This is our review of JAL’s premium economy cabin on the new A350-1000. Last year, Japan Airlines introduced its new flagship aircraft – the A350-1000. With 13 on order, these will form .....

This is our review of JAL’s premium economy cabin on the new A350-1000. Last year, Japan Airlines .....

7 Apr 20257 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 70 comments

Air travel has become so routine these days that it’s easy to forget the amount of work that goes in to ensuring a safe and punctual trip. Even smaller aircraft such as the Airbus A320 family .....

Air travel has become so routine these days that it’s easy to forget the amount of work that goes in to .....

4 Dec 20224 December 2022 by Rhys Jones • 69 comments

Qatar Airways has announced a sharp increase in the number of flights it operates from London. If you have been struggling to find Qatar Airways reward availability because the London to Doha legs .....

Qatar Airways has announced a sharp increase in the number of flights it operates from London. If you have .....

2 Mar 20232 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 118 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 .....

12 Jan 202512 January 2025 by HfP team

This is our review of Hotel Proverbs in Taipei. Taipei doesn’t have a huge amount of big chain hotels. What it does have, however, is a number of smaller boutique hotels, many of which are part .....

This is our review of Hotel Proverbs in Taipei. Taipei doesn’t have a huge amount of big chain hotels. .....

24 Oct 202424 October 2024 by Rhys Jones • 16 comments

British Airways has announced some substantial changes to its Tel Aviv service – changes which are likely to substantially benefit Virgin Atlantic, assuming that the latter resumes flights as .....

British Airways has announced some substantial changes to its Tel Aviv service – changes which are .....

8 Feb 20248 February 2024 by Rob Burgess • 173 comments

Plaza Premium, the airport lounge operator, has quietly launched a new lounge concept aimed at the budget end of the market. Called Plaza Express, the first lounge has just opened in Gatwick’s .....

Plaza Premium, the airport lounge operator, has quietly launched a new lounge concept aimed at the budget end .....

31 Jul 202431 July 2024 by Rhys Jones • 36 comments

When IHG, the hotel chain behind InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo etc, rolled out its new IHG One Rewards loyalty scheme last year, one of the key benefits was confirmable .....

When IHG, the hotel chain behind InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo etc, rolled out its .....

21 Oct 202321 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

Last week we engaged in a bit of speculation about a new British Airways route to the United States. We knew it was coming but we didn’t know where. Because, let’s be honest, the existing .....

Last week we engaged in a bit of speculation about a new British Airways route to the United States. We knew .....

16 Nov 202216 November 2022 by Rob Burgess • 77 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

News in brief: DoubleTree Newbury North hotel leaving Hilton Hilton is losing another UK hotel with the departure of DoubleTree Newbury North. The hotel will be leaving the brand on 28th February. .....

News in brief: DoubleTree Newbury North hotel leaving Hilton Hilton is losing another UK hotel with the .....

11 Feb 202511 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Aer Lingus is launching its first flights to Mexico with a thrice-weekly service from Dublin to Cancún, starting in January 2026. The new non-stop service will be operated by the airline’s .....

Aer Lingus is launching its first flights to Mexico with a thrice-weekly service from Dublin to Cancún, .....

22 May 202522 May 2025 by Rhys Jones • 18 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

Now that British Airways Club is up and running, you may be thinking about how you can earn BA or another oneworld alliance status going forward. Whilst we haven’t mentioned it for a few months, .....

Now that British Airways Club is up and running, you may be thinking about how you can earn BA or another .....

17 Apr 202517 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments