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

On Monday, Barclaycard launched a massive promotion on its two Avios-earning Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. The paid-for card comes with a bonus of 50,000 Avios (usually 25,000 Avios). The .....

On Monday, Barclaycard launched a massive promotion on its two Avios-earning Barclaycard Avios Mastercard .....

19 Apr 202319 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Best Western Hotels is running a short ‘flash ‘Spring Saver’ sale until midnight on Friday evening. This covers around 125 of their hotels in the UK. The sale price is fixed at £59, .....

Best Western Hotels is running a short ‘flash ‘Spring Saver’ sale until midnight on Friday .....

19 Apr 202319 April 2023 by Rhys Jones

Virgin Red has teamed up with Virgin Wines to offer another special wine redemption. 10,000 Virgin Points will get you a case of eight mixed, white or red wines. According to Virgin Wines, these cases .....

Virgin Red has teamed up with Virgin Wines to offer another special wine redemption. 10,000 Virgin Points will .....

19 Apr 202319 April 2023 by Rhys Jones

Radisson is opening its first hotel in the North in York. It is only the second Radisson-branded hotel in the UK, after the Radisson Heathrow hotel which we reviewed here. (How does a Radisson hotel .....

Radisson is opening its first hotel in the North in York. It is only the second Radisson-branded hotel in the .....

19 Apr 202319 April 2023 by Rhys Jones • 14 comments

Accor, the company behind Novotel, Mercure, Ibis, Raffles, Pullman, Fairmont and many other hotel brands, recently shook up its two subscription cards. The company is currently offering a 20% discount .....

Accor, the company behind Novotel, Mercure, Ibis, Raffles, Pullman, Fairmont and many other hotel brands, .....

19 Apr 202319 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Creation Financial Services and IHG are officially parting ways, which spells the end for Creation’s IHG One Rewards credit cards. Whilst the two cards have been closed to new applicants since .....

Creation Financial Services and IHG are officially parting ways, which spells the end for Creation’s IHG .....

18 Apr 202318 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 106 comments