One thing that often surprises people who are travelling in British Airways Club World for the first time is that seat reservations are not free at the time of booking. British Airways is one of the .....

One thing that often surprises people who are travelling in British Airways Club World for the first time is .....

10 Dec 202410 December 2024 by Rhys Jones • 90 comments

Seven weeks ago, but not openly announced, British Airways made a change to the terms and conditions of the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher. These changes allow for the annual .....

Seven weeks ago, but not openly announced, British Airways made a change to the terms and conditions of the .....

23 Sep 202423 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments

Three weeks ago, I ran an article explaining why the free British Airways American Express card was now the best cashback card in Britain ….. …. assuming, of course, that you believe .....

Three weeks ago, I ran an article explaining why the free British Airways American Express card was now the .....

12 May 202112 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

By now, the roll out of Virgin Atlantic’s new reward pricing should be complete. As Rhys and I are both away there is no-one around to analyse what has appeared. I’m sure our readers have .....

By now, the roll out of Virgin Atlantic’s new reward pricing should be complete. As Rhys and I are both .....

30 Oct 202430 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 372 comments

Yesterday, Scandinavian airline SAS left Star Alliance and joined the SkyTeam alliance, after Air France KLM bought a stake in the carrier. SAS, founded in 1946, has its principal hub in Copenhagen .....

Yesterday, Scandinavian airline SAS left Star Alliance and joined the SkyTeam alliance, after Air France KLM .....

2 Sep 20242 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

Better late than never, Turkish Airlines has pulled back the curtain on its new Crystal business class seat. Originally due to be unveiled at Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg in May, the seat was .....

Better late than never, Turkish Airlines has pulled back the curtain on its new Crystal business class seat. .....

25 Jul 202425 July 2024 by Rhys Jones • 30 comments

News in brief: 500,000 British Airways seats bookable for under £40 As part of its current sale, British Airways is offering some special fares on short-haul routes this weekend. Until Monday 13th, .....

News in brief: 500,000 British Airways seats bookable for under £40 As part of its current sale, British .....

11 Sep 202111 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

We wouldn’t normally cover the addition of seven hotels in Japan, but it is an interesting follow-up to the piece we ran yesterday about IHG’s acquisition of 100 hotels in Germany. In that .....

We wouldn’t normally cover the addition of seven hotels in Japan, but it is an interesting follow-up to .....

18 Apr 202418 April 2024 by Rob Burgess

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 .....

10 Nov 202410 November 2024 by HfP team • 3 comments

We have been working with Marriott to bring you details of 10 new Marriott Bonvoy hotels opening in 2023 which would resonate with a UK audience. We have run similar articles this week on new Hilton .....

We have been working with Marriott to bring you details of 10 new Marriott Bonvoy hotels opening in 2023 which .....

2 Jan 20232 January 2023 by Rhys Jones • 45 comments

Both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have sharply increased surcharges on redemption tickets. This definitely covers routes to North America – I’m not totally sure about the impact .....

Both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have sharply increased surcharges on redemption tickets. This .....

26 Mar 202426 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 227 comments

Can you convert Virgin Points (formery Virgin Flying Club miles) to Avios points? One of the most common questions I receive via email from new readers is how can you swap your Virgin Points into .....

Can you convert Virgin Points (formery Virgin Flying Club miles) to Avios points? One of the most common .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

Hilton has quietly been rolling out its ‘rooms for day use’ service over the last few years. This allows you to book a hotel room for the working day – the idea is to compete .....

Hilton has quietly been rolling out its ‘rooms for day use’ service over the last few years. This .....

29 Jan 202529 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Back in July, we wrote that “The long-running saga of Lufthansa’s investment in Italy’s ITA, the 96 aircraft airline that arose from the ashes of Alitalia, is over.” This was after .....

Back in July, we wrote that “The long-running saga of Lufthansa’s investment in Italy’s ITA, the 96 .....

6 Dec 20246 December 2024 by Rob Burgess