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If you want to guarantee yourself the best chance of booking the Avios reward flights you want, it is important to know when British Airways releases Avios reward flights. It is fairly easy to .....
If you want to guarantee yourself the best chance of booking the Avios reward flights you want, it is .....
1 Feb 20241 February 2024
I am often asked by readers ‘how far in advance can I book with my Avios points?’. Today I wanted to look at how the system works. The British Airways booking system lets you book .....
I am often asked by readers ‘how far in advance can I book with my Avios points?’. Today I .....
1 Feb 20241 February 2024
In this article I want to take a look at The American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card (‘Amex Gold’). This card comes with a very generous sign-up bonus of 20,000 Membership .....
In this article I want to take a look at The American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card (‘Amex .....
8 Oct 20248 October 2024 • 4 comments
Many UK airport lounges, particularly in London, are now so busy that it is hard to get in at peak times using a lounge club card such as Priority Pass. To combat this issue, Priority Pass has been .....
Many UK airport lounges, particularly in London, are now so busy that it is hard to get in at peak times using .....
2 Dec 20232 December 2023 • 52 comments
British Airways has launched two new Avios-only flghts for Easter 2025. These are bookable now. Both flights will operate on Friday 18th April which is Good Friday, returning eight days later. There .....
British Airways has launched two new Avios-only flghts for Easter 2025. These are bookable now. Both flights .....
25 Jul 202425 July 2024 • 32 comments
Last month Rhys flew out to Los Angeles to take a look at the brand new Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse. Situated in the Tom Bradley International Terminal, it is the first entirely new Clubhouse to open .....
Last month Rhys flew out to Los Angeles to take a look at the brand new Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse. Situated in .....
6 May 20256 May 2025 • 23 comments
News in brief: DoubleTree Newbury North hotel leaving Hilton Hilton is losing another UK hotel with the departure of DoubleTree Newbury North. The hotel will be leaving the brand on 28th February. .....
News in brief: DoubleTree Newbury North hotel leaving Hilton Hilton is losing another UK hotel with the .....
11 Feb 202511 February 2025 • 13 comments
A regular question I get asked by readers is how The American Express Business Platinum Card differs from (personal) The Platinum Card. We have a similar articles on how The Platinum Card differs from .....
A regular question I get asked by readers is how The American Express Business Platinum Card differs from .....
22 Apr 202522 April 2025 • 40 comments
Marriott Bonvoy has been running the ‘1-Point Drop’ for a while now, primarily in the US. This is the first time that we have featured one in the UK. It’s very simple. At a certain .....
Marriott Bonvoy has been running the ‘1-Point Drop’ for a while now, primarily in the US. This is .....
24 Mar 202524 March 2025 • 66 comments
Cornwall Newquay Airport has been through a lot of ups and downs in recent years in terms of airlines opening and closing routes, especially on the Government subsidised route to London. The situation .....
Cornwall Newquay Airport has been through a lot of ups and downs in recent years in terms of airlines opening .....
5 Nov 20225 November 2022 • 1 comment
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 • 45 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 .....
2 Apr 20232 April 2023 • 2 comments
Yesterday we covered four new short haul routes that British Airways has just launched from London Heathrow for the winter season, starting in late October. There is a bit more going on which I want .....
Yesterday we covered four new short haul routes that British Airways has just launched from London Heathrow .....
4 Aug 20234 August 2023 • 43 comments
A month ago Rhys sat down with Rami El-Dahshan, the new CEO of No1 Lounges, to chat about his plans – see here. By coincidence I had agreed to have a similar chat with Bora Isbulan, the Deputy .....
A month ago Rhys sat down with Rami El-Dahshan, the new CEO of No1 Lounges, to chat about his plans – .....
3 Mar 20253 March 2025 • 35 comments
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