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Both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have sharply increased surcharges on redemption tickets. This definitely covers routes to North America – I’m not totally sure about the impact .....
Both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have sharply increased surcharges on redemption tickets. This .....
26 Mar 202426 March 2024 • 227 comments
Hilton has quietly been rolling out its ‘rooms for day use’ service over the last few years. This allows you to book a hotel room for the working day – the idea is to compete .....
Hilton has quietly been rolling out its ‘rooms for day use’ service over the last few years. This .....
29 Jan 202529 January 2025 • 30 comments
Back in July, we wrote that “The long-running saga of Lufthansa’s investment in Italy’s ITA, the 96 aircraft airline that arose from the ashes of Alitalia, is over.” This was after .....
Back in July, we wrote that “The long-running saga of Lufthansa’s investment in Italy’s ITA, the 96 .....
6 Dec 20246 December 2024
A couple of weeks ago, we flagged the tour of the McLaren F1 factory at the Norman Foster-designed McLaren Technology Centre in Woking being arranged by Hilton Honors. The date is Thursday .....
A couple of weeks ago, we flagged the tour of the McLaren F1 factory at the Norman Foster-designed .....
16 Oct 202416 October 2024 • 11 comments
News in brief: Global Hotel Alliance adds 32 hotels Global Hotel Alliance is a marketing group used by almost 40 upmarket hotel brands with a total of 800+ combined properties in over 100 .....
News in brief: Global Hotel Alliance adds 32 hotels Global Hotel Alliance is a marketing group used by .....
19 Sep 202419 September 2024
We have covered the Airbus A321XLR before on HfP. The original version, the A321LR, has already started to change transatlantic travel. Aer Lingus is using it to fly direct from Dublin to the US East .....
We have covered the Airbus A321XLR before on HfP. The original version, the A321LR, has already started to .....
11 Sep 202411 September 2024
Last week we covered the rebranding of the Mondrian Shoreditch hotel into Virgin Hotels London Shoreditch. The switch will take place overnight on 1st August, with no period of closure. This is the .....
Last week we covered the rebranding of the Mondrian Shoreditch hotel into Virgin Hotels London Shoreditch. The .....
20 Jun 202420 June 2024
Like many hotel groups, Marriott Bonvoy appears to have an addiction to launching new brands. Is it time for a weekly ‘hotel brands anonymous’ group? I think we’re now at 34. Accor .....
Like many hotel groups, Marriott Bonvoy appears to have an addiction to launching new brands. Is it time for a .....
14 Apr 202414 April 2024 • 64 comments
This is our review of the Park Hyatt Milan, Italy, hotel. After a fantastic stay at the Park Hyatt Vienna (review here) back in 2022, still one of the best hotels I’ve ever visited, I was keen .....
This is our review of the Park Hyatt Milan, Italy, hotel. After a fantastic stay at the Park Hyatt Vienna .....
22 Apr 202422 April 2024 • 12 comments
Can you convert Virgin Points (formery Virgin Flying Club miles) to Avios points? One of the most common questions I receive via email from new readers is how can you swap your Virgin Points into .....
Can you convert Virgin Points (formery Virgin Flying Club miles) to Avios points? One of the most common .....
1 Feb 20241 February 2024
News in brief: 500,000 British Airways seats bookable for under £40 As part of its current sale, British Airways is offering some special fares on short-haul routes this weekend. Until Monday 13th, .....
News in brief: 500,000 British Airways seats bookable for under £40 As part of its current sale, British .....
11 Sep 202111 September 2021 • 24 comments
What are Club Eurostar points worth? 18 months ago Club Eurostar had a relaunch which doubled the cost of free trips – albeit with a higher earning rate going forward and a status bonus for .....
What are Club Eurostar points worth? 18 months ago Club Eurostar had a relaunch which doubled the cost of free .....
22 Apr 202522 April 2025 • 14 comments
Global Hotel Alliance, and its GHA DISCOVERY loyalty programme, has pushed its way onto our radar over the last couple of years. This is down to three things: We ran a separate piece here which .....
Global Hotel Alliance, and its GHA DISCOVERY loyalty programme, has pushed its way onto our radar over the .....
15 Mar 202515 March 2025 • 30 comments
Virgin Flying Club has finally opened up household accounts to all members, irrespective of their elite status. See here. It’s been a long journey – it is exactly three years since they .....
Virgin Flying Club has finally opened up household accounts to all members, irrespective of their elite .....
13 Dec 202413 December 2024 • 78 comments
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