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This is our review of The Hotel Maria in Helsinki. Long-term HfP readers may remember that we covered the opening of this hotel in December 2023. It was promoted as the first genuine luxury hotel in .....
This is our review of The Hotel Maria in Helsinki. Long-term HfP readers may remember that we covered the .....
17 May 202517 May 2025 • 20 comments
Hilton has launched its latest sale for hotels in the UK and Ireland. You can get up to 20% off participating properties for weekend stays between 2nd May and 7th September 2025. You must book by .....
Hilton has launched its latest sale for hotels in the UK and Ireland. You can get up to 20% off participating .....
2 May 20252 May 2025 • 21 comments
Marriott Bonvoy has released a new batch of tickets for its box at The O2 arena in London. If you’ve never been, this is a great way to see a concert – or at least it is about as good as you can .....
Marriott Bonvoy has released a new batch of tickets for its box at The O2 arena in London. If you’ve never .....
6 Nov 20246 November 2024 • 20 comments
Whilst we don’t write about it much, Aer Lingus has its own Avios-earning credit card. Our full review of the Aer Lingus Aer Credit Card, issued by Bank of Ireland, is here. It’s not very .....
Whilst we don’t write about it much, Aer Lingus has its own Avios-earning credit card. Our full review .....
15 Jan 202515 January 2025 • 18 comments
Unite, the trade union, has announced that over 1,400 security guards employed by Heathrow have rejected a 10% pay increase and voted in favour of strike action. According to Unite, the entry-level .....
Unite, the trade union, has announced that over 1,400 security guards employed by Heathrow have rejected a 10% .....
21 Mar 202321 March 2023 • 137 comments
Earlier this month, Iberia took a small axe to its reward chart. We’ve been a bit slow to cover this, I accept, but by the scale of frequent flyer devaluations it was manageable and the best .....
Earlier this month, Iberia took a small axe to its reward chart. We’ve been a bit slow to cover this, I .....
23 Jun 202523 June 2025 • 74 comments
Hilton Honors appears to have snuck through a series of points price increases at some of its very top properties. It only appears to impact a small percentage of hotels, although the impact on the .....
Hilton Honors appears to have snuck through a series of points price increases at some of its very top .....
18 May 202518 May 2025 • 80 comments
GHA DISCOVERY, the loyalty programme for Global Hotel Alliance, has been making a name for itself over the last couple of years with a mix of easy to earn status, generous elite benefits and .....
GHA DISCOVERY, the loyalty programme for Global Hotel Alliance, has been making a name for itself over the .....
28 Apr 202528 April 2025 • 71 comments
Last summer, Virgin Red signed a deal on a box at The O2 arena in London with tickets available for members of Virgin Red and Virgin Flying Club. Marriott Bonvoy, of course, has been doing this for .....
Last summer, Virgin Red signed a deal on a box at The O2 arena in London with tickets available for members of .....
15 Dec 202415 December 2024 • 28 comments
This is our review of Hilton’s Conrad Osaka hotel in Japan. After two nights in Nagoya (TIAD Nagoya hotel review here) I took the Shinkansen bullet train about 50 minutes west to Osaka. Both .....
This is our review of Hilton’s Conrad Osaka hotel in Japan. After two nights in Nagoya (TIAD Nagoya .....
29 Sep 202429 September 2024 • 31 comments
According to press reports, Accor is considering an IPO (stock market listing) of its lifestyle hotels joint venture, Ennismore. In a separate transaction, LVMH is reported to have secured an option .....
According to press reports, Accor is considering an IPO (stock market listing) of its lifestyle hotels joint .....
14 Aug 202514 August 2025 • 52 comments
Marriott Bonvoy and Nectar have launched the two-way transfer partnership that was announced last October. Marriott Bonvoy has always been happy for members to transfer their points to other schemes. .....
Marriott Bonvoy and Nectar have launched the two-way transfer partnership that was announced last October. .....
23 Jul 202523 July 2025 • 67 comments
Two bits of Virgin Atlantic news: What’s happening to the Seoul route? Odd things are happening with Virgin Atlantic’s long promised route to Seoul. As we covered here, tickets went on .....
Two bits of Virgin Atlantic news: What’s happening to the Seoul route? Odd things are happening with .....
28 Jun 202528 June 2025 • 35 comments
When you think about it, running an airline alliance is a strange job. Virtually all customer engagement is via one of the constituent airlines, with the alliance providing an underlying network .....
When you think about it, running an airline alliance is a strange job. Virtually all customer engagement is .....
16 Sep 202516 September 2025 • Leave a comment
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