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If you have plans to fly to New York – and possible further afield – you may want to move fast. British Airways is selling sub-€1,000 business class fares. EDIT: It appears British .....
If you have plans to fly to New York – and possible further afield – you may want to move fast. .....
10 Jan 202310 January 2023 • 113 comments
On Tuesday, we attended one of the regular Aviation Club UK lunches to hear Tom Stoddart speak. (The Aviation Club UK always gets top speakers for its lunches. Recent guests include Qatar Airways CEO .....
On Tuesday, we attended one of the regular Aviation Club UK lunches to hear Tom Stoddart speak. (The Aviation .....
14 Sep 202314 September 2023 • 106 comments
For many years now we’ve been encouraging, via anyone who would listen, BA and American Express to start issuing British Airways Executive Club tier points on credit card spend. We thought that .....
For many years now we’ve been encouraging, via anyone who would listen, BA and American Express to start .....
21 Nov 202321 November 2023 • 436 comments
Hyatt has announced that it is taking over the hotel at the famous La Manga Club in Murcia, Spain. It will open as Grand Hyatt La Manga Club & Resort in mid-2023 following ‘significant .....
Hyatt has announced that it is taking over the hotel at the famous La Manga Club in Murcia, Spain. It will .....
13 Jan 202313 January 2023
In 2022 British Airways launched a Prepaid Mastercard. It was designed to allow fee-free foreign currency spending, but could also be used in the UK for day-to-day spend. A lot of HfP readers took it .....
In 2022 British Airways launched a Prepaid Mastercard. It was designed to allow fee-free foreign currency .....
21 Feb 202421 February 2024 • 38 comments
This is our review of the brand new oneworld non-Schengen lounge at Amsterdam Schiphol airport. On Wednesday, oneworld finally unveiled its second official oneworld-branded lounge, following the .....
This is our review of the brand new oneworld non-Schengen lounge at Amsterdam Schiphol airport. On Wednesday, .....
21 Feb 202421 February 2024 • 86 comments
Last week we covered the ‘densification’ of the BA Cityflyer fleet at London City Airport – see here. This involves an extra eight seats being added to each aircraft with seat pitch .....
Last week we covered the ‘densification’ of the BA Cityflyer fleet at London City Airport – .....
16 Jan 202416 January 2024 • 69 comments
British Airways has announced two new routes from Edinburgh for summer 2024. Flights will be operated by BA Cityflyer, the subsidiary which operates from London City Airport during the week. These .....
British Airways has announced two new routes from Edinburgh for summer 2024. Flights will be operated by BA .....
9 Dec 20239 December 2023 • 32 comments
Whilst British Airways flights normally become available for cash or Avios bookings at 355 days before departure, there has been a delay in loading the London Gatwick timetable for Summer 2024. The .....
Whilst British Airways flights normally become available for cash or Avios bookings at 355 days before .....
27 Jun 202327 June 2023 • 75 comments
Hyatt opened Grand Hyatt La Manga Club Golf & Spa yesterday, based in the well known La Manga Club Resort in Murcia in south east Spain. Readers with long memories may remember that this hotel was .....
Hyatt opened Grand Hyatt La Manga Club Golf & Spa yesterday, based in the well known La Manga Club Resort .....
16 May 202316 May 2023 • 11 comments
2020 was to be an important year for British Airways and American Airlines as their transatlantic joint venture (together with Finnair and Iberia) was up for renewal with competition regulators. .....
2020 was to be an important year for British Airways and American Airlines as their transatlantic joint .....
5 Apr 20225 April 2022 • 37 comments
If you have booked a flight with a British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher, can you upgrade it? Last week, a question dropped into my inbox from a reader who had already booked .....
If you have booked a flight with a British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher, can you upgrade .....
1 Feb 20241 February 2024
Do you earn extra Avios if you book with BA Holidays? BA Holidays are packaged by British Airways and normally include flights, car rental and sometimes hotel bookings. In this article .....
Do you earn extra Avios if you book with BA Holidays? BA Holidays are packaged by British Airways and normally .....
1 Feb 20241 February 2024
The BA Holidays ‘double tier points’ offer has, for many HfP readers, been a game changer in how they earn British Airways status since it launched during the pandemic. Even someone with .....
The BA Holidays ‘double tier points’ offer has, for many HfP readers, been a game changer in how .....
15 Dec 202315 December 2023 • 156 comments
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