Just like Spain, Luxembourg has been demoted from the quarantine exemption list published by the UK Government. Anyone arriving from yesterday will now have to self-isolate for fourteen days. This is .....

Just like Spain, Luxembourg has been demoted from the quarantine exemption list published by the UK .....

1 Aug 20201 August 2020 by Rhys Jones • 42 comments

British Airways has announced, via its LinkedIn page (!), that it has re-opened the Galleries Club North lounge at Heathrow Terminal 5. It will be open from 5am until 2pm, after which you will have to .....

British Airways has announced, via its LinkedIn page (!), that it has re-opened the Galleries Club North .....

1 Aug 20201 August 2020 by Rhys Jones

Lounge news in brief: Aspire to re-open one of its Birmingham Airport lounges today Aspire Lounges has announced that its older, original lounge at Birmingham Airport will re-open today. This is the .....

Lounge news in brief: Aspire to re-open one of its Birmingham Airport lounges today Aspire Lounges has .....

1 Aug 20201 August 2020 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Here is a full list of the articles we published in July 2020.  Click through to read them in full: BA / IAG “to break even in Quarter 4” – and more from IAG’s January to June financial .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in July 2020.  Click through to read them in full: BA / IAG .....

31 Jul 202031 July 2020 by HfP team

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, published its half-year financial results today. I am not going to run through it here because the numbers are as dreadful as you can imagine, with .....

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, published its half-year financial results today. I am not going to .....

31 Jul 202031 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Nutmeg is back with its best Avios offer to date, giving you the opportunity to collect up to 300,000 Avios to save towards your future trips away.

Nutmeg is back with its best Avios offer to date, giving you the opportunity to collect up to 300,000 Avios to .....

31 Jul 202031 July 2020 by Sinead Archer • 47 comments

Which is the best and worst UK airline for giving refunds?  The CAA has just published its review into airline refund practises during the Covid-19 pandemic. Virgin Atlantic, Emirates, Ryanair and .....

Which is the best and worst UK airline for giving refunds?  The CAA has just published its review into .....

31 Jul 202031 July 2020 by Rhys Jones • 93 comments

Last year, British Airways partnered with Airbnb to offer Avios with each stay you book.  This sits alongside BA’s existing hotel partners. Full details can be found on this page of ba.com. .....

Last year, British Airways partnered with Airbnb to offer Avios with each stay you book.  This sits .....

31 Jul 202031 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Park Hyatt Mallorca was a long awaited addition to the European luxury resort scene when it opened a couple of years ago. The project, as a new build resort, had suffered delays and in the first .....

Park Hyatt Mallorca was a long awaited addition to the European luxury resort scene when it opened a couple of .....

30 Jul 202030 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

It’s back!  British Airways has launched a new ‘double Avios’ offer for the Summer and Autumn. This has the potential to be very lucrative if you can work it around your travel .....

It’s back!  British Airways has launched a new ‘double Avios’ offer for the Summer and .....

30 Jul 202030 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

You can earn points worth 10,500 Avios when your small business signs up for a Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa credit card. You also earn points worth 1 Avios for every £1 you spend. Sounds .....

You can earn points worth 10,500 Avios when your small business signs up for a Capital On Tap Business Rewards .....

30 Jul 202030 July 2020 by Rob Burgess

British Airways was recently awarded the UK Government-subsidised contract to operate flights between London and Cornwall Newquay Airport. The service finally began last week after various delays.  .....

British Airways was recently awarded the UK Government-subsidised contract to operate flights between London .....

30 Jul 202030 July 2020 by Rob Burgess

Last month we ran a long piece about the troubles at Travelodge. You can read our story about the Travelodge rebranding and financial crisis here. To summarise, the (hedge fund) owners of Travelodge .....

Last month we ran a long piece about the troubles at Travelodge. You can read our story about the Travelodge .....

30 Jul 202030 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 62 comments

Last year, IAG, the parent company of British Airways, announced its intention to acquire Air Europa for €1bn. This was to include Air Europa resigning from the SkyTeam alliance and adopting Avios. .....

Last year, IAG, the parent company of British Airways, announced its intention to acquire Air Europa for .....

30 Jul 202030 July 2020 by Rhys Jones • 13 comments