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I thought it was time to revise and update the lists we first published in 2012 about the best way to use up small amounts of miles and points. What I want to explore is ‘What is the .....
I thought it was time to revise and update the lists we first published in 2012 about the best way to use .....
22 Jun 202522 June 2025 • 9 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 .....
28 May 202328 May 2023 • 12 comments
Why should you get the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card? Today, I want to look at the top 10 card benefits you get if you get the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (Amex Gold) .....
Why should you get the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card? Today, I want to look at the top .....
1 Feb 20251 February 2025
There are two global mega projects in aviation right now. There’s the transformation of Air India, which we covered last week, and then there is Riyadh Air. As its name suggests, Riyadh Air is .....
There are two global mega projects in aviation right now. There’s the transformation of Air India, which .....
19 Apr 202519 April 2025 • 94 comments
Marriott Bonvoy is currently offering an increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Credit Card. Time is running out though. Until Tuesday (14th November 2023) the sign-up bonus .....
Marriott Bonvoy is currently offering an increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express .....
12 Nov 202312 November 2023 • 5 comments
This is the sixth and last of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two articles. One will list the basic facts of the scheme – .....
This is the sixth and last of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be .....
22 Feb 202522 February 2025 • 8 comments
This is our review of the Qatar Airways business class lounge, Al Mourjan The Garden, in Doha’s Hamad International Airport. I recently found myself with a five hour layover in Doha after a holiday .....
This is our review of the Qatar Airways business class lounge, Al Mourjan The Garden, in Doha’s Hamad .....
23 Nov 202423 November 2024 • 95 comments
A question I am often asked is how many British Airways points you can earn from a particular flight. We have our own British Airways tier point calculator in the form of this article (click). .....
A question I am often asked is how many British Airways points you can earn from a particular flight. We have .....
1 Feb 20241 February 2024
Accor, the Mercure, Sofitel, Ibis, Novotel, Raffles, Pullman etc hotel group, has launched a winter sale. You can save 25% on stays of 2+ nights in participating hotels in Europe and North Africa. .....
Accor, the Mercure, Sofitel, Ibis, Novotel, Raffles, Pullman etc hotel group, has launched a winter sale. You .....
2 Nov 20242 November 2024
Marriott is running an offer for any British Airways Executive Club member without a Marriott Bonvoy account. Anyone without a Marriott Bonvoy account who signs up will be able to earn up to 3,000 .....
Marriott is running an offer for any British Airways Executive Club member without a Marriott Bonvoy account. .....
10 Jun 202310 June 2023 • 59 comments
It’s now three years since Aer Lingus started its direct services from Manchester to New York, Orlando and Barbados. Whilst very useful for Avios collectors in the north of England, these .....
It’s now three years since Aer Lingus started its direct services from Manchester to New York, Orlando .....
28 Mar 202428 March 2024 • 46 comments
This is our review of the new Edinburgh Marriott Hotel Holyrood, which used to be a Macdonald hotel. In November last year Rob wrote an article about two former Macdonald Hotels in Manchester and .....
This is our review of the new Edinburgh Marriott Hotel Holyrood, which used to be a Macdonald hotel. In .....
16 Jul 202416 July 2024 • 26 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 .....
11 Aug 202411 August 2024 • 3 comments
Two historic Scottish hotels – Mar Hall Golf & Spa Resort and The Bruntsfield – have been acquired by Dubai-based hotel group JA Resorts & Hotels. JA Resorts & Hotels is a .....
Two historic Scottish hotels – Mar Hall Golf & Spa Resort and The Bruntsfield – have been .....
12 Aug 202512 August 2025 • 6 comments
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