As travel begins to restart, we have brought back 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 .....

As travel begins to restart, we have brought back our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions .....

12 Sep 202112 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

In April 2018, Virgin Atlantic launched its two new Virgin Flying Club credit cards, issued by Virgin Money.  They have proved hugely successful with, so I understand, over 200,000 .....

In April 2018, Virgin Atlantic launched its two new Virgin Flying Club credit cards, issued by Virgin .....

12 Sep 202112 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

It seems that it was April 2020 when we last explained how to add an icon to your comments on HfP.  Apologies to anyone who has spent the last 18 months wondering how to do it …. You probably .....

It seems that it was April 2020 when we last explained how to add an icon to your comments on HfP.  Apologies .....

12 Sep 202112 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

During the pandemic, British Airways has been quietly cutting lounge access at many of its European destinations. This has not been well communicated to customers who often did not find out until they .....

During the pandemic, British Airways has been quietly cutting lounge access at many of its European .....

11 Sep 202111 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

Whilst British Airways and Iberia have, over the years, harmonised their partners, there are still some oddities. NH Hotels is the only major chain which works with Iberia Plus but not British Airways .....

Whilst British Airways and Iberia have, over the years, harmonised their partners, there are still some .....

11 Sep 202111 September 2021 by Rob Burgess

News in brief: 500,000 British Airways seats bookable for under £40 As part of its current sale, British Airways is offering some special fares on short-haul routes this weekend. Until Monday 13th, .....

News in brief: 500,000 British Airways seats bookable for under £40 As part of its current sale, British .....

11 Sep 202111 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

A recent email from a reader reminded me that you may not be familiar with how American Express treats refunds when you have a spend target to hit. With flight refunds still being triggered on a .....

A recent email from a reader reminded me that you may not be familiar with how American Express treats refunds .....

11 Sep 202111 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 65 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 .....

11 Sep 202111 September 2021 by HfP team • 2 comments

Right now, UK airport lounges are a patchwork quilt of openings and closings. Given the uncertainty, we thought it would be worth looking at which UK lounges are currently open to Priority Pass .....

Right now, UK airport lounges are a patchwork quilt of openings and closings. Given the uncertainty, we .....

10 Sep 202110 September 2021 by Rhys Jones • 59 comments

It is a busy week at Hilton, with four new European hotels opening. These are all worth considering if you have any trips lined up, partly because new hotels tend to price more aggressively and partly .....

It is a busy week at Hilton, with four new European hotels opening. These are all worth considering if you .....

10 Sep 202110 September 2021 by Rob Burgess

When the Air Lingus Regional franchise holder Stobart Air collapsed in June, BA CityFlyer stepped up to operate some of the services that the airline had been flying from Belfast City to the UK. This .....

When the Air Lingus Regional franchise holder Stobart Air collapsed in June, BA CityFlyer stepped up to .....

10 Sep 202110 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Yes, this is a weird one but it is a trick you may find useful one day. Non-refundable Hilton hotel rooms ARE refundable in certain countries. This originally came up pre-covid when a reader dropped .....

Yes, this is a weird one but it is a trick you may find useful one day. Non-refundable Hilton hotel rooms ARE .....

10 Sep 202110 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Three has followed Vodafone and EE and become, ironically, the third UK mobile phone company to bring back roaming charges in Europe. We covered EE’s introduction of roaming charges here and .....

Three has followed Vodafone and EE and become, ironically, the third UK mobile phone company to bring back .....

9 Sep 20219 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 132 comments

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes.  What is far rarer is for a frequent flyer scheme to let you transfer your miles INTO a hotel .....

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes.  .....

9 Sep 20219 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments