Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you could fly 15 of the SkyTeam alliance carriers by the end of 2024, you would receive 1 .....

Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you .....

26 Jan 202526 January 2025 by HfP team • 137 comments

Bicester Village, the luxury outlet shopping destination in Oxfordshire, is running a private sale from Monday 27th March (so it is NOT valid this weekend) to Monday 24th April. British Airways .....

Bicester Village, the luxury outlet shopping destination in Oxfordshire, is running a private sale from Monday .....

25 Mar 202325 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Whilst there is no overarching World of Hyatt promotion at the moment, Hyatt has launched an offer for its midscale Hyatt Place, Hyatt House and Hyatt Studios brands. The offer runs until 7th .....

Whilst there is no overarching World of Hyatt promotion at the moment, Hyatt has launched an offer for its .....

12 Jun 202512 June 2025 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of Accor’s new TRIBE Manchester Airport hotel. In October last year HfP covered the opening of this intriguing new hotel at Manchester Airport. We have been intending to .....

This is our review of Accor’s new TRIBE Manchester Airport hotel. In October last year HfP covered the .....

2 Feb 20252 February 2025 by Conny Urban • 51 comments

It is very rare that we see as many credit and charge cards running ‘special’ sign-up bonuses at once as we see at the moment. Whilst this is great news for you, it is also easy to get .....

It is very rare that we see as many credit and charge cards running ‘special’ sign-up bonuses at .....

11 May 202311 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

All week we have been running a special Avios offer with The Wine Flyer, the new British Airways wine ordering portal. Due to strong demand, and because we had some feedback from readers who were not .....

All week we have been running a special Avios offer with The Wine Flyer, the new British Airways wine ordering .....

18 May 202318 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Yesterday we ran an article looking at whether it was worth using your Avios for ‘Experiences’ redemptions. My view was that it wasn’t, because you get around 0.5p per Avios compared .....

Yesterday we ran an article looking at whether it was worth using your Avios for ‘Experiences’ .....

16 May 202116 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Nectar has a ‘card linked offers’ programme called Nectar Connect. This allows you to earn Nectar points (and therefore Avios) when you link your credit and debit card details to your .....

Nectar has a ‘card linked offers’ programme called Nectar Connect. This allows you to earn Nectar .....

30 Nov 202230 November 2022 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

This is our review of the Hyatt Regency Kotor Bay Resort in Montenegro. If Montenegro isn’t on your bucket list, it’s about to be. This tiny Balkan country is quickly becoming the next .....

This is our review of the Hyatt Regency Kotor Bay Resort in Montenegro. If Montenegro isn’t on your .....

29 Apr 202429 April 2024 by Rhys Jones • 54 comments

A month ago Rhys sat down with Rami El-Dahshan, the new CEO of No1 Lounges, to chat about his plans – see here. By coincidence I had agreed to have a similar chat with Bora Isbulan, the Deputy .....

A month ago Rhys sat down with Rami El-Dahshan, the new CEO of No1 Lounges, to chat about his plans – .....

3 Mar 20253 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Barclaycard has brought back its astonishing sign-up deal on its new Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard. If you apply by 30th May via this link you will receive 50,000 Avios when you spend £3,000 .....

Barclaycard has brought back its astonishing sign-up deal on its new Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard. If you .....

17 Apr 202317 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 185 comments

When Radisson Rewards undertook its points massacre in October 2022, slashing the value of unused points by 2/3rds with no notice, we said that the average value was now 0.2p. Over time, this actually .....

When Radisson Rewards undertook its points massacre in October 2022, slashing the value of unused points by .....

12 Jan 202512 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

This is our review of the free British Airways American Express Credit Card, which we call the BA Amex for short. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and .....

This is our review of the free British Airways American Express Credit Card, which we call the BA Amex for .....

11 May 202511 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

This is a very quick article written late on Tuesday to say that Marriott Bonvoy has just released VIP tickets for various Elton John shows at The O2 in London in April. The cost is 50,000 Bonvoy .....

This is a very quick article written late on Tuesday to say that Marriott Bonvoy has just released VIP tickets .....

14 Feb 202314 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments