One story that slipped through the HfP net when it was announced in late October was the launch of a United Airlines service from Newcastle to New York Newark. New York becomes the second long-haul .....

One story that slipped through the HfP net when it was announced in late October was the launch of a United .....

29 Dec 201429 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Back in June I wrote about the Hilton Premium Club.  This is a membership scheme run by the various Hilton Group properties in Thailand.  For a very modest £140 you receive a free night in any .....

Back in June I wrote about the Hilton Premium Club.  This is a membership scheme run by the various Hilton .....

29 Dec 201429 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

I first wrote about this topic 18 months ago, but I thought it was worth re-running. It needed updating to reflect the new earning structure for buying petrol at Esso garages, the fact that you no .....

I first wrote about this topic 18 months ago, but I thought it was worth re-running. It needed updating to .....

28 Dec 201428 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

Back in June I shared some pictures of the very impressive new Qantas business class lounge which had opened in Los Angeles International Airport.  This is the new lounge for Qantas, BA, airberlin, .....

Back in June I shared some pictures of the very impressive new Qantas business class lounge which had opened .....

28 Dec 201428 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

It isn’t just frequent flyer schemes that offer points in return for renting a car.  Some of the hotel programmes are partners with major car rental companies too. In general the points earned .....

It isn’t just frequent flyer schemes that offer points in return for renting a car.  Some of the hotel .....

28 Dec 201428 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Emirates announced just before Christmas that it was launching a third daily service into Birmingham International from 1st August 2015.  Operated by a Boeing 777, it will be the first EK service out .....

Emirates announced just before Christmas that it was launching a third daily service into Birmingham .....

27 Dec 201427 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

Because you can book redemption flights on Iberia via ba.com, the vast majority (99%?) of British Airways Executive Club members who want an Iberia long-haul flight do it that way.  They are making .....

Because you can book redemption flights on Iberia via ba.com, the vast majority (99%?) of British Airways .....

27 Dec 201427 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Finnair is a British Airways partner, courtesy of its membership of the oneworld airline alliance. This means that you will earn Avios and British Airways tier points on Finnair flights. The new .....

Finnair is a British Airways partner, courtesy of its membership of the oneworld airline alliance. This means .....

27 Dec 201427 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Happy Christmas to you and your family. I hope you enjoy a well deserved break, wherever in the world you are. (Do please post below if your travels have taken you anywhere exciting this Christmas.) .....

Happy Christmas to you and your family. I hope you enjoy a well deserved break, wherever in the world you are. .....

25 Dec 201425 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

I wrote about some of the short-haul Club Europe discounts available in the current British Airways sale over the weekend. The long-haul deals out of London are decidedly average.  However, if you .....

I wrote about some of the short-haul Club Europe discounts available in the current British Airways sale over .....

24 Dec 201424 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 73 comments

InterContinental Hotels Group, the parent company for Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc, announced last week that it was buying Kimpton Hotels for $430m. You have probably never heard of .....

InterContinental Hotels Group, the parent company for Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc, .....

24 Dec 201424 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Many long-haul ‘island’ holiday resorts are geared up to serving guests from particular countries.  The British dominate the tourist scene in Barbados, for instance, because of the .....

Many long-haul ‘island’ holiday resorts are geared up to serving guests from particular .....

24 Dec 201424 December 2014 by Rob Burgess

All being well, my parents-in-law should arrive from Hamburg this morning for Christmas.  I got them here using an On Business redemption. On Business is the British Airways reward programme for .....

All being well, my parents-in-law should arrive from Hamburg this morning for Christmas.  I got them here .....

23 Dec 201423 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Hilton HHonors has confirmed that it will be offering lifetime Diamond status to members from 2015.  The criteria have not yet been revealed but are likely to require such a high threshold that .....

Hilton HHonors has confirmed that it will be offering lifetime Diamond status to members from 2015.  The .....

23 Dec 201423 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments