This is our review of the Aspire Lounge (South) at Birmingham Airport. We wrote about the opening of the new Aspire Lounge at Birmingham Airport a few weeks ago.  This is the 2nd Aspire lounge at .....

This is our review of the Aspire Lounge (South) at Birmingham Airport. We wrote about the opening of the new .....

23 Sep 201823 September 2018 by Anika Burnett • 11 comments

A quick update on this subject, which has been discussed at length on HfP this week. Whilst Curve announced last weekend that they were changing the coding on transactions, which would make ATM .....

A quick update on this subject, which has been discussed at length on HfP this week. Whilst Curve announced .....

22 Sep 201822 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 199 comments

Following its acquisition of Principal Hotels and De Vere Hotels, which we covered here, IHG has moved quickly to rebrand Principal London. The hotel will soon be known at Kimpton Fitzroy London and .....

Following its acquisition of Principal Hotels and De Vere Hotels, which we covered here, IHG has moved quickly .....

22 Sep 201822 September 2018 by Rob Burgess

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 .....

22 Sep 201822 September 2018 by Anika Burnett • 23 comments

For many years, Virgin Flying Club has had a miles earning partnership with Texaco. You can (still) find details here. However, this offer appears to have ended.  All references to Virgin Atlantic .....

For many years, Virgin Flying Club has had a miles earning partnership with Texaco. You can (still) find .....

22 Sep 201822 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

This article is about how to fly short haul European business class flights which use long-haul aircraft (ie a 747, 777, 787, A380, A350, A330, A340 etc). Why would you want to do this? Well, for .....

This article is about how to fly short haul European business class flights which use long-haul aircraft (ie .....

21 Sep 201821 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 96 comments

If you’re planning a trip to California in the near future, you might want to take a look at the brand new InterContinental San Diego which opened this week. Details are here. A new 400 room .....

If you’re planning a trip to California in the near future, you might want to take a look at the brand .....

21 Sep 201821 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 96 comments

As many HfP readers know, the independent airport lounge in Gatwick’s South terminal, No 1 Lounge, is a victim of its own success. Whilst the lounge is part of Priority Pass and Lounge Club, it .....

As many HfP readers know, the independent airport lounge in Gatwick’s South terminal, No 1 Lounge, is a .....

21 Sep 201821 September 2018 by Rob Burgess

I was updating my old article on which airlines you can spend Avios with (it will appear soon) when I spotted something new. Iberia now has an Avios redemption partnership with Interjet, the third .....

I was updating my old article on which airlines you can spend Avios with (it will appear soon) when I spotted .....

21 Sep 201821 September 2018 by Rob Burgess

Sometimes there are long running offers which we don’t mention because they have been around, unchanged, forever.  Now and then I like to dust one off.  A good example is this .....

Sometimes there are long running offers which we don’t mention because they have been around, unchanged, .....

21 Sep 201821 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Curve Card has announced a new benefit for cardholders today – 0% foreign exchange fees. There is another major announcement to come in around 8 weeks, but you will have to wait for that one .....

Curve Card has announced a new benefit for cardholders today – 0% foreign exchange fees. There is .....

20 Sep 201820 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 360 comments

If you were wondering how the general public approach their miles and points – and where the programmes are making real money – take a look at this email I received earlier in the week. .....

If you were wondering how the general public approach their miles and points – and where the programmes .....

20 Sep 201820 September 2018 by Rob Burgess

IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – is running a flash sale with a bonus of up to 100% when you buy over 5,000 points.  100% is as .....

IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – is running a flash .....

20 Sep 201820 September 2018 by Rob Burgess

We told you last week that Aer Lingus is launching Montreal and Minneapolis for Summer 2019. What I didn’t spot at the time is that Aer Lingus is NOT fudging Avios pricing to Montreal. This is .....

We told you last week that Aer Lingus is launching Montreal and Minneapolis for Summer 2019. What I .....

20 Sep 201820 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 179 comments