The Government has launched its hotel quarantine booking portal this afternoon. Unsurprisingly, it isn’t functioning and the ability to book has been temporarily withdrawn …. There is some .....

The Government has launched its hotel quarantine booking portal this afternoon. Unsurprisingly, it isn’t .....

11 Feb 202111 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 167 comments

After a pause, Tesco and The Recycling Factory have relaunched their scheme to encourage you to recycle old printer ink cartridges. You receive up 125 Tesco Clubcard points per cartridge you recycle. .....

After a pause, Tesco and The Recycling Factory have relaunched their scheme to encourage you to recycle old .....

11 Feb 202111 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

This is my review of The Ritz Carlton Al Wadi Desert resort in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. We stayed at Al Wadi just before Christmas, leaving on Christmas Eve.  I booked the stay using Marriott Bonvoy .....

This is my review of The Ritz Carlton Al Wadi Desert resort in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. We stayed at Al Wadi just .....

11 Feb 202111 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

This is the second half of our review of The Ritz Carlton Al Wadi Desert resort in Ras Al Khaimah. You can read Part 1 of our Al Wadi Desert review here. Around the resort The resort is actually a .....

This is the second half of our review of The Ritz Carlton Al Wadi Desert resort in Ras Al Khaimah. You can .....

11 Feb 202111 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Homes & Villas by Marriott International has launched a double points promotion. This is separate to the main ‘double points and double elite nights’ offer being run by the hotels. The .....

Homes & Villas by Marriott International has launched a double points promotion. This is separate to the .....

10 Feb 202110 February 2021 by Rob Burgess

I’m not sure how widespread this offer is, but if your Nectar account is linked to your eBay account, and you are logged in, you may see an offer for 6x bonus points (for a total of 7x points) .....

I’m not sure how widespread this offer is, but if your Nectar account is linked to your eBay account, .....

10 Feb 202110 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

It seems strange, but British Airways Executive Club and Iberia Plus do not have the same earning rates for oneworld partner flights.  This means that, in some cases, it is preferable to credit a .....

It seems strange, but British Airways Executive Club and Iberia Plus do not have the same earning rates for .....

10 Feb 202110 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Marriott has made no secret of its desire to push into the ‘all inclusive’ resort sector. As well as being a profitable niche in its own right, ‘all inclusive’ resorts are .....

Marriott has made no secret of its desire to push into the ‘all inclusive’ resort sector. As well .....

9 Feb 20219 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

A mysterious new tax is being added to all flights booked from London Heathrow. It started on Friday. You will see it on your taxes breakdown as R1. Here is an example on an Economy flight from London .....

A mysterious new tax is being added to all flights booked from London Heathrow. It started on Friday. You will .....

9 Feb 20219 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

The Civil Aviation Authority is, astonishingly, allowing Heathrow to proceed with its claim to have its coronavirus losses repaid to it by the airlines via a levy on flight tickets. Heathrow has asked .....

The Civil Aviation Authority is, astonishingly, allowing Heathrow to proceed with its claim to have its .....

9 Feb 20219 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

If you are interested in a staycation this Easter, Love Home Swap is offering an exclusive three month free trial to HfP readers. With the vaccine rollout picking up steam, travelling looks like it .....

If you are interested in a staycation this Easter, Love Home Swap is offering an exclusive three month free .....

9 Feb 20219 February 2021 by HfP Partner Content • 15 comments

Virgin Red, the new ‘all Virgin’ loyalty programme, had a soft launch in November. The only people who were allowed to join in the first three months were members of the old ‘Virgin .....

Virgin Red, the new ‘all Virgin’ loyalty programme, had a soft launch in November. The only people .....

8 Feb 20218 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

The biggest topic in my inbox at the moment, by far, is over possible extensions to British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion vouchers. What is the current position with voucher expiry? In .....

The biggest topic in my inbox at the moment, by far, is over possible extensions to British Airways American .....

8 Feb 20218 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments

As we covered a few weeks ago, Virgin Atlantic has decided to take the fight to British Airways for your 2021 bookings by offering a status match to Executive Club members. You can find full details, .....

As we covered a few weeks ago, Virgin Atlantic has decided to take the fight to British Airways for your 2021 .....

8 Feb 20218 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments