News in brief: Gulf Air launches flights from London Gatwick Gulf Air has announced a new route from London Gatwick to Bahrain. There will be three flights per week (Wednesday, Friday and Sunday) .....

News in brief: Gulf Air launches flights from London Gatwick Gulf Air has announced a new route from London .....

28 Feb 202528 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

I know that many HfP readers have given Radisson Rewards a wide berth since the ‘no notice’ devaluation of October 2022, which led to many losing hundreds of pounds of value from their .....

I know that many HfP readers have given Radisson Rewards a wide berth since the ‘no notice’ .....

26 Aug 202426 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

easyJet is the latest airline to make a move for elite members of British Airways Executive Club. (And there’s more to come – look out for some status match news very soon!) If you have .....

easyJet is the latest airline to make a move for elite members of British Airways Executive Club. (And .....

25 Feb 202525 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 108 comments

Trip.com is offering all one year Railcards at just £19.80 (usually £30) until the end of September. The catch is that you can only order a digital Railcard, not a paper one, and that it is stored .....

Trip.com is offering all one year Railcards at just £19.80 (usually £30) until the end of September. The .....

21 Aug 202321 August 2023 by Rob Burgess

Air India is currently in the middle of a huge transformation under the new ownership of Tata Group, with a brand new long haul fleet due to be in place by the end of 2026. The catchphrase is .....

Air India is currently in the middle of a huge transformation under the new ownership of Tata Group, with a .....

28 Jun 202428 June 2024 by Rhys Jones • 21 comments

British Airways is currenly running its first Avios offer since moving to spend-based earning on flights. You will earn double Avios on your next ten newly booked flights until mid January. The .....

British Airways is currenly running its first Avios offer since moving to spend-based earning on flights. You .....

19 Nov 202319 November 2023 by Rhys Jones • 8 comments

Back in May I had a hard-hat tour (literally) of the new Park Hyatt London River Thames hotel. This was, and may still be, the only article available which was written by someone who had been inside .....

Back in May I had a hard-hat tour (literally) of the new Park Hyatt London River Thames hotel. This was, and .....

21 Jul 202421 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

If all went to plan, a Pizza Express restaurant opened in London Gatwick’s South Terminal this morning. It will be the only Pizza Express restaurant to serve breakfast, as it opens at 3.30am! .....

If all went to plan, a Pizza Express restaurant opened in London Gatwick’s South Terminal this morning. .....

20 May 202420 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

American Express has launched a new cashback deal with TAP Air Portugal. As usual, you need to see if you are targetted for this under the ‘Offers’ section for each Amex card you hold. If .....

American Express has launched a new cashback deal with TAP Air Portugal. As usual, you need to see if you are .....

13 Nov 202213 November 2022 by Rob Burgess

Earlier this month I was invited to Newcastle Airport for the official launch of THREE new Aspire lounges at the airport. The abandoned British Airways space has been combined with the old Aspire .....

Earlier this month I was invited to Newcastle Airport for the official launch of THREE new Aspire lounges at .....

31 May 202431 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

This is our review of the new Hilton Saigon hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Somewhat surprisingly, Hilton Saigon is the only Hilton hotel in Vietnam’s most populous city. I don’t just mean .....

This is our review of the new Hilton Saigon hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Somewhat surprisingly, Hilton Saigon is .....

2 Dec 20242 December 2024 by Rhys Jones • 28 comments

Global Hotel Alliance, the marketing group for 40 small hotel brands representing over 800 properties, is celebrating its 20th birthday. As a gift, it is giving out up to $1 million of hotel credit in .....

Global Hotel Alliance, the marketing group for 40 small hotel brands representing over 800 properties, is .....

3 May 20243 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

Back in April 2021, the ‘new’ Flybe Mark 2 picked up 86 weekly Heathrow slots (43 pairs) from British Airways. These were to be used initially for flights to Aberdeen and Edinburgh, .....

Back in April 2021, the ‘new’ Flybe Mark 2 picked up 86 weekly Heathrow slots (43 pairs) from .....

18 Feb 202318 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments

Hilton has launched its winter sale for hotels and resorts in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You can get up to 20% off participating properties for weekend stays until 21st April 2025. You must .....

Hilton has launched its winter sale for hotels and resorts in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You can get .....

27 Jan 202527 January 2025 by Katie Ridgers • 7 comments