British Airways recently launched ‘Avios only’ flights, copying a successful Qantas initiative. Selected flights in the schedule are withdrawn for cash sale with every single seat opened .....

British Airways recently launched ‘Avios only’ flights, copying a successful Qantas initiative. .....

23 May 202323 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

The Irish Airline Pilots’ Association has announced an indefinite ‘work to rule’ by Aer Lingus pilots from Wednesday 26th June. Pilots will not accept any overtime (although this is .....

The Irish Airline Pilots’ Association has announced an indefinite ‘work to rule’ by Aer .....

20 Jun 202420 June 2024 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

What is Hyatt Prive and how does it work? With Hyatt just launching a new British Airways American Express offer of 3,000 Avios for a £300 Hyatt spend at selected hotels, I thought it was worth .....

What is Hyatt Prive and how does it work? With Hyatt just launching a new British Airways American Express .....

1 Jan 20241 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

This is our review of Great Western Railway’s Night Riviera Sleeper train service from London Paddington to Devon and Cornwall. In my case, it was to Plymouth. Regular readers may remember my .....

This is our review of Great Western Railway’s Night Riviera Sleeper train service from London Paddington .....

12 Apr 202512 April 2025 by Conny Urban • 52 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has launched its first promotion for 2024. You can register here. It is particularly attractive because you will earn double elite night credits on qualifying stays, as well as 1,000 .....

Marriott Bonvoy has launched its first promotion for 2024. You can register here. It is particularly .....

31 Jan 202431 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

This is our review of the new Extime lounge in Paris Charles de Gaulle Terminal 2B. Extime is a new hospitality brand created by Aeroports de Paris that extends from lounges to duty free shopping as .....

This is our review of the new Extime lounge in Paris Charles de Gaulle Terminal 2B. Extime is a new .....

8 Feb 20238 February 2023 by Rhys Jones • 73 comments

Accor Live Limitless has launched a new promotion with Sixt. This could be quite valuable. Remember that Accor points are worth 2 Eurocents each towards a hotel stay, or convert at 1:1 into Iberia .....

Accor Live Limitless has launched a new promotion with Sixt. This could be quite valuable. Remember that Accor .....

7 Jun 20257 June 2025 by Rob Burgess

Following on from the recent announcement that British Airways will launch flights from London Gatwick to Chambery, another winter ski route has been added. Flights from London Stansted to Geneva will .....

Following on from the recent announcement that British Airways will launch flights from London Gatwick to .....

18 Jul 202418 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

As we reminded you yesterday, from 1st November 2024 you will need to spend £15,000 per year to receive a 2-4-1 companion voucher on either of the British Airways American Express credit cards. On .....

As we reminded you yesterday, from 1st November 2024 you will need to spend £15,000 per year to receive a .....

12 Oct 202412 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

After a quiet few years, airlines are making up for lost time by launching new business class seats. 2024 will be an exciting year for travellers as some of the world’s best airlines introduce .....

After a quiet few years, airlines are making up for lost time by launching new business class seats. 2024 will .....

2 Jan 20242 January 2024 by Rhys Jones • 69 comments

This is the second part of our overview series looking at the main hotel loyalty schemes.  Each scheme will be covered over two articles on consecutive days. One will list the basic facts of the .....

This is the second part of our overview series looking at the main hotel loyalty schemes.  Each scheme .....

25 Jan 202525 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

It’s just over a week since Virgin Flying Club moved to dynamic pricing on Virgin Points redemptions. Now that the transition has had time to bed in, we thought we’d take a closer look at .....

It’s just over a week since Virgin Flying Club moved to dynamic pricing on Virgin Points redemptions. .....

12 Nov 202412 November 2024 by Rhys Jones • 147 comments

Whilst you are meant to obtain elite status with a hotel group via ‘heads in beds’, regular HfP readers will know that there are various ways to obtain status without going near a hotel. I .....

Whilst you are meant to obtain elite status with a hotel group via ‘heads in beds’, regular HfP .....

5 Dec 20245 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

Whilst I suspect that the majority of HfP readers are members of the IHG One Rewards loyalty programme, there is a special offer running if you are not. IHG One Rewards is the loyalty programme for .....

Whilst I suspect that the majority of HfP readers are members of the IHG One Rewards loyalty programme, there .....

10 Feb 202510 February 2025 by Rob Burgess