Back in November 2023, the World Duty Free shops at Heathrow launched a new partnership with Avios. You will now earn 1 Avios for every £1 you spend in World Duty Free and other shops at Heathrow run .....

Back in November 2023, the World Duty Free shops at Heathrow launched a new partnership with Avios. You will .....

25 Jan 202425 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

On Monday night I was at The O2 in London for the official launch of ‘The NinetyThird by Qatar Airways’, the new VIP venue at the arena. This includes the ‘Walkway’, the .....

On Monday night I was at The O2 in London for the official launch of ‘The NinetyThird by Qatar .....

25 Jan 202425 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

Rhys has literally just reappeared in the HfP office after a trip to Bogota in Colombia, trying out the new Iberia A350 business class seat. This review, and a Four Seasons hotel review, will follow .....

Rhys has literally just reappeared in the HfP office after a trip to Bogota in Colombia, trying out the new .....

25 Jan 202425 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

Back in March 2022, Qatar Airways announced that it was adopting Avios as its loyalty currency. You can now link your British Airways Executive Club and Qatar Airways Privilege Club accounts via the .....

Back in March 2022, Qatar Airways announced that it was adopting Avios as its loyalty currency. You can now .....

24 Jan 202424 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

We got a very excited press release from Virgin Red on Monday about the fact that Eurostar gift vouchers are now available for Virgin Points via the Virgin Red app. There is nothing new about this, .....

We got a very excited press release from Virgin Red on Monday about the fact that Eurostar gift vouchers are .....

24 Jan 202424 January 2024 by Rob Burgess

Hilton is out of the blocks as the first hotel group to launch a ‘buy points’ deal in 2024. It has launched another offer of an 80% to 100% bonus when you buy points. The Hilton ‘buy .....

Hilton is out of the blocks as the first hotel group to launch a ‘buy points’ deal in 2024. It has .....

24 Jan 202424 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

This is our review of The Spitfire Lounge at Southampton Airport. As part of my tour of Southampton Airport last week, I got to spend some time in The Spitfire Lounge. This is run by the airport .....

This is our review of The Spitfire Lounge at Southampton Airport. As part of my tour of Southampton Airport .....

24 Jan 202424 January 2024 by Rhys Jones • 46 comments

You may remember that I reviewed The Ritz-Carlton hotel in Vienna last month – see here. One of the features I wrote about was the rooftop bar. Just before I arrived, it had been transformed .....

You may remember that I reviewed The Ritz-Carlton hotel in Vienna last month – see here. One of the .....

23 Jan 202423 January 2024 by Conny Urban • 5 comments

I’m not sure what you were doing on Sunday afternoon, but it probably wasn’t as weird as sitting in a Hilton hotel bed built into the stands at Stamford Bridge, watching Chelsea FC Women. .....

I’m not sure what you were doing on Sunday afternoon, but it probably wasn’t as weird as sitting .....

23 Jan 202423 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

IHG One Rewards has been running what I would call a ‘holding’ promotion for January. Instead of the usual 3-4 month-long offer, it has been running a 31 day deal of double base points. .....

IHG One Rewards has been running what I would call a ‘holding’ promotion for January. Instead of .....

23 Jan 202423 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

The oneworld airline alliance, which includes British Airways amongst its members, has finally opened its first ‘official’ oneworld-branded airport lounge, at Seoul Incheon. This is the .....

The oneworld airline alliance, which includes British Airways amongst its members, has finally opened its .....

23 Jan 202423 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

Whilst we don’t write about it much, Aer Lingus has its own Avios-earning credit card. Our full review of the Aer Lingus Aer Credit Card, issued by Bank of Ireland, is here. It’s not very .....

Whilst we don’t write about it much, Aer Lingus has its own Avios-earning credit card. Our full review .....

23 Jan 202423 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

On a sunny Tuesday afternoon, whilst the north of the country was dealing with snow, I headed down to Southampton Airport to see their new runway extension. Rob has written before about the .....

On a sunny Tuesday afternoon, whilst the north of the country was dealing with snow, I headed down to .....

22 Jan 202422 January 2024 by Rhys Jones • 60 comments

Is it still worth using ‘Part Pay With Avios’ when booking British Airways flights, now that Nectar is an option? ‘Part Pay With Avios’ has, apparently, been very successful .....

Is it still worth using ‘Part Pay With Avios’ when booking British Airways flights, now that .....

22 Jan 202422 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments