During the pandemic, British Airways has been quietly cutting lounge access at many of its European destinations. This has not been well communicated to customers who often did not find out until they .....

During the pandemic, British Airways has been quietly cutting lounge access at many of its European .....

11 Sep 202111 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

Whilst British Airways and Iberia have, over the years, harmonised their partners, there are still some oddities. NH Hotels is the only major chain which works with Iberia Plus but not British Airways .....

Whilst British Airways and Iberia have, over the years, harmonised their partners, there are still some .....

11 Sep 202111 September 2021 by Rob Burgess

News in brief: 500,000 British Airways seats bookable for under £40 As part of its current sale, British Airways is offering some special fares on short-haul routes this weekend. Until Monday 13th, .....

News in brief: 500,000 British Airways seats bookable for under £40 As part of its current sale, British .....

11 Sep 202111 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

A recent email from a reader reminded me that you may not be familiar with how American Express treats refunds when you have a spend target to hit. With flight refunds still being triggered on a .....

A recent email from a reader reminded me that you may not be familiar with how American Express treats refunds .....

11 Sep 202111 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that you don’t miss out on any short-notice deals or offers, we also offer this weekly summary .....

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that .....

11 Sep 202111 September 2021 by HfP team • 2 comments

Right now, UK airport lounges are a patchwork quilt of openings and closings. Given the uncertainty, we thought it would be worth looking at which UK lounges are currently open to Priority Pass .....

Right now, UK airport lounges are a patchwork quilt of openings and closings. Given the uncertainty, we .....

10 Sep 202110 September 2021 by Rhys Jones • 59 comments

It is a busy week at Hilton, with four new European hotels opening. These are all worth considering if you have any trips lined up, partly because new hotels tend to price more aggressively and partly .....

It is a busy week at Hilton, with four new European hotels opening. These are all worth considering if you .....

10 Sep 202110 September 2021 by Rob Burgess

When the Air Lingus Regional franchise holder Stobart Air collapsed in June, BA CityFlyer stepped up to operate some of the services that the airline had been flying from Belfast City to the UK. This .....

When the Air Lingus Regional franchise holder Stobart Air collapsed in June, BA CityFlyer stepped up to .....

10 Sep 202110 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Yes, this is a weird one but it is a trick you may find useful one day. Non-refundable Hilton hotel rooms ARE refundable in certain countries. This originally came up pre-covid when a reader dropped .....

Yes, this is a weird one but it is a trick you may find useful one day. Non-refundable Hilton hotel rooms ARE .....

10 Sep 202110 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Three has followed Vodafone and EE and become, ironically, the third UK mobile phone company to bring back roaming charges in Europe. We covered EE’s introduction of roaming charges here and .....

Three has followed Vodafone and EE and become, ironically, the third UK mobile phone company to bring back .....

9 Sep 20219 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 132 comments

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes.  What is far rarer is for a frequent flyer scheme to let you transfer your miles INTO a hotel .....

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes.  .....

9 Sep 20219 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

We don’t cover United MileagePlus much since the airline closed its UK credit card a few years ago. Whilst there are arguably better value and more relevant Star Alliance frequent flyer schemes .....

We don’t cover United MileagePlus much since the airline closed its UK credit card a few years ago. .....

9 Sep 20219 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

Qatar Airways has launched its 'Reopen Your World' flash sale with flights available for travel up to Summer 2022. The sale runs until Monday 13th September so time is limited. You can find all the .....

Qatar Airways has launched its 'Reopen Your World' flash sale with flights available for travel up to Summer .....

9 Sep 20219 September 2021 by Rhys Jones • 51 comments

British Airways has added new routes from London City Airport and Southampton to Salzburg this morning. If you were looking at a ski holiday this Winter, you may want to check it out. Importantly, and .....

British Airways has added new routes from London City Airport and Southampton to Salzburg this morning. If you .....

8 Sep 20218 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments