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 .....

11 Dec 202311 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

The UK Government has just launched its first consultation on airport slots in over thirty years. With a third runway at Heathrow stalling (again) and expansion plans at other airports being .....

The UK Government has just launched its first consultation on airport slots in over thirty years. With a third .....

11 Dec 202311 December 2023 by Rhys Jones • 93 comments

Virgin Atlantic is currently running a repeat of its biggest ever deal for buying Virgin Points – see here. The offer runs until 31st December. The annual purchase limit has been reset for December. .....

Virgin Atlantic is currently running a repeat of its biggest ever deal for buying Virgin Points – see here. .....

11 Dec 202311 December 2023 by Rhys Jones

We were recently sent a press release where Emirates unveiled its wine list for 2024. Whilst I will leave the tasting notes to others – neither Rob nor myself are notable oenephiles – it .....

We were recently sent a press release where Emirates unveiled its wine list for 2024. Whilst I will leave the .....

11 Dec 202311 December 2023 by Rhys Jones

It may come as a surprise to learn that Etihad does not currently fly to Bali despite its huge popularity. This will change from 23rd April 2024 when the airline launches non-stop flights to the .....

It may come as a surprise to learn that Etihad does not currently fly to Bali despite its huge popularity. .....

11 Dec 202311 December 2023 by Rhys Jones • 50 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. This newsletter is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

11 Dec 202311 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

For the last couple of weeks, long-haul Iberia flights for the winter 2024 timetable (from Sunday 27th October 2024) have been missing from the British Airways website. You can work around this in .....

For the last couple of weeks, long-haul Iberia flights for the winter 2024 timetable (from Sunday 27th October .....

10 Dec 202310 December 2023 by Rob Burgess

There has been some odd shifts in how certain long haul British Airways routes are rewarded this year. Back in January, we reported that British Airways had increased the tier points offered for Hong .....

There has been some odd shifts in how certain long haul British Airways routes are rewarded this year. Back in .....

10 Dec 202310 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Today I want to look at the benefits of the FREE Barclaycard Select Cashback credit card for businesses. This includes sole traders, who are blocked from the Capital On Tap Avios-earning SME card. .....

Today I want to look at the benefits of the FREE Barclaycard Select Cashback credit card for businesses. This .....

10 Dec 202310 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

If you are a member of the World of Hyatt hotel loyalty programme, you will have had an email last week outlining some changes to the scheme for 2024. The changes are a little complicated so I thought .....

If you are a member of the World of Hyatt hotel loyalty programme, you will have had an email last week .....

10 Dec 202310 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 23 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 Dec 202310 December 2023 by HfP team

Hilton Honors has just launched its new Spring 2024 promotion, Points Plus, which is now open for registration – click here. To give Hilton credit, it is very straightforward with minimal .....

Hilton Honors has just launched its new Spring 2024 promotion, Points Plus, which is now open for .....

9 Dec 20239 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

British Airways has announced two new routes from Edinburgh for summer 2024. Flights will be operated by BA Cityflyer, the subsidiary which operates from London City Airport during the week. These .....

British Airways has announced two new routes from Edinburgh for summer 2024. Flights will be operated by BA .....

9 Dec 20239 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

This is our review of the AKI Hotel in Hong Kong. On the prowl for somewhere different for my recent stay in Hong Kong (my review of Cathay Pacific business class is here) I came across the AKI Hotel. .....

This is our review of the AKI Hotel in Hong Kong. On the prowl for somewhere different for my recent stay in .....

9 Dec 20239 December 2023 by Rhys Jones • 23 comments