News in brief: Virgin Red splits with Greggs! In a move destined to send shock waves through the loyalty industry, Virgin Red appears to have split with Greggs. All of the Greggs redemption offers .....

News in brief: Virgin Red splits with Greggs! In a move destined to send shock waves through the loyalty .....

12 Dec 202412 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

There are three bits of hotel ‘buy points’ news to note today if you want to try to save some money on your next stay. I recently used 9,000 World of Hyatt points per night to upgrade a .....

There are three bits of hotel ‘buy points’ news to note today if you want to try to save some .....

5 Oct 20245 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club has been running a 30% bonus when you transfer American Express Membership Rewards points into Virgin Points. .....

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club has been running a 30% bonus when you transfer American Express Membership Rewards .....

21 Nov 202421 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

News in brief: Get a 100% bonus when you buy IHG One Rewards points IHG One Rewards is offering a new 100% bonus for buying points. This offer runs to 17th July. The maximum number of points you can .....

News in brief: Get a 100% bonus when you buy IHG One Rewards points IHG One Rewards is offering a new 100% .....

6 Jul 20256 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

If you have an American Express card which earns Membership Rewards points, you may be able to get a 30% bonus when you redeem your points to pay off some or all of the balance of your statement. The .....

If you have an American Express card which earns Membership Rewards points, you may be able to get a 30% bonus .....

11 May 202411 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Finnair has now adopted Avios as its loyalty currency. This was announced last August and has now gone live in impressively speedy fashion. It joins British Airways, Qatar Airways, Iberia, Vueling and .....

Finnair has now adopted Avios as its loyalty currency. This was announced last August and has now gone live in .....

12 Mar 202412 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

Just before Christmas, No1 Lounges opened a new lounge at Luton Airport. Last year No1 won the contract to operate the two lounges at Luton, formerly the Clubrooms and Aspire spaces. Confusingly, No1 .....

Just before Christmas, No1 Lounges opened a new lounge at Luton Airport. Last year No1 won the contract to .....

7 Jan 20247 January 2024 by Rhys Jones • 25 comments

Here’s some surprising news. Hilton and Small Luxury Hotels of the World have announced a partnership. This implies that the existing deal between Hyatt and SLH has been cancelled. We .....

Here’s some surprising news. Hilton and Small Luxury Hotels of the World have announced a partnership. .....

7 Feb 20247 February 2024 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

This is Part 2 of our review of SCHLOSS Roxburghe, a new addition to the Hyatt hotel portfolio located in the Scottish Borders near Kelso. Part 1, click here, looked at the history and location of the .....

This is Part 2 of our review of SCHLOSS Roxburghe, a new addition to the Hyatt hotel portfolio located in the .....

9 Mar 20249 March 2024 by Conny Urban • 15 comments

This is our review of Iberia’s new A350-900 business class suite. Late in December 2022, Iberia introduced a brand new business class suite with doors that it was going to install on its last .....

This is our review of Iberia’s new A350-900 business class suite. Late in December 2022, Iberia .....

5 Feb 20245 February 2024 by Rhys Jones • 74 comments

SAS management can now concentrate on the future. Earlier this month it was announced that a consortium led by Air France KLM would take over the airline as it emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in .....

SAS management can now concentrate on the future. Earlier this month it was announced that a consortium led by .....

25 Oct 202325 October 2023 by Rhys Jones • 11 comments

As well Lisbon being a popular tourist spot in its own right, TAP Air Portugal has been seeing a lot of traffic from HfP in readers in the last year or so due to its aggressive long haul fare deals. .....

As well Lisbon being a popular tourist spot in its own right, TAP Air Portugal has been seeing a lot of .....

2 Feb 20242 February 2024 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

News in brief: More Border Force strike action at Heathrow Border Force staff at Heathrow have once again voted in favour of strike action. It is scheduled for four days starting on 11th April and .....

News in brief: More Border Force strike action at Heathrow Border Force staff at Heathrow have once again .....

3 Apr 20243 April 2024 by Rhys Jones • 89 comments

Accor Live Limitless has launched a special ‘triple points’ promotion for members of JAL Mileage Bank, the loyalty programme for Japan Airlines. Take a look here. The offer is valid .....

Accor Live Limitless has launched a special ‘triple points’ promotion for members of JAL Mileage .....

19 Nov 202219 November 2022 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments