Two weeks ago, I was one of the first international journalists to be invited to Delhi to see how Air India’s transformation program is going. Called ‘Vihaan.AI’ or ‘new .....

Two weeks ago, I was one of the first international journalists to be invited to Delhi to see how Air .....

14 Apr 202514 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 33 comments

Iberia’s first Airbus A321XLR went into service last week. In fact, Iberia is the launch customer for this specific aircraft so it was the first time anyone had been on board. Aer Lingus and .....

Iberia’s first Airbus A321XLR went into service last week. In fact, Iberia is the launch customer for .....

14 Nov 202414 November 2024 by Rhys Jones • 92 comments

Airlines, led by Jet2 in the UK, have had huge success in launching integrated package holiday operations. There are a number of reasons why these businesses work well: Turkish Airlines Holidays .....

Airlines, led by Jet2 in the UK, have had huge success in launching integrated package holiday operations. .....

2 Mar 20252 March 2025 by Rob Burgess

Two UK properties have left Hilton this month. In Glasgow, DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Westerwood Spa & Golf Resort left the group on Tuesday. It is now operating as an independent hotel. .....

Two UK properties have left Hilton this month. In Glasgow, DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Westerwood Spa & .....

13 Dec 202413 December 2024 by Rob Burgess

Sainsbury’s released its half-year financial results yesterday This isn’t something that would normally concern us but it contained this interesting news: We continue to grow the Nectar .....

Sainsbury’s released its half-year financial results yesterday This isn’t something that would .....

8 Nov 20248 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

This is our review of the Grand Mercure Hanoi hotel. It is the third review from my current Vietnam series. You can see my review of Park Hyatt Saigon here and my review of the brand new Hilton Saigon .....

This is our review of the Grand Mercure Hanoi hotel. It is the third review from my current Vietnam series. .....

5 Dec 20245 December 2024 by Rhys Jones • 9 comments

Scandinavian carrier SAS has brought back its excellent fares from London, Birmingham and Manchester to the United States. Whilst you will need to transit in Oslo, Copenhagen or Stockholm, these fares .....

Scandinavian carrier SAS has brought back its excellent fares from London, Birmingham and Manchester to the .....

19 Aug 202319 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

Airline operations are finely tuned: not much has to go wrong before things quickly fall apart. For British Airways, the struggle this past summer has been aircraft availability: specifically, its .....

Airline operations are finely tuned: not much has to go wrong before things quickly fall apart. For British .....

19 Sep 202419 September 2024 by Rhys Jones • 147 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

The White House announced this afternoon that it was dropping all Covid-19 testing requirements for air travellers arriving into the US. The rule had required all arriving air passengers to present a .....

The White House announced this afternoon that it was dropping all Covid-19 testing requirements for air .....

10 Jun 202210 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments

It’s just over a week since Virgin Flying Club moved to dynamic pricing on Virgin Points redemptions. Now that the transition has had time to bed in, we thought we’d take a look at how .....

It’s just over a week since Virgin Flying Club moved to dynamic pricing on Virgin Points redemptions. .....

11 Nov 202411 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 154 comments

British Airways has announced three new summer routes to Italy for 2025. Two routes are entirely new, whilst the third sees London City gain a service previously only available from Heathrow. The new .....

British Airways has announced three new summer routes to Italy for 2025. Two routes are entirely new, whilst .....

27 Nov 202427 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

This is slightly off topic for us, except that I know many HfP readers like to redeem their miles and points for VIP Premier League hospitality. The two obvious routes for this are (click for our .....

This is slightly off topic for us, except that I know many HfP readers like to redeem their miles and points .....

21 Sep 202321 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

If all goes to plan, the first British Airways 787-8 to be refurbished with Club Suite will begin commercial flights next week on 15th June. The launch was originally due last Autumn but the 787-8 .....

If all goes to plan, the first British Airways 787-8 to be refurbished with Club Suite will begin commercial .....

6 Jun 20246 June 2024 by Rhys Jones • 61 comments