The general consensus about hotel loyalty programmes is that Marriott Bonvoy is the only scheme where it is is worthwhile trading your points for airline miles. There are a couple of reasons for this. .....

The general consensus about hotel loyalty programmes is that Marriott Bonvoy is the only scheme where it is is .....

18 Jun 202118 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

If you’ve wanted to fly to the Maldives or Mauritius on Avios, today is your lucky day. A lot of availability has suddenly appeared for early next year. It is not entirely clear why. It is .....

If you’ve wanted to fly to the Maldives or Mauritius on Avios, today is your lucky day. A lot of .....

17 Jun 202117 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Jersey has pulled the rug from under unvaccinated visitors from England. We recently published this article about the re-opening of Jersey which explains the testing system in place. Jersey is moving .....

Jersey has pulled the rug from under unvaccinated visitors from England. We recently published this article .....

17 Jun 202117 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

As we covered over the weekend, Aer Lingus Regional – run as a franchise by Stobart Air – collapsed into administration on Friday evening. The airline was currently running twelve routes. .....

As we covered over the weekend, Aer Lingus Regional – run as a franchise by Stobart Air – .....

17 Jun 202117 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Long in the tooth HfP readers may remember when British Airways was lead sponsor of the annual Taste of London food festival. BA would operate its own ‘lounge’ for elite members of the .....

Long in the tooth HfP readers may remember when British Airways was lead sponsor of the annual Taste of London .....

17 Jun 202117 June 2021 by Rob Burgess

Aer Lingus has bowed to the inevitable and announced a delay in the launch of its direct flights from Manchester to North America. The plan was to launch the following from Manchester: Boston had also .....

Aer Lingus has bowed to the inevitable and announced a delay in the launch of its direct flights from .....

17 Jun 202117 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

At various points over the last couple of years, we have run a very generous promotion with Amazon Business.  For Amazon Prime Day 2021, it is back. If you sign up, for FREE, to Amazon Business .....

At various points over the last couple of years, we have run a very generous promotion with Amazon .....

17 Jun 202117 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Which? magazine released the results of a major analysis of UK travel insurance policies yesterday. The results are worrying – out of 250 policies analysed, only two offered full coverage .....

Which? magazine released the results of a major analysis of UK travel insurance policies yesterday. The .....

16 Jun 202116 June 2021 by Rhys Jones • 118 comments

Hyatt has announced a further delay to the introduction of peak and off-peak reward pricing for its World of Hyatt loyalty programme. Originally slated to be launched in March 2020, it will now come .....

Hyatt has announced a further delay to the introduction of peak and off-peak reward pricing for its World of .....

16 Jun 202116 June 2021 by Rob Burgess

Loganair has been quietly building up its Teesside to Heathrow service, which is going up to three flights per day on weekdays from 12th July. It appears from ba.com that British Airways will .....

Loganair has been quietly building up its Teesside to Heathrow service, which is going up to three flights per .....

16 Jun 202116 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

We recently ran an article looking at Hilton Honors hotels which cost 5,000 or 10,000 points per night. It was a relatively simple job because there are not many of them. None are in the UK. Today I .....

We recently ran an article looking at Hilton Honors hotels which cost 5,000 or 10,000 points per night. It was .....

16 Jun 202116 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Back in January 2020, we covered one of the most popular deals we have ever written about. You could order unlimited airport lounge passes for $10 (£7.80) each via DragonPass. You did this by opening .....

Back in January 2020, we covered one of the most popular deals we have ever written about. You could order .....

15 Jun 202115 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

If you like your cricket and live in the Manchester area, Hilton Honors has a good deal for you. On Friday 16th July, you can join Lancashire and England star Jimmy Anderson for lunch. Hosted at .....

If you like your cricket and live in the Manchester area, Hilton Honors has a good deal for you. On Friday .....

15 Jun 202115 June 2021 by Rob Burgess

Marriott has been on a roll in the Maldives recently. We have covered the JW Marriott Maldives and the upcoming launch of Le Meridien. This is great value as a redemption for just 30,000 Marriott .....

Marriott has been on a roll in the Maldives recently. We have covered the JW Marriott Maldives and the .....

15 Jun 202115 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments