London Gatwick airport has announced that it is capping flights this week as it deals with a shortage of air traffic controllers. This is separate to the long-running ATC issues in Europe this summer, .....

London Gatwick airport has announced that it is capping flights this week as it deals with a shortage of air .....

27 Sep 202327 September 2023 by Rhys Jones • 33 comments

This article looks at the American Express Rewards Credit Card. This is a little known member of the Amex family which, in one scenario, can prove incredibly useful.. You may be thinking of cancelling .....

This article looks at the American Express Rewards Credit Card. This is a little known member of the Amex .....

26 Sep 202326 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

News in brief: How to redeem on partner airlines via Qatar Airways Privilege Club Last week we wrote about how British Airways has increased the cost of short-haul Avios redemptions on Cathay Pacific .....

News in brief: How to redeem on partner airlines via Qatar Airways Privilege Club Last week we wrote about how .....

26 Sep 202326 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

If you weren’t successful in the Marriott Bonvoy points auctions for tickets to the NFL games in London next month, there is another option. VIP tickets for the first of the Frankfurt games in .....

If you weren’t successful in the Marriott Bonvoy points auctions for tickets to the NFL games in London .....

26 Sep 202326 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

EDIT: Amex has now suspended these changes until at least 2024. See our top story. American Express has traditionally offered one feature which other UK credit card companies did not. If you took out .....

EDIT: Amex has now suspended these changes until at least 2024. See our top story. American Express has .....

25 Sep 202325 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 198 comments

Which airlines have the most take off and landing slots at London Heathrow Airport? We thought we’d take a look. We have taken the data from Airport Coordination Ltd, which runs the slot .....

Which airlines have the most take off and landing slots at London Heathrow Airport? We thought we’d take .....

25 Sep 202325 September 2023 by Rhys Jones • 51 comments

This is our review of The St Regis Jakarta hotel. After a brief one-night stopover at the Fairfield Jakarta Airport, we made the St Regis Jakarta our base for the remaining 2 nights in the city. I .....

This is our review of The St Regis Jakarta hotel. After a brief one-night stopover at the Fairfield Jakarta .....

25 Sep 202325 September 2023 by Rhys Jones • 17 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. This newsletter is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

25 Sep 202325 September 2023 by Rob Burgess

The end of the next week sees a major change to American Express cards – the end of pro-rata fee refunds. We will look at this again in more detail tomorrow. Today I want to look at another .....

The end of the next week sees a major change to American Express cards – the end of pro-rata fee .....

24 Sep 202324 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

In terms of HfP content, the partnership between Qatar Airways and Avios which launched last year is the gift that keeps on giving. Because you can now transfer your Avios from BA Executive Club to .....

In terms of HfP content, the partnership between Qatar Airways and Avios which launched last year is the gift .....

24 Sep 202324 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 8 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 .....

24 Sep 202324 September 2023 by HfP team • 1 comment

British Airways has quietly snuck out a devaluation of short- and mid-haul Avios redemptions on two Asian partners – Cathay Pacific and Japan Airlines (JAL). It only impact flights under 3,000 .....

British Airways has quietly snuck out a devaluation of short- and mid-haul Avios redemptions on two Asian .....

23 Sep 202323 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 86 comments

Six years ago, IAG, the parent of British Airways, launched a new low-cost airline – LEVEL. Whilst LEVEL never operated from London, it did fly long haul from Barcelona and Paris and short haul .....

Six years ago, IAG, the parent of British Airways, launched a new low-cost airline – LEVEL. Whilst LEVEL .....

23 Sep 202323 September 2023 by Rob Burgess

American Express has a great benefit for holders of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card. You will receive £120 per annum of Deliveroo credit. This is a permanent card benefit, not .....

American Express has a great benefit for holders of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card. .....

23 Sep 202323 September 2023 by Rob Burgess