This is the third of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two posts on consecutive days. One will list the basic facts of the scheme .....

This is the third of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over .....

2 Apr 20182 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Happy Easter!  As today will be a quiet day on the site I thought I would share a few highlights from our 15 hour train ride last week from Stockholm to Kiruna in (Swedish) Lapland. Just before we .....

Happy Easter!  As today will be a quiet day on the site I thought I would share a few highlights from our 15 .....

1 Apr 20181 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 89 comments

This is my review of the Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth .....

This is my review of the Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles .....

1 Apr 20181 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Tomorrow, 2nd April, sees a number of big changes at Hilton Honors, primarily the scrapping of ‘points and miles’.   I will recap the key issues on Monday. That is not new news.  What .....

Tomorrow, 2nd April, sees a number of big changes at Hilton Honors, primarily the scrapping of ‘points .....

1 Apr 20181 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

With the end of the tax year approaching on Thursday, there is still a window to open a stocks and shares ISA for 2017/8 with Nutmeg and earn a large chunk of Avios. If you have already used up .....

With the end of the tax year approaching on Thursday, there is still a window to open a stocks and shares ISA .....

1 Apr 20181 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Here is a full list of the articles we published in March 2018.  Click through to read them in full: BA changes lounge access rules for Easter Radisson Blu and Park Inn advance booking sale now on .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in March 2018.  Click through to read them in full: BA .....

31 Mar 201831 March 2018 by HfP team

British Airways has changed its lounge access rules over Easter, but only for Gold members.  Although, oddly, neither my wife nor I were emailed about this although some Gold members were. Until 15th .....

British Airways has changed its lounge access rules over Easter, but only for Gold members.  Although, oddly, .....

31 Mar 201831 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

Radisson Blu and Park Inn are running a new promotion to encourage advanced booking. For stays booked by 23rd April, for stays between 29th June and 26th August, Radisson Rewards members will pay 30% .....

Radisson Blu and Park Inn are running a new promotion to encourage advanced booking. For stays booked by 23rd .....

31 Mar 201831 March 2018 by Rob Burgess

In my article yesterday, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the IHG Rewards Club loyalty scheme. This article is my personal opinion, highlighting areas where I think you might want to focus. The .....

In my article yesterday, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the IHG Rewards Club loyalty scheme. This .....

31 Mar 201831 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

31 Mar 201831 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

British Airways has announced that its five main contact centres, in Manchester, Newcastle, Delhi, Bremen and Hong Kong, will remain in-house. Detailed discussions were believed to have been held with .....

British Airways has announced that its five main contact centres, in Manchester, Newcastle, Delhi, Bremen and .....

30 Mar 201830 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 112 comments

If you read our two articles this week explaining the Hilton Honors scheme in detail, you will remember that a key benefit for top tier Diamond members is guaranteed Executive Lounge access. The .....

If you read our two articles this week explaining the Hilton Honors scheme in detail, you will remember that a .....

30 Mar 201830 March 2018 by Rob Burgess

Aer Lingus starts flights to Seattle in May.  Seattle is the home base of Alaska Airlines, and the two companies have announced a new partnership agreement to provide feed to each others flights. .....

Aer Lingus starts flights to Seattle in May.  Seattle is the home base of Alaska Airlines, and the two .....

30 Mar 201830 March 2018 by Rob Burgess

This is the second of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two articles over two days. One will list the basic facts of the scheme – basically .....

This is the second of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over .....

30 Mar 201830 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments