You will probably have seen in the national media that Qatar has reached an agreement with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates to end the three year blockade of Doha. I will .....

You will probably have seen in the national media that Qatar has reached an agreement with Saudi Arabia, .....

6 Jan 20216 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

This is our review of the American Express Platinum charge card, also known as The Platinum Card from American Express. Is Amex Platinum worth the £575 fee? We look at the card benefits below. It is .....

This is our review of the American Express Platinum charge card, also known as The Platinum Card from American .....

6 Jan 20216 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

IHG Rewards Club has yet to announce how it is treating status qualification requirements for 2022. Accor Live Limitless, World of Hyatt and Hilton Honors have already halved their status requirements .....

IHG Rewards Club has yet to announce how it is treating status qualification requirements for 2022. Accor Live .....

6 Jan 20216 January 2021 by Rob Burgess

Loyalty Lobby had an interesting article yesterday about travelling to Japan in 2021. When the World Cup was held in Russia in 2018, ticket holders were allowed to travel to the country (during the .....

Loyalty Lobby had an interesting article yesterday about travelling to Japan in 2021. When the World Cup was .....

6 Jan 20216 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

Is The Platinum Card from American Express worth the £575 annual fee?  Can any card be worth it? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ series, I want to look at the top 10 reasons to apply for .....

Is The Platinum Card from American Express worth the £575 annual fee?  Can any card be worth it? Today, in .....

5 Jan 20215 January 2021 by Rob Burgess

I am often asked for my thoughts on how to value an Avios point.  In our articles we use 1p as a ball-park figure, and it is the value I use myself, but the real world is more complicated. For the .....

I am often asked for my thoughts on how to value an Avios point.  In our articles we use 1p as a ball-park .....

5 Jan 20215 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments

Knowing that HfP readers are the savvy types, we’ve decided to take a look at a new, free, money-saving and money management app called Snoop. Whilst this is a little outside our usual points and .....

Knowing that HfP readers are the savvy types, we’ve decided to take a look at a new, free, money-saving and .....

5 Jan 20215 January 2021 by Sinead Archer • 121 comments

Marriott Bonvoy and Emirates Skywards have a low profile partnership called ‘Your World Rewards’.  It allows you to double dip with Emirates Skywards miles and Marriott Bonvoy points .....

Marriott Bonvoy and Emirates Skywards have a low profile partnership called ‘Your World .....

5 Jan 20215 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

As I previewed earlier today, here are the 50 AwardWallet upgrade codes that I currently have to give away.  It was originally 40 but a few more readers signed up after our piece this morning. You .....

As I previewed earlier today, here are the 50 AwardWallet upgrade codes that I currently have to give away.  .....

4 Jan 20214 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

As we exclusively broke back in October, British Airways / Avios and Tesco Clubcard have decided to part ways. The option to convert your Tesco Clubcard points into Avios is ending very soon. (Nothing .....

As we exclusively broke back in October, British Airways / Avios and Tesco Clubcard have decided to part ways. .....

4 Jan 20214 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 133 comments

Just before Christmas I ran an article discussing AwardWallet, which is the only miles and points tool that I use every day – and have done for a number of years. AwardWallet allows you to .....

Just before Christmas I ran an article discussing AwardWallet, which is the only miles and points tool that I .....

4 Jan 20214 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

This is our review of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (Amex Gold) credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or .....

This is our review of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (Amex Gold) credit card. It is part of our .....

4 Jan 20214 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Yesterday we told you how Virgin Atlantic’s website is now showing substantial increases to the points required for Delta Air Lines flight redemptions, with the exception of flights to and from .....

Yesterday we told you how Virgin Atlantic’s website is now showing substantial increases to the points .....

3 Jan 20213 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

New Year’s Day marked 75 years since Heathrow saw its first flight as a commercial airport. Unsurprisingly, the airport has not done anything to celebrate or publicise the event.  This .....

New Year’s Day marked 75 years since Heathrow saw its first flight as a commercial airport. .....

3 Jan 20213 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments