News in brief: Get a free £15 Uber ride to a covid vaccination centre Yesterday we covered a 25% discount code that Addison Lee is offering in London for rides to the main vaccination hubs. Uber is .....

News in brief: Get a free £15 Uber ride to a covid vaccination centre Yesterday we covered a 25% discount .....

15 Feb 202115 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

With self catering holidays set for another bumper covid-driven year, Homes & Villas by Marriott International has launched a double points promotion. The standard Bonvoy earning rate with Homes .....

With self catering holidays set for another bumper covid-driven year, Homes & Villas by Marriott .....

28 Dec 202128 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

A few weeks ago we covered a strong 241 sale that Lufthansa and SWISS were running from the UK. The action has now moved on to Amsterdam. This clearly adds an extra element of risk – you need to .....

A few weeks ago we covered a strong 241 sale that Lufthansa and SWISS were running from the UK. The action has .....

3 Apr 20213 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

As we have mentioned a couple of times recently, Accor – owner of the Ibis, Novotel, Pullman, Fairmont, Mercure, Sofitel etc etc brands – is making a big push to enhance its .....

As we have mentioned a couple of times recently, Accor – owner of the Ibis, Novotel, Pullman, Fairmont, .....

27 Aug 202127 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

British Airways is bringing forward the launch of its new route to Gibraltar from London City Airport. It is also launching Faro flights from Edinburgh and Manchester. These have been triggered by .....

British Airways is bringing forward the launch of its new route to Gibraltar from London City Airport. It is .....

7 May 20217 May 2021 by Rhys Jones • 42 comments

If you need to lock in any IHG hotels for stays before the end of May, here is your final reminder that you have two days left to book in the Winter IHG Cyber Sale. The headline discount is up to 25% .....

If you need to lock in any IHG hotels for stays before the end of May, here is your final reminder that you .....

15 Dec 201915 December 2019 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

For the last couple of years, Amazon has been offering a generous bribe to anyone with an American Express card which offers Membership Rewards points. You may not be aware that Amazon lets you pay .....

For the last couple of years, Amazon has been offering a generous bribe to anyone with an American Express .....

30 Apr 201930 April 2019 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

With travel and life in general hopefully getting back to some level of normality this month, we are bringing back the regular HfP features which were suspended last year. Today it is time to welcome .....

With travel and life in general hopefully getting back to some level of normality this month, we are bringing .....

7 May 20217 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

The old Travelodge Heathrow Terminal 5 has reopened under the Ibis brand. Interestingly, it has been split into two. The building now consists of a 56-room Ibis hotel and a 241-room Ibis Budget hotel. .....

The old Travelodge Heathrow Terminal 5 has reopened under the Ibis brand. Interestingly, it has been split .....

19 Oct 202119 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Until around 10am on 15th October (so lets say end of 14th October for safety) you can get a special sign-up bonus of 30,000 Virgin Points with the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ credit card. By was of .....

Until around 10am on 15th October (so lets say end of 14th October for safety) you can get a special sign-up .....

13 Oct 202113 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

Tesco Bank has launched a new pet insurance offer, and it is the most generous we have seen for a long time. Why is this relevant?  Let me explain. Via a new promotion with Money Saving Expert, you .....

Tesco Bank has launched a new pet insurance offer, and it is the most generous we have seen for a long time. .....

27 May 202027 May 2020 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

This is your complete guide to redeeming Virgin Points from Virgin Flying Club on Air France and KLM. The partnership between Virgin Atlantic, Air France and KLM launched in February 2020.  This .....

This is your complete guide to redeeming Virgin Points from Virgin Flying Club on Air France and KLM. The .....

23 Aug 202123 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

The switch of British Airways Gatwick short-haul services to Heathrow has led to an interesting but annoying quirk – some routes which offered 160 tier points now appear to only offer 80. EDIT: .....

The switch of British Airways Gatwick short-haul services to Heathrow has led to an interesting but annoying .....

7 Jul 20207 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

In the hope, if not the expectation, that we will see a return to some international travel soon, we have revived this ‘last chance’ feature.  It ran every two weeks for a number of .....

In the hope, if not the expectation, that we will see a return to some international travel soon, we have .....

11 Jul 202111 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments