American Express is closing its ‘Departures’ travel magazine sent to Platinum and Centurion cardholders, as well as the dedicated ‘Centurion’ magazine. This New York Post .....

American Express is closing its ‘Departures’ travel magazine sent to Platinum and Centurion .....

29 Mar 202129 March 2021 by Rob Burgess

Regular readers will know that two weeks ago we reported how US airline JetBlue was showing up on the Heathrow airport website. This implied that the well-regarded US low-cost carrier – albeit a .....

Regular readers will know that two weeks ago we reported how US airline JetBlue was showing up on the Heathrow .....

29 Mar 202129 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

If you are looking to earn status in IHG Rewards, one of the easiest ways of doing it is by booking ‘bonus points packages’. There are other ways to get easy status-qualifying points, as .....

If you are looking to earn status in IHG Rewards, one of the easiest ways of doing it is by booking .....

29 Mar 202129 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Gas and electricity is a substantial monthly outlay for most people, but it is rare that you find a way of putting the cost of gas and electricity onto an American Express card. This is unfortunate, .....

Gas and electricity is a substantial monthly outlay for most people, but it is rare that you find a way of .....

28 Mar 202128 March 2021 by Rhys Jones • 149 comments

‘Domes of Corfu’ is opening this Summer as part of Marriott Bonvoy, and we are quite excited about it. There has been quite a lot of HfP coverage, much of it in the comments section, about .....

‘Domes of Corfu’ is opening this Summer as part of Marriott Bonvoy, and we are quite excited about .....

28 Mar 202128 March 2021 by Rob Burgess

If you have American Express Preferred Rewards Gold, your Lounge Club airport lounge access card has recently been upgraded to a Priority Pass. This is a ‘win’ for Amex Gold cardholders, .....

If you have American Express Preferred Rewards Gold, your Lounge Club airport lounge access card has recently .....

28 Mar 202128 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

The long-awaited opening of the new pier at Manchester Airport’s Terminal 2 is likely to be the biggest UK airport development this year. In terms of airport lounges, the plans are hazy. Virgin .....

The long-awaited opening of the new pier at Manchester Airport’s Terminal 2 is likely to be the biggest .....

27 Mar 202127 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

With the blockade between Qatar and the UAE now lifted, you now have another oneworld route to Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Qatar Airways is currently selling Dubai and Abu Dhabi for around £1,400 return in .....

With the blockade between Qatar and the UAE now lifted, you now have another oneworld route to Dubai and Abu .....

27 Mar 202127 March 2021 by Rob Burgess

Following substantial criticism, including from HfP in this article, Accor Live Limitless has finally moved on points expiry. Accor points will expire 12 months after your last stay. Whilst, .....

Following substantial criticism, including from HfP in this article, Accor Live Limitless has finally moved on .....

27 Mar 202127 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

We get press releases most days about new hotels which have been signed but won’t be opening for 3-4 years. We delete them. Part of the reason is that, frankly, who cares if a hotel is opening .....

We get press releases most days about new hotels which have been signed but won’t be opening for 3-4 .....

27 Mar 202127 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 22 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 .....

27 Mar 202127 March 2021 by Rhys Jones

British Airways is jumping onto the premium meal kit trend and offering you the opportunity to order its First Class meals to assemble at home. From today, you will be able to order your own BA First .....

British Airways is jumping onto the premium meal kit trend and offering you the opportunity to order its First .....

26 Mar 202126 March 2021 by Rhys Jones • 152 comments

If you had your IHG Rewards Spire Elite status rolled over last year, even though you didn’t earn enough points to requalify, there is some good news. Your 25,000 bonus IHG Rewards points for .....

If you had your IHG Rewards Spire Elite status rolled over last year, even though you didn’t earn enough .....

26 Mar 202126 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 79 comments

As we covered yesterday, the big British Airways Club World sale by Goodie Direct is up and running again on eBay. Head for Points readers seem to have nearly cleared them out. There were 78 lots on .....

As we covered yesterday, the big British Airways Club World sale by Goodie Direct is up and running again on .....

26 Mar 202126 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments