In exciting news, rail company LNER is giving away 60,000 Greggs sausage and vegan sausage rolls. Luckily, not all to the same person. If you have the LNER app and are signed up to the LNER Perks .....

In exciting news, rail company LNER is giving away 60,000 Greggs sausage and vegan sausage rolls. Luckily, not .....

4 Jul 20234 July 2023 by Rob Burgess

If rosé wine is your tipple of choice during the warmer months, Virgin Red has launched a special redemption offer in partnership with Virgin Wines. There are two options: A 12-bottle case for 15,000 .....

If rosé wine is your tipple of choice during the warmer months, Virgin Red has launched a special redemption .....

4 Jul 20234 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Thank you to everyone who came to our Summer Party last Tuesday evening at the Renaissance St Pancras hotel. This time last week I was in full organiser mode for the HfP Summer Party. We were – .....

Thank you to everyone who came to our Summer Party last Tuesday evening at the Renaissance St Pancras hotel. .....

4 Jul 20234 July 2023 by Rhys Jones • 58 comments

I get a steady stream of emails asking about how to book Avios tickets to Australia or New Zealand.  Before the pandemic, my honest answer was ‘don’t bother – use cash’. .....

I get a steady stream of emails asking about how to book Avios tickets to Australia or New Zealand.  .....

3 Jul 20233 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 101 comments

Whilst it hasn’t informed its customers yet, First Direct has dropped all foreign exchange and ATM fees on its debit cards. The change went live on 28th June. The bank has removed: The change .....

Whilst it hasn’t informed its customers yet, First Direct has dropped all foreign exchange and ATM fees .....

3 Jul 20233 July 2023 by Rob Burgess

We published a review of easyJet Plus yesterday, looking at whether it is worth the £215 annual fee. (By the way, a reader posted a discount code – EJMC001 – that saves 15% on your first .....

We published a review of easyJet Plus yesterday, looking at whether it is worth the £215 annual fee. (By the .....

3 Jul 20233 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 96 comments

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel Offers’ page which contains .....

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in .....

3 Jul 20233 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. This newsletter is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

3 Jul 20233 July 2023 by Rob Burgess

Late last year, London City Airport submitted a planning application to the London Borough of Newham to allow for a sharp expansion in passenger numbers via longer opening hours. The airport asked .....

Late last year, London City Airport submitted a planning application to the London Borough of Newham to allow .....

2 Jul 20232 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

This is our review of easyJet Plus.  Is it worth the £215 membership fee? easyJet has a loyalty scheme, Flight Club, although it no longer appears to be accepting new members. The benefits .....

This is our review of easyJet Plus.  Is it worth the £215 membership fee? easyJet has a loyalty .....

2 Jul 20232 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

This is our review of the new Grand Hyatt La Manga Club Golf & Spa resort near Murcia in Spain. As it turns out, La Manga is a bit of an institution, with multiple readers reaching out after I .....

This is our review of the new Grand Hyatt La Manga Club Golf & Spa resort near Murcia in Spain. As it .....

2 Jul 20232 July 2023 by Rhys Jones • 12 comments

This is Part 2 of my review of the Grand Hyatt La Manga Club. If you haven’t already, I suggest you take a look at Part 1 which looks at the rooms and suites at Grand Hyatt La Manga hotel as .....

This is Part 2 of my review of the Grand Hyatt La Manga Club. If you haven’t already, I suggest you take .....

2 Jul 20232 July 2023 by Rhys Jones • 12 comments

In January 2021, Sainsbury’s became the official Avios supermarket partner. That means you can now convert your Nectar points into Avios and Avios into Nectar points. What is the conversion rate .....

In January 2021, Sainsbury’s became the official Avios supermarket partner. That means you can now .....

1 Jul 20231 July 2023 by Rob Burgess

This article will show you how to transfer your Avios points into Nectar points. In January 2021, Sainsbury’s became the official Avios supermarket partner. That means you can now convert your .....

This article will show you how to transfer your Avios points into Nectar points. In January 2021, .....

1 Jul 20231 July 2023 by Rob Burgess