British Airways has, it seems, lost confidence in the Asian market and its ability to open up post pandemic. A range of service cuts have been made this week. Most importantly for the leisure market, .....

British Airways has, it seems, lost confidence in the Asian market and its ability to open up post pandemic. A .....

9 Apr 20229 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 126 comments

News in brief: No London Underground service to Heathrow over Easter London Underground is planning substantial line closures over Easter for engineering work. The key one for HfP readers is the .....

News in brief: No London Underground service to Heathrow over Easter London Underground is planning .....

9 Apr 20229 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that you don’t miss out on any short-notice deals or offers, we also offer this weekly summary .....

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that .....

9 Apr 20229 April 2022 by Rhys Jones

This is my review of the InterContinental Amstel hotel in Amsterdam. I first reviewed this hotel back in 2014, although I’d stayed there a few times before that. Our last review was 2015 but .....

This is my review of the InterContinental Amstel hotel in Amsterdam. I first reviewed this hotel back in 2014, .....

8 Apr 20228 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

News in brief: Bonus Avios offer for holders of the free BA Amex card If you have the free British Airways American Express credit card, you may be targetted for a ‘bonus Avios’ offer. .....

News in brief: Bonus Avios offer for holders of the free BA Amex card If you have the free British Airways .....

8 Apr 20228 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

Hilton Honors has rolled over its offer of up to 4,500 bonus points if you sign up as a new member. As you can see from this page (click on ‘View FAQ’s and offer terms’), new Hilton .....

Hilton Honors has rolled over its offer of up to 4,500 bonus points if you sign up as a new member. As you can .....

8 Apr 20228 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

The Emirates First Class Suite on the Boeing 777-300ER fleet fights it out with the new Singapore Airlines A380 First Class suite for the title of ‘Best First Class’. Singapore Airlines .....

The Emirates First Class Suite on the Boeing 777-300ER fleet fights it out with the new Singapore Airlines .....

7 Apr 20227 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Long in the tooth HfP readers may remember when British Airways was lead sponsor of the annual Taste of London food festival. BA would operate its own ‘lounge’ for elite members of the Executive .....

Long in the tooth HfP readers may remember when British Airways was lead sponsor of the annual Taste of London .....

7 Apr 20227 April 2022 by Rob Burgess

Eurostar reopened the cocktail bars in its London and Paris lounges this week, as well as bringing back its lounge canape collection. Both bars had been closed since the pandemic broke out although .....

Eurostar reopened the cocktail bars in its London and Paris lounges this week, as well as bringing back its .....

7 Apr 20227 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

For the next four weeks, Marriott Bonvoy is still offering an increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Credit Card. Until 3rd May 2022, the sign-up bonus is doubled from 20,000 .....

For the next four weeks, Marriott Bonvoy is still offering an increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy .....

7 Apr 20227 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

This is our review of The Ritz-Carlton Abama hotel on Tenerife in the Canary Islands. I stayed at The Ritz-Carlton on a recent press trip as the guest of British Airways to promote the launch of short .....

This is our review of The Ritz-Carlton Abama hotel on Tenerife in the Canary Islands. I stayed at The .....

6 Apr 20226 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 99 comments

Last September, we shared a first look at Virgin’s new social space on the leisure configured A350s called ‘The Booth’. The ‘leisure A350’ is a new variant of the .....

Last September, we shared a first look at Virgin’s new social space on the leisure configured A350s .....

6 Apr 20226 April 2022 by Rhys Jones

News in brief: British Airways peak/off-peak Avios analysis A couple of weeks ago we published the British Airways peak and off peak calendar for Avios redemptions in 2023. Our friend Andrew has taken .....

News in brief: British Airways peak/off-peak Avios analysis A couple of weeks ago we published the British .....

6 Apr 20226 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 23 comments

The launch dates for JetBlue’s flights between London and Boston have finally been confirmed. Whilst the airline launched direct flights to New York last year its Boston route has taken a little .....

The launch dates for JetBlue’s flights between London and Boston have finally been confirmed. Whilst the .....

5 Apr 20225 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 36 comments