The Government has just announced a new set of changes to the traffic light travel system. From Monday 19th July at 4am, the following countries and territories will be added to the Green list: In .....

The Government has just announced a new set of changes to the traffic light travel system. From Monday 19th .....

14 Jul 202114 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

There is good news for readers who have been missing their British Airways regional lounges. Three sites are due to reopen on Monday. There is also news on what is happening at Newcastle and .....

There is good news for readers who have been missing their British Airways regional lounges. Three sites are .....

14 Jul 202114 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

When British Airways launched its revised short-haul Economy catering in January, it came with a catch. The good news was that all passengers got a free bottle of water and a mini snack. A range of .....

When British Airways launched its revised short-haul Economy catering in January, it came with a catch. The .....

14 Jul 202114 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

This is my review of Mileage Maniac, the story of how Steve Belkin acquired 40 million frequent flyer miles. We don’t often do book reviews on HfP – I think this is our 3rd in almost a .....

This is my review of Mileage Maniac, the story of how Steve Belkin acquired 40 million frequent flyer miles. .....

14 Jul 202114 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

After interminable delays, Manchester Airport is finally opening its new Terminal 2 extension today. Don’t get too excited. There will be a grand total of three flights today, all with Jet2. TUI .....

After interminable delays, Manchester Airport is finally opening its new Terminal 2 extension today. .....

14 Jul 202114 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Time is running out if you want to take advantage of the generous Avios offer from Nutmeg, the digital wealth manager. You can earn up to 200,000 Avios by transferring an existing Stocks & Shares ISA .....

Time is running out if you want to take advantage of the generous Avios offer from Nutmeg, the digital wealth .....

14 Jul 202114 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

This is our review of the St Regis Mardavall hotel in Mallorca, Spain. It is the first review in our ‘HfP in the Balearics’ series in partnership with Marriott Bonvoy, who very kindly .....

This is our review of the St Regis Mardavall hotel in Mallorca, Spain. It is the first review in our .....

13 Jul 202113 July 2021 by Rhys Jones • 27 comments

This is Part 2 of our review of the St Regis Mardavall resort in Mallorca, Spain. Part 1 of our St Regis Mardavall hotel review can be found here. Pool, spa and gym at St Regis Mardavall As you may .....

This is Part 2 of our review of the St Regis Mardavall resort in Mallorca, Spain. Part 1 of our St Regis .....

13 Jul 202113 July 2021 by Rhys Jones • 30 comments

Whilst many HfP readers fly EL AL, it is frustratingly difficult to book with frequent flyer miles.  This is due to the lack of airline partners and the failure of its own programme, Matmid, to .....

Whilst many HfP readers fly EL AL, it is frustratingly difficult to book with frequent flyer miles.  This .....

13 Jul 202113 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

A quick reminder that, if you have a self-assessment tax bill due on 31st July - or, for small companies, your Q2 VAT bill - you can pay it via Billhop and earn miles and points. Whilst HMRC will no .....

A quick reminder that, if you have a self-assessment tax bill due on 31st July - or, for small companies, your .....

13 Jul 202113 July 2021 by Rob Burgess

If you are flying into London Stansted in the near future, you may be keen to hear that the Fast Track lane at passport control re-opens on 27th July. The cost is £7 per person. I would normally .....

If you are flying into London Stansted in the near future, you may be keen to hear that the Fast Track lane at .....

13 Jul 202113 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Hotels.com has teamed up with Tesco Bank to offer a special promotion for Tesco credit card holders. It is VERY interesting and well worth a look if you qualify. Many Tesco credit card holders have .....

Hotels.com has teamed up with Tesco Bank to offer a special promotion for Tesco credit card holders. It is .....

12 Jul 202112 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 134 comments

Two weeks ago I headed down to Spain as the guest of Marriott Bonvoy to take a look at some of their properties across the islands. It was a tough job but someone had to do it. In this introductory .....

Two weeks ago I headed down to Spain as the guest of Marriott Bonvoy to take a look at some of their .....

12 Jul 202112 July 2021 by Rhys Jones • 46 comments

This article is our attempt to decide what Accor Live Limitless points are worth. Valuing miles and hotel points is a thankless job. We have always published articles on what Avios points are worth, .....

This article is our attempt to decide what Accor Live Limitless points are worth. Valuing miles and hotel .....

12 Jul 202112 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments