran a 64-part series called ‘My Favourite Hotel’. We decided to break our usual rule about not .....

During the pandemic, as a way of providing inspiration for readers who were stuck at home, we ran a 64-part .....

31 Jul 202331 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. This newsletter is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business .....

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

31 Jul 202331 July 2023 by Rob Burgess

This is my review of the Domes of Corfu resort, which is part of Marriott Bonvoy’s Autograph Collection. It is my second Domes Resorts review in two weeks, following my review of Domes Aulus .....

This is my review of the Domes of Corfu resort, which is part of Marriott Bonvoy’s Autograph Collection. .....

30 Jul 202330 July 2023 by Sinead Archer • 69 comments

We recently published, exclusively, the 2024 Avios peak and off-peak calendar for British Airways flights. Reader Andrew did an analysis of the trends for his own blog which you can read here. Here .....

We recently published, exclusively, the 2024 Avios peak and off-peak calendar for British Airways flights. .....

30 Jul 202330 July 2023 by Rob Burgess

American Express has launched a new offer with the Relais & Chateaux hotel group. You will receive £200 cashback on a spend of £1,000+ by 20th October. A lot of top independent hotels in the UK .....

American Express has launched a new offer with the Relais & Chateaux hotel group. You will receive £200 .....

30 Jul 202330 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Run a limited company or LLP? Capital on Tap has brought back its generous offer to earn up to 30,000 bonus points as a new credit cardholder. The offer is running until 13th August 2023 so you have .....

Run a limited company or LLP? Capital on Tap has brought back its generous offer to earn up to 30,000 bonus .....

30 Jul 202330 July 2023 by Sinead Archer

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, issued its first half financial results yesterday. Tucked away in the notes is a lengthy statement explaining that Avios Group is .....

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, issued its first half financial results .....

29 Jul 202329 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 106 comments

News in brief: Catch Rhys on the Simple Flying podcast Yesterday Rhys recorded an edition of the Simple Flying podcast to discuss his trip to Abu Dhabi on the inaugural A380. You can listen to it here .....

News in brief: Catch Rhys on the Simple Flying podcast Yesterday Rhys recorded an edition of the Simple Flying .....

29 Jul 202329 July 2023 by Rhys Jones

Anyone following British Airways closely might be left wondering how they hope to return to pre-pandemic capacity with fewer aircraft than they had in 2019. British Airways still remains 23 aircraft .....

Anyone following British Airways closely might be left wondering how they hope to return to pre-pandemic .....

29 Jul 202329 July 2023 by Rhys Jones • 41 comments

How many Virgin Points do you need to fly to a particular city? This article is Part 2 of our new ‘Virgin Redemption University’ series to run alongside our existing ‘Avios .....

How many Virgin Points do you need to fly to a particular city? This article is Part 2 of our new .....

29 Jul 202329 July 2023 by Rhys Jones • 26 comments