British Airways has a dedicated telephone line for anyone who is flying in First Class. “You First” is a dedicated call centre set up to help anyone holding a British Airways First Class .....

British Airways has a dedicated telephone line for anyone who is flying in First Class. “You .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

The travel points highlight of Black Friday 2021 was, oddly enough, not on a travel website. The best deal came from eBay. For one hour, it offered 50 Nectar points (31 Avios) for every £1 you spent .....

The travel points highlight of Black Friday 2021 was, oddly enough, not on a travel website. The best deal .....

29 May 202229 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

The proposed catering strike at Heathrow, which would have meant no catering on British Airways flights on 4th March and 5th March, has been postponed. 100 HGV drivers at DO&CO, the firm used by .....

The proposed catering strike at Heathrow, which would have meant no catering on British Airways flights on 4th .....

3 Mar 20223 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

We ran an article yesterday on the British Airways policy for unaccompanied children. I thought it was worth taking a look at how Virgin Atlantic tackles the same problem. Following a rule change in .....

We ran an article yesterday on the British Airways policy for unaccompanied children. I thought it was worth .....

9 Mar 20259 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

British Airways never, ever, does status matches from other airlines. (Well, if you are a multinational switching from another alliance to BA they will do it for top staff, but apart from that .....

British Airways never, ever, does status matches from other airlines. (Well, if you are a multinational .....

31 Mar 202231 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 87 comments

This is our review of the Hilton Honors debit card issued in the UK. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit and debit cards and discussing whether of not they are .....

This is our review of the Hilton Honors debit card issued in the UK. It is part of our series of articles .....

18 May 202518 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

We often get asked about the differences between The American Express Business Gold Card and The American Express Business Platinum Card. The Business Gold and Business Platinum cards have two .....

We often get asked about the differences between The American Express Business Gold Card and The American .....

1 Apr 20251 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Trip.com is offering all one year Railcards at just £19.80 (usually £30) until the end of September. The catch is that you can only order a digital Railcard, not a paper one, and that it is stored .....

Trip.com is offering all one year Railcards at just £19.80 (usually £30) until the end of September. The .....

21 Aug 202321 August 2023 by Rob Burgess

Accor, the Mercure, Sofitel, Ibis, Novotel, Raffles, Pullman etc hotel group, has launched a winter sale. You can save 25% on stays of 2+ nights in participating hotels in Europe and North Africa. .....

Accor, the Mercure, Sofitel, Ibis, Novotel, Raffles, Pullman etc hotel group, has launched a winter sale. You .....

2 Nov 20242 November 2024 by Rob Burgess

This is slightly off topic for us, except that I know many HfP readers like to redeem their miles and points for VIP Premier League hospitality. The two obvious routes for this are (click for our .....

This is slightly off topic for us, except that I know many HfP readers like to redeem their miles and points .....

21 Sep 202321 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

A fortuitous swap of an A330-300 to a brand new A330neo for an upcoming family trip to Boston – swapping Virgin Atlantic’s worst Upper Class suite for its best – has given me an .....

A fortuitous swap of an A330-300 to a brand new A330neo for an upcoming family trip to Boston – swapping .....

19 Mar 202319 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Europcar is a major player on the car rental scene in Europe (the company is based in France) although it has a lower profile than the two big boys, Hertz and Avis Budget. It was, historically, .....

Europcar is a major player on the car rental scene in Europe (the company is based in France) although it has .....

9 Jun 20249 June 2024 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

If you have a Priority Pass airport lounge access card, there is finally something to do with it at London City Airport. No, the airport hasn’t opened a lounge. Priority Pass has, however, done .....

If you have a Priority Pass airport lounge access card, there is finally something to do with it at London .....

20 Nov 202320 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

If you are looking for a last minute Christmas gift, Small Luxury Hotels of the World is giving a 20% bonus on all gift card purchases made before tomorrow night (22nd). This could be interesting. You .....

If you are looking for a last minute Christmas gift, Small Luxury Hotels of the World is giving a 20% bonus on .....

22 Dec 202122 December 2021 by Rob Burgess