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InterContinental Ambassador is IHG’s ‘pay to join’ loyalty programme. On the face of it, the fact that it is only valid at InterContinental-branded hotels and costs $225 (or 45,000 .....
InterContinental Ambassador is IHG’s ‘pay to join’ loyalty programme. On the face of it, the .....
24 Apr 202524 April 2025 • 56 comments
British Airways has launched its first ‘Avios only’ flight of the year. Every seat, in every cabin, on the Barbados flights on 15th February (out) and 22nd February (back) are bookable .....
British Airways has launched its first ‘Avios only’ flight of the year. Every seat, in every .....
11 Apr 202411 April 2024 • 75 comments
News in brief: Get 8,000 Virgin Points with a Tesco Mobile deal We don’t cover many Tesco Clubcard deals these days, because the company decided a few years ago to focus on lower prices rather .....
News in brief: Get 8,000 Virgin Points with a Tesco Mobile deal We don’t cover many Tesco Clubcard deals .....
15 Nov 202315 November 2023 • 25 comments
What is it like being General Manager of an upscale London hotel? To find out, I spent some time earlier this month with Arnaud de Saint-Exupéry. As well as being Hyatt’s Area Vice President for UK .....
What is it like being General Manager of an upscale London hotel? To find out, I spent some time earlier this .....
24 May 202424 May 2024 • 70 comments
Barclaycard has brought back its astonishing sign-up deal on its new Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard. You have just a week left. If you apply by 30th May via this link you will receive 50,000 Avios .....
Barclaycard has brought back its astonishing sign-up deal on its new Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard. You .....
17 May 202317 May 2023 • 67 comments
This is our review of The St Regis Dubai The Palm hotel. The St Regis Dubai The Palm is one of two St Regis hotels in Dubai – the other one is located in downtown Dubai and is more .....
This is our review of The St Regis Dubai The Palm hotel. The St Regis Dubai The Palm is one of two St Regis .....
27 May 202427 May 2024 • 62 comments
It’s back – the 60 day block on booking Aer Lingus redemptions with Avios. In November 2023, we reported how Aer Lingus was blocking Avios redemptions made within 60 days of the date of .....
It’s back – the 60 day block on booking Aer Lingus redemptions with Avios. In November 2023, we .....
26 Apr 202526 April 2025 • 37 comments
Eurostar is now offering you the chance to bid for an upgrade from Eurostar Standard to Eurostar Plus, which is the new name for Standard Premier. I’m not sure when this was introduced, but I .....
Eurostar is now offering you the chance to bid for an upgrade from Eurostar Standard to Eurostar Plus, which .....
20 Nov 202420 November 2024 • 18 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 .....
29 Dec 202429 December 2024
As we predicted, Virgin Atlantic has placed a top-up order of seven A330neos as aircraft replacements. It also has options for a further nine should it want to expand the fleet. Virgin Atlantic CEO .....
As we predicted, Virgin Atlantic has placed a top-up order of seven A330neos as aircraft replacements. It also .....
24 Jul 202424 July 2024 • 81 comments
Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up here to .....
Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....
24 Jun 202424 June 2024
This is my review of the Air France lounge at Terminal 2E (L gates) at Paris Charles de Gaulle. The lounge opened in 2018 and is impressive, although busy. I will be following it up with a .....
This is my review of the Air France lounge at Terminal 2E (L gates) at Paris Charles de Gaulle. The .....
27 Nov 202227 November 2022 • 32 comments
Ryanair has announced a huge order for up to 300 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft, in a deal which could be worth up to $40 billion at list price. Not that Ryanair would ever agree to pay list price, of .....
Ryanair has announced a huge order for up to 300 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft, in a deal which could be worth up .....
13 May 202313 May 2023 • 89 comments
The American Express cardmember lounge is returning to Wimbledon for the 2025 tournament which starts on Monday. Assuming nothing has changed, here are some photos from 2022 taken by reader Alex. .....
The American Express cardmember lounge is returning to Wimbledon for the 2025 tournament which starts on .....
27 Jun 202527 June 2025 • 34 comments
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