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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
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
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
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
This is Part 2 of our review of SCHLOSS Roxburghe, a new addition to the Hyatt hotel portfolio located in the Scottish Borders near Kelso. Part 1, click here, looked at the history and location of the .....
This is Part 2 of our review of SCHLOSS Roxburghe, a new addition to the Hyatt hotel portfolio located in the .....
9 Mar 20249 March 2024 • 15 comments
As we covered recently, the taxes and charges added to many premium cabin Avios redemptions have shot up in recent weeks. Given that BA is still running a sub-standard service in Club World due to .....
As we covered recently, the taxes and charges added to many premium cabin Avios redemptions have shot up in .....
9 May 20229 May 2022 • 75 comments
One of least known and often useful features of Marriott Bonvoy is the ability to transfer points from one member to another for free. The only snag was that, historically, you had to call Marriott .....
One of least known and often useful features of Marriott Bonvoy is the ability to transfer points from one .....
21 Nov 202421 November 2024 • 1 comment
One of the Starwood features that was adopted by Marriott after it bought the company was the ability to redeem your hotel points for a flight ticket. Two facts make this offer sound quite attractive. .....
One of the Starwood features that was adopted by Marriott after it bought the company was the ability to .....
1 Sep 20241 September 2024 • 11 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
Back in February, Hilton announced a partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World. This was to replace the SLH partnership with World of Hyatt, which had been doomed ever since Hyatt announced .....
Back in February, Hilton announced a partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World. This was to replace .....
12 Jul 202412 July 2024 • 40 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
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