Iberia Plus, the Avios-based loyalty scheme for British Airways’s sister airline Iberia, has announced a massive overhaul of its Avios earning structure. The Avios you earn will no longer be .....

Iberia Plus, the Avios-based loyalty scheme for British Airways’s sister airline Iberia, has announced a .....

31 Oct 202231 October 2022 by Rob Burgess • 287 comments

On Friday, British Airways operated a full meal service in its Club World business class cabin for the first time in well over two years. Since the pandemic started, British Airways has veered from .....

On Friday, British Airways operated a full meal service in its Club World business class cabin for the first .....

31 Oct 202231 October 2022 by Rob Burgess • 86 comments

News in brief: Aer Lingus adds new routes from Belfast City Airport Whilst Aer Lingus is having to end direct flights between Belfast City and Heathrow (BA will now operate the route on a wet lease .....

News in brief: Aer Lingus adds new routes from Belfast City Airport Whilst Aer Lingus is having to end direct .....

31 Oct 202231 October 2022 by Rob Burgess

For only the second time, as far as I know, the ultra-luxurious Four Seasons hotel chain has launched a cashback offer with American Express. You need to look under the ‘Offers’ tab on the .....

For only the second time, as far as I know, the ultra-luxurious Four Seasons hotel chain has launched a .....

31 Oct 202231 October 2022 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my IHG One Rewards points from expiring?’ or ‘When do my IHG One Rewards points expire?’. This series, which we .....

I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my IHG One Rewards points from .....

31 Oct 202231 October 2022 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Welcome to your weekly round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news from the last seven days, as well as our latest reviews and features. As a reminder, you are receiving this as a .....

Welcome to your weekly round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news from the last seven .....

31 Oct 202231 October 2022 by Rob Burgess

American Express added a £200 Amex Travel credit to the benefits package on the Business Platinum card on 10th October. Importantly, you receive this credit EVERY membership year. It isn’t a .....

American Express added a £200 Amex Travel credit to the benefits package on the Business Platinum card on .....

30 Oct 202230 October 2022 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

This is our review of the citizenM London Shoreditch hotel. After opening their first hotel in Amsterdam in 2007, citizenM now has 28 hotels across Europe, the U.S. and Asia. It has opened several .....

This is our review of the citizenM London Shoreditch hotel. After opening their first hotel in Amsterdam in .....

30 Oct 202230 October 2022 by Sinead Archer • 27 comments

Back in December 2016, Head for Points caused chaos with Avis UK. Iberia Plus was offering 18,700 Avios for a 3-day Avis car rental over a specific weekend. In 2016 it was perfectly possible to get a .....

Back in December 2016, Head for Points caused chaos with Avis UK. Iberia Plus was offering 18,700 Avios for a .....

30 Oct 202230 October 2022 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

‘Low cost but super stylish’ hotel chain citizenM has been running an exclusive offer all month for HfP readers. You can trial their new subscription offering, mycitizenM+, and the .....

‘Low cost but super stylish’ hotel chain citizenM has been running an exclusive offer all month .....

30 Oct 202230 October 2022 by Sinead Archer

Flybe announced yesterday that its new routes to the Isle of Man, due to launch on Sunday, have been cancelled. The airline has pulled all Isle of Man flights from its schedule for the entire Winter .....

Flybe announced yesterday that its new routes to the Isle of Man, due to launch on Sunday, have been .....

29 Oct 202229 October 2022 by Rob Burgess

Jumeirah One is the loyalty programme for the Middle East-focussed chain of luxury Jumeirah hotels. This incudes the Burj Al Arab, above, which I reviewed here. If you have an account, it is worth .....

Jumeirah One is the loyalty programme for the Middle East-focussed chain of luxury Jumeirah hotels. This .....

29 Oct 202229 October 2022 by Rob Burgess

Virgin Atlantic has quietly curtailed one of the unwritten benefits of being a Flying Club Gold member. Historically, Virgin Atlantic has always been strict with who it gives access to the Clubhouse .....

Virgin Atlantic has quietly curtailed one of the unwritten benefits of being a Flying Club Gold member. .....

29 Oct 202229 October 2022 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

The Luxembourg based airline Luxair is to introduce direct flights between London City and Antwerp in Belgium. This will be only UK flight to the city, although airlines such as VLM have tried it in .....

The Luxembourg based airline Luxair is to introduce direct flights between London City and Antwerp in Belgium. .....

29 Oct 202229 October 2022 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments