For the last two years I have managed to find an excuse to escape the dismal British winter weather and head down to the Middle East for a couple of days. I didn’t have an angle this year .....

For the last two years I have managed to find an excuse to escape the dismal British winter weather and head .....

28 Jan 201828 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

It seems that even IHG Rewards Club admits that it has devalued its points with the changes to reward pricing over the last couple of years. Joining Ambassador used to cost $200 or 32,000 IHG Rewards .....

It seems that even IHG Rewards Club admits that it has devalued its points with the changes to reward pricing .....

28 Jan 201828 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

We like to cover money saving travel related stories on HfP but I’m not sure I can recommend this one. Did you know that you can get from Heathrow (Zone 6) to Upminster (Zone 6 at the other .....

We like to cover money saving travel related stories on HfP but I’m not sure I can recommend this one. .....

28 Jan 201828 January 2018 by Anika Burnett

Charles Tyrwhitt has launched a bonus Avios offer. Until 28th February you will get 300 bonus Avios on top of the usual 4 Avios per £1 – and at the moment you can purchase their £60 shirts .....

Charles Tyrwhitt has launched a bonus Avios offer. Until 28th February you will get 300 bonus Avios on top of .....

28 Jan 201828 January 2018 by Anika Burnett

Surf Air, the membership based private jet company which recently moved to London City Airport, has launched flights to Sion in Switzerland over the ski season.’ This adds a further route to .....

Surf Air, the membership based private jet company which recently moved to London City Airport, has launched .....

28 Jan 201828 January 2018 by Anika Burnett • 58 comments

Yesterday, IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) released a “preview” of the new list of PointBreaks redemptions. For once, this is a genuine .....

Yesterday, IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) released .....

27 Jan 201827 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments

Air China has brought back its annual German super-sale weekend.  I have no idea why Air China offers such low prices for one weekend a year but it does offer exceptional opportunities. Prices are .....

Air China has brought back its annual German super-sale weekend.  I have no idea why Air China offers such .....

27 Jan 201827 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

British Airways has confirmed internally that ten new routes are due to get the new Club World trolley-based food service from 1st February. These are: Baltimore Boston Chicago Dubai Hong Kong .....

British Airways has confirmed internally that ten new routes are due to get the new Club World trolley-based .....

27 Jan 201827 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

British Airways is halving the number of flights to Leeds Bradford Airport from 20 per week to just 10 from the end of February. The airline has said that this is down to “matching flights to .....

British Airways is halving the number of flights to Leeds Bradford Airport from 20 per week to just 10 from .....

27 Jan 201827 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 71 comments

Virgin Atlantic’s Winter Sale ends on 8th February and this weekend you can get an additional £20 off on selected economy flights. Unfortunately this offer is not on all routes and the discount .....

Virgin Atlantic’s Winter Sale ends on 8th February and this weekend you can get an additional £20 off .....

27 Jan 201827 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

Scandinavian airline SAS has tightened the rules on the free baggage allowance for status members who purchase its cheapest Go Light fares. Previously, any Star Alliance Gold or SAS EuroBonus Silver .....

Scandinavian airline SAS has tightened the rules on the free baggage allowance for status members who purchase .....

27 Jan 201827 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

This articles shows you how you can earn Avios points when you make foreign currency transfers with Midpoint. What is Midpoint? Midpoint is a UK-based platform for making international payments. They .....

This articles shows you how you can earn Avios points when you make foreign currency transfers with Midpoint. .....

26 Jan 201826 January 2018 by Anika Burnett • 45 comments

Whilst BA has yet to make an announcement, Aer Lingus will be flying some Dublin and Hamburg flights from February on behalf of British Airways. I assume that these will be ‘economy only’ .....

Whilst BA has yet to make an announcement, Aer Lingus will be flying some Dublin and Hamburg flights from .....

26 Jan 201826 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

There are a number of hotel groups who partner with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club but who do not work with Avios.  I covered them in this article. One of those is Red Carnation Hotels. Red Carnation is .....

There are a number of hotel groups who partner with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club but who do not work with .....

26 Jan 201826 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments