Liverpool is currently riding a bit of a wave in terms of new hotel openings. Accor’s Pullman hotel (website here) arguably started it back in 2016 as a high-end new build. During the pandemic, .....

Liverpool is currently riding a bit of a wave in terms of new hotel openings. Accor’s Pullman hotel .....

23 Apr 202323 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

On Monday, Barclays launched an exceptional sign-up offer on the two new Avios-earning Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. The Avios Plus Mastercard now offers a sign-up bonus of 50,000 Avios .....

On Monday, Barclays launched an exceptional sign-up offer on the two new Avios-earning Barclaycard Avios .....

22 Apr 202322 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

This is our review of the W Hotel in Rome. It is one of the newest W Hotels to open and part of the big brand expansion in Europe. Other recent Ws to open include W Algarve which has had good reader .....

This is our review of the W Hotel in Rome. It is one of the newest W Hotels to open and part of the big brand .....

22 Apr 202322 April 2023 by Rhys Jones • 18 comments

What is a hotel mattress run, and how do you do one? I thought I would take a look at the concept of ‘mattress runs’ today.  A ‘mattress run’ involves booking a .....

What is a hotel mattress run, and how do you do one? I thought I would take a look at the concept of .....

22 Apr 202322 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 53 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 .....

22 Apr 202322 April 2023 by Rhys Jones

Loganair is growing its Heathrow presence, with two new routes to add to the existing Isle of Man service. There is a big push on City of Derry, with three flights per day Monday to Friday and two per .....

Loganair is growing its Heathrow presence, with two new routes to add to the existing Isle of Man service. .....

21 Apr 202321 April 2023 by Rob Burgess

18 months ago, we wrote about an annoying new habit turning up at high-end London hotels – an ‘optional’ 5% service charge. With London’s top hotels now selling for over .....

18 months ago, we wrote about an annoying new habit turning up at high-end London hotels – an .....

21 Apr 202321 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 143 comments

Eurostar has launched a discount promotion for Earth Day. You can save 10% on bookings in Standard and Standard Premier using code EARTH2023. The small print is minimal: This is a genuine saving. I .....

Eurostar has launched a discount promotion for Earth Day. You can save 10% on bookings in Standard and .....

21 Apr 202321 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has released a new batch of tickets for its box at The O2 arena in London. If you’ve never been, this is a great way to see a concert – or at least it is about as good as .....

Marriott Bonvoy has released a new batch of tickets for its box at The O2 arena in London. If you’ve .....

21 Apr 202321 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

British Airways has begun to email customers with outstanding eVouchers from the pandemic to tell them that they have been extended by a further 12 months. Vouchers had originally been due to expire .....

British Airways has begun to email customers with outstanding eVouchers from the pandemic to tell them that .....

20 Apr 202320 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments

Hilton Honors has just launched its new Spring and Summer promotion, Resort To More Points, which is now open for registration – click here. To give Hilton credit, it is very .....

Hilton Honors has just launched its new Spring and Summer promotion, Resort To More Points, which is now .....

20 Apr 202320 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Long time readers of HfP will know that when you are flying from Heathrow Terminal 3 you are spoilt for choice when it comes to airline lounges. The excellent Qantas lounge (review here) has now been .....

Long time readers of HfP will know that when you are flying from Heathrow Terminal 3 you are spoilt for choice .....

20 Apr 202320 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 92 comments

As we covered a few weeks ago, there are changes afoot for users of Bristol Airport. We had heard that the Aspire lounge (reviewed here) was withdrawing from Priority Pass when it reopened following a .....

As we covered a few weeks ago, there are changes afoot for users of Bristol Airport. We had heard that the .....

20 Apr 202320 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

eBay is running another special promotion today with bonus Nectar points (=Avios) up for grabs. Whilst this offer is less generous than others we’ve seen (the most recent was 30 Nectar points .....

eBay is running another special promotion today with bonus Nectar points (=Avios) up for grabs. Whilst this .....

19 Apr 202319 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments