This is our review of the Sheraton Mallorca Arabella Golf Hotel in Spain. It is the second review in our ‘HfP in the Balearics’ series in partnership with Marriott Bonvoy, which kindly provided .....

This is our review of the Sheraton Mallorca Arabella Golf Hotel in Spain. It is the second review in our .....

16 Jul 202116 July 2021 by Rhys Jones • 18 comments

Rhys and I were at Heathrow Terminal 3 today to celebrate the reopening of the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse, and indeed the reopening of the entire terminal, after 450 days. Virgin and its partner Delta .....

Rhys and I were at Heathrow Terminal 3 today to celebrate the reopening of the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse, and .....

15 Jul 202115 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

We have been getting a little excited – possibly too excited, given that it is not in a major airline alliance and the flight times are not great – about JetBlue’s new routes from .....

We have been getting a little excited – possibly too excited, given that it is not in a major airline .....

15 Jul 202115 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Virgin Red, the new rewards club from the Virgin family, is celebrating its public launch with a 6-week promotion giving members the chance to win prizes from across the Virgin family. Virgin Red .....

Virgin Red, the new rewards club from the Virgin family, is celebrating its public launch with a 6-week .....

15 Jul 202115 July 2021 by Rhys Jones • 7 comments

The Government has just announced a new set of changes to the traffic light travel system. From Monday 19th July at 4am, the following countries and territories will be added to the Green list: In .....

The Government has just announced a new set of changes to the traffic light travel system. From Monday 19th .....

14 Jul 202114 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

There is good news for readers who have been missing their British Airways regional lounges. Three sites are due to reopen on Monday. There is also news on what is happening at Newcastle and .....

There is good news for readers who have been missing their British Airways regional lounges. Three sites are .....

14 Jul 202114 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

When British Airways launched its revised short-haul Economy catering in January, it came with a catch. The good news was that all passengers got a free bottle of water and a mini snack. A range of .....

When British Airways launched its revised short-haul Economy catering in January, it came with a catch. The .....

14 Jul 202114 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

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