A HfP reader sent in his round-the world itinerary and was wondering if it was the best way to travel around the world using Avios points? I liked his itinerary but, as the reader was not based in .....

A HfP reader sent in his round-the world itinerary and was wondering if it was the best way to travel around .....

11 Mar 201611 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments

Since British Airways devalued its On Business scheme for small and medium sized companies last May, it has become irrelevant for many SMEs. The fact that £30,000 of BA spending is required to get .....

Since British Airways devalued its On Business scheme for small and medium sized companies last May, it has .....

11 Mar 201611 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Starwood‘s nascent Tribute Porfolio has added two hotels in Paris.  Le Metropolitan and Le Dokhan’s are both dropping their existing Radisson branding.  Previously 70,000 Club Carlson .....

Starwood‘s nascent Tribute Porfolio has added two hotels in Paris.  Le Metropolitan and Le .....

11 Mar 201611 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Supercard, the Travelex-backed foreign currency payment card, has emailed its beta users – a large % of whom were recruited via Head for Points – to say that the scheme is finally going to .....

Supercard, the Travelex-backed foreign currency payment card, has emailed its beta users – a large % of .....

10 Mar 201610 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 115 comments

News in brief: Double Flying Club miles on East Coast trains Virgin Flying Club is offering double miles – 4 per £1 spent – when you book train tickets on Virgin East Coast via the .....

News in brief: Double Flying Club miles on East Coast trains Virgin Flying Club is offering double miles .....

10 Mar 201610 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

This is part of my trip report on my Middle East visit last week.  I have already looked at the Qatar Airways Premium Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4 and Qatar Airways A380 Business Class. This article .....

This is part of my trip report on my Middle East visit last week.  I have already looked at the Qatar Airways .....

10 Mar 201610 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

This is my review of Business Class on a Qatar Airways A380, from London to Doha. As I explained yesterday, I travelled down to the Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah last week as the guest of Qatar Airways. .....

This is my review of Business Class on a Qatar Airways A380, from London to Doha. As I explained yesterday, I .....

9 Mar 20169 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

Heinemann is the German equivalent of World Duty Free.   It has its own loyalty programme, Heinemann & Me, and at present is offering all new and existing members 1,000 Etihad Guest or airberlin .....

Heinemann is the German equivalent of World Duty Free.   It has its own loyalty programme, Heinemann & .....

9 Mar 20169 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

News in brief: Easter deals at Park Inn hotels in the UK and Ireland Last week I wrote about the special Easter deals available at Radisson Blu hotels across the UK – free upgrades, free .....

News in brief: Easter deals at Park Inn hotels in the UK and Ireland Last week I wrote about the special .....

9 Mar 20169 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

News in brief: The Facebook ‘Avios Suitcase’ game is over For the last couple of year, it has been possible to pick up the odd hundred Avios here and there in avios.com by using the .....

News in brief: The Facebook ‘Avios Suitcase’ game is over For the last couple of year, it has been .....

8 Mar 20168 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

This is my review of the Qatar Airways Premium Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. Last time I .....

This is my review of the Qatar Airways Premium Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4. This is part of our series of .....

8 Mar 20168 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

A hotel executive with a major UK group told me recently that she isn’t primarily bothered about other chains these days.  What keeps her up at night is the behaviour of the major .....

A hotel executive with a major UK group told me recently that she isn’t primarily bothered about .....

8 Mar 20168 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Hilton has launched a seven day flash sale which runs until midnight on Sunday. It is offering special deals at 300 hotels across Europe (including the UK), Middle East and Africa, but only at .....

Hilton has launched a seven day flash sale which runs until midnight on Sunday. It is offering special deals .....

7 Mar 20167 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

7 Mar 20167 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments