Menswear retailer Hackett offers 10 Avios for every £1 you spend. It is currently running a very aggressive sale, which is unsurprising given that it is sitting on huge amounts of stock and all its .....

Menswear retailer Hackett offers 10 Avios for every £1 you spend. It is currently running a very aggressive .....

5 Apr 20205 April 2020 by Rob Burgess

InterContinental Hong Kong, one of the flagship hotels in the chain, has decided to finally push the button on its top-to-bottom refurbishment.  The work has been promised, but delayed, for a while .....

InterContinental Hong Kong, one of the flagship hotels in the chain, has decided to finally push the button on .....

5 Apr 20205 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

Just as he promised he would, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has requested a shareholders meeting to discuss the removal of Andreas Bierwirth as non-executive director from the easyJet board. If Sir Stelios .....

Just as he promised he would, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has requested a shareholders meeting to discuss the .....

5 Apr 20205 April 2020 by Rob Burgess

Until 10th May, Hyatt is offering a 30% bonus when you buy World of Hyatt points. This is obviously worth a look if you need to top up your account.  It may also be worthwhile if considering a .....

Until 10th May, Hyatt is offering a 30% bonus when you buy World of Hyatt points. This is obviously worth a .....

5 Apr 20205 April 2020 by Rob Burgess

British Airways Euro Traveller ‘Buy On Board’ was a winner at the recent ‘Onboard Hospitality Awards’, held in Hamburg. It picked up the prize for ‘Best Onboard .....

British Airways Euro Traveller ‘Buy On Board’ was a winner at the recent ‘Onboard .....

5 Apr 20205 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

If you’ve got three minutes to spare, take a look at this YouTube video. It was filmed by David DuValle. It was shot with permission at Bournemouth Airport using a drone.  It gives you an .....

If you’ve got three minutes to spare, take a look at this YouTube video. It was filmed by David DuValle. .....

4 Apr 20204 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

In a positive move for passengers, although a less positive one for airlines, the European Union has blocked plans to force customers to take a voucher instead of cash when a flight is cancelled. The .....

In a positive move for passengers, although a less positive one for airlines, the European Union has blocked .....

4 Apr 20204 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 148 comments

In the last few weeks we have had a constant stream of emails asking us if American Express is offering any help to people struggling to hit their sign-up bonus spend threshold. This is often £3,000 .....

In the last few weeks we have had a constant stream of emails asking us if American Express is offering any .....

4 Apr 20204 April 2020 by Rhys Jones • 28 comments

Last Summer we did a couple of pieces on the My 1st Years mini backpacks that British Airways was giving away to children passing through Gatwick and Heathrow as part of #BA100. My 1st Years is also .....

Last Summer we did a couple of pieces on the My 1st Years mini backpacks that British Airways was giving away .....

4 Apr 20204 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

If you have an American Express Platinum charge card, or any other card which offers travel, medical and trip cancellation insurance benefits, the company has produced a guide to your rights under .....

If you have an American Express Platinum charge card, or any other card which offers travel, medical and trip .....

4 Apr 20204 April 2020 by Rob Burgess

As we covered last week, British Airways has extended all British Airways American Express 2-4-1 Avios companion vouchers by six months. This doesn’t just apply to unused vouchers.  The .....

As we covered last week, British Airways has extended all British Airways American Express 2-4-1 Avios .....

3 Apr 20203 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 92 comments

We are launching a new reader-written feature to help provide some positivity to HfP over the next few weeks – ‘My Favourite Hotel’. And we want your help. What we want is for you to .....

We are launching a new reader-written feature to help provide some positivity to HfP over the next few weeks .....

3 Apr 20203 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Unite and GMB, the two main unions which represent British Airways staff, have reached an agreement with the airline on how workers will be protected during the coronavirus crisis. We don’t have .....

Unite and GMB, the two main unions which represent British Airways staff, have reached an agreement with the .....

2 Apr 20202 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

Due to rapidly changing policies over coronavirus cancellations and travel waivers, we have decided to compile all the information we have in one up-to-date reference post. Hopefully this gives you an .....

Due to rapidly changing policies over coronavirus cancellations and travel waivers, we have decided to compile .....

2 Apr 20202 April 2020 by Rhys Jones • 371 comments