IHG has announced that two new voco-branded hotels will open in Scotland as soon as restrictions are listed. voco Grand Central in Glasgow is one of hotels that IHG’s inherited with the .....

IHG has announced that two new voco-branded hotels will open in Scotland as soon as restrictions are listed. .....

3 Mar 20213 March 2021 by Rob Burgess

I was doing some tidying up of broken links on HfP when I discovered that two of our favourite Hilton properties were throwing up 404 errors, meaning that their webpages had disappeared. The first is .....

I was doing some tidying up of broken links on HfP when I discovered that two of our favourite Hilton .....

3 Mar 20213 March 2021 by Rob Burgess

If your company has – in normal times – the need to fly to Asia or beyond, Malaysia Airlines would like you to sign up to MHbiz Pro, its corporate travel programme. Following a recent .....

If your company has – in normal times – the need to fly to Asia or beyond, Malaysia Airlines would .....

3 Mar 20213 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

American Express has just announced that the transfer rate from Membership Rewards points to the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer programme will change from 1st April. It will drop from the current 1:1 to .....

American Express has just announced that the transfer rate from Membership Rewards points to the Singapore .....

2 Mar 20212 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

I am generally very pro Which? magazine, although in my mind I tend to think of it as peaking in importance in the 1980s and becoming less relevant and less ‘part of the conversation’ as .....

I am generally very pro Which? magazine, although in my mind I tend to think of it as peaking in importance in .....

2 Mar 20212 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 123 comments

After a lockdown-driven hiatus, new American Express cashback offers have started to appear this week. Many Marriott Bonvoy American Express cardholders, including myself, have an easy win – .....

After a lockdown-driven hiatus, new American Express cashback offers have started to appear this week. Many .....

2 Mar 20212 March 2021 by Rob Burgess

Virgin Atlantic is returning its Upper Class meal service to something resembling normality. Effective immediately, individually plated meals are returning to Upper Class, along with welcome drinks. .....

Virgin Atlantic is returning its Upper Class meal service to something resembling normality. Effective .....

2 Mar 20212 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Details of the Barclays Premier Banking and British Airways partnership are finally here. It is the only way to earn Avios from a UK current account. If you are an existing Barclays Premier or .....

Details of the Barclays Premier Banking and British Airways partnership are finally here. It is the only way .....

1 Mar 20211 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 341 comments

Very few people lose their Avios via expiry. The rules are very lenient – you only need to earn or spend one Avios every 36 months, from any source, to keep your balance alive. People may use .....

Very few people lose their Avios via expiry. The rules are very lenient – you only need to earn or spend .....

1 Mar 20211 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

We’ve run this article by HfP reader Ricardo before.  However, it contains valuable advice for anyone planning a trip to Japan and I like to re-run it every 18 months or so for the benefit .....

We’ve run this article by HfP reader Ricardo before.  However, it contains valuable advice for .....

1 Mar 20211 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Should you be using your American Express points to book free Eurostar train tickets? Since Avios and Nectar became partners, there have been a few casualties.  Many of these were amongst .....

Should you be using your American Express points to book free Eurostar train tickets? Since Avios and Nectar .....

1 Mar 20211 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Here is a full list of the articles we published in February 2021.  Click through to read them in full: What are the most valuable credit card sign-up bonuses? Amex Business cardholders can sell .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in February 2021.  Click through to read them in full: .....

28 Feb 202128 February 2021 by HfP team

It’s time for our annual rank of the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard cash. How do I value my miles and points? The biggest question mark is over the value of the .....

It’s time for our annual rank of the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard .....

28 Feb 202128 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

American Express has brought back its very interesting offer for holders of American Express Business Gold and American Express Business Platinum. If you use your points for statement credit (ie .....

American Express has brought back its very interesting offer for holders of American Express Business Gold and .....

28 Feb 202128 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments