French hotel group Accor, owner of Sofitel, Novel, Mercure, Ibis and various other brands, was confirmed last night as buyer of FRHI. These means that Accor will be gaining control of the Fairmont, .....

French hotel group Accor, owner of Sofitel, Novel, Mercure, Ibis and various other brands, was confirmed last .....

10 Dec 201510 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

News in brief: Etihad launches business class sale from £1,688 Etihad has launched a short business class sale from the UK for anyone who can book by Friday night. You can fly from Manchester, .....

News in brief: Etihad launches business class sale from £1,688 Etihad has launched a short business class .....

10 Dec 201510 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

News in brief: British Airways bans hover boards For anyone planning to unleash their inner Marty McFly over Christmas, be aware of this important release that was rushed out by BA yesterday: .....

News in brief: British Airways bans hover boards For anyone planning to unleash their inner Marty McFly over .....

9 Dec 20159 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

I mentioned hotel booking site Rocketmiles recently when I touched on their Thanksgiving promotion.  The company has now sent me details of all of its current offers, which give you the .....

I mentioned hotel booking site Rocketmiles recently when I touched on their Thanksgiving promotion. .....

9 Dec 20159 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Airport lounge network Priority Pass has unveiled the winners of its ‘Airport Lounge of the Year’ awards. Whilst it is easy to take such awards with a pinch of salt, the fact that the .....

Airport lounge network Priority Pass has unveiled the winners of its ‘Airport Lounge of the Year’ .....

9 Dec 20159 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

On Sunday I told you about Shopper Points.  Shopper Points is the new sister site to HfP which focusses on Tesco Clubcard and Nectar, with no distracting frequent flyer talk. To celebrate the offical .....

On Sunday I told you about Shopper Points.  Shopper Points is the new sister site to HfP which focusses on .....

8 Dec 20158 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

News in brief: 100% ‘buy points’ bonus back with IHG Rewards Club Literally just days after finishing their last 100% bonus, IHG Rewards Club has relaunched it.  The offer is available .....

News in brief: 100% ‘buy points’ bonus back with IHG Rewards Club Literally just days after .....

8 Dec 20158 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

With the Christmas travel period approaching, American Express Foreign Exchange Services is running a special bonus. When you order foreign currency via the Amex Currency Exchange website you .....

With the Christmas travel period approaching, American Express Foreign Exchange Services is running a special .....

8 Dec 20158 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

What is the best Avios credit card?  With 13 different cards now offering Avios points, and issuers starting to reduce the rewards on Visa and MasterCard products in response to the new EU .....

What is the best Avios credit card?  With 13 different cards now offering Avios points, and issuers .....

7 Dec 20157 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

News in brief: Get £10 – £100 off with a Qatar Airways promotional code Qatar Airways has launched a new discount code which is exclusive to small travel sites like HfP. You save £10 on .....

News in brief: Get £10 – £100 off with a Qatar Airways promotional code Qatar Airways has launched a .....

7 Dec 20157 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

This is my review of the IHG Rewards Club Premium Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth .....

This is my review of the IHG Rewards Club Premium Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of .....

7 Dec 20157 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Today is the soft launch day for a Head for Points spin-off project, Shopper Points. You can earn 1,000 Clubcard points to celebrate.   Full details are below. First, I wanted to explain why I have .....

Today is the soft launch day for a Head for Points spin-off project, Shopper Points. You can earn 1,000 .....

6 Dec 20156 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

News in brief: Hilton status matches working OK I wrote about Hilton HHonors offering to match your status in another existing hotel programme last week. The good news is that Hilton is now processing .....

News in brief: Hilton status matches working OK I wrote about Hilton HHonors offering to match your status in .....

6 Dec 20156 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 97 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 .....

6 Dec 20156 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments