Avanti Superfare is a special website which can offer you very low fares on West Coast train travel. It had, to be honest, passed me by completely until someone mentioned it in our forum recently. I .....

Avanti Superfare is a special website which can offer you very low fares on West Coast train travel. It had, .....

28 Nov 202428 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

HfP publishes an Avios redemption ‘price list’ – basically, a list of British Airways destinations with the maximum number of Avios needed for a flight. We do not include First Class .....

HfP publishes an Avios redemption ‘price list’ – basically, a list of British Airways .....

8 May 20248 May 2024 by Rhys Jones • 76 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 .....

10 Dec 202210 December 2022 by Rhys Jones

When people discuss airlines in the Middle East they often gloss over Oman Air. In recent years the ME3 – which refers to Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad – have been joined by Riyadh .....

When people discuss airlines in the Middle East they often gloss over Oman Air. In recent years the ME3 .....

18 Nov 202418 November 2024 by Rhys Jones • 34 comments

Three months ago I wrote an article about why Virgin Atlantic should have a ‘suite guarantee’. The background was that a New York trip I had booked on the A330neo – Virgin’s .....

Three months ago I wrote an article about why Virgin Atlantic should have a ‘suite guarantee’. The .....

4 Dec 20244 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

The post-covid recovery at London Southend airport has been led by easyJet which is building up a base there. Out of the blue, Eastern Airways has popped up as a new operator. From 3rd April, it will .....

The post-covid recovery at London Southend airport has been led by easyJet which is building up a base there. .....

11 Jan 202511 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Last week, I was on the BBC’s World Business Report commenting on the release of Heathrow’s 2023 results. Sadly it isn’t on iPlayer so you can’t check out my living room! The .....

Last week, I was on the BBC’s World Business Report commenting on the release of Heathrow’s 2023 .....

28 Feb 202428 February 2024 by Rhys Jones • 145 comments

British Airways has just loaded a number of new flights to the Caribbean for next Spring and Summer, and Avios availability is wide open. The new flights are from bith Heathrow and Gatwick and .....

British Airways has just loaded a number of new flights to the Caribbean for next Spring and Summer, and Avios .....

10 Aug 202210 August 2022 by Rhys Jones • 53 comments

This is our review of Bovey Castle hotel in Dartmoor National Park, Devon. The planning for this trip started with the question of all questions: What to do with teenage kids during February half .....

This is our review of Bovey Castle hotel in Dartmoor National Park, Devon. The planning for this trip started .....

2 Mar 20252 March 2025 by Conny Urban • 42 comments

Avanti West Coast, which operates trains up the West Coast Mainline from London to Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and beyond, launched a loyalty program 18 months ago. Whilst there are no points to .....

Avanti West Coast, which operates trains up the West Coast Mainline from London to Manchester, Liverpool, .....

21 Apr 202421 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Last week we ran an article on how to gift a Marriott Bonvoy reward night to another person. Marriott has recently clarified its rules on this to confirm that it can be done, and simplifying the .....

Last week we ran an article on how to gift a Marriott Bonvoy reward night to another person. Marriott has .....

7 May 20237 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

BPme Rewards and Avios have launched a new promotion. If you haven’t converted BPme Rewards points into Avios before, you will receive 200 bonus Avios if you make a transfer before 30th June. .....

BPme Rewards and Avios have launched a new promotion. If you haven’t converted BPme Rewards points into .....

4 Jun 20244 June 2024 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

This is our review of Accor’s new TRIBE Manchester Airport hotel. In October last year HfP covered the opening of this intriguing new hotel at Manchester Airport. We have been intending to .....

This is our review of Accor’s new TRIBE Manchester Airport hotel. In October last year HfP covered the .....

2 Feb 20252 February 2025 by Conny Urban • 51 comments

As of today, Virgin Atlantic is officially a member of the SkyTeam alliance, joining partners such as Delta, Air France and KLM. One of the main concerns we had when Virgin Atlantic announced its .....

As of today, Virgin Atlantic is officially a member of the SkyTeam alliance, joining partners such as Delta, .....

2 Mar 20232 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 70 comments