Hard Rock is celebrating the 50% anniversary of its first Hard Rock Cafe, which was the London one, and as part of the event its London hotel is offering 1,971 rooms at £71 each. For what is still, .....

Hard Rock is celebrating the 50% anniversary of its first Hard Rock Cafe, which was the London one, and as .....

29 Jun 202129 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Virgin Red, the new rewards club from the Virgin family, is celebrating its public launch with a 6-week promotion giving members the chance to win prizes from across the Virgin family. Virgin Red .....

Virgin Red, the new rewards club from the Virgin family, is celebrating its public launch with a 6-week .....

29 Jun 202129 June 2021 by Rhys Jones • 38 comments

You may not know that Avios has an insurance partner – Alan Boswell Group.  It is a fairly low key partnership, but the company has worked with Avios (both via the Avios Travel Rewards .....

You may not know that Avios has an insurance partner – Alan Boswell Group.  It is a fairly low key .....

29 Jun 202129 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

As we predicted a couple of weeks ago, No1 Lounges has been sold to a joint venture of Collinson (owners of Priority Pass and 50% owner of Club Aspire lounges), via its Airport Dimensions subsidiary, .....

As we predicted a couple of weeks ago, No1 Lounges has been sold to a joint venture of Collinson (owners of .....

28 Jun 202128 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

A few weeks ago we ran an article on how you can earn Avios points when you make foreign currency transfers with Midpoint.  The company is a well-established Avios partner and feedback from HfP .....

A few weeks ago we ran an article on how you can earn Avios points when you make foreign currency transfers .....

28 Jun 202128 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

This article is our attempt to decide what Hilton Honors points are worth. Valuing miles and points is a thankless job. We have always published articles on what Avios points are worth, but that Avios .....

This article is our attempt to decide what Hilton Honors points are worth. Valuing miles and points is a .....

28 Jun 202128 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

As Hertz is not a British Airways Avios partner, you need to find an alternative home for the rewards you earn on your Hertz car rentals. Our preferred deal is with Virgin Flying Club, where you .....

As Hertz is not a British Airways Avios partner, you need to find an alternative home for the rewards you earn .....

28 Jun 202128 June 2021 by Rob Burgess

Without telling its customers, Vodafone has removed the benefit of free wi-fi on the London Underground. This is, for me, a big loss and something I used on an almost daily basis. Whilst it .....

Without telling its customers, Vodafone has removed the benefit of free wi-fi on the London Underground. This .....

28 Jun 202128 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

Whilst it isn’t fully clear what is going on, British Airways is suffering from another major IT meltdown tonight. ba.com is dead and it is impossible to make or amend bookings. EDIT: We believe .....

Whilst it isn’t fully clear what is going on, British Airways is suffering from another major IT .....

27 Jun 202127 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

If you have tickets for Wimbledon this year – and if you don’t, read on, because Amex has extra tickets for sale each day – you can visit the free American Express lounge. Amex .....

If you have tickets for Wimbledon this year – and if you don’t, read on, because Amex has extra .....

27 Jun 202127 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 79 comments

A few months ago we wrote about a special collaboration between British Airways and meal-kit delivery company Feast Box. Whilst this was a special one-off collaboration, Feast Box has now joined .....

A few months ago we wrote about a special collaboration between British Airways and meal-kit delivery company .....

27 Jun 202127 June 2021 by Rhys Jones • 14 comments

In the hope, if not the expectation, that we will see a return to some international travel soon, we have revived this ‘last chance’ feature.  It ran every two weeks for a number of .....

In the hope, if not the expectation, that we will see a return to some international travel soon, we have .....

27 Jun 202127 June 2021 by Rob Burgess

Finnair is the latest airline to move to ‘unbundling’ its business class product with the launch of ‘Business Light’ tickets. You should be very wary of this because you could .....

Finnair is the latest airline to move to ‘unbundling’ its business class product with the launch .....

26 Jun 202126 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

What is the best hotel in Gibraltar? Earlier this week I reviewed the 5-star Sunborn Yacht Hotel in Gibraltar, where I stayed recently. Gibraltar is neither large nor overrun with hotels, so it was .....

What is the best hotel in Gibraltar? Earlier this week I reviewed the 5-star Sunborn Yacht Hotel in Gibraltar, .....

26 Jun 202126 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments