This is our review of Canopy London City, a new hotel by Hilton. It is the first hotel to open in the UK under the ‘Canopy’ brand, which Hilton describes thus: “Located in the most .....

This is our review of Canopy London City, a new hotel by Hilton. It is the first hotel to open in the UK under .....

24 Dec 202124 December 2021 by Rhys Jones • 53 comments

News in brief: Win a stay at the Shangri-La Hotel in The Shard, London The Hong Kong Tourism Board in the UK is running a competition with the Shangri-La Hotel in The Shard. Whilst Hong Kong travel .....

News in brief: Win a stay at the Shangri-La Hotel in The Shard, London The Hong Kong Tourism Board in the UK .....

24 Dec 202124 December 2021 by Rob Burgess

We ran two articles yesterday on BA Holidays – this one looks at some of their sale deals and this one looks at the extension of the ‘double tier points’ offer to October 2022. What .....

We ran two articles yesterday on BA Holidays – this one looks at some of their sale deals and this one .....

24 Dec 202124 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

‘Points Advance’ is a unique feature of the Marriott Bonvoy programme which lets you book a reward night if you don’t have the points. It is as straightforward as it sounds: I have .....

‘Points Advance’ is a unique feature of the Marriott Bonvoy programme which lets you book a reward .....

24 Dec 202124 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

British Airways has launched its January sale, a few days earlier than usual. We will admit that it isn’t the most exciting sale ever. Whilst you can normally get some good deals in the BA .....

British Airways has launched its January sale, a few days earlier than usual. We will admit that it .....

23 Dec 202123 December 2021 by Rhys Jones • 28 comments

If you are looking to earn some British Airways Executive Club tier points to take advantage of the reduced tier point thresholds for 2022 – see our article here – BA Holidays can help. BA .....

If you are looking to earn some British Airways Executive Club tier points to take advantage of the reduced .....

23 Dec 202123 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

Melia is running some attractive deals at its UK INNSiDE four-star hotels this Spring. Rhys recently reviewed the brand new INNSiDE Newcastle here, image below. It is as low as £59 in the sale. .....

Melia is running some attractive deals at its UK INNSiDE four-star hotels this Spring. Rhys recently reviewed .....

23 Dec 202123 December 2021 by Rob Burgess

The EU has confirmed that, from 1st February 2022, a coronavirus vaccination certificate will not be valid if it is more than nine months since the second dose and no booster has been received. The .....

The EU has confirmed that, from 1st February 2022, a coronavirus vaccination certificate will not be valid if .....

23 Dec 202123 December 2021 by Rob Burgess

The Millennium Hilton in New York is leaving the chain on 18th January 2022. This is the hotel next to the famous (and now shuttered) Century 21 discount store. I only mention this because I have fond .....

The Millennium Hilton in New York is leaving the chain on 18th January 2022. This is the hotel next to the .....

23 Dec 202123 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

If you are looking for a last minute Christmas gift, Small Luxury Hotels of the World is giving a 20% bonus on all gift card purchases made before tomorrow night (22nd). This could be interesting. You .....

If you are looking for a last minute Christmas gift, Small Luxury Hotels of the World is giving a 20% bonus on .....

22 Dec 202122 December 2021 by Rob Burgess

Is a Plaza Premium or Virgin Atlantic lounge coming to Edinburgh Airport? It seems so. An interesting job advert popped up in my LinkedIn feed this week. Plaza Premium is looking for an airport lounge .....

Is a Plaza Premium or Virgin Atlantic lounge coming to Edinburgh Airport? It seems so. An interesting job .....

22 Dec 202122 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Tomorrow, Thursday, is the last day to apply for IAG Loyalty’s generous Avios giveaway. 3,000 NHS employees will be chosen to receive 60,000 Avios each. This is worth at least £480, which is .....

Tomorrow, Thursday, is the last day to apply for IAG Loyalty’s generous Avios giveaway. 3,000 NHS .....

22 Dec 202122 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Thank you to everyone who signed up for the new HfP forums. We have had over 2,500 registrations so far which is great, and the daily readership exceeds the readership of the old chat thread. We have .....

Thank you to everyone who signed up for the new HfP forums. We have had over 2,500 registrations so far which .....

22 Dec 202122 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 94 comments

British Airways has announced another 12 months extension of elite status for some Executive Club members. The screw continues to tighten, however. The initial extension in 2020 covered all members. .....

British Airways has announced another 12 months extension of elite status for some Executive Club members. The .....

21 Dec 202121 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 142 comments