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How can you get better value from your Virgin Atlantic flight redemptions by earning and using a Virgin Atlantic credit card voucher? This article is the final part, Part 13, of our ‘Virgin .....
How can you get better value from your Virgin Atlantic flight redemptions by earning and using a Virgin .....
14 Oct 202414 October 2024 • 24 comments
What is it like being General Manager of an upscale London hotel? To find out, I spent some time earlier this month with Arnaud de Saint-Exupéry. As well as being Hyatt’s Area Vice President for UK .....
What is it like being General Manager of an upscale London hotel? To find out, I spent some time earlier this .....
24 May 202424 May 2024 • 70 comments
What are American Express Membership Rewards points worth? I have written numerous articles before about using American Express Membership Rewards points and a few pieces on how I value airline miles .....
What are American Express Membership Rewards points worth? I have written numerous articles before about using .....
1 Oct 20241 October 2024
This is our review of the Canopy by Hilton San Francisco SoMA hotel. Canopy is Hilton’s modern lifestyle brand for design-conscious guests. Whilst it tends to offer enough to keep business .....
This is our review of the Canopy by Hilton San Francisco SoMA hotel. Canopy is Hilton’s modern lifestyle .....
25 Aug 202325 August 2023 • 39 comments
In March 2023, Virgin Atlantic devalued First Class reward flights on ANA with no notice. Last week, Virgin Atlantic devalued Business Class reward flights on ANA with no notice. You may see a pattern .....
In March 2023, Virgin Atlantic devalued First Class reward flights on ANA with no notice. Last week, Virgin .....
3 Jun 20243 June 2024 • 52 comments
As we predicted, Virgin Atlantic has placed a top-up order of seven A330neos as aircraft replacements. It also has options for a further nine should it want to expand the fleet. Virgin Atlantic CEO .....
As we predicted, Virgin Atlantic has placed a top-up order of seven A330neos as aircraft replacements. It also .....
24 Jul 202424 July 2024 • 81 comments
The Aerotel, in Heathrow Terminal 3, is running a special offer for anyone needing a room by 31st March. If you book by 24th March, you will get a discount of 20% off the best available rate. You .....
The Aerotel, in Heathrow Terminal 3, is running a special offer for anyone needing a room by 31st March. If .....
16 Feb 202216 February 2022 • 47 comments
LNER, the East Coast rail franchise holder, launched its ‘LNER Perks’ loyalty programme almost five years ago after dropping Nectar. The scheme now claims to have one million members. To persuade .....
LNER, the East Coast rail franchise holder, launched its ‘LNER Perks’ loyalty programme almost five years .....
8 Jun 20258 June 2025 • 14 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 .....
23 Feb 202523 February 2025
SkyTeam has announced a number of changes to the way that you will receive lounge access if you have elite status. This is especially relevant at the moment as both Flying Blue and Virgin Flying Club .....
SkyTeam has announced a number of changes to the way that you will receive lounge access if you have elite .....
22 Jan 202522 January 2025 • 22 comments
Back in January 2023, Hilton announced (yet another) new brand – Spark. The first Spark hotel opened in Mystic, Connecticut in September 2023 and a handful of other sites have opened in the US .....
Back in January 2023, Hilton announced (yet another) new brand – Spark. The first Spark hotel opened in .....
1 Jan 20251 January 2025 • 24 comments
Rob and I were both a bit perplexed this week when Edinburgh Airport sent us a press release saying that “passengers are now able to take liquids in containers of up to two litres through .....
Rob and I were both a bit perplexed this week when Edinburgh Airport sent us a press release saying that .....
12 Jul 202512 July 2025 • 71 comments
Airport lounge access card Priority Pass is not just about lounges. It also has deals with many airport restaurants where you can receive a free or discounted meal by showing your Priority Pass card. .....
Airport lounge access card Priority Pass is not just about lounges. It also has deals with many airport .....
14 May 202514 May 2025 • 43 comments
Barclaycard has brought back its astonishing sign-up deal on its new Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard. If you apply by 30th May via this link you will receive 50,000 Avios when you spend £3,000 .....
Barclaycard has brought back its astonishing sign-up deal on its new Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard. If you .....
17 Apr 202317 April 2023 • 185 comments
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