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This is my review of the Caledonian Sleeper lounge at London Euston station. HfP has been meaning to review the new Caledonian Sleeper trains since they were launched in 2019, after £150m was .....
This is my review of the Caledonian Sleeper lounge at London Euston station. HfP has been meaning to review .....
28 Jan 202428 January 2024 • 120 comments
British Airways has announced some substantial changes to its Tel Aviv service – changes which are likely to substantially benefit Virgin Atlantic, assuming that the latter resumes flights as .....
British Airways has announced some substantial changes to its Tel Aviv service – changes which are .....
8 Feb 20248 February 2024 • 173 comments
Accor, the company behind Novotel, Mercure, Ibis, Raffles, Pullman, Fairmont and many other hotel brands, shook up its two subscription cards last year. I thought it was worth taking a detailed look .....
Accor, the company behind Novotel, Mercure, Ibis, Raffles, Pullman, Fairmont and many other hotel brands, .....
25 Feb 202425 February 2024 • 21 comments
Before Christmas, we covered an exceptional free offer. If you have any level of airline elite status, or mid tier or higher status with any major hotel group, you can claim a full year of top-tier .....
Before Christmas, we covered an exceptional free offer. If you have any level of airline elite status, or mid .....
6 Jan 20256 January 2025 • 125 comments
Who can book and sit in the front row, Row 1, on British Airways flights? The front of the cabin has always been the best place to be – not only is it quieter but it’s also closer to the .....
Who can book and sit in the front row, Row 1, on British Airways flights? The front of the cabin has always .....
1 Feb 20241 February 2024
Thank you to the 13,000 people who completed the reader survey we ran on the site over Easter. When we did the same exercise in 2022 we only shared the results with the people who voted. This time we .....
Thank you to the 13,000 people who completed the reader survey we ran on the site over Easter. When we did the .....
23 Apr 202423 April 2024 • 52 comments
British Airways has, almost certainly in error, launched sub-£900 Business Class fares to Cape Town. You need to depart from either: You need to travel between February and April 2024. You need to .....
British Airways has, almost certainly in error, launched sub-£900 Business Class fares to Cape Town. You need .....
10 Jan 202410 January 2024 • 63 comments
A few years ago it was possible to use Avios to purchase vouchers to visit independent airport lounges, but British Airways pulled the offer. I realised the other day that you CAN still redeem Avios .....
A few years ago it was possible to use Avios to purchase vouchers to visit independent airport lounges, but .....
9 Jan 20249 January 2024 • 12 comments
This is our review of Cathay Pacific’s new Aria Suite business class. Whilst Cathay Pacific has kept it quiet for fear of last minute aircraft swaps, it is now flying its first Aria .....
This is our review of Cathay Pacific’s new Aria Suite business class. Whilst Cathay Pacific has kept it .....
29 Jan 202529 January 2025 • 86 comments
The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon. Everything listed below has been covered on HfP in recent weeks, but years of experience of running .....
The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon. Everything .....
10 Jul 202210 July 2022 • 4 comments
If all went to plan, a Pizza Express restaurant opened in London Gatwick’s South Terminal this morning. It will be the only Pizza Express restaurant to serve breakfast, as it opens at 3.30am! .....
If all went to plan, a Pizza Express restaurant opened in London Gatwick’s South Terminal this morning. .....
20 May 202420 May 2024 • 72 comments
In September 2024, Hilton Honors launched two new Mastercard payment cards. Very interestingly, they were DEBIT cards and not credit cards. As well as earning points, the cards come with Hilton Honors .....
In September 2024, Hilton Honors launched two new Mastercard payment cards. Very interestingly, they were .....
29 Apr 202529 April 2025 • 19 comments
Marriott Bonvoy has been running the ‘1-Point Drop’ for a while now, primarily in the US. This is the first time that we have featured one in the UK. It’s very simple. At a certain .....
Marriott Bonvoy has been running the ‘1-Point Drop’ for a while now, primarily in the US. This is .....
24 Mar 202524 March 2025 • 66 comments
British Airways appears to be dropping its flights to Beijing. The flight has been removed from the schedule from 27th October, which is the last day of the summer flying season. The last outbound .....
British Airways appears to be dropping its flights to Beijing. The flight has been removed from the schedule .....
8 Aug 20248 August 2024 • 192 comments
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