Last Thursday something odd happened at British Airways Executive Club. We don’t know what, but a substantial number of Executive Club accounts were locked. I only know of one HfP reader who had .....

Last Thursday something odd happened at British Airways Executive Club. We don’t know what, but a .....

15 Jun 202315 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 145 comments

American Express Business Platinum has launched a new promotion. It isn’t life changing but if you were on the fence about applying then it should be enough to tilt you over. Until 18th July, .....

American Express Business Platinum has launched a new promotion. It isn’t life changing but if you were .....

15 Jun 202315 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

With British Airways back at London Gatwick at something approaching pre-pandemic levels, you may find yourself in Crawley more often. If you have a flight out of London Gatwick, you should register .....

With British Airways back at London Gatwick at something approaching pre-pandemic levels, you may find .....

15 Jun 202315 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

We have been saying for a few weeks now that there are definite signs of nervousness in the travel industry about forward flight bookings after the Summer 2023 peak has passed. We saw it in the .....

We have been saying for a few weeks now that there are definite signs of nervousness in the travel industry .....

14 Jun 202314 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

American Express has increased the sign-up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card from 20,000 to 25,000 points. This is the first special offer we’ve seen on this card .....

American Express has increased the sign-up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card .....

14 Jun 202314 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

British Airways has launched a new route from London Gatwick to Fuerteventura. It will become the fourth Canary Island to be served by the new BA Euroflyer short haul operation from Gatwick, following .....

British Airways has launched a new route from London Gatwick to Fuerteventura. It will become the fourth .....

14 Jun 202314 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

I get the occasional reader email asking if you can convert Club Eurostar points into British Airways Avios points. The answer is yes, you can, but there are two snags: How do you convert Eurostar .....

I get the occasional reader email asking if you can convert Club Eurostar points into British Airways Avios .....

14 Jun 202314 June 2023 by Rob Burgess

Heathrow Rewards is offering double points when you eat in selected Heathrow restaurants during June. Heathrow Rewards gives you 1 point for every £1 spent in Heathrow (1 per £10 on .....

Heathrow Rewards is offering double points when you eat in selected Heathrow restaurants during June. .....

14 Jun 202314 June 2023 by Rob Burgess

IHG One Rewards has launched a new promotion offering a 15% discount on redemptions at selected new hotels. It’s not clear if this is a new permanent deal or a one off. The deals are genuine .....

IHG One Rewards has launched a new promotion offering a 15% discount on redemptions at selected new hotels. .....

14 Jun 202314 June 2023 by Rob Burgess

As Asia continues its reopening, Cathay Pacific is increasing its services from Manchester to Hong Kong. There are currently four flights per week from Manchester. According to industry filings, this .....

As Asia continues its reopening, Cathay Pacific is increasing its services from Manchester to Hong Kong. There .....

14 Jun 202314 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Scandinavian carrier SAS has brought back its excellent fares from London, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Manchester to the United States. Whilst you will need to transit in Oslo, Copenhagen or Stockholm, .....

Scandinavian carrier SAS has brought back its excellent fares from London, Birmingham, Edinburgh and .....

13 Jun 202313 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

Yesterday we told you that British Airways has opened what we called a ‘Concorde Room Lite’ – but is technically the ‘First Dining Room’ – at Heathrow Terminal 3. .....

Yesterday we told you that British Airways has opened what we called a ‘Concorde Room Lite’ .....

13 Jun 202313 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

American Express has brought back its biggest ever sign-up bonus for The Platinum Card. TODAY, 13th June, is your last day to apply. The standard bonus of 30,000 Membership Rewards points, which .....

American Express has brought back its biggest ever sign-up bonus for The Platinum Card. TODAY, 13th June, is .....

13 Jun 202313 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

If you have a Tesco Clubcard account, you should have had an email about a substantial devaluation of Clubcard partner rewards. From 14th June, the conversion rate for all partner rewards .....

If you have a Tesco Clubcard account, you should have had an email about a substantial devaluation of .....

13 Jun 202313 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments