Aer Lingus AerClub has launched a new promotion with the SuperValu supermarket chain. If you convert your SuperValu Money Back vouchers or Real Rewards points into Avios by 31st December 2018, you .....

Aer Lingus AerClub has launched a new promotion with the SuperValu supermarket chain. If you convert your .....

17 Dec 201817 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 96 comments

Last week the new My Lounge in London Gatwick’s South Terminal opened. Some HfP readers were being turned away with Priority Pass and Lounge Club cards despite the website clearly saying that .....

Last week the new My Lounge in London Gatwick’s South Terminal opened. Some HfP readers were being .....

17 Dec 201817 December 2018 by Rob Burgess

Virgin Atlantic has just launched a good car rental deal with Sixt. You will earn a flat 2,000 Flying Club miles for a 3+-day rental in the UK, Europe and USA. You must book by 31st December and .....

Virgin Atlantic has just launched a good car rental deal with Sixt. You will earn a flat 2,000 Flying Club .....

17 Dec 201817 December 2018 by Rob Burgess

Not many people know that IHG – owner of the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc hotel brands – has a scheme aimed at travel bookers and small businesses, IHG Business .....

Not many people know that IHG – owner of the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc hotel .....

17 Dec 201817 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

No, it’s not April 1st.  Aer Lingus has announced plans to bring back Business Class on some of its key short-haul routes.  And it will be doing it with FULLY FLAT seats. And here’s the .....

No, it’s not April 1st.  Aer Lingus has announced plans to bring back Business Class on some of its key .....

16 Dec 201816 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running.  This has run slightly later than usual this month, but it does not make major difference as most of the offers .....

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running.  This has run slightly later .....

16 Dec 201816 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

You may have heard in the news last week that Virgin Galactic finally had a successful flight to the edge of space.  On Thursday Virgin Galactic’s vehicle reached a height of 51 miles, one .....

You may have heard in the news last week that Virgin Galactic finally had a successful flight to the edge of .....

16 Dec 201816 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

Virgin Money has launched a new version of the Virgin Atlantic 1-year Flying Club Savings Account. This is an interesting product which no-one has tried before.  You make a one-off deposit of between .....

Virgin Money has launched a new version of the Virgin Atlantic 1-year Flying Club Savings Account. This is an .....

15 Dec 201815 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 104 comments

LVMH, the luxury goods group behind Louis Vuitton and many other high-end brands, has emerged as the surprise winner in the race to acquire the Belmond hotel group.  It will pay $3.2bn including .....

LVMH, the luxury goods group behind Louis Vuitton and many other high-end brands, has emerged as the surprise .....

15 Dec 201815 December 2018 by Rob Burgess

Hilton has launched a new sale covering its properties in Asia and Australasia.  See here for details. It includes hotels such as the Millennium Hilton Bangkok pictured above.  You might also want .....

Hilton has launched a new sale covering its properties in Asia and Australasia.  See here for details. It .....

15 Dec 201815 December 2018 by Rob Burgess

Cathay Pacific has launched a new partnership with AirPortr, the luggage collection and delivery service. Cathay Pacific customers from Heathrow or Gatwick can now arrange for their luggage to be .....

Cathay Pacific has launched a new partnership with AirPortr, the luggage collection and delivery service. .....

15 Dec 201815 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

British Airways is offering some very aggressive fares out of Amsterdam if you fancy a break in Cape Town or Johannesburg in 2019. For return Club World fares from Amsterdam, you are looking at: .....

British Airways is offering some very aggressive fares out of Amsterdam if you fancy a break in Cape Town or .....

15 Dec 201815 December 2018 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of the Hilton London Gatwick Airport hotel, at the South Terminal. With an early morning meeting in the diary to plan Virgin Atlantic’s sponsorship for our Christmas party, I .....

This is our review of the Hilton London Gatwick Airport hotel, at the South Terminal. With an early morning .....

15 Dec 201815 December 2018 by Rhys Jones • 80 comments

Over Black Friday, I wrote about the good deal available by buying MeliaRewards gift cards on Amazon. It usually costs €330 for 55,000 MeliaRewards points.  On Black Friday, it was just €165.  .....

Over Black Friday, I wrote about the good deal available by buying MeliaRewards gift cards on Amazon. It .....

14 Dec 201814 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments