News in brief: Head for Points on You and Yours I did a five minute segment on Radio 4’s consumer programme ‘You and Yours’ yesterday, discussing the issues that British Airways and .....

News in brief: Head for Points on You and Yours I did a five minute segment on Radio 4’s consumer .....

27 Sep 201927 September 2019 by Rob Burgess

A few good American Express cashback deals have just been launched. Here are some I wanted to flag: £10 back on £40 spend at Cote Brasserie (to 3/11) £100 back on £1,000 spent at Kuoni (to 14/10) .....

A few good American Express cashback deals have just been launched. Here are some I wanted to flag: £10 back .....

27 Sep 201927 September 2019 by Rob Burgess

Avios has extended the current 30% bonus when you buy points until 1st October.  However, a new Groupon Spain deal offers better value if you can take the risk that the admin process will run .....

Avios has extended the current 30% bonus when you buy points until 1st October.  However, a new Groupon Spain .....

27 Sep 201927 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • 167 comments

If you have not yet done so, it is worth reading my review of the new Upper Class seat Virgin Atlantic is fitting on its new A350-1000 aircraft before reading on. This is based on the press launch .....

If you have not yet done so, it is worth reading my review of the new Upper Class seat Virgin Atlantic is .....

26 Sep 201926 September 2019 by Rhys Jones • 46 comments

This is a brief review of the Premier Inn hotel at Heathrow Terminal 4. On Tuesday morning I caught the 8am Qatar Airways flight to Doha for a meeting with Qatar Airways Privilege Club and to take a .....

This is a brief review of the Premier Inn hotel at Heathrow Terminal 4. On Tuesday morning I caught the 8am .....

26 Sep 201926 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

Accor Hotels, which own Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman / Raffles / Swissotel / Fairmont etc, has brought back its potentially generous promotion to earn 6,000 bonus Avios. .....

Accor Hotels, which own Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman / Raffles / Swissotel / .....

26 Sep 201926 September 2019 by Rob Burgess

Hotels.com Rewards emailed its UK members yesterday to announce a £4 booking fee when you redeem your ‘free’ nights from 27th November. This did not come as a surprise, since a similar .....

Hotels.com Rewards emailed its UK members yesterday to announce a £4 booking fee when you redeem your .....

26 Sep 201926 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • 156 comments

This is our review of Virgin Atlantic’s new Upper Class Suite on the new Airbus A350-1000, which has just started flying between London Heathrow and New York JFK. I was on a special celebration .....

This is our review of Virgin Atlantic’s new Upper Class Suite on the new Airbus A350-1000, which has .....

25 Sep 201925 September 2019 by Rhys Jones • 116 comments

This is part 2 of our review of the Upper Class Suite on the new Virgin Atlantic A350.   Part 1 of our A350 Upper Class Suite review can be found here. As a reminder, I travelled to New York as the .....

This is part 2 of our review of the Upper Class Suite on the new Virgin Atlantic A350.   Part 1 of our A350 .....

25 Sep 201925 September 2019 by Rhys Jones • 27 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has launched a number of culinary experiences in Europe on its ‘Marriott Moments‘ site.  Full details are here. These are all available via auction – but you can .....

Marriott Bonvoy has launched a number of culinary experiences in Europe on its ‘Marriott Moments‘ .....

25 Sep 201925 September 2019 by Anika Burnett • 16 comments

When Marriott Bonvoy first announced that it was introducing peak and off-peak pricing, we all assumed that it would look something like the peak and off-peak chart used for British Airways Avios .....

When Marriott Bonvoy first announced that it was introducing peak and off-peak pricing, we all assumed that it .....

24 Sep 201924 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • 162 comments

This is our review of the Atrium Hotel Heathrow, located at Hatton Cross tube station. At HfP we try to keep abreast of all of the hotel openings that occur in and around Heathrow.  So far this year .....

This is our review of the Atrium Hotel Heathrow, located at Hatton Cross tube station. At HfP we try to keep .....

24 Sep 201924 September 2019 by Rhys Jones • 38 comments

This is part two of our review of the Atrium Hotel Heathrow, located by Hatton Cross tube station just outside the airport. You can read Part 1 of our Atrium Hotel Heathrow review here, which focuses .....

This is part two of our review of the Atrium Hotel Heathrow, located by Hatton Cross tube station just outside .....

24 Sep 201924 September 2019 by Rhys Jones • 28 comments

There is great news for IHG Rewards Club members this morning, as the company announced a partnership with UK travel brand Mr & Mrs Smith. Originally launched as a pure booking agent, Mr & Mrs .....

There is great news for IHG Rewards Club members this morning, as the company announced a partnership with UK .....

23 Sep 201923 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments