A few weeks ago Rhys reviewed the iconic Hotel Cafe Royal hotel in London, and in a few days I will be heading over to Paris to see sister property Hôtel Lutetia. If Hotel Cafe Royal caught your eye .....

A few weeks ago Rhys reviewed the iconic Hotel Cafe Royal hotel in London, and in a few days I will be heading .....

2 Dec 20232 December 2023 by Rob Burgess

Lufthansa is currently celebrating the 30th anniversary of its Miles & More frequent flyer programme. It has been running a number of promotions linked to this, but none have generated any real .....

Lufthansa is currently celebrating the 30th anniversary of its Miles & More frequent flyer programme. It .....

5 Dec 20235 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

No sooner had we run this article on the 19 UK airport lounges which can be pre-booked from £6 with a Priority Pass, the entire UK Aspire lounge network has now become bookable. Another 11 UK lounges .....

No sooner had we run this article on the 19 UK airport lounges which can be pre-booked from £6 with a .....

4 Dec 20234 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

The World Duty Free shops at Heathrow have launched a new partnership with Avios. You will now earn 1 Avios for every £1 you spend in World Duty Free and other shops at Heathrow run by the same .....

The World Duty Free shops at Heathrow have launched a new partnership with Avios. You will now earn 1 Avios .....

27 Nov 202327 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

In an interesting move, and one which is beneficial to most of our readers, British Airways has restricted the ability of some frequent flyer programmes to book redemption seats. Put very simply, it .....

In an interesting move, and one which is beneficial to most of our readers, British Airways has restricted the .....

6 Nov 20236 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

IHG One Rewards has announced a new global promotion following a fallow few weeks. IHG One Rewards is the loyalty scheme covering InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza and .....

IHG One Rewards has announced a new global promotion following a fallow few weeks. IHG One Rewards is the .....

28 Sep 202328 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has launched its Autumn promotion. You can register here. It has two elements to it: This means, in theory, you could earn 2,500 bonus points per stay, although in reality it is likely .....

Marriott Bonvoy has launched its Autumn promotion. You can register here. It has two elements to it: This .....

30 Aug 202330 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

German car rental group SIXT is currently promoting a status match opportunity for elite members of Marriott Bonvoy. It’s worth a look, and I also want to remind you of a similar status match .....

German car rental group SIXT is currently promoting a status match opportunity for elite members of Marriott .....

22 Aug 202322 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

British Airways has announced four new short haul routes from London Heathrow for the winter season, which starts at the end of October. To be more precise: Three brand new short haul routes The .....

British Airways has announced four new short haul routes from London Heathrow for the winter season, which .....

3 Aug 20233 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

Last Thursday was the official launch party for the UK’s newest airline, Global Airlines. You may already have heard of them: they caused a splash a few weeks ago when they announced they had .....

Last Thursday was the official launch party for the UK’s newest airline, Global Airlines. You may .....

31 Jul 202331 July 2023 by Rhys Jones • 210 comments

Last Thursday something odd happened at British Airways Executive Club. We don’t know what, but a substantial number of Executive Club accounts were locked. I only know of one HfP reader who had .....

Last Thursday something odd happened at British Airways Executive Club. We don’t know what, but a .....

15 Jun 202315 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 146 comments

This is part two of my interview with Captain Izham, CEO of the Malaysia Aviation Group and Malaysia Airlines. I highly recommend you start with Part 1 of our interview with Captain Izham Ismail, .....

This is part two of my interview with Captain Izham, CEO of the Malaysia Aviation Group and Malaysia Airlines. .....

12 Jun 202312 June 2023 by Rhys Jones • 28 comments

Now that we have teased you about our upcoming Summer Party, we thought it was time to give you some concrete details about ticketing.

Now that we have teased you about our upcoming Summer Party, we thought it was time to give you some concrete .....

5 Jun 20235 June 2023 by Rhys Jones • 39 comments

Just before the pandemic, O2 launched a very interesting offer for anyone whose phone runs on its network and who is signed up to the O2 Priority benefits programme. It also applies to Virgin Media .....

Just before the pandemic, O2 launched a very interesting offer for anyone whose phone runs on its network and .....

29 May 202329 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments