This is my review of Mileage Maniac, the story of how Steve Belkin acquired 40 million frequent flyer miles. We don’t often do book reviews on HfP – I think this is our 3rd in almost a .....

This is my review of Mileage Maniac, the story of how Steve Belkin acquired 40 million frequent flyer miles. .....

14 Jul 202114 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

After interminable delays, Manchester Airport is finally opening its new Terminal 2 extension today. Don’t get too excited. There will be a grand total of three flights today, all with Jet2. TUI .....

After interminable delays, Manchester Airport is finally opening its new Terminal 2 extension today. .....

14 Jul 202114 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Time is running out if you want to take advantage of the generous Avios offer from Nutmeg, the digital wealth manager. You can earn up to 200,000 Avios by transferring an existing Stocks & Shares ISA .....

Time is running out if you want to take advantage of the generous Avios offer from Nutmeg, the digital wealth .....

14 Jul 202114 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

This is our review of the St Regis Mardavall hotel in Mallorca, Spain. It is the first review in our ‘HfP in the Balearics’ series in partnership with Marriott Bonvoy, who very kindly .....

This is our review of the St Regis Mardavall hotel in Mallorca, Spain. It is the first review in our .....

13 Jul 202113 July 2021 by Rhys Jones • 27 comments

This is Part 2 of our review of the St Regis Mardavall resort in Mallorca, Spain. Part 1 of our St Regis Mardavall hotel review can be found here. Pool, spa and gym at St Regis Mardavall As you may .....

This is Part 2 of our review of the St Regis Mardavall resort in Mallorca, Spain. Part 1 of our St Regis .....

13 Jul 202113 July 2021 by Rhys Jones • 30 comments

Whilst many HfP readers fly EL AL, it is frustratingly difficult to book with frequent flyer miles.  This is due to the lack of airline partners and the failure of its own programme, Matmid, to .....

Whilst many HfP readers fly EL AL, it is frustratingly difficult to book with frequent flyer miles.  This .....

13 Jul 202113 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

A quick reminder that, if you have a self-assessment tax bill due on 31st July - or, for small companies, your Q2 VAT bill - you can pay it via Billhop and earn miles and points. Whilst HMRC will no .....

A quick reminder that, if you have a self-assessment tax bill due on 31st July - or, for small companies, your .....

13 Jul 202113 July 2021 by Rob Burgess

If you are flying into London Stansted in the near future, you may be keen to hear that the Fast Track lane at passport control re-opens on 27th July. The cost is £7 per person. I would normally .....

If you are flying into London Stansted in the near future, you may be keen to hear that the Fast Track lane at .....

13 Jul 202113 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Hotels.com has teamed up with Tesco Bank to offer a special promotion for Tesco credit card holders. It is VERY interesting and well worth a look if you qualify. Many Tesco credit card holders have .....

Hotels.com has teamed up with Tesco Bank to offer a special promotion for Tesco credit card holders. It is .....

12 Jul 202112 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 134 comments

Two weeks ago I headed down to Spain as the guest of Marriott Bonvoy to take a look at some of their properties across the islands. It was a tough job but someone had to do it. In this introductory .....

Two weeks ago I headed down to Spain as the guest of Marriott Bonvoy to take a look at some of their .....

12 Jul 202112 July 2021 by Rhys Jones • 46 comments

This article is our attempt to decide what Accor Live Limitless points are worth. Valuing miles and hotel points is a thankless job. We have always published articles on what Avios points are worth, .....

This article is our attempt to decide what Accor Live Limitless points are worth. Valuing miles and hotel .....

12 Jul 202112 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Yesterday we ran an article showing how you can spend your £10 per month of Deliveroo credit from the American Express Gold card to generate a small profit. A reader pointed me in the direction of .....

Yesterday we ran an article showing how you can spend your £10 per month of Deliveroo credit from the .....

11 Jul 202111 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

On Friday, we published an article on why INSTANTLY transferable points are the best sort of points. Whilst it is fantastic that you can convert points such as American Express Membership Rewards .....

On Friday, we published an article on why INSTANTLY transferable points are the best sort of points. Whilst it .....

11 Jul 202111 July 2021 by Rob Burgess

Finnair has decided to capitalise on the retrenchment of SAS by launching long haul routes from Stockholm Arlanda airport. From October it will fly from Stockholm Arlanda to: Finnair is planning to .....

Finnair has decided to capitalise on the retrenchment of SAS by launching long haul routes from Stockholm .....

11 Jul 202111 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments