Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you could fly 15 of the SkyTeam alliance carriers by the end of 2024, you would receive 1 .....

Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you .....

26 Jan 202526 January 2025 by HfP team • 137 comments

Virgin Red has taken a box at The O2 arena in London, and we recently published an article showing you what it is like inside. It’s looking good! Virgin Red has now released tickets for shows in .....

Virgin Red has taken a box at The O2 arena in London, and we recently published an article showing you what it .....

29 Sep 202429 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic made announcements on Thursday about their long-awaited return to mainland China. At present, a negative PCR test is required to enter China – although .....

Both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic made announcements on Thursday about their long-awaited return to .....

3 Feb 20233 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

One of the aircraft on display at the Farnborough International Airshow this year was Air India’s new A350-900. These are the first to arrive from the airline’s 470-odd aircraft on order .....

One of the aircraft on display at the Farnborough International Airshow this year was Air India’s new .....

29 Jul 202429 July 2024 by Rhys Jones • 29 comments

Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you can fly 15 of the SkyTeam alliance carriers by the end of 2024, you will receive 1 million .....

Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you .....

29 Dec 202429 December 2024 by HfP team • 82 comments

Take-off and landing slots at Heathrow are a scarce resource but Qatar Airways has managed to get its hands on another pair thanks to Romanian flag carrier TAROM. ACL, which co-ordinates slots at .....

Take-off and landing slots at Heathrow are a scarce resource but Qatar Airways has managed to get its hands on .....

20 Aug 202420 August 2024 by Rhys Jones

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 appears to be dropping its flights to Beijing. The flight has been removed from the schedule from 27th October, which is the last day of the summer flying season. The last outbound .....

British Airways appears to be dropping its flights to Beijing. The flight has been removed from the schedule .....

8 Aug 20248 August 2024 by Rhys Jones • 192 comments

Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you could fly 15 of the SkyTeam alliance carriers by the end of 2024, you would receive 1 .....

Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you .....

4 Jan 20254 January 2025 by HfP team • 65 comments

Qatar Airways has announced its long-teased investment in a ‘southern African airline’. As we predicted, it is Airlink, a regional airline based in South Africa. The value of the 25% stake .....

Qatar Airways has announced its long-teased investment in a ‘southern African airline’. As we .....

21 Aug 202421 August 2024 by Rhys Jones

The Radisson Collection Berlin hotel was famous for having a huge aquarium in its lobby. Long term readers will recognise the photo above because we used it for many years to illustrate Radisson .....

The Radisson Collection Berlin hotel was famous for having a huge aquarium in its lobby. Long term readers .....

13 Feb 202513 February 2025 by Rob Burgess

I spent last weekend in Las Vegas with Shai Weiss, CEO of Virgin Atlantic, and Sir Richard Branson (and some other people, not just the three of us!) to celebrate the airline’s upcoming 40th .....

I spent last weekend in Las Vegas with Shai Weiss, CEO of Virgin Atlantic, and Sir Richard Branson (and some .....

17 Jun 202417 June 2024 by Rhys Jones • 70 comments

Hotels.com Rewards was a fantastic rewards programme which many HfP readers used to book all of their stays at non-chain hotels. In fact, many also used it for chain bookings because they preferred to .....

Hotels.com Rewards was a fantastic rewards programme which many HfP readers used to book all of their stays at .....

23 Apr 202523 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

A relatively new development in the frequent flyer world has been the ability to earn tier points towards airline status by booking a package holiday. You have always earned tier points if you booked .....

A relatively new development in the frequent flyer world has been the ability to earn tier points towards .....

15 Mar 202515 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments