How many tier points do you earn from a British Airways flight? We haven’t updated our tier point calculator for a while so it was time for a refresh. I think all the new routes have been added .....

How many tier points do you earn from a British Airways flight? We haven’t updated our tier point .....

24 Mar 202424 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 58 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

Back in January 2024 I wrote about 10 new business class seats to look forward to that year. The list included the likes of Cathay’s Aria Suite, which I have since reviewed here and Japan .....

Back in January 2024 I wrote about 10 new business class seats to look forward to that year. The list included .....

14 May 202514 May 2025 by Rhys Jones • 22 comments

As expected, British Airways has announced a rollback of some of the Executive Club changes. What wasn’t expected is how weak the rollback is, especially as it doesn’t address the .....

As expected, British Airways has announced a rollback of some of the Executive Club changes. What wasn’t .....

5 Feb 20255 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 522 comments

Earlier this week we were invited to a tour of Etihad’s new A350-1000 at Heathrow which had flown in as part of a promotional and crew familiarisation visit. Both Rob and Rhys were away so we .....

Earlier this week we were invited to a tour of Etihad’s new A350-1000 at Heathrow which had flown in as .....

20 May 202220 May 2022 by Jamie Oliver • 30 comments

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that you don’t miss out on any short-notice deals or offers, we also offer this weekly summary .....

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that .....

4 Feb 20234 February 2023 by Rhys Jones • 2 comments

This is my review of the “51st & Green” preclearance lounge at Dublin Airport as well as the overall US preclearance experience. It is the second part of a series covering a trip from .....

This is my review of the “51st & Green” preclearance lounge at Dublin Airport as well as the .....

20 Jul 202220 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

This is my pre-opening review of Accor’s 25hours Hotel Paper Island in Copenhagen. It is the first time in 12 years that HfP has reviewed a hotel before it opened to the public. We weren’t .....

This is my pre-opening review of Accor’s 25hours Hotel Paper Island in Copenhagen. It is the first time .....

20 Aug 202420 August 2024 by Conny Urban • 18 comments

We wouldn’t normally cover this, given the time frame, but I’m sure it will please some of our out-of-London readers 😉 Marriott has confirmed that it will open a W Hotel in Manchester .....

We wouldn’t normally cover this, given the time frame, but I’m sure it will please some of our .....

5 Oct 20235 October 2023 by Rhys Jones

PremiAir at Manchester Airport is potentially the most impressive aviation experience in the UK. The fact that you could have this experience for under £100 at times, pre covid, was even more .....

PremiAir at Manchester Airport is potentially the most impressive aviation experience in the UK. The fact that .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

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 by Rob Burgess

Back in August, in an unexpected move, Finnair announced it will be adopting Avios as its loyalty currency from early 2024. It joins British Airways, Qatar Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus in .....

Back in August, in an unexpected move, Finnair announced it will be adopting Avios as its loyalty currency .....

30 Oct 202330 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 118 comments

This is my review of Mileage Maniac, the story of how Steve Belkin acquired 40 million frequent flyer miles. Regular readers will remember that I originally ran this review about 18 months ago. .....

This is my review of Mileage Maniac, the story of how Steve Belkin acquired 40 million frequent flyer miles. .....

7 Jan 20237 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 63 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