If you need a sign that things are slowly getting back to normal at British Airways, here is one: the airline is happy to send out press releases promoting service improvements that you never knew you .....

If you need a sign that things are slowly getting back to normal at British Airways, here is one: the airline .....

24 Aug 202124 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

We now have confirmation that HSBC has launched a 25% bonus on conversions of HSBC Premier credit card points to Avios. We covered this story over the weekend after readers reported seeing a .....

We now have confirmation that HSBC has launched a 25% bonus on conversions of HSBC Premier credit card points .....

24 Aug 202124 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

This is our review of Point A Hotels and the ‘A-List’ loyalty programme. Head for Points tends to focus on the main global hotel brands  – Hilton, Marriott etc – and their .....

This is our review of Point A Hotels and the ‘A-List’ loyalty programme. Head for Points tends to .....

24 Aug 202124 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

American Express has launched a new spend bonus for British Airways American Express Premium Plus and free British Airways American Express cardholders. It is surprisingly generous, possibly more .....

American Express has launched a new spend bonus for British Airways American Express Premium Plus and free .....

23 Aug 202123 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 182 comments

This is your complete guide to redeeming Virgin Points from Virgin Flying Club on Air France and KLM. The partnership between Virgin Atlantic, Air France and KLM launched in February 2020.  This was, .....

This is your complete guide to redeeming Virgin Points from Virgin Flying Club on Air France and KLM. The .....

23 Aug 202123 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

Amex has quietly launched a new spend bonus for some people with American Express Business Platinum. There are no reports so far of it appearing on Business Gold but we don’t know for definite .....

Amex has quietly launched a new spend bonus for some people with American Express Business Platinum. There are .....

23 Aug 202123 August 2021 by Rob Burgess

A couple of weeks ago we covered BA’s decision to run, for cargo purposes, Boeing 787 long-haul aircraft on European routes. The story was picked up elsewhere including by The Independent. The .....

A couple of weeks ago we covered BA’s decision to run, for cargo purposes, Boeing 787 long-haul aircraft .....

23 Aug 202123 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

This article is our attempt to decide what World of Hyatt points are worth. Valuing miles and points is a thankless job. We have always published articles on what Avios points are worth, but that .....

This article is our attempt to decide what World of Hyatt points are worth. Valuing miles and points is a .....

23 Aug 202123 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Having status is good, but maximising the amount of time you will have that status is even better. This isn’t as simple as it seems with British Airways because your membership year is fixed on .....

Having status is good, but maximising the amount of time you will have that status is even better. This .....

22 Aug 202122 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

Aspire is continuing its programme of airport lounge reopenings. Following the relaunch of Newcastle on Monday, which will also be used by British Airways passengers now that the BA lounge has .....

Aspire is continuing its programme of airport lounge reopenings. Following the relaunch of Newcastle on .....

22 Aug 202122 August 2021 by Rob Burgess

Back in December, we told you that Radisson Blu was opening a luxury resort in Santorini this year. The good news is that the property – Radisson Blu Zaffron Resort – has just opened. It .....

Back in December, we told you that Radisson Blu was opening a luxury resort in Santorini this year. The good .....

22 Aug 202122 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 24 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 .....

22 Aug 202122 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

We are currently running our final August giveaway with Virgin Red. You have the chance to win over a quarter of a million Virgin Points! Read on to find out how you can win big. It will run until .....

We are currently running our final August giveaway with Virgin Red. You have the chance to win over a quarter .....

22 Aug 202122 August 2021 by Rhys Jones • 4 comments

If you are opted in to British Airways Executive Club marketing emails, you will have received a very interesting offer in your inbox yesterday. If you book a BA flight for cash by midnight on Monday, .....

If you are opted in to British Airways Executive Club marketing emails, you will have received a very .....

21 Aug 202121 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 488 comments