News in brief: easyJet adds flights to Cape Verde We don’t normally cover easyJet route announcements, but this one is worth flagging. easyJet has announced flights from London Gatwick to Sal in .....

News in brief: easyJet adds flights to Cape Verde We don’t normally cover easyJet route announcements, .....

20 Nov 202420 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

This is our review of Bovey Castle hotel in Dartmoor National Park, Devon. The planning for this trip started with the question of all questions: What to do with teenage kids during February half .....

This is our review of Bovey Castle hotel in Dartmoor National Park, Devon. The planning for this trip started .....

2 Mar 20252 March 2025 by Conny Urban • 42 comments

Yesterday we ran an article looking at whether it was worth using your Avios for ‘Experiences’ redemptions. My view was that it wasn’t, because you get around 0.5p per Avios compared .....

Yesterday we ran an article looking at whether it was worth using your Avios for ‘Experiences’ .....

16 May 202116 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

This is our review of business class on a Singapore Airlines A350 from London Gatwick to Singapore. With four flights per day out of Heathrow, Singapore Airlines has had to look outside the .....

This is our review of business class on a Singapore Airlines A350 from London Gatwick to Singapore. With four .....

1 Jul 20241 July 2024 by Rhys Jones • 55 comments

Nectar has a ‘card linked offers’ programme called Nectar Connect. This allows you to earn Nectar points (and therefore Avios) when you link your credit and debit card details to your .....

Nectar has a ‘card linked offers’ programme called Nectar Connect. This allows you to earn Nectar .....

30 Nov 202230 November 2022 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

How do you change an Avios booking?  Today I want to run through how the process works and what it will cost to change your flight. The simple answer is that all Avios flights can be changed or .....

How do you change an Avios booking?  Today I want to run through how the process works and what it will .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

InterContinental Ambassador is IHG’s ‘pay to join’ loyalty programme. On the face of it, the fact that it is only valid at InterContinental-branded hotels and costs $225 (or 45,000 .....

InterContinental Ambassador is IHG’s ‘pay to join’ loyalty programme. On the face of it, the .....

24 Apr 202524 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

Whilst it is too early in the calendar year to be worrying about this, by the time autumn arrives you should have a view of whether you will be able to do enough elite nights with your preferred hotel .....

Whilst it is too early in the calendar year to be worrying about this, by the time autumn arrives you should .....

20 Feb 202520 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Barclaycard has launched a special sign-up bonus for its free Barclaycard Avios Mastercard. This is the first time that we have ever seen a special deal which only applies to the free card. The paid .....

Barclaycard has launched a special sign-up bonus for its free Barclaycard Avios Mastercard. This is the first .....

15 Aug 202415 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

Hilton Honors has launched two new Mastercard payment cards. And, very interestingly, they are DEBIT cards and not credit cards. You can see full details of the new Hilton Honors debit cards, and .....

Hilton Honors has launched two new Mastercard payment cards. And, very interestingly, they are DEBIT cards and .....

26 Sep 202426 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 150 comments

Barclaycard is currently running a special sign-up bonus for its free Barclaycard Avios Mastercard but you only have three days left to apply. This is the first time that we have ever seen a special .....

Barclaycard is currently running a special sign-up bonus for its free Barclaycard Avios Mastercard but you .....

24 Sep 202424 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

I don't think we've ever covered a Walt Disney World offer before, but I imagine many of you with children have either been or are being badgered to go! Book a Hotel & Ticket package to Walt Disney .....

I don't think we've ever covered a Walt Disney World offer before, but I imagine many of you with children .....

13 Sep 202413 September 2024 by HfP Partner Content • 95 comments

This is our review of China Airlines’ premium economy cabin from Taipei to London. On my return from Taipei I was booked into the increasingly popular premium economy cabin on China Airlines. .....

This is our review of China Airlines’ premium economy cabin from Taipei to London. On my return from .....

29 Oct 202429 October 2024 by Rhys Jones • 34 comments

This is our Black Friday flight and hotel deals round-up for 2024, based on offers that have been sent to us. There will clearly be a lot more out there, although the quality of deals has been getting .....

This is our Black Friday flight and hotel deals round-up for 2024, based on offers that have been sent to us. .....

29 Nov 202429 November 2024 by Rhys Jones • 62 comments