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It’s time for our annual rank of the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard cash. This article has been updated to include the Hilton Honors debit cards, launched in .....
It’s time for our annual rank of the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard .....
19 May 202519 May 2025 • 18 comments
If you have a flight out of London Gatwick, you should register for myGatwick. myGatwick is a part of the airport website that few people know about, although it is fair to say that the benefits are .....
If you have a flight out of London Gatwick, you should register for myGatwick. myGatwick is a part of the .....
10 Feb 202510 February 2025 • 8 comments
We receive many emails from people who struggle to make sense of the different cash vs Avios pricing options. I occasionally mention my ‘1p rule’ for getting my preferred option, and I .....
We receive many emails from people who struggle to make sense of the different cash vs Avios pricing options. .....
9 Jun 20259 June 2025 • 63 comments
This is our review of The Ritz-Carlton Okinawa resort. Keen to promote destinations outside Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, Japan Airlines sent me to Okinawa. This is one of the southernmost islands in Japan .....
This is our review of The Ritz-Carlton Okinawa resort. Keen to promote destinations outside Tokyo, Kyoto and .....
9 Apr 20259 April 2025 • 12 comments
Virgin Flying Club has finally opened up household accounts to all members, irrespective of their elite status. See here. It’s been a long journey – it is exactly three years since they .....
Virgin Flying Club has finally opened up household accounts to all members, irrespective of their elite .....
13 Dec 202413 December 2024 • 78 comments
As we have been teasing in recent weeks, there will be a big shake-up of the independent airport lounges in Heathrow Terminal 3 in 2025. As well as impacting those who use a Priority Pass or .....
As we have been teasing in recent weeks, there will be a big shake-up of the independent airport lounges in .....
29 Nov 202429 November 2024 • 44 comments
American Express has made two announcements today. The first, covered in a separate article, is the temporary offer of a £400 Amex Travel credit when you apply for The Platinum Card and spent £6,000 .....
American Express has made two announcements today. The first, covered in a separate article, is the temporary .....
3 Jul 20243 July 2024 • 103 comments
Virgin Money has launched an offer for anyone who is interested in transferring their existing pensions into a Virgin Money pension. You can earn 125,000 Virgin Points if you transfer a pension worth .....
Virgin Money has launched an offer for anyone who is interested in transferring their existing pensions into a .....
10 Jul 202410 July 2024 • 43 comments
There is good news for Avios, Virgin Flying Club, Asia Miles, Emirates Skywards, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, Aegean Miles+Bonus, Royal Brunei Royal Skies and Lufthansa Miles & More members. .....
There is good news for Avios, Virgin Flying Club, Asia Miles, Emirates Skywards, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, .....
22 Nov 202422 November 2024 • 15 comments
The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon. Everything listed below has been covered on HfP in recent weeks, but years of experience of running .....
The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon. Everything .....
26 May 202426 May 2024
Great Western Railway is trialling a loyalty programme, GWR Rewards, in a new departure for the rail operator. Unlike some rail loyalty schemes (I’m looking at you, LNER, with your 2% cashback .....
Great Western Railway is trialling a loyalty programme, GWR Rewards, in a new departure for the rail operator. .....
23 Apr 202523 April 2025 • 85 comments
When Radisson Rewards undertook its points massacre in October 2022, slashing the value of unused points by 2/3rds with no notice, we said that the average value was now 0.2p. Over time, this actually .....
When Radisson Rewards undertook its points massacre in October 2022, slashing the value of unused points by .....
12 Jan 202512 January 2025 • 19 comments
The World Duty Free shops at Heathrow have an ‘earn and burn’ partnership with Avios. We have never looked at this in one combined article, because ‘earn’ launched 18 months .....
The World Duty Free shops at Heathrow have an ‘earn and burn’ partnership with Avios. We have .....
22 May 202522 May 2025 • 36 comments
If you have The Platinum Card from American Express, one of the unsung ‘free money’ benefits has been £50 per half-year to spend at Harvey Nichols stores. This offer is valid instore and online .....
If you have The Platinum Card from American Express, one of the unsung ‘free money’ benefits has been £50 .....
8 Jun 20258 June 2025 • 57 comments
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