Marriott Bonvoy has brought back an increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Credit Card. Until 3rd May 2022, the sign-up bonus is doubled from 20,000 Marriott Bonvoy points to .....

Marriott Bonvoy has brought back an increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Credit .....

7 Mar 20227 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

An overwater bungalow at a luxury Maldives resort is, for many people, the dream getaway. (Not mine, to be honest – five days at One & Only Reethi Rah 15 years ago was enough for me – .....

An overwater bungalow at a luxury Maldives resort is, for many people, the dream getaway. (Not mine, to be .....

7 Mar 20227 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

Most people think that the British Airways Executive Club tiers are Blue, Bronze, Silver and Gold.  There is also Gold Guest List – see here for how you get that – but it is a subset of .....

Most people think that the British Airways Executive Club tiers are Blue, Bronze, Silver and Gold.  There is .....

7 Mar 20227 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

A few weeks ago we published a review of Singapore Airlines’ Premium Economy – you can see that article here. Whilst this may not be relevant for everyone, we do know that there are many .....

A few weeks ago we published a review of Singapore Airlines’ Premium Economy – you can see that .....

6 Mar 20226 March 2022 by Sinead Archer • 35 comments

There is a lot to be said for spending your Avios on Iberia, and flying long-haul via Madrid. As this introductory HfP article to spending Avios on Iberia explains, your taxes in Business Class will .....

There is a lot to be said for spending your Avios on Iberia, and flying long-haul via Madrid. As this .....

6 Mar 20226 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

British Airways and The Economist have brought back their special offer for taking out a subscription. This is the first offer we’ve seen for some time. As you can see at this link, you can earn .....

British Airways and The Economist have brought back their special offer for taking out a subscription. This is .....

6 Mar 20226 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 38 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 .....

6 Mar 20226 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

This is a two-part guest post by Oliver Ranson, who runs the fascinating Airline Revenue Economics blog on Substack (free to subscribe, click ‘Let me read it first’ to skip the sign-up .....

This is a two-part guest post by Oliver Ranson, who runs the fascinating Airline Revenue Economics blog on .....

5 Mar 20225 March 2022 by HfP team • 76 comments

Given the underlying demand for First Class that must exist, given macroeconomic conditions, there are nine pathways to revenue generation for airlines. The first is higher fares. This one is obvious .....

Given the underlying demand for First Class that must exist, given macroeconomic conditions, there are nine .....

5 Mar 20225 March 2022 by HfP team • 82 comments

Avis has launched a decent bonus offer if you are planning to rent a car before the end of June. There is only one snag – the offer is from Aer Lingus and not British Airways. This means that: .....

Avis has launched a decent bonus offer if you are planning to rent a car before the end of June. There is only .....

5 Mar 20225 March 2022 by Rob Burgess

News in brief: The latest Luxury Travel Diary auctions Luxury Travel Diary has been in touch to let us know that they’ve a number of auctions coming up that may interest readers. For the .....

News in brief: The latest Luxury Travel Diary auctions Luxury Travel Diary has been in touch to let us know .....

5 Mar 20225 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that you don’t miss out on any short-notice deals or offers, we also offer this weekly summary .....

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that .....

5 Mar 20225 March 2022 by Rhys Jones

On Monday we ran three articles on the brand new, and very exciting, Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. Things didn’t go well. As you will know if you tried to apply: Barclaycard has .....

On Monday we ran three articles on the brand new, and very exciting, Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit .....

4 Mar 20224 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 299 comments

In another sign of something like normality returning to the British Airways network, the airline is moving six long-haul routes from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Terminal 3. This isn’t new, of .....

In another sign of something like normality returning to the British Airways network, the airline is moving .....

4 Mar 20224 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments