It has been a number of years now since the major hotel chains started allowing you to enter your room by using your mobile phone, rather than a key card. Despite this, I had never done it. Last week .....

It has been a number of years now since the major hotel chains started allowing you to enter your room by .....

3 May 20223 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 104 comments

Over the Bank Holiday weekend we have been spending some time looking again at the Barclays Premier and Barclays Avios Rewards partnership, so you can see if it is worth signing up. This is the last .....

Over the Bank Holiday weekend we have been spending some time looking again at the Barclays Premier and .....

3 May 20223 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Qantas has announced its ‘Project Sunrise’ non-stop flights from Sydney and Melbourne to Europe with a confirmed order for 12 Airbus A350s. (This article was previously written .....

Qantas has announced its ‘Project Sunrise’ non-stop flights from Sydney and Melbourne to Europe .....

2 May 20222 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments

For the next few hours, Marriott Bonvoy is still offering an increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Credit Card. Until some point on Tuesday 3rd May 2022, the sign-up bonus is .....

For the next few hours, Marriott Bonvoy is still offering an increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy .....

2 May 20222 May 2022 by Rob Burgess

News in brief: Get 4,375 Avios with Sainsbury’s Bank pet insurance Some users of the Nectar app are getting a targetted offer of 7,000 Nectar points for taking out pet insurance. 7,000 Nectar .....

News in brief: Get 4,375 Avios with Sainsbury’s Bank pet insurance Some users of the Nectar app are .....

2 May 20222 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

I am spending some time over the Bank Holiday weekend looking again at the new Barclays Premier and Barclays Avios Rewards partnership, so you can see if it is worth signing up. Our main introductory .....

I am spending some time over the Bank Holiday weekend looking again at the new Barclays Premier and Barclays .....

2 May 20222 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

IHG One Rewards, the loyalty scheme for Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc, allows you to redeem your points for various independent luxury hotels which are part of the ‘Mr & Mrs Smith’ .....

IHG One Rewards, the loyalty scheme for Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc, allows you to redeem your points for .....

1 May 20221 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

One of the long promised improvements to Marriott Bonvoy – although admittedly one of limited use to UK members – is the ability to top up ‘fixed value’ free night vouchers. In .....

One of the long promised improvements to Marriott Bonvoy – although admittedly one of limited use to UK .....

1 May 20221 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

The launch of the Barclays Avios Rewards programme last year was a substantial boost for the solo traveller. I am spending some time over the Bank Holiday weekend looking again at the new Barclays .....

The launch of the Barclays Avios Rewards programme last year was a substantial boost for the solo traveller. I .....

1 May 20221 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Here is a full list of the articles we published in April 2022.  Click through to read them in full: InterContinental O2 scraps its £30 pool fee following our coverage Get 43,000 Avios and an .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in April 2022.  Click through to read them in full: .....

30 Apr 202230 April 2022 by HfP team

Earlier this week we told you how InterContinental London The O2 was intending to make customers ‘splash the cash’ by adding a huge fee to use its swimming pool. As I said at the time, I .....

Earlier this week we told you how InterContinental London The O2 was intending to make customers ‘splash .....

30 Apr 202230 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

I want to spend some time over the Bank Holiday weekend looking again at the new Barclays Premier and Barclays Avios Rewards partnership, so you can see if it is worth signing up. Barclays Avios .....

I want to spend some time over the Bank Holiday weekend looking again at the new Barclays Premier and Barclays .....

30 Apr 202230 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

Most people are aware that – if you need airport parking whilst you are on holiday – it is often cheaper to book a nearby hotel which offers a ‘free parking’ package and stay .....

Most people are aware that – if you need airport parking whilst you are on holiday – it is often .....

30 Apr 202230 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 17 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 .....

30 Apr 202230 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments