News in brief: Avios launches new partnership with LOVEtheatre Avios has a new collection partner – theatre ticketing group LOVEtheatre. In an industry full of dubious characters, LOVEtheatre .....

News in brief: Avios launches new partnership with LOVEtheatre Avios has a new collection partner – .....

3 Mar 20163 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

With just a month to go until the tax year ends, it is worth remembering – if you haven’t used up your ISA allowance for the year – that Virgin Money is currently offering 6,000 .....

With just a month to go until the tax year ends, it is worth remembering – if you haven’t used up .....

2 Mar 20162 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

This is my review of the Aspire lounge at Luton Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. Whilst Rob got to hang out in the .....

This is my review of the Aspire lounge at Luton Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport .....

2 Mar 20162 March 2016 by Anika Burnett • 14 comments

Radisson Blu is running a special Easter promotion across 15 of its hotels in the UK and Ireland. Between 21st March and 10th April, they are offering special Easter packages .  These will get you: .....

Radisson Blu is running a special Easter promotion across 15 of its hotels in the UK and Ireland. Between .....

2 Mar 20162 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Back in 2014 we wrote about how to redeem Avios with Spanish hotel group Iberostar. Whilst not a chain I have ever used, Iberostar runs a large number 4- and 5-star ‘Summer holiday’ .....

Back in 2014 we wrote about how to redeem Avios with Spanish hotel group Iberostar. Whilst not a chain I have .....

1 Mar 20161 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

Buying miles and points is rarely a great deal at the standard pricing although it can (as with the IHG Rewards Club flash sale last week) make sense during special offers. Of course, if you only .....

Buying miles and points is rarely a great deal at the standard pricing although it can (as with the IHG .....

1 Mar 20161 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

News in brief: American Airlines arrivals lounge at Terminal 3 closed As part of a major global lounge overhaul, American Airlines has temporarily closed its arrivals lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3. It .....

News in brief: American Airlines arrivals lounge at Terminal 3 closed As part of a major global lounge .....

1 Mar 20161 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Here is a full list of the articles we published in February 2016.  Click through to read them in full: Save 25% on Flybe redemptions via avios.com My review of the impressive St Regis Istanbul hotel .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in February 2016.  Click through to read them in full: Save .....

29 Feb 201629 February 2016 by HfP team

Flybe, the UK regional airline, is offering a 25% discount on the Avios needed for a redemption this Spring. This looks like a good deal to me in certain scenarios. Here are the headline rules: 25% .....

Flybe, the UK regional airline, is offering a 25% discount on the Avios needed for a redemption this Spring. .....

29 Feb 201629 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

This is my review of the St Regis Istanbul hotel. Yesterday I reviewed my Turkish Airlines business class flight to Istanbul.  I was in the city for two nights and stayed at the new St Regis .....

This is my review of the St Regis Istanbul hotel. Yesterday I reviewed my Turkish Airlines business class .....

29 Feb 201629 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

News in brief: Earn Avios with the new Malaysia / Emirates partnership? It is a little known fact, unless you read HfP, that you can earn Avios points and British Airways tier points when you fly with .....

News in brief: Earn Avios with the new Malaysia / Emirates partnership? It is a little known fact, unless you .....

29 Feb 201629 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

This is my review of Turkish Airlines business class on the Boeing 777 fleet. Just before half term, I popped down to Istanbul for two nights.  Having flown extensively on Qatar Airways, Etihad and .....

This is my review of Turkish Airlines business class on the Boeing 777 fleet. Just before half term, I popped .....

28 Feb 201628 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

Mastercard is bringing back its ‘free travel in London’ offer in an attempt to encourage the use of Apple Pay. The offers runs for three separate days – tomorrow, 7th March and 14th .....

Mastercard is bringing back its ‘free travel in London’ offer in an attempt to encourage the use .....

28 Feb 201628 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

This is the second part of my review of Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300ER business class service. In part 1 of my Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 business class review (click here), I looked at the rather .....

This is the second part of my review of Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300ER business class service. In part 1 of .....

28 Feb 201628 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments